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All Things, All Saints'
APRIL 17, 2025
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The Journey Continues
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Maundy Thursday, April 17
7:00pm Celebration of the Holy Eucharist,
the Last Supper, the Footwashing, Stripping
of the Altar, with incense
and the Choir of All Saints’ in the Church
8:15pm
The Watch in the Chapel
for one hour after the service.
“Could you not stay awake with me
for even one hour?”
All are invited to the chapel, no reservations required.
Good Friday, April 18
12:00pm Stations of the Cross
& Choral Devotional in the Church
7:00pm
The Liturgy of Good Friday
and Veneration of the Cross in the Church
Easter Eve, Saturday, April 19
7:03pm (Sunset)
The Great Vigil of Easter
with the First Eucharist of Easter
with incense and the Choir of All Saints’
in the Church
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Easter Day, Sunday, April 20
7:00am Sunrise Service / Holy Communion
in the Close Garden
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9:00am Family Service / Holy Communion
in the Carlozzi Gymnasium
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Easter Egg Hunt for the Littles following the 9am service
11:00am High Mass with Incense in the Church
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Nursery Care at the 9am & 11am services
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BRING FLOWERS from your garden
We are leaving the flowering cross empty except for your flowers. In years past, parishioners brought
hundreds of flowers from home.
Let's do that again to keep the old tradition going!
| | A Reflection from Fr. Perry | | |
Holy Week is upon us! This is a busy and deeply meaningful time of the year, and we’ll be marking the week with special services every day. For those who are new to our tradition or those who are wondering how things have changed at All Saints’ over the last couple years, I thought I might provide a little context for each service and encourage you to come and check out as many of our special offerings as you’re able to:
Maundy Thursday, with the Washing of Feet and the Stripping of the Altar (7PM). For the second year in a row, ANYONE who would like to participate in having their feet washed by the clergy is invited to come forward. I understand that many people are uncomfortable with this idea because I was too for many years. Scripture tells us that this has been the reaction since Jesus instituted this practice at the Last Supper. Like many of us, Peter also objected to having his feet washed, but Jesus insisted. And here’s the thing I discovered: When I finally humbled myself and agreed to participate in a foot washing service, I found it deeply moving. This is meant to be a show of vulnerability and humility for all of us, a reflection of Jesus’s commandment to love one another, even when it is uncomfortable. If you’ve never participated in this rite before, I encourage you to consider having your feet washed Thursday evening. And know that if you decide to sit quietly and don’t want to participate, God (and the clergy at All Saints’) will still love and accept you just the way you are.
Although some people are confused about the name of this service (and I’ve heard plenty of folks call it Monday Thursday over the years), the word “maundy” is derived from the Latin word mandatum for commandment (the same root as mandate in English). There is much beautiful and symbolic pageantry at the service, but the heart of all of it is Jesus’s new commandment in the Gospel text for the evening: Love one another as I have loved you. The service ends in silence after the stripping and washing of the altar, then all are invited to join is in the Chapel of Holy Innocents for an hour of silent prayer and meditation. This is a new practice we started last year based on Jesus’s question to the disciples in Matthew 26:40-41, “Could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.”
Good Friday Stations of the Cross with Choral Reflections (12PM). For many years at All Saints’, the Stations of the Cross served as a preface to a sacred concert, but last year, we used the space between the Stations to introduce choral reflections. Our new format was, at least for me, the surprise hit of Holy Week, the most beautiful and meaningful Stations of the Cross service I ever attended. This year’s choral reflections include movements from works by Bach, Gibbons, Rheinberger, and a concluding piece by Jacob Handl that was popular in Bach’s own church on Good Friday.
Good Friday Veneration of the Cross and Solemn Collects (7PM). If you’re looking for the opportunity to meditate on the meaning of Good Friday, this service is focused on quiet and stillness from beginning to end. For many people (including Nanette), this is one of the highlights of the liturgical year, a service that is truly different from our “normal” liturgy by design—the disruptions are meant to bring us to the cross, a fact that is highlighted by the space we leave for anyone who is interested to come forward and venerate the cross.
The Great Vigil of Easter (Saturday, 7:03PM). At sundown Saturday evening, we will gather on the church patio to light the New Fire and participate in one of the oldest liturgies we have in our Book of Common Prayer: The Great Vigil of Easter. This is my favorite service of the year, and I am excited that I get to preach and celebrate this year’s Vigil. And I know some people avoid this service only because they expect it to last close to three hours, but the truth is that our small staff does not have the capacity to do a late-night vigil followed by an early service on Easter Sunday. Last year’s Vigil was about 90 minutes, and we aim to keep the timing similar this year.
