All Saints Episcopal Church
Todos Los Santos
Come as you are! All are welcome, no exceptions!
From the Priest in Charge
Reflection of the Week
Holy is not the one who never sins, but the one who repents and reconciles, changes and with the strength of God does not do it again. Holiness does not consist in never making mistakes or sinning . “Holiness grows with the capacity for conversion, repentance, availability to start over, and above all with the capacity for reconciliation and forgiveness.”
Have a blessed week full of forgiveness, reconciliation that leads to Peace!
Fr Rafael Pereira
Events and Announcements
Vestry Meeting Change
The Vestry Meeting for May has been changed to Tuesday, May 17. It will still be in the Parish Hall at 6:00 pm.
Parish Picnic
May 21st at 11:00 we will hold a Parish Picnic at Floyd Lamb Park, Space 2a. Please bring a side dish or dessert. Everything else will be provided.
See you there!
Outreach Tuesdays
Beginning this Tuesday 9-12, All Saints’ will be opening a food bank. We will also be making sandwiches for the Street Teens and opening the Thrift Store. Contact the Office or Deacon Karl if you want to volunteer.
Just One Food Distribution Change
Due to Holy Week and Spring Break, the Food Distribution at All Saints will be this Tuesday, April 5, at 9:00 am. Please pass this information on to others.
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Outreach
In the Catechism (pg 856, BCP) it says, “The ministry of a deacon is to represent Christ and his Church, particularly as a servant to those in need…) As your deacon, I would like to share the many ways All Saints serves those in need. These are the various ways and ministries in which we are involved.
I’ll begin with the Street Teens. We have supported this organization for years. In the beginning, we made the occasional gift to them, through specific offerings. That has grown into a wonderful partnership. We now visit them weekly to provide sandwiches and other necessities as they let us know the needs of their clients as part of our Outreach Tuesday.
Another great partnership is with the Just One Project. Through Rev. Neubauer’s wife, Brooke, we are giving out groceries to more than one hundred families in need on the second Tuesday of every month. They have recently begun leaving us with additional groceries to help meet the needs of the neighborhood for the rest of the month.
We are also leasing space to the Southern Nevada Health District for a sexual health clinic and vaccination clinic. We also leased space for COVID testing and vaccinations. This has been a great opportunity to reach out to the greater community.
Our Thrift Store has been a great help to our own community and recently began opening it on Tuesdays as part of our Outreach Tuesday. Families can find all sorts of gently used clothing and household supplies.
Finally, our newest project is Outreach Tuesday. Every Tuesday we have food bags for families in need and the Thrift store open fo