Women’s Ministry Event 2011
June 17, 2011
This year, in conjunction with Vacation Bible school, the women of All Saints Anglican Church will host a nightly event just for women. While the kids are learning about Jesus in VBS, the ladies will be enjoying a relaxing and joyful time apart at the Elisha House. This is for all women, young and old, married and single, whether you have children or not; in your Father’s house, there’s something for everyone!
Each evening, you will be our guest for a lovely dinner (no hot dogs here!), followed by incredibly uplifting messages just for women via the “Revive Our Hearts Ministry” founded by noted author and speaker, Nancy Leigh DeMoss.
http://www.reviveourhearts.com
Afterwards, there will be opportunity for discussion, prayer, fellowship and personal ministry. We have special gifts for you each day as reminders of the Lord’s immeasurable love for you.
All Saints Anglican Church (Elisha House)
July 18-22, 2011 from 6:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Dinner served nightly
Nursery Available for under age 3 yr; VBS for 3 -12 yr olds
For more information or to RSVP, please contact:
Anita Forbes (biblestudy@allsaintsanglican.net) or Christie Harper (sundayschool@allsaintsanglican.net).
Please come and be a part of this special week~
Come one night or all week~ we’d love to have you join us
Please bring your friends and anyone who
Needs a special touch from God
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ministry with Paul & Hilary Kyle
June 16, 2011
Paul & Hilary Kyle, originally from Belfast, Ireland, will share their ministry of reconciliation through the Celtic tradition of song and storytelling again in San Antonio at the end of June. The Kyles will be in San Antonio June 24 – 29 and at All Saints on Sunday, June 26. Contact Kabrena Rodda for the full schedule.
10:15-11:00: Paul & Hilary share between 9:00 and 11:15 AM services
6:00-~8:30: Paul & Hilary share at Koinonia
To learn more about Paul & Hilary Kyle, visit PaulKyle.org.
Food Pantry Needs
June 15, 2011
All Saints Food Pantry is up and running. We are getting a majority of our food supply from Daily Bread Ministries. However, we are still in need of other food, pet food, and non-food household products to supplement our pantry. If you would like to donate, see the list below of items we are most in need of. You can leave your donated items at Elisha House.
For more information, contact Bill Wimp, outreach@allsaintsanglican.net.
Food Items
•Hearty Soups
•Stews (Beef, Chicken and Dumplings)
•Chili
•Peanut Butter and Jelly
•Macaroni and Cheese
•Canned meats: ham, chicken, meat spreads
•Canned fish including tuna, salmon, sardines, other fish
•Nuts and seeds
•Rice and Beans
•Evaporated milk
•Powdered milk
•Puddings & custards
•Canned fruits: peaches, pears, pineapples, applesauce, fruit cocktail
•Canned juices: apple, cranberry, tomato, and vegetable
•Canned vegetables: green beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, potatoes
•Hot and cold breakfast cereals, including oatmeal and cream of wheat
•Baking mixes: pancake, corn bread, cake mixes/icing, quick breads
•Pastas and canned sauces
Other items: Pet Food
•Cat and dog dry and canned food
Non-Food Household products
•Paper – toilet, tissues and towels
•Soap – Bar and liquid
Fourth of July Celebration on July 3rd
June 14, 2011
Join us on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 6 PM for a special 4th of July Koinonia Celebration
Fajitas and hot dogs will be provided.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert.
Youth Group Guadalupe River Camping Trip
June 13, 2011
Global Day of Prayer 2011
June 12, 2011
A Prayer for the World
They lifted their voices to God with one accord. ~ Acts 4:24
Almighty God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Together with believers all over the world,
we gather today to glorify Your Name.
You are the Creator of heaven and earth.
There is no one like You, holy and righteous in all Your ways.
We submit to Your authority as the King of the universe.
We pray with one voice to enthrone You in our hearts
and to honor You before the world.
Lord God, You alone are worthy of our praise and adoration.
Our Father in heaven,
Thank You for loving the world so greatly.
You gave Your only Son, Jesus Christ,
to die on the cross for our sins
so that we could be reconciled to You.
We are grateful to call You Father and to be called Your children.
Nothing can separate us from Your love.
Thank You Father, for adopting us into Your family
because of Jesus Christ our Savior.
Lord Jesus Christ,
You alone are worthy to open the scrolls of history,
for You were slain and have redeemed us to the Father by Your blood.
We confess that You are Head of the Church
and Lord of all heaven and earth.
May people from every tribe and language become Your followers
so that Your blessing brings transformation among all peoples.
Let Your kingdom be established in every nation of the world
so that governments will rule with righteousness and justice.
And may Your Name be great, from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Jesus Christ, You are the Savior of the world and the Lord of all.
Father of mercy and grace,
We acknowledge that we have sinned
and that our world is gripped by the power of sin.
Our hearts are grieved by injustice, hatred and violence.
We are shamed by oppression, racism and bloodshed in our land.
We mourn all loss of life in murder, war, and terrorism.
Our homes are broken and our churches are divided
by rebellion and pride.
Our lives are polluted by selfishness, greed, idolatry and sexual sin.
We have grieved Your heart and brought shame to Your Name.
Have mercy on us as we repent with all our hearts.
God of mercy, forgive our sins.
Pour out Your grace and heal our land.
Spirit of the living God,
Apart from You, we can do nothing.
Transform Your Church into the image of Jesus Christ.
Release Your power to bring healing to the sick,
freedom to the oppressed and comfort to those who mourn.
Pour Your love into our hearts and fill us with compassion
to answer the call of the homeless and the hungry
and to enfold orphans, widows and the elderly in Your care.
Give us wisdom and insight for the complex problems we face today.
