MINISTRY MEMOS:
Social Justice Monthly Collection: During this Lent Season, the Social Justice Committee is focused on gathering food for the St. Vincent de Paul donation cart located in our narthex. All donations are appreciated!
Easter Hydrangeas: We have six plants left to sponsor – if you would like one (or more) of these lovely plants, the cost is $30 per plant and you can take it home for your garden after the Easter service! To sign up, follow this link: https://allsaintsboise.org/worship-and-community/sign-ups/.
Be sure to have your dedications ready!
Creation Care: We are back in the cardboard business as we plan to expand the Pollinator Park this spring and summer! Please place your cardboard boxes in the cardboard collection container that is on concrete slab outside the North entrance.
Parish Life: We are in need of a substitute coordinator for May & June to cover for Anita while she’s out of commission. There are only a couple of tasks to complete during that time, so find her at coffee hour to chat her up!
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Enneagram Class: Deepening Self and Other Awareness – Friday, March 8, from 1:30 – 5:30 PM & Saturday, March 9, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church Boise. This is a 1.5 day workshop focusing on spiritual and presence practices for each of the nine enneagram types, with a dynamic panel style of learning. Open to any attendee, the cost is $169. It will include lunch on Saturday. Register here: https://alchemyworksevents.com/deepening-self-and-other-awareness-using-the-enneagram-as-a-guide/.
All Saints Community Class: We will learn about Idaho’s historical documents and memorabilia at the new State Archives Building at 2205 Old Penitentiary Road on Tuesday, March 12th, at 11:00 A.M. (East on Warm Springs Ave., left on Old Penitentiary Road – building and parking on the right). RSVP to Ray Stark at [email protected].
Nutrition Class: Our own dietitian, Julie Walker, will be presenting a class on nutrition Wednesday, April 10th, at 6:30 P.M. in the youth room. There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex. Don’t miss it!
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
Movie Night: Agency for New Americans is showing Limbo! The film tells the story of oud-playing new arrival Omar and three other asylum seekers who are staying on a remote island in Scotland, and taking cultural awareness classes, while awaiting the processing of their refugee claims. This is happening at the Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., in Downtown Boise on Thursday, March 7th. Pre-film discussion starts at 7:00PM! Purchase tickets here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/a7d/event/890341/.
40th Annual Capitol Rotunda Art Show: March 9th, 11 – 2, at the Idaho State Capitol Building, 4th floor, enjoy an immersive encounter with Idaho’s vibrant creative community. More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/IdahoWatercolor.
Kegs 4 Kause: Join Paradise Point Camp for another Kegs 4 Kause on March 11th at Payette Brewing, 733 S Pioneer St, from 6-10 PM! Staff will lead camp games in the outdoor courtyard for the young and young-at-heart. A percentage of every beverage purchases goes to support Paradise Point Camp. Invite your friends and family to meet up!
Birding Series: Hummingbirds are beautiful and lively birds that can make your backyard a real wild kingdom. Learn how to safely attract hummingbirds and how to identify them at your feeders and when you’re out and about at the Garden City Library on March 12th from 5:30-6:30.
A BIT OF HISTORY:
Fat Tuesday: Shrove Tuesday (old English “shrive”) means going to confession and being absolved of sins in preparation for the forty days of Lent. Mardi Gras (French) translates to “Fat Tuesday” the last day before Lent. Why pancakes? Pope Gregory XIII declared it a Christian holiday in the year 1582 ad and prohibited Christians from eating meat and animal products. A pancake dinner was a good way to get rid of butter, eggs and milk. Pancake dinners have always been a tradition at All Saints. Over the years the menu and themes have varied but it has always been a wonderful celebration. One year the men created a German Band, another featured a Swiss Alpenhorn made from PC pipe, but the most outrageous was when the men dressed up in tutus and danced the ballet. One of the lady parishioners was a ballet teacher and made sure that we danced to the best of our ability. John Beckwith
Pictured Below: The ultimate Shrove Tuesday pancake race. These British ladies must run down and back flipping the pancake three times then run to the church and ring the bell and finally kiss the verger (caretaker).
INTERACTION INFO:
Fr. Joseph contact: For more urgent situations outside of office hours, please call or text his cell at 208-917-2270. If calling, please leave a message with your name, a call-back number, and a detailed message and he will get back to you as soon as he can. You can also text this number. Emails are generally answered when he is in the office.
Our Sunday bulletin can be found here! If you can’t be here in person, we stream our 10 A.M. service on YouTube and Facebook.