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Want to be more involved at All Saints'? There are many areas and ways that you can be a part of our parish, We welcome and warmly invite you to participate at any level that meets your needs.

Music

Outreach

Stewardship

Fellowship

Pastoral Care

Welcome

Barrier Free

Buildings & Grounds

St. Anne's Guild

Youth & Family

 

 



Music

Lift Every Voice and Sing!

All Saints' offers uplifting music in the Episcopal (Anglican) tradition. Our chancel choir leads the congregation in worship from September until June. Our choir is easy-going and is composed of men and women who simply enjoy singing---no musical degrees or auditions necessary! We warmly welcome newcomers to join us for rehearsals each week at 9:30 (September-June) in the Church. If you'd like more information about our music ministries, simply call the office and ask for Mr. Garrett J. Grimes, Director of Music Ministries.

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Outreach

Reaching Out to Our Community and Beyond

Individually and as a congregation, the people of All Saints' work to bring material and spiritual comfort to our neighbors in need. Many parishioners find their life's work in the human services professions; in addition, you'll find our members serving as volunteers in local hospitals, shelters, schools, and other charitable organizations. As a church community, we invite you to bring canned food goods each Sunday morning for the food pantry at St. Paul's Paterson.

Our Outreach Ministries offer special opportunities for service, including a preparing and serving a quarterly dinner to the Men's Shelter at St. Paul's in Paterson and sponsoring an annual baby shower for the women and children of North Porch Shelter. Our high school youth and adult leaders from the parish participate in local building projects for Habitat for Humanity, as well as in weeklong mission trips to areas needing help in other parts of the United States. In addition, we give generously for special projects such as Habitat for Humanity, blankets for the homeless, and missionary projects throughout the world. 

The Outreach Committee is made up of parishioners who look for ways for the parish as a whole to work on issues and projects that reflect our parish’s commitment to help others in our communities and the world beyond. Collectively, the Outreach committee identifies volunteer opportunities and provides financial support to both local and global organizations. If you would like to find out more about the Outreach Committee and the amazing work that is being done, please e-mail Annmarie Tarleton at outreach@allsaintsglenrock.org.

Download our 2012 Outreach Calendar!

Souper Bowl Sunday Soup Sale: It’s that time of year again – football and soup! The Outreach Committee will hold its annual Soup Sale on “Souper” Bowl Sunday, February 5 immediately following the 10:00 am service. If you are interested in making soup and need containers, please email outreach@allsaintsglenrock.org to let Annmarie Tarleton  know how many containers you would like. Also, if you are making soup, don’t forget to e-mail your soup recipe to recipes@allsaintsglenrock.org.

Parish Hall Rental: The Parish Hall is available to rent! The hall rental fees are posted on our website. There are rates for parishioners, non parishioners and also a rate for members of our pre-school. Please spread the word to your family and friends.

Recipes from All Saints: As you know, All Saints' is well known for throwing great parties -- whether it be our Souper Bowl Sunday Soup Sale, Easter Brunch, the Pig Roast, or our amazing coffee hours after the 10:00 am service on Sunday. Many parishioners thought it would be a great idea to start to collect these recipes. So, please send any recipes that you may have made in the past for All Saints' events or any special recipes you make at home that you think will be a good contribution to our future recipe book. All recipes, with your name, can be sent to recipes@allsaintsglenrock.org. Any questions, suggestions or if you want to be a part of the Recipe Team, please email the recipe mailbox and let us know.  

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Stewardship

Stewardship is all that we do, all that we are. It is our response to God's goodness and bounty.  It encompasses many dimensions, including the familiar time, talent and treasure.

Please join us on Oct. 23, 2011 after the 10:00 service for a Stewardship Forum led by Brian Combs, our Stewardship Chair.  Brian will be discussing stewardship in its broad context as well as more specific issues such as: the steady decline in pledges since the economic downturn, pledge levels vs. church budget, and others. While money and giving is an uncomfortable topic, it is one that Jesus talked about repeatedly.

Stewardship is all that we are; and in God's economy, there is always enough to be shared.

Fellowship

Celebrating friendships and community

The people of All Saints' are warm, friendly, and welcoming, and we always enjoy getting together to say hello to old friends and to welcome newcomers to our midst. 

