MINISTRY MEMOS:
Office Closure: Our offices will be closed on Monday, May 26th, in honor of Memorial Day.
Ascension Day: Our Thursday Eucharist on May 29th will be at 7:00 P.M. to celebrate Ascension Day!
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Mental Health Forum: May 28th at 5:30 P.M. in our parish hall, NAMI will have an open house.
Social Justice Collections: For the month of May we are collecting diapers for the Idaho Diaper bank. Donations can also be made in the form of checks to All Saints with “diaper bank” on the memo line. We are also collecting new men’s and women’s underwear for the Interfaith Sanctuary. Again checks may be made out to All Saints with Interfaith Sanctuary on the memo line.
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
Free Bus Rides: Valley Regional Transit is offering free rides on all routes every day this week (May 19-24)? To find out where the buses go and the schedules go to https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/.
NAMIWalks: It will take all of us to demand victory over mental illness. We invite you to take the walk of your life on Saturday, May 24th, 11 – 1:30, Old Timer’s Shelter in Ann Morrison Park, 1130 W. Royal Blvd. Register or donate here: https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1775.
Laughter & Libations: We’re back for the summer! Join us on May 28th at Coiled Wines, 3408 W. Chinden Blvd., from 4-6 to kick back and relax with friends.
DID YOU KNOW?
Creation Care: Have you noticed the work being done on the West side of our lawn? The goal of this project is to reduce the consumption of water, reduce labor requirements, reduce use of chemicals, improve pollinator habitat, improve visual appearance of facilities, and provide an attractive sanctuary for both parishioners and our neighbors on the Depot Bench. For everyone who has wondered about our approach of using cardboard and wood chips, here’s a great interview with Dr. Scott about their benefits: https://youtu.be/iC7GQHp9-8Q?si=T80XZAEFeqLgnjKC. The City of Boise has a community-based science program called “Bee Watch”: https://www.cityofboise.org/bee-watch. It has numerous guides and links about native bees and how to photograph them. Here are some bee identification guides: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1448/cir1448.pdf & https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/SC/Bee_Basics_North_American_Bee_ID.pdf.
INTERACTION INFO:
Fr. Joseph’s 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 10:00 A.M. service on YouTube and Facebook.
Wondering what’s happening around the church? Click here to find our on-line calendar! If you open the event, it will tell you the time, location, and who’s putting it on. Send an email to Nicole if you’d like something added!