Thursday, August 25, 2011

Celebration of Ministries Sunday

I wanted to first thank Sato & Scott Watkins, Helen Taylor, and Kelly Mauriello for volunteering to carry some banners this Sunday. It is backbreaking work that is not for the faint of heart.

I hope everybody is planning on coming this Sunday. If you usually go the late service make sure you come early to peruse the ministry tables. Father Chuck is also going to have a "Journey through the Bible" open house in the Pritchett Center. If you've never been to the second floor, this is a great morning to check out the Childrens Ministry area. Also make sure you register your children for the nursery if you haven't before.

As you'll see on Sunday there is a lot going on at All Saints and there are numerous opportunities to serve, learn, and worship. If you have some time on Sunday I want you to do one of two things. Walk around and seek out a ministry you don't know about and introduce yourself to the people behind the table. From making baptismal banners to serving meals at Covenant Community to working on the church finances there are a lot of volunteer hours going into making All Saints the amazing place it is. This is a great Sunday to say thank you to the people who do that work. You might be surprised how many people in this Little Saints Foyer Group are standing behind tables.

The other thing you can do is look for other young families and introduce them to the Little Saints ministry and our foyer group. Sato & Scott Watkins will be standing at our table with handouts and some goodies. Tell them our next get together is September 17 from 10AM-12PM. A good way of introducing yourself to somebody you don't know at All Saints is to ask how long they've been attending.

Hope to see you guys on Sunday. If I don't have a great Labor Day.

-Timothy Frilingos

Monday, August 8, 2011

The end of summer (academic)

Everything is gearing up for the fall even though the temperature is still solidly in the 90s every afternoon.

I wanted to let you know that we have scheduled two foyer groups for the fall. One will be Saturday, September 17, and the other will be Saturday, October 15. Both will be at the All Saints playground from 10AM to noon. I will send some reminders closer to the dates. Let me know if you would be interested in helping at Threads on one of those mornings. I know that Saturday mornings are a good time to help Threads and there will be enough parents on the playground to give a few of us a chance to help with that important ministry.

Volunteer Opportunities: There are a few needs coming up that I hope we can get some volunteers for.

First up is Celebration of Ministries Sunday on August 28. We need somebody to carry the Little Saints banner and somebody to carry the Guild of the Christ Child banner at either the 9AM or 11:15AM Service. We also need a few people willing to stand at the the table between services and pass out some material. Beth and I will be representing the Annual Canvass this year and really need help representing the Little Saints program. Please let me know as soon as possible how you can help.

Second, Little Saints Church and Sunday School is about to start. We need to know who is willing to help during the next year. We need people willing to be red aprons and willing to lead Little Saints church and lessons for both the 2 year old room and the 3 & 4 year old rooms. Please let us know if you want to help out this year. The more people we get the fewer times any one person will have to do it. This is a good opportunity to get god-parents and uncles and aunts involved as well.

If you are interested in helping out, send us an e-mail at bluefrilingos@juno.com.

Thanks,

Timothy & Beth Frilingos