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Preschool Project Committee Update: Results of the Feasibility Study at both Services this Sunday, Sept 24


Thank you to all who responded to our preschool feasibility study survey. Results of the study, and a status update on our preschool relaunch efforts, will be shared at both the 8 and 10 am services on Sunday, September 24. Richie Musser, Kirby-Smith Associates, will also join us at Coffee Hour following the 10 am service to share more insights and answer your questions. 

Would you like more information about an All Saints' Event? Click here to email the church office at christine@allsaintsglenrock.org.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Preschool Project Committee Update at both services Sunday, Sept 24

Sunday Worship Information

Ministry Spotlight: Music Ministry

A Message from Bishop Hughes on Growing our Faith

Scroll down for more information and a link to the most recent e-newsletter

Sunday School and Youth Group Information

The program year has begun! Reach out to Annmarie with questions.

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, October 1 at both services

Pet Supply Drive for RBARI

Hosted by the Youth Groups

Youth Group Soles4 Souls Shoe Drive

Shoe Collection through September

Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation for Adults

Outreach Ministry Committee Meeting:

Thursday, Oct 5 at 7 pm

9th Annual Rally for Cross Roads

Saturday, October 7 at 9:30 am

St. Paul's CDC Men's Shelter Dinner

Next Dinner Monday, October 30

St. Paul's CDC Food Pantry Food Drive: the need is on-going!

Coffee Hour Host Information

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All Saints' Email Prayer Chain

To make an online contribution or pledge to All Saints’, hover your phone's camera over the QR-code to the right and tap on the link in the brackets to go directly to our giving page. Or visit our website: www.allsaintsglenrock.org and click on the 'Support Our Ministries' link. Your support helps sustain our ministries. Thank you!


The faithful will abound with blessings.

Proverbs 28:20

 

Sunday Worship Information

Join us Sunday, September 24 for a service of Holy Eucharist:


8 am: In-person back in the CHAPEL


10 am: In-person in the Church


10 am: online on Facebook Live

facebook.com/allsaintsgr


and on YouTube

youtube.com/@allsaintsglenrock

Don't forget to like and subscribe to our page!


Click here to follow along in the 10 am leaflet.

 

Ministry Spotlight

Click here or on the image above to watch our Ministry Spotlight clip from last Sunday's 10 am service.

Music Ministry


Our Music Ministry provides a variety of music designed to lead parishioners in a meaningful, communal worship experience. The All Saints’ Chancel Choir sings at our 10 am service in the fall, winter and spring and we have special guest musicians (from within our parish community and outside of it) who enhance our warship throughout the year. Everyone who enjoys singing and/or playing an instrument is welcome to participate. Click here to email Gary Grimes, our Director of Music Ministries, at gary@allsaintsglenrock.org for more information.


As always, feel free to email the church office at info@allsaintsglenrock.org if you are interested in learning more about how you can help All Saints'.

 

A Message from Bishop Hughes on Growing Our Faith

 

In addition to renewing our Preschool Ministry, the ongoing work of renewing and growing our Parish continues. The latest issue of The Voice Online, our Diocesan newsletter, includes a special message from Bishop Hughes on how we all have a role to play in sharing our faith with others. Watch the video here https://tinyurl.com/VoiceOnlineGrowingOurFaith.


There will be hard copies on the Information Table in the rear of the Chapel and the Narthex of the Church.

 

Sunday School and Youth Group Information

The All Saints' Sunday School and Youth Groups range in age from preschool through High School. Join us for fun, fellowship and learning! All are welcome!


Preschool through 5th Graders: The All Saints' Sunday School group meets each Sunday during the program year in Parish Hall at 9:30 am beginning with music with Gary Grimes.


Middle School Youth Group: The Middle School School Youth Group has meetings once a month. Their activities are both fellowship and service-focused.

Next Meeting: Sunday, September 24 after the 10 am service - Sorting for the Shoe Drive


High School Youth Group: The High School School Youth Group has meetings once a month on Sunday evenings and convenes for special projects at other times. Their activities are both fellowship and service-focused.

