- December 19, 2024 Snapshot
MINISTRY MEMOS:
Office Closure: The office will be closed from December 25th – January 1st. For pastoral care, please leave a message on Fr. Joseph’s emergency message phone at 208-917-2270.
Thursday Noon Eucharist: There will be no services on December 26th or January 2nd.
2025 Altar Flowers: Our signup is ready to be filled up for next year! You can fill out your date and a dedication slip on the board in the narthex or use this link: https://allsaintsboise.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b74d03e9cae81f9e14a978085&id=1f9e14faaf&e=bbe3da16bd.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Night Driving: The Compassionate Care Committee will be coordinating rides for the December 21st 7:00PM service at the Lutheran Church and the December 24th Christmas Eve services at All Saints. If you need a ride to service or can be a volunteer driver please call the church to let us know.
Monthly Food Truck: Please join Julie in sorting and handing out food December 30th at 5:30 PM outside of our parish hall. This is a wonderful way to connect with our neighbors and to help those who need extra food!
Free Community Meal: Our next monthly meal will be on January 3rd at 5:00 P.M. To volunteer, please check out our sign-up: https://allsaintsboise.org/worship-and-community/sign-ups/.
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
The Longest Night – A Service for the Weary: December 21 is the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice. Sometimes the festivity surrounding the Advent and Christmas seasons does not match the weariness in our hearts – challenges in our own lives, pain and heartbreak in the world around us. All Saints is joining with Redeemer Lutheran Church for a contemplative service to let our weary hearts, bodies, and spirits rest on Saturday, December 21st, at 7 PM at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2920 Cassia St. Simple music, prayers, and readings will give us a place to let us care for ourselves and one another.
Zoo Boise: Need a new place to take a walk? All Zoo Boise daily admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday this winter from November 2024 – February 2025. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise!
Movies: The Egyptian has some fun Christmas movies playing this month! Find your favorite here on their calendar: https://egyptiantheatre.net/calendar/.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that we have over 16 committees? Looking to get involved?
There are many ways to get involved at All Saints! Below are some simple places to start – Fr. Joseph will be glad to link you up with someone to learn more!
- Coffee Hour Host: It’s as easy as brew coffee, bring some treats, and set out plates! Whatever you decide to bring is wonderful, and we supply plenty of coffee, sweeteners, and plates. Bring snacks, a container of half-and-half, and there are directions for everything in the kitchen. Want a buddy to help you out? Great! Want to take care of it solo? Also great! Coffee hour is low-key and everyone is grateful for the gift of hospitality.
- Community Meal: Want to help cook, serve, or clean up? On the first Friday of every month is our community meal to feed folks in our wider community.
- Building and Grounds: Not everyone loves housework, but maybe it’s more fun when you’re doing it somewhere else! Dusting, vacuuming, caring for flower beds, mowing the lawn…so many opportunities to be outside or inside to care for our common home.
- Lector: Want to learn how to be a reader for worship services? It’s a lot of fun getting to read the Bible to the community!
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!
- December 12, 2024 Snapshot
MINISTRY MEMOS:
Christmas Poinsettias: We have two more poinsettias that need sponsored! These beautiful plants will decorate our sanctuary during all the Christmas services and you have an opportunity to sponsor one! This year the cost is the same as last year at $30 per plant and you can take it home afterwards to enjoy during the year. Please make your check out to All Saints and note: Christmas flowers. Please sign-up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAEAC2EA5FC1-christmas1 – have your dedication ready.
2025 Altar Flowers: Our signup is ready to be filled up for next year! You can fill out your date and a dedication slip on the board in the narthex or use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAEAC2EA5FC1-53799315-2025#/.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Ladies Who Lunch: We’re meeting on Third Thursday, December 19th, at Luciano’s, 11 N Orchard Street, at 1:00 PM. Let Stephanie Elder know if you can make it and she’ll save you a seat or call our office and Nicole will let her know!
