April 24, 2025 Edition

Growing up I remember frequently hearing the foreboding, ominous phrase, “Just wait until she’s a teenager!” It usually came after my Grandmother (who raised me) would recount to a friend what child-like mischief I had gotten into. Whether it was insisting that I could teach myself to fly or striking up conversation with the supermarket bagboys at age 4, the precocious (and sometimes lauded) behavior I exhibited in those early years was always followed by that warning.

“Tween” wasn’t a term back when I was turning 10. However, as my feelings got bigger (and my Grandfather would say my mouth did, too) the warning changed from being directed around me to directed to me. “Oh, you’re becoming a rotten teenager!” Imagine my horror upon turning 13 to realize I had officially graduated into “rotten teenager” status.

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A new Bible Study, “The Sermon on the Mount,” will begin Friday April 25 from 10-11 AM in the Church Parlor and continue each Friday for six weeks through May. We will be using videos from Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish scholar and popular author of a book by the same name. All are welcome, and you are encouraged to bring a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Lynda Waller or Barbara Lewis through Realm.

The Second Sunday of Easter, April 27 in between services, is the Parish Breakfast and Egg Hunt. PLEASE SIGN UP so that the Parish Life Team can be responsible with our church's resources and so we will have your breakfast ready and waiting!

You're invited to help plant corn, beans, and more! The Gardens & Creation Care invites you to join us for one of two planting days in the Learning Garden at church. We welcome gardeners of all ages and skill levels to help us plant corn and green bean seeds and more on two Saturdays in May. Here are the dates: Saturday, May 3, 10:30-Noon, Parish Planting Day 1 and Saturday, May 17, 10:30-Noon, Parish Planting Day 2. We'll meet in the vegetable garden near the upper parking lot. What to bring: dress for weather and garden work, gloves, hat, water bottle, sunscreen, and a small trowel. Sign up with Mark Robinson. His information is in Realm. The harvest is shared with our church family including homebound members and any leftovers are donated to a local food bank. There is nothing quite like fresh sweet corn, green beans, cucumbers, and watermelon. Just ask the children!

Learn how to get more out of All Saints' Realm app! The vestry is hosting a "Realm Refresher" on Sunday, May 4 and Sunday, May 18. Bring your phone to church and we'll help you get set up and answer questions you may have! Also, if you get an email about changes to your Realm Connect settings, please know it was All Saints'. We're working on the database and cleaning up some issues.

Climate Justice Event on April 29 | The United Women in Faith of Central United Methodist Church will host a climate justice event "Global Grace" on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Coltrane Room (lower level) at 30 Union Street N, Concord. The speakers will be June Blotnick, former executive director of CleanAIRE NC and Ken Griffin, a local climate advocate. Make plans to attend!

CVAN – Men for Change | Each spring, men, men's groups, and women contribute $100 each to support the Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network (CVAN). Anyone can contribute $100 in honor or memory of a man. The funds collectively support CVAN's services for battered women and their children. Names are listed in a full-page newspaper ad, taking a public stand against domestic violence on Father's Day. For more information and to donate, click here. If you have questions, contact David Baxter.

Hospice Grief Camp | Children ages 6-16 are welcome to join in healing and fun activities at Wings to Soar Camp, a special camp for children and teens dealing with the loss of a loved one. The camp will be held Monday, June 9-Thursday, June 12 at Atrium Health Ballpark, Kannapolis. Click for more information.

If you are interested in providing needed camp items, here is a wish list: colored card stock, washable markers, old magazines, masking tape, colored plastic head thumb tacks, small spools of string, paper plates, small acrylic paints, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizer. Contact Rebecca Bahn to arrange for donation drop off.

Prayer is the foundation of the ministry of this parish. If you would like to request prayers, please share here. If you are hospitalized, please let the church know. If you are unable to make the call yourself, ask for the chaplain on call and they will make it for you. The church phone number is 704-782-2024.

This week from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for: Pray for the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

This week from the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for: Church of the Holy Innocents, Henderson; St. John’s, Henderson

This week from the Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for: Kim Becnel & Jon Pope and their children, Gordon Belo, and the Bennett family

This week prayers have also been requested for: Susan, Chris, Erik, AJ, a father with cancer, Mary, Tom, Eileen, and Carol.