MINISTRY MEMOS:
EfM 2nd Community Gathering: March 2nd & 9th – all are invited to join the EfM seminars. Start reading now: God’s Joyful Surprise by Sue Monk Kidd then come experience what an EfM seminar is all about. Can join via Zoom. Contact Penny Sites for information and to RSVP.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Craft Day: In the parish hall today from 10-12, you can learn how to make a quilt top using one jelly roll. You just need to know how to sew a straight line. Bring your sewing machine with a 1/4 inch foot. If you don’t have one we will provide one. Anita will have a box of jelly rolls ready for you to pick. Most can accomplish it in an hour but will reserve two hours. So come and join the fun! Let Anita know if interested and also if you need a sewing machine.
A Century Celebrated: Honoring Marie Blanchard and a Legacy of Compassion. Friends, family, volunteers, and community partners gathered recently to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 100th birthday of Marie Blanchard, the visionary founder of The Marie Blanchard Friendship Clinic in Boise. Among the attendees on December 19, 2025, was Mary Barinaga, Assistant Clinical Dean for Idaho WWAMI, underscoring the deep connection between the clinic and generations of Idaho WWAMI physicians. How volunteering at the clinic is shaping Idaho WWAMI students in powerful ways.
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
Ladies Who Lunch: Ready for some joy and delicious food? Third Thursday (Feb. 19th) at 1:00 P.M. meet us at Pad Thai House, 10038 W. Overland Road.
Celebration: We have been invited to attend the installation of Rabbi Johanna Hershenson on February 22 at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel from 1 – 4 PM. Join the commemoration and enjoy music, dancing, tours, and an art show of CABI artists!
Minneapolis: The needs of our immigrant neighbors in Minneapolis continues. There are multiple ways to support our friends there; we commend to you the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota https://episcopalmn.org/blog/missioners/ecmn-migration-caucus which has links, or if you want to donate directly toward mutual aid resources, please email Fr. Joseph.
DID YOU KNOW?
At our annual meeting in January, we had some great conversations about the mission and ministry of All Saints. Fr. Joseph made a consolidated vision of “The All Saints Way” to summarize what we said about our mission together:
Ask and Listen;
Pray and Grow;
Share and Proclaim;
In All Things: Love.
A vision and meditation booklet was made and shared with vestry to review and reflect on as we enter into Lent. This would help us to share with others what makes All Saints distinctive and also give us ways to talk about our spiritual life as a community. When the booklet is finished, look for it in the pews!
INTERACTION INFO:
Fr. Joseph’s contact: For urgent situations outside of office hours, please call or text him at 208-917-2270. 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. 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 services 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!