Appreciating Our Clergy
October 15, 2010
October is Clergy Appreciation Month, a good time to let our clergy know we appreciate them every month, every week, and every day.
Father Chip Harper, Rector, and Father Ed Morgan, Associate Rector, shepherd the flock, teach us by word and example, and show the love of our Savior in all they do.
Thank you, Father Chip and Father Ed! May God bless you and your ministry.
That You, Lord, that Father Chip and Father Ed will speak and teach correctly, that they are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. (Luke 20:21, prayer adapted from The Sword of the Spirit)
Jake Hill Concert on Halloween
October 13, 2010
Take a look at the photos from Jake Hill’s concert at All Saints early this year, and you’ll realize you don’t want to miss his concert on Sunday, October 31, beginning at 6 PM!
Morning Prayer 8 AM, Volunteer Day at CAM 9 AM, October 9
October 4, 2010
Morning Prayer will be at 8 AM on Saturday, October 9th. Following Morning Prayer, parishioners will carpool to CAM for the volunteer project day.
All Saints will be having a volunteer project day at the Christian Assistance Ministry’s downtown location (110 McCullough, San Antonio, TX 78215) on Saturday, Oct 9, 2010 from 9:00 am-12:30 pm. We will be sorting clothing for their clients, producing lunches and grocery sacks, along with building hygiene kits.
A sign up sheet for anyone interested in participating will be in Ballard Hall. Contact Bill Wimp, cam@allsaintsanglican.net, with questions.
Jesus said unto them,” The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.” ~ Luke 10:2
Fall Festival October 30 – Volunteer Now!
October 3, 2010
Date: October 30
Time: 11:00 – 4:00
What: Food, garage sale, music, games, arts and crafts for sale, and fun for the whole family
Needs:
- Volunteers URGENTLY needed. Sign up board in Ballard Hall or contact Carter Dreesman.
- Baked goods for bake sale
- Items for garage sale
Contact Carter Dreesman at events@allsaintsanglican.net
Liturgy Lesson for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity: The Narthex
October 3, 2010
Our entrance to the parish is called the “narthex,” derived from a Greek word for “fennel”—a hollow-stalked herb, a word also meaning “small case,” but literally referring to its function as the “north exit.” Through its culinary roots, this symbolizes the movement of the Gospel’s flavor—via God’s people who Jesus called “the Salt of the Earth”—to the heathen north in ancient times. This aromatic and medicinal herb name derivation speaks to our own mission of entering and leaving God’s house in the “aroma of Christ,” as St. Paul wrote (by the Holy Ghost) in 2 Corinthians 2:15 (NKJV) “For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” Like the first century Gospel migration, we pass through Christ’s fragrance to worship Him, then again as we leave, energized to carry His Gospel out the north exit—to the World! All Saints’ narthex is the entry hall or lobby connecting the nave (seating area), and the cloister (breezeway) and entered by passing through two red doors, which signify our passing through the Blood of Christ to enter the Kingdom. What a wonderful devotion as enter, to thank our wonderful Lord for His cleansing Blood, then ask Him to fill and surround with His own fragrance as we enter His courts, afterwards taking that same Heavenly aroma forth to love and serve Him!