Night Driving: The Compassionate Care Committee will be coordinating rides for the December 21st 7:00PM service at the Lutheran Church and the December 24th Christmas Eve service at All Saints. We are asking for volunteer drivers to enable those who would not be able to attend the services otherwise. If you need a ride to either service or can be a volunteer driver please call the church to let them know.
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
The Longest Night – A Service for the Weary: December 21 is the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice. Sometimes the festivity surrounding the Advent and Christmas seasons does not match the weariness in our hearts – challenges in our own lives, pain and heartbreak in the world around us. All Saints is joining with Redeemer Lutheran Church for a contemplative service to let our weary hearts, bodies, and spirits rest on Saturday, December 21st, at 7 PM at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2920 Cassia St. Simple music, prayers, and readings will give us a place to let us care for ourselves and one another.
Christmas Lights: Do you like driving around to look at all the beautifully decorated homes? Boise Christmas Lights has done the work of finding the best locations for you: https://www.boisechristmaslights.org/.
SAINT OF THE MONTH:
Francis de Sales, Bishop, and Jane de Chantal, Vowed Religious, Workers of Charity 1622 and 1641
Most Gracious God, who has bidden us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before you; Grant that we, like your servants Francis and Jane, may see and serve Christ in all people, and know him as the giver of all good things; Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Join us at noon for our Eucharist on St. Lucy of Syracuse, Martyr, 304!
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!
- December 5, 2024 Snapshot
MINISTRY MEMOS:
Christmas Poinsettias: We have three more poinsettias that need sponsored! These beautiful plants will decorate our sanctuary during all the Christmas services and you have an opportunity to sponsor one! This year the cost is the same as last year at $30 per plant and you can take it home afterwards to enjoy during the year. Please make your check out to All Saints and note: Christmas flowers. Please sign-up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAEAC2EA5FC1-christmas1 – have your dedication ready.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Night Driving: The Compassionate Care Committee will be coordinating rides for the December 21st 7:00PM service at the Lutheran Church and the December 24th Christmas Eve service at All Saints. We are asking for volunteer drivers to enable those who would not be able to attend the services otherwise. If you need a ride to either service or can be a volunteer driver please call the church to let them know.
Thanksgiving Boxes: Because of your generous donations to St. Vincent de Paul, 16,473 of our neighbors will sit down to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal!
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
Carol Fest: Red Rock Christian Church is celebrating the spirit of Christmas on Saturday, December 7th, at 7 PM. Gather to enjoy timeless melodies of the season!
Boise Depot: Join us next Sunday, December 8 for a special Polar Express themed open house. Enjoy live readings of the Polar Express story at noon, 1:30, and 3 PM plus photo opportunities with Santa, face painting, food vendors, and more. This event is free and all ages are welcome! Learn more: https://www.cityofboise.org/events/parks/2024/december/polar-express-storytelling-plus-photos-with-santa/.
Christmas Lights: Do you like driving around to look at all the beautifully decorated homes? Boise Christmas Lights has done the work of finding the best locations for you: https://www.boisechristmaslights.org/.
COMMITTEE COMMENT:
Ushers
The position of church usher dates to the centuries of Christian persecution, when they stood as sentries on the lookout for Romans and other authorities. Thankfully times are more tolerant now, but the ushers still make essential contributions to Sunday services. They greet worshipers upon arrival, pass the collection plates, and direct the flow of communicants.
The duties of an usher are easy to learn, and the position is an effective way for parish newcomers to become familiar with the ways Episcopalians worship. Whether you are a new arrival or a “We’ve always done it that way” long-timer, the parish always welcomes new faces to all our ministries. If you’re interested in becoming an usher, tap the ever-effervescent Ray Stark at coffee hour, or call him at 208-371-1742.
Other ministries always looking for fresh talent are Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers, who are overseen by Duncan Nims (208-859-2429), and Acolytes, under the charge of Aidan Sites (208-573-2027). If one of these ministries appeals to you, please reach out.
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!