Help us to use the resources of the earth for the well-being of all.
Holy Spirit, we need Your comfort and guidance.
Transform our hearts.
Lord Jesus Christ,
Because You were dead, but are now risen,
and the Father has given You a Name above all names,
You will defeat all powers of evil.
Tear down strongholds and ideologies
that resist the knowledge of God.
Remove the veil of darkness that covers the peoples.
Restrain the evil that promotes violence and death.
Bring deliverance from demonic oppression.
Break the hold of slavery, tyranny and disease.
Fill us with courage to preach Your word fearlessly,
and to intercede for the lost faithfully.
Almighty God, deliver us from evil.
King of Glory,
Come and finish Your work in our cities, our peoples and our nations.
We lift our voices in unison with believers from Africa and Asia,
from the Middle East and Europe, from North and South America,
and from Australia and the Pacific Islands—together we cry:
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Be lifted up ancient doors
so that the King of glory may come in!
As Your deeds increase throughout the earth,
and as Your blessings abound to all the nations,
they will seek You, asking, “Who is this King of glory?”
Together we will answer:
He is the Lord Almighty!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
Come fill the earth with Your glory as the waters cover the sea.
The Spirit and the Bride say:
Amen! Come Lord Jesus!
Liturgy Lesson for Pentecost: Fill Us with Celestial Fire!
June 12, 2011
Pentecost! The very name conjures the image of that first empowerment of the Church Militant as documented in Acts 2. On this day, we commemorate the Holy Ghost’s pouring Himself on Christ’s disciples, as they waited before Him, obedient to the Lord’s instruction. We regard the day as the Church’s birthday, because the gift of the Holy Ghost was then bestowed on the new Christians, filling and baptizing them with power to work for the Kingdom, as Christ promised—launching them on their apostolic mission to carry the Gospel to the world. Taking place 10 days after the Ascension, on the Jewish Festival of Shavuot (Weeks)—sometimes called “the Day of the First Fruits”— Pentecost was a significant time for the new Church, as God the Holy Ghost, for the first time, began to manifest the Gifts of the Spirit outlined in 1 Corinthians 12, while growing the first Fruits of the Spirit enumerated in Galatians 5. We call it “Pentecost” from the Greek word pentecoste, meaning “fiftieth,” since the holiday occurs fifty days after Passover and Easter. “Whitsun” is similar—a corruption of the German “Pfingsten”—and also means “fiftieth.” The liturgical color is red, representing the fire of the Holy Ghost and the Blood sealing the third and final Covenant God made with mankind. Preceded by the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants, this New and third Covenant rightly sets the stage for the Church’s longest season—Trinity (Three)—celebrating our new relationship with our triune God and the season of growth and spiritual plenty blessed by the fullness of God—Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Come, Holy Ghost—fill us with celestial fire!
Ladies Tea and Afternoon Social, June 18
June 10, 2011
Saturday June 18th
2pm – 4pm
Ballard Hall
An invitation from Daughters of the King:
Ladies of All Saints,
Please come to enjoy wonderful company, a light luncheon with tea, and a presentation by Elmina Mbongo.
Bring your mothers, daughters, neighbors, and friends!
For more information, contact Becky Heerema, daughters@allsaintsanglican.net
Bishop Minns’ Visit to Koinonia
June 9, 2011
Bishop Minns’ Visit to All Saints by Alice Goodwin
June 9, 2011
Ballard Hall was filled to overflowing on Sunday evening, March 27, as members of two parishes gathered to hear Bishop Martyn Minns teach on evangelism during the Bishop’s Reception at Koinonia. Visitors from the recently formed Holy Trinity Anglican parish joined All Saints parishioners in singing with the praise band, which performed an eclectic blend of contemporary and traditional music. Father Chip ended the music session with prayer and invited Bishop Minns to speak.
Bishop Minns, the Missionary Bishop for the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), is internationally known for his leadership in the faith. He, his wife Angela, and daughter Rachel have visited All Saints before, and during his previous visit, he taught listeners that “God is good all the time; all the time God is good.” This year Bishop Minns spoke about the passage in Luke (4:14-30) in which Jesus, returning from the desert filled with the Holy Spirit, goes to synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath and reads from Isaiah 61:1-2. Jesus concludes the reading by stating, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Bishop Minns went through each of Isaiah’s phrases that described the role of Messiah, applying them to the Lord. According to Isaiah, the Messiah was anointed by the Holy Spirit to preach good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, and release for the oppressed. Then, according to Bishop Minns, the Lord sets people free from the lie that we have value only because of what we have or do. While Jesus healed physical blindness, He also reached out to those whose blindness was caused by hardness of heart that prevented them from seeing God’s love in the world around them.
Because the Lord continues his Messianic mission through those who serve Him, Bishop Minns talked about evangelism, not as a technique, but as a way of life–a way of love. He recounted how seven-year-old Emily reached out in love to Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe” in the Roe-vs.-Wade decision legalizing abortion). Over time Emily was instrumental in bringing Norma to church, where she gave her life over to the Lord. Bishop Minns also told the story about the way in which his daughter Rachel started a conversation with someone most people would have avoided. Learning from Rachel’s example, Bishop Minns also began to talk with the man, who eventually came to see him for counseling. Over time the man’s appearance and business changed positively as the result of being valued and loved. According to Bishop Minns, we are all called to carry out today, through the Holy Spirit, the mission of Christ as described in the passage from Isaiah. The heart of evangelism is building relationships with people by accepting and loving them.
A delicious potluck dinner followed the Bishop’s teaching and many lingered over the meal to visit with friends and meet new people. We look forward to Bishop Minns’ next visit with greatanticipation.
Photo by Melissa Crawford
