November 5, 2026

In Person Worship This Week: St. Cyprian

Hear my teaching, O my people; 

Psalm 78

Announcements

Pete Haithcock's 80th Birthday- Please join Henrietta to celebrate Pete's birthday after the 10:15 service on November 15th. She is trying to surprise Pete if possible! She is having food and has invited other members of the community to this joyous occasion.

Interfaith Service – An Interfaith Thanksgiving service is set for Tuesday, November 17, at Tartan Hall. Attendees are being asked to bring a non-perishable food and items for CareNet.

Stewardship In Gathering will be November 29, 2026, please have your pledge ready by then! You will find your card inserted in your bulletin. There are envelopes at the back of the church for your use or fold them and put them in the offering plate. You can also drop off yours at the office.  

Coat Drive – There is a box for coat donations in the St. Agnes Parish Hall and St. Cyprian's Parish Hall.

Eucharist & Healing Service– The service will be on Wednesday, November 11, at 11:30 am at St. Agnes. Come join us for a Eucharist & Healing Service Everyone is welcome!

Yoga- All Saints is offering yoga, with an insured, certified instructor, for $10/class! Our next class is on Saturday, November 14, at 10:00 am, at St. Cyprian Parish Hall. We do have a few mats available for folks who don't have their own to bring.

Meet with Father E.R.- Father E.R. would love the opportunity to meet each parishioner. If you have not had the chance to sit down with him and share your story, call the office to set up a meeting.

5^th Sunday- Our next 5^th Sunday is November 29, 9AM, at St. Cyprian’s. Bring finger food and light hors d'oeuvres to share after the service!

This event offers new and experienced vestry leaders a chance to gain insight into the various roles and responsibilities of the Vestry. It will include afternoon workshops on stewardship, finances, and congregational development.

INFO & REGISTRATION

February 27 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Trinity, Asheville

Dear Siblings in Christ, 

The Search Committee is honored to be called to this work and discernment and are grateful for the support and prayers we have received from across the diocese. We had 1226 responses to the August survey and almost 200 participants in the listening sessions during the first week of October.

We now invite you to further participate in the process of discernment by attending one of six in-person Information Sessions. These sessions are to update you, the people of the diocese, on the search process and to give those present the opportunity to share your thoughts and opinions and to ask questions of the Search Committee.

The sessions are on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 in Rutherforton, Boone, Highlands, Waynesville, Lincolnton, and Mars Hill and give thanks to each of these communities for hosting us. We chose these locations to reach as many people as possible in the diocese. Our goal was for most everyone to be within an hour of a session. We will also have an online session.

St. Francis, Rutherfordton | November 15 | 3:00 p.m.

St. Luke’s, Boone | November 15 | 3:00 p.m.

Church of the Incarnation, Highlands | December 6 | 3:00 p.m.

Grace Church in the Mountains, Waynesville | December 6 | 3:00 p.m.

St. Luke’s, Lincolnton | December 13 | 3:00 p.m.

Church of the Holy Spirit, Mars Hill | December 13 | 3:00 p.m.

Online | December 3 | 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study

Join us for our weekly Men's & Women's Bible Studies!

Women's Bible Study meets Mondays at 10:00 am.

Men's Bible Study meets Thursdays at 10:30 am.

We are studying the gospel of John. Bring any translation of the Bible.

We gather at St. Agnes Parish Hall. All are welcome!

Next week's Bible Study is cancelled.

Next Meeting:

Women's Bible Study - Monday, November 16

Men's Bible Study - Thursday, November 19

Guest Preachers

We are delighted to welcome distinguished guest preachers to All Saints this fall. The next date will be November 22 with The Rev. Kevin Todd. Check the All Saints website for more details and their bios.

Guest preachers will preach services at both 8 am and 10:15 am. Fr. E.R. will be our celebrant.

Outreach Ministry

Food Pantry- Please continue to bring items for our "Little Free Food Pantry" for those in need. Your donations will be accepted any day. There is a designated shopping cart in the foyer of the parish hall at St. Agnes and also a designated bin inside the parish hall at St. Cyprian’s.  Please do not place fresh foods, i.e. fresh fruits or vegetables, in the free food pantry; though we have a lot of people using the food in the pantry, the frequency of people using it is not high enough to ensure that fresh food does not spoil.

Downtown Door is collecting men's clothing.

All Saints Outreach meets the fourth Sunday of each month during coffee hour. The next meeting will be Sunday, November 22, at St. Cyprian following the 10:15 am service. Come get your treats and see how we can lift up our community together! 



Ladies’ Social- The ladies breakfast meets every Tuesday morning at 9:00 am at Shoney’s Restaurant. All women are welcome to join us.

Men’s Breakfast– The men meet every Wednesday morning at 8:30 am at Normandie Restaurant for breakfast. All men are welcome to join us.

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