Next Meeting: Sunday, September 24 after the 10 am service - Sorting for the Shoe Drive


2024 Confirmation Group: Confirmation marks the transition to spiritual adulthood in the Christian church. The 2024 Youth Confirmation Class will be primarily composed of 9th and 10th graders. Classes will take place approx. once per month in preparation of Confirmation which will take place in Spring 2024.

Next Class: Sunday, October 15th at 5 pm at the Rectory, 11 Berkeley Place, Glen Rock


Email, call or text Annmarie Tarleton for more information: youth@allsaintsglenrock.org or 201.787.2057.

 

Blessing of the Animals

In Honor of St. Francis of Assisi

Sunday, October 1 at both services


Bring your dog to church!

Or your cat, bird, turtle, or snake!

Stuffed animals welcome too.

All animal friends

-- and their families --

are invited.

Join us!

Youth Group RBARI Pet Items Collection

for the Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 1 at both services


Our youth group is collecting items from now through Pet Blessing Sunday, October 1 for the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI). RBARI is the leading no-kill animal shelter in Northern New Jersey dedicated to second chances by providing safe refuge and essential medical and behavioral care, along with new forever homes to NJ’s homeless and abused dogs and cats.


Go to one of the links below to view the RBARI wish list. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make checks out to All Saints’ Episcopal Church and put RBARI in the note section. 

General Wish List: https://rbari.org/donate/wishlist.html/title/general-wish-list 

Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20P34ZU4ZP8BD

Chewy Wish List: https://www.chewy.com/g/ramapo-bergen-animal-refuge-inc_b64171429


*Please note your donations through Amazon and Chewy wish lists can be automatically sent to the shelter. If you purchase items separately, put in the drop box in the Narthex or Chapel and we will deliver them after October 1.

 

Youth Group Shoe Drive for Soles4Souls

Join All Saints’ youth groups by donating gently used shoes.


All shoes will be brought to Soles4Soles where they will sort and send them to micro-enterprise programs in developing countries around the world. Soles4Souls programs, 4Opportunity, 4Relief, and 4EveryKid, aim to make a positive difference on the planet and in people's economic, educational, physical, and psychosocial well-being.


Since 2006, more than 83 million pairs of shoes and pieces of clothing have helped create opportunities for people across 129 countries.


If you don’t have any shoes to donate, monetary donations will be passed along to help Sole4Souls ship the shoes collected to their partners around the world, as well as help to fund their 4EveryKid program (where every $20 collected provides a new pair of shoes to a child experiencing homelessness in the United States).


Visit soles4souls.org for more information.

 

Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation for Adults

In The Episcopal Church, Confirmation is the sacramental rite by which we make an adult affirmation of the promises and commitments made on our behalf as children. Often, it is our youth who take part in Confirmation. However, any adults who have not been confirmed may do so as well. Additionally, if you have been confirmed, and wish to be received into The Episcopal Church, you may do so as part of the Confirmation process. And if for any reason you wish to now reaffirm your faith, you can take part as well.


Our Youth Confirmation Class of '23-'24 will soon begin preparation for the sacramental rite of Confirmation in May of next year. Any adults who wish to be confirmed, received or reaffirmed will begin adult classes soon.


If you are interested or have questions, contact Father Mark at mark@allsaintsglenrock.org and put 'Adult Confirmation' in the subject line. All are welcome to inquire!

 

Outreach Ministry Committee Meeting

Next Meeting: Thursday, October 5 at 7 pm


Join the Outreach Ministry Committee at their next planning future events. The Outreach Committee strives to help a need through programs such as the Angel Tree (December), Souper Bowl (February), Baby Shower (April), and so on. They also coordinate providing dinner every fifth Monday of the month and collect food items for the St. Paul’s Men’s Shelter in Paterson. Leslie Clark (Committee Head), Lisa Angelastro, Sara Combs, Betsy McDonough, Tracy Mitchell, and Annmarie Tarleton.


