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As a way of lovingly remembering those family and friends who we are no longer with us, but in that great Cloud of Witness, you are invited to bring a special photo or other sacred item of remembrance with you to church on Sunday, November 1st, the Feast of All Saints, as we create an Altar of Remembrance. You will be invited to join a procession with other church members in placing the photos or items on the main high altar during the Prayers of the People, where we will offer a prayer of remembrance and thanksgiving for their lives and all they have meant to us. We will keep the photos and items on the Altar of Remembrance throughout the month of November, and pray for these loved ones each week. Please put your name on the back of the photos or other special items, and please take them back to your homes after the service on Sunday, November 29th.
And so, we pray:
Collect for All Saint's Day - November 1, 2026
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord. Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
All Saints Blessings
The Church gives a priest several options to use as a final blessing for those attending the feast day liturgy:
May Almighty God, to whose glory we celebrate this festival of all the Saints, be now and evermore your guide and companion in the way. Amen.
May God, who has bound us together in the company of the elect, in this age and the age to come, attend to the prayers of his faithful servants
on your behalf, as he hears our prayers for them. Amen.
May God, who has given us, in the lives of his saints, patterns of holy living and victorious dying, strengthen your faith and devotion, and enable
you to bear witness to the truth against adversity. Amen.
May God give you grace to follow his saints in faith and hope and love; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Collect for All Soul's - November 2, 2026
O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of your Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Prayer Before An Election - November 3, 2026
Holy God, throughout the ages you have called men and women to serve you in various ways, giving them gifts for the task to which they were called and strengthening and guiding them in the fulfillment of their calling; in this free land, you share with us the great responsibility and enable us to choose those who will serve you in positions of leadership in various offices and government.
Help us in so choosing to seek those who have an understanding of your will for us, a commitment to justice, a concern for those in greatest need, a love of truth and a deep humility before you; Send your Spirit among us that we may be guided in the choices we make that your will may be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
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