Easter Sunday: 7AM, 9AM, 11AM. Bring a friend and a donation for our Nourish Phoenix hygiene drive. This year, the 7AM service in the Close will be Rite I language with Fr. David as celebrant. Chaplain Erin will be the celebrant for our family-friendly 9AM service in the Day School gym – Easter egg hunt to follow in the Memorial Garden! And at 11, I will be celebrant for a high mass (with incense) in the church. The 11AM service will be livestreamed for all who cannot attend in person. Check out the link above and plan to watch from home. And afterward, we will all take a nap…
Thanks for hanging in there to learn a little more about how we observe Holy Week at All Saints’. I hope to see you as many times as you can join us this weekend as we celebrate God’s ongoing work of making All Things New!
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THIS EASTER! DONATE TO THE
NourishPHX Hygiene
Products Drive
Our Fifth Grade Students at the Day School are putting together hygiene kits for lower-income families in Phoenix through NourishPHX.
Bring either small sample sizes or large refill bottles we can repackage for personal hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, soap, lotion, sunblock, deodorant, wipes, toothbrushes, etc.
Look for the Red Bin at the service entrance.
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Come grab a magnet to pray for the Angel Tree Kids! Angel Tree Backpack drive is kicking off Easter Sunday with sign-ups to provide backpacks, supplies and uniforms for 75+ kids in June. Come sign up to shop, deliver, or pray for these kids! | | |
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025
5:30 PM
ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Delectable international cuisine
Lively, British-inspired music
performed by the renowned
Choir & Choristers of All Saints’
Back by Popular Demand
Wine Wall | The Great British Raffle | Punch Wall
Themed Basket Raffles | Party Buy-In Experiences
All proceeds directly benefit the music
programs of All Saints’
allowing us to:
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Keep the after-school Chorister Program tuition-free.
- Host collaborative events with celebrated local ensembles, including the Phoenix Women’s Chorus & the Phoenix Boys Choir.
- Plan for an exciting residency at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral in the UK in 2026.
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We will get by with a little help from our
FRIENDS OF MUSIC!
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CHEZ'S ALL CALL
Send Chesirae at cvalentine@allsaintsoncentral.org
your anniversary date, your baby due date, special thanksgivings you have coming up -- we want to have some good news in the Prayers of the People so share yours whenever you can.
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Dinner at 6:30 followed by discussion from 7-8:30
Rest of the semester dates are:
4/28, 5/12
At the home of Cori & Jeremy Veatch
Email for more info: teamveatch@mac.com
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Upcoming In-Person Breakfasts at 9am
(Formerly Women's In-Person Breakfast) now EVERYONE is invited!
MAY 15: THU - SCOTT'S GENERATIONS DELI 742 E. Glendale
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Education and Formation
NO EDUCATION FOR ANY AGE
ON APRIL 20 & APRIL 27.
See you in Eastertide.
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The Youth Summer Service Corps is back!
Together, we will engage in a variety of projects to support and uplift our neighbors, fostering a spirit of compassion and community. This year we are partnering with St. Vincent de Paul, NourishPHX, and St. Mary's Food Pantry, along with other great Phoenix nonprofits.
We can’t wait to serve alongside you this summer!
Camp will be Tuesday, May 27th - Friday, May 30th
from 8am-12pm.
Visit our website to Sign Up
https://www.allsaintsoncentral.org/summer-of-service
Questions
cvalentine@allsaintsoncentral.org
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OUR PARISH FAMILY
This week, we pray for our beloved friends and family who have died.
MARY ALICE PRESTON
Funeral Service
Saturday, April 26 at 2:30pm
May their souls and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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A HUGE THANK YOU
to everyone who has sent in their pledge. It really means so much, especially now.
Three Ways to Keep Current:
1. Sending your personal check to: All Saints' Church, 6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2. Use your bank's online bill-pay
3. Through our secure, online system, REALM. Click here.
Call the Church Office and we can walk you through the process easily.
Christina Berlinger is our Director of Finance. She is in the office Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
cberlinger@allsaintsoncentral.org
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Pick the Right Flowers
This year, we are going back to the original tradition of peppering the flowering Cross from real flowers from parishioners' garden. For many years, it was a staff project with purchased flowers -- in one way or another. But the collective excitement we've been experiencing suggests it's time to let everyone get in on it. Just be careful, I was planning to pick my best flowers from my garden, but they are all attached to prickly pear cactus. So maybe not. Looking forward to seeing how creative we all can be!
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Hope to see you here this weekend for
worship, fellowship, and service All Saints' style.
We are so honored to be that meaningful place for your spiritual refreshment, compassion, and kindness.
Any questions or suggestions, let me know.
ntowsley@allsaintsoncentral.org
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