Reach out to Leslie Clark for more information and to join in: email lesliec310@aol.com or call/text (201) 410-0719

 

9th Annual Rally for Cross Roads

Saturday, October 7 at 9:30 am

Goffle Brook Park, Hawthorne


Support Cross Roads by participating in a Run/Walk hosted at St. Clements in Hawthorne. Registration opens at 9 am before the main event at 9:30.


Go to www.crossroadsretreat.com for more information and to register.

 

St. Paul's CDC Men's Shelter Dinner

Next All Saints' Hosted Dinner: Monday, October 30


Email or text Leslie Clark (lesliec310@aol.com or 201.410.0719) to let her know if you can help or donate money through the Support Our Ministries button at www.allsaintsglenrock.org.

St. Paul's Men's Shelter is in need of other groups to deliver dinners on a schedule or just for one night. It's simple! Click here to email Leslie Clark for more information and suggestions on ways to easily help. 


All Saints' serves the men at the shelter every month with a 5th Monday making the next Monday, October 30, 2023. St. Paul’s Men’s Shelter relies on volunteer support from nearly 30 area church and civic organizations who prepare food and serve hot meals each night. In 2020, the SPCDC Emergency Men's Shelter served 41 homeless men, providing 10,216 sheltered bed nights, 20,925 meals, and 3,700 hours of counseling.


Click here or on the image for more information about St. Paul's Community Development Corporation (SPCDC).

 

Coffee Hour Host Information

Sign Up to Host a Sunday

 

Fellowship is one of the many things All Saints' does with passion and coffee hour is "our time" after the service to reconnect with our church family, talk with Father Mark, sit in on special programs ... and enjoy yummy treats and coffee! Now is the time to fill out our Coffee Hour Host schedule. Or go in with a friend and co-host! Look for the sign-up sheet downstairs in Parish Hall!

 

The Fellowship Ministry consists of parishioners who enjoy helping our church community come together. We're hoping to expand our list of Coffee Hour Hosts. You can choose a Sunday that works for you, or we can assign you where there is a need. Click here to email Christine in the church office if you would like more information about coffee hour and/or joining the Fellowship Ministry. 

 

All Saints' Food Drive for St. Paul's Food Pantry

All Saints' is a local drop off for St. Paul's Food Pantry in Paterson. 


Drop off donations at church at the Sunday services or any day – follow the signs in the parking lot to the drop off bin at the All Saints’ Chapel building. Our volunteers bring food to the pantry weekly.


Most-needed items: loaves of sliced bread, canned beans / vegetables / fruits / soups, canned chicken / fish / meat, cooking oils, crackers, dried herbs and spices, dried fruits, diapers / wipes, toiletries.


St. Paul's Food Pantry is serving a larger population than ever before. In 2021, the SPCDC Food Pantry provided services to 550 Heads of Household per month, a total of 2,382 beneficiaries (i.e. adults & K-12). This level of support equated to 552,220 meal equivalents distributed. The second most in SPCDC Food Pantry history - only surpassed by meal equivalents distributed in 2020.


Click here to reach out to All Saints' with questions or for more information on St. Paul's Food Pantry - info@allsaintsglenrock.org or 201.444.6874. 

 

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10 am Sunday Services now streamed on Facebook and YouTube


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With our AV system up and running, we are now live-streaming our 10 o’clock Sunday services to Facebook and YouTube simultaneously! 


Click here or on the picture to access the All Saints’ YouTube channel and please subscribe! 


Don't worry. Services will remain on Facebook if you’re happy with it. The communications team continues to explore new channels to extend our digital reach to the All Saints’ community and beyond.


https://youtube.com/@allsaintsglenrock


Interested in learning how to serve on our Audio/Visual ministry? Click here to reach out to the church office.

 
All Saints' Email Prayer Chain

Email Sue Morgan at sue.morgan1066@gmail.com to obtain prayers

for yourself and your loved ones through our email prayer chain.

 
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All Saints' is a Christ-centered faith community in the Episcopal (Anglican) tradition where all are welcome. We come from many backgrounds and perspectives, but we share two common commitments: to grow in our love of God and our neighbors; and to see a world transformed by Jesus. No matter who you are or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. Join us!

 
 
 
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