Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for Holy Eucharist and Wednesdays at 6 pm for Evening Prayer. Each service will be streamed or uploaded to our YouTube page with a link posted every Sunday morning to our Facebook page and website.

Evening Prayer is held on Wednesdays at 6 pm, now both in-person and on Facebook.

All Saints' Episcopal Church invites you, your family, and friends to join us for Pentecost.

Pentecost is a Christian holiday celebrated 50 days after Easter. It marks the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem.

After our 10:30 a.m. service join us outside in our memorial garden for delicious cupcakes made by Mary Ellen Patton, jazz music, and fellowship. There will be chalk available for the kids to color on the sidewalks.

This Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, a day on which we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. We read in the second chapter of Acts that the disciples were all gathered in one place when the Holy Spirit came down from heaven with a sound like that of a violent wind, and a tongue as of fire rested on each one. The next thing we know, the disciples are taking it to the streets -- speaking to people in languages they can understand, breaking down barriers, and proclaiming the gospel.

This Sunday we at All Saints' will also "take it to the streets." Instead of the office giving financial help to those who come knocking on our door, we are going to give money to each of you. The only instructions are to not give it back to the church or spend it on yourself. Use it to help a neighbor down the street who recently lost their job, give it to a homeless shelter, hand it to someone in line at Kroger who is having trouble coming up with the money they need for groceries, proclaim the gospel in the way someone needs to hear it. BE the Church.

After each service there will be red cups on a table in Shoemaker Hall. Each cup containing a $20 bill, a red pinwheel reminiscent of the wind of the Holy Spirit, and a prayer for the Holy Spirit to work through us. Each household is invited to pick up a cup and use the money in it to proclaim the gospel.

This summer, the Episcopal Church in Arkansas will hold two Episcopaloozas — special daylong events for youth. The first will be Saturday, July 17, at St. Paul’s in Fayetteville, and the second will be Saturday, July 24, at St. Margaret’s in Little Rock. These are events for everyone from 1st graders to graduating seniors, with each age bracket having its own session and Covid protocols being observed.

Register for EpiscopalPalooza here - http://episcopalarkansas.org/episcopalooza/

All Saints' and Central Presbyterian Church are working together to plan our Vacation Bible School on June 28 - June 30 from 1 pm to 4 pm at All Saints' Episcopal Church. This camp will be for Kindergarten to 4th grade. Those in preschool are welcome to attend with a guardian. Our theme will be Creation Care, more information to come.

We are inviting anyone 12 and older to volunteer to help show the Love of God to all our campers. Our camp will adhere to the Arkansas Department of Health and CDC's guidelines for Youth Camps regarding Covid-19.

To volunteer or more information, contact Melissa Simpson, [email protected] or 479-280-9551.

Whether you are new to the Episcopal Church or have been an Episcopalian for fifty years, we invite you to learn more about the Episcopal Church by attending (online) Inquirer Classes. The classes will take place at 9 am on the following Sunday mornings:

The Zoom link to attend these classes can be found here.

Our workday is cancelled due to low interest for Saturday May 22 from 10am to Noon.

In the meantime people can help on their free time by picking up sticks in our park. This will help our green team that mows. Please place sticks in piles close to the parking lot so we can remove them. Many thanks!

Brandon Etzkorn

Junior Warden

All are welcome to attend our First Thursday Book Talk on June 3 on Zoom. The meeting opens at 11:30 am to gather and check in. Then our discussion starts at noon to 1 p.m. led by Elizabeth Franks.

This months book is Troop 6000 by Nikita Stewart.

The inspiring true story of the first Girl Scout troop founded for and by girls living in a shelter in Queens, New York, and the amazing, nationwide response that it sparked

Join Zoom Meeting

There will be no Rector's Forum on June 6.

Thank you to Mary Ann King who donated a variety of black-eyed Susie plants for the flower beds outside our office doors.

Parables and the Enneagram by Clarence Thomas book study will cover Type 6 tonight at 7pm on Zoom. Shelia Jacobs will help led our discussion Call Rhonda Wolf at 719-650-6021if you have any questions. All are welcome.

This week we’ll begin with silent prayer as always, and then discuss the Introduction to

our new book, The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, by Cynthia Bourgeault.

We meet via Zoom on Sundays at 5:00 to 6:00. All are welcome! Please email Catherine at [email protected] for a Zoom link.

Please celebrate the following birthdays this week with us: especially Milly Chevaillier, David Daily, Shawn Thurber.

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on

Weekly Prayers:

We pray especially for Miguel, Kaylynn, Inette, Jon & Pam, Catherine, Tom, Mark, the Qualls Family, the Welcher and Phillips families, and those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic.

Long Term Prayers:

Jack & Carol Lee, Jan Clair, Walter Hudson, Barbara Johnson, Barbara Stoltz, William Gillum, Charlie Busch, the Busch Family, Susan Durham Shelton, Bernice & Carina, Tom Munson, Don Cave, Tom Tyler, Arthur Hastings, Isaac, Sarah Lee, the Kellner Family, Rodolpho, Bob, Robby, Israel Delabra, Wyatt Sherman, Ann McCorkle, Jeffrey & Jennifer Whitehead, Jordan Hein & family, Imajean, Ellis, Donna, and Kenny.

To request changes or updates to our weekly or long term prayer list, please contact our office at [email protected].

During this time of social distancing and staying home, it is important that we are still able to support our parish and our community through our financial gifts. Contributions may be mailed to the church office or to give online, go to allsaintsrussellville.org and click on GIVE located on the bottom of the web page. You can designate your donation toward a specific ministry or our general fund.