We have started creating our own Collects of the Day in Children's Church and talked about praying to God with our Needs, Gratitude, and Praise. Anne Lamott calls this the Help, Thanks, Wow prayers. Two Sundays ago, our first volunteer prayed and our first offering was collected. This past Sunday, lots of kids remembered their offering and two people wanted to pray: a fifth grader and a Kindergartner.

Both bravely came up in front of their peers and "assumed the prayer position" with heads bowed and hands clasped in front of them. The fifth grader began with prayers for clean water and food for all people, for peace, and for our church. That really threw me. Have I prayed for our church lately? I have certainly prayed for individuals in the church, but not for the church as a body.

As we come back together "in-person" (as the kids automatically say!) after so very long a time apart, I think it is a very wise and much needed prayer.

Let us pray for this community,

for a reconnecting through the practice of our faith together,

for a new and deeper engagement with our church family,

for a welcoming inclusion of our new family members—drawing the circle ever wider,

for a sense of purpose—to be God's hands and feet here on Earth, together.

Kathy

Children's Church (we will come over to church at the Baptisms this Sunday and stay up near the Baptismal font until the Peace)

We gather in Kenan Commons at 8:45 a.m. to say hello, make a craft or color, and sign up for jobs to do during our service. Then we process into the chapel at 9:00 a.m. for our service.

We join the parents in “big church” during the Peace and announcements (unless we have Holy Eucharist). Parents: please stay standing so that we can find you; you are also welcome to attend anytime with your kids.

*If you haven't already, please make sure that your children are registered for the 2021-22 program year.* Register here >>

Parenting With God now meets on the fourth Sunday of each month!

All parents, grandparents, godparents, and caregivers are welcome to join us to share and learn from each other as we travel this parenting journey together.

We will discuss the first 3 chapters of Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents by Wendy Claire Barrie as a guide for discussion. It is a slender book, but definitely fine if you do not read it. Hope to see you there.

Morning Run is a group of runners and walkers who meet on Saturday mornings to explore the neighborhoods around the church. After about an hour run (10-11 min pace) or walk, we go to Starbucks at 4th Street and Spring Street for coffee and conversation.

Interested in leading the walking group? We invite a volunteer to lead the group of walkers each Saturday.

Registration is not required, but it is the best way to get updates in case of inclement weather.

All Saints' women in their 20s and 30s are invited to join us for monthly (online) gatherings. You might be a college student, graduate student, young professional, newlywed, new mom, or "old hat" mom, but one thing we all have in common right now is CHANGE. We will spend an hour together on the fourth Sunday of each month in fellowship, digging in to how Christ will carry us through all of these transitions of our lives.

Do you LOVE pancakes? Enter our pancake making contest for Shrove Tuesday!

Make your creations at home and send us a picture by Monday, February 28 to enter the contest (send photos to Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org).

There will be prizes for: most colorful, most creative, funniest, and most unique. Please describe the pancakes you have made and the ingredients.

Winners will be announced at our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 1!

Join us for fluffy, delicious pancakes with fun toppings! And did we mention bacon?

We will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday/ Mardi Gras, so make sure to wear your gold, green and purple. We'll also have our traditional Burning of the Palms and Burying of the Alleluias (see below).

The pancake supper is free, but we do ask that you register ahead of time so that we know how much food to prepare—and so that we can minimize food waste. Thank you!

At 6:00 p.m., join us in Kennedy Courtyard to burn last year's palms so we can create the ashes for Ash Wednesday. Our Cherub and Primary Choirs will lead us in singing our final Alleluias before Lent begins and we will bury our Alleluias for the season until they rise again on Easter Day.

In preparation for MAC’s return to the block, please help us stock the shelves of the MAC food pantry. Look for grocery bags and requested donation lists after services during Lent and return donations to the MAC receptacles in Ellis Hall. If you have questions or want to help with the food drive, please contact Jill Gossett at jgossett@allsaintsatlanta.org.

K-1st Leaders: Sarah Bryant, Kathy Compton, Laura Gandy, Anne Elzemeyer, Elinor Hitt, and Beth Frilingos

Curriculum: The Days of Creation

2nd-3rd Leaders: Danny Johnson, Sue Bess, Sintra Constant, Meg Fogel, Ashley Thompson

Curriculum: The Days of Creation

Club 45 Leaders: Jack Norton, Tim Frilingos, Julia Wilson, Steve Davis, Emily Pheil, Emi and Michael Gragnani (subs)

Curriculum: Connect

If you haven't already, please don't forget to register on Realm for Little Saints, Children's Ministries, and Children's Choirs.