Throughout the year, we offer several events simply for fellowship and relaxation, including a Fish and Chips dinner every spring during Lent, an autumn pasta dinner, a festive Christmas dinner and dance, informal cottage brunches, and an all-parish picnic in June at the end of the Church School year. 

We are famous for our lavish brunches after special church services, including our famous Easter Sunday Brunch. 

As always, the Fellowship Ministry encourages everyone to help with coffee hour on a rotational basis by setting up the coffee urns, bringing in milk, baked goods and fruit juice to share. Hosting a coffee hour is a fun and creative ministry and not as difficult as you may think.  We provide training to new hosts!

SAVE THE DATE!!! Mark your calendars!!! All Saints will be hosting a Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, January 28th, 2012.  The beefsteak dinner will be catered by Nightingale Caterers who are well known for their perfectly cooked Filet Mignon Steak and it is all you can eat!!  Plan a fun family night out, invite friends and neighbors the more the merrier!

If you'd like more information simply contact Gilda DiMargo, the Vestry chairperson for our Fellowship ministry at fellowship@allsaintsglenrock.org

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Pastoral Care

All Saints' believes that pastoral care is not reserved only for the clergy.  Our lay people volunteer to reach out to those in the church that need extra help in getting to church, receiving communion in their own home, running errands, helping with doctors appointments, preparing meals for the sick, and any other way that we can reach out to those in our All Saints family.

The Pastoral Care Committee is always looking for new members to take part in this truly rewarding ministry.

If you have any questions about Pastoral Care or you think you might be interested in lending a helping hand, or you need the Pastoral Care Committee to get in touch with you, please contact Karen Mitchell at pastoralcare@allsaintsglenrock.org.

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Welcome Committee

All Saints' is committed to extending a warm welcome to all visitors and new comers.  The welcome ministry identifies ways to make everyone feel comfortable and welcomed during worship and fellowship time.  With genuine gestures and conversations, we want you to experience something that we truly value in our parish.

Starting after the service on Sunday November 20th, Bill Viggiani and Stephen Chan will be taking photos of parishioners for our new online photo and name directory (no other information).  The directory will be on a secured area of our website.  This will be a great way to help newcomers as well as long time parishioners get to know each other's names.  Please make a point of having your photo taken and included. Families and couples can pose together.  If you prefer, you can send your own photos to Stephen for posting.  Bill and Stephen will be taking photos every Sunday through December 20th. 
Don't wait to the last minute, take your photo on Sunday November 20th! 

Contact Eileen Wagner at welcome@allsaintsglenrock.org for any questions.

Barrier Free

The Barrier Free Ministry seeks to understand and respond to the "barriers" that hinder our ministries and spiritual development. With the completion of the access project, the Barrier Free Ministry is looking at ways to use what we have done to respond to the needs of parishioners, but also to open the doors of the church to the community in a wider way. What will our "Barrier Free Ministry" be? You are invited to contact John Sullivan at barrierfree@allsaintsglenrock.org for more information about how you can become involved in this important ministry.

Building & Grounds

Thanks to the many people that have assisted buildings and grounds over the past few weeks-- All Saints has passed the town building inspection! This team went above and beyond to get the job done and take care of our precious building. THANK YOU. A few updates on projects that we are working on: We are waiting for our  insurance company to get back to us on the mold problem that we have in the church. We will keep you  updated once we have more  information. The vestry has also recently approved money from the memorial fund to fix the drain problem in the parking lot. This was becoming a safety issue and we are concerned for our preschool parents, children and of course the parishioners of All Saints.

If you are particularly skilled in any area and would like to assist the buildings and grounds department in anyway, please email Deb Spell at dsmick12@aol.com. Volunteers for one-off type projects are greatly appreciated.

St. Anne's Guild

"Do this in remembrance of me." -- Come; help prepare the Lord's Table.

Altar Guild is a great way to serve All Saints behind the scenes.  The ministry of the Altar Guild is the care and upkeep of everything associated with the Altar, sanctuary and sacristy. It involves setting up for Mass on Saturday (less than an hour) and cleaning up after Mass on Sunday (about 15 minutes).  Altar Guild members usually serve one weekend about every other month and attend special meetings every year (an organizational meeting in September and then just before Christmas and just before Easter to polish).

Everyone is encouraged to join in this ministry. If you are interested in joining please contact Beth Polo at altarguild@allsaintsglenrock.org.

Youth & Family

Please visit the Christian Formation section of our website for more information.

 
             
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