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December 2016 The Newsletter of All Saints Lutheran Church of Palatine
Saints Alive! All Saints Lutheran Church
630 S. Quentin Road Palatine, IL 60067
847-991-2080 www.allsaintspalatine.org
Advent Worship The season of Advent began on Sunday, November 27. This year, we will be having midweek worship (Holden Evening Prayer) at All Saints each week with a focus on World Hunger. All of your mid-week offerings will go to World Hunger. Join us Wednesdays, No-vember 30, December 7, December 14, and December 21 for sup-per at 6:15 and worship at 7. These will be great opportunities to integrate Bethel and All Saints members together. The service on December 21 will take a special “Blue Christmas” emphasis as we acknowledge together the ways in which the holiday season may not be cheery and bright for all of us.
Love Came Down
at Christmas The All Saints Cantata Choir has been
rehearsing for many weeks and they are excited to present Joel Raney’s cantata, Love Came Down at Christ-
mas, on Sunday, December 11th.
The inspiration for this cantata is Christina Rossetti’s poem, Love Came Down at Christmas. What a perfect phrase to describe the very essence of Christmas! First published in 1885, this remarkable lyric has survived the ages without being attached to a specific tune. In addi-tion to composing a new tune for Rossetti’s lyrics, Joel scatters lines of this classic poem throughout the work. Much of the material in this cantata is original, though you will find many familiar carols and Christmas favorites woven into its fabric as well.
Come have your spirit lifted with this beautiful music. Bring your family and invite your friends and neighbors to join with us as we prepare again for the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Living Nativity This year All Saints will host a Living Nativity for the first time, in a tradi-
tion brought from Bethel Lutheran Church. On Saturday, December 17 at both 4:00 and 5:00 come to hear the Christmas story told and watch it enacted with live animals, and then some fellowship of cookies and hot chocolate. Invite your friends for this wonderful experience!
Sunday Morning Special Events
During the season of Advent, there are many special events on Sunday mornings, in addition to the midweek activities. Make your plans to be here and to invite your friends. On Sunday, December 11 at both services,
our choir and orchestra have prepared a seasonal cantata, “Love Came Down at Christmas” by Joel Raney. Sunday, December 18 at the 8:30 service our young people will present their take on the sto-ry through “A Lamb’s Tale.” Be sure to make both of these events a part of your tradition.
For All to Know Christ 2 Saints Alive! December 2016
Women's Christmas Dinner
Friday,
December 2nd
Mark your calendars now to attend the All Saint's Women's Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 2, 2016. Chef Dave Esau will, once again, prepare one of his awesome dinners for us. The Gathering Space will be decorated for guests to celebrate the beginning of this holy holiday sea-son. If you would like to help with the planning, contact Lori Quinn at [email protected].
Christmas Eve Worship Join us on Christmas
Eve (Saturday, Decem-ber 24) for worship. Our family service at 3 pm will feature stories and songs in ways that are appropriate for chil-dren of all ages. Then, we will have worship featuring candlelight singing of “Silent Night” and Holy Communion at 5 pm and 11 pm with pre-service music before all of the above. Come and invite your friends!
Worship after
Christmas On Sundays, December 25 and January 1 we
will have just one worship service at 10 am as we sing carols and continue to bask in the Christmas glow. Neither of these Sundays will have an Edu-cation Hour, but stick around after worship on January 1 to help with Christmas de-decorating.
The Annual Meeting for All Saints Lutheran Church will be held on Sunday, January 29 at 11 am. This worship service will also be our annual Youth Ser-vice. The schedule for the day will be: Education Hour at 9 am, Worship at 10 am, Annual Meeting at 11 am, with a luncheon to follow. Annual Report materials will be available online and in hard copy at church at least one week prior to the meeting.
Council Applicants Wanted
There are elected positions open on our Church Council. If you are interested in learning more, talk to one of the pastors. These positions will be elect-ed at our Annual Meeting.
Lenten Devotional
Once again this year, we will be preparing a daily Lenten devotional written by YOU! If you would like to share your thoughts about a particular assigned Bible passage (about 200-250 words) please let Pastor Seth know ([email protected]) for inclusion on our writer's list. The pastors and others will be available to help and consult.
You have something to say.
Social Media If you’re a Twitter, Insta-
gram or Facebook user, make sure you include All Saints in your social media mix. Follow @ASLCPalatine on Twitter and Instagram and like “All Saints Lutheran Church” on Facebook.
Faith and Fellowship Group Meet before heading to the office or the rest of your day for Bible Study and conversation at 7:00 am on Wednesday mornings at Red Apple (2121 S. Plum Grove Rd. in Palatine).
If you are interested, talk to Pastor Seth so he can reserve a space.
E-mail Lists
All Saints maintains several email lists to communicate with members. There are three different lists:
Publicity is for general publicity announcements.
Devotions is for our daily devotions.
Education is for parents of students age 3 through grade 8.
If you’d like to sign yourself up for regular email communication from the church use this link: http://eepurl.com/1Z6Tj
Worship Helpers Are Needed
In order for worship to
run smoothly, each week several volunteers are needed. If you haven't volunteered before, go ahead and sign up. These jobs are easy. We'll get you trained. Join the fun! Our website it now filled up with opportunities through summer, so you can look ahead and plan in a way that works for you.
Sign up at http://vols.pt/k137HH or call the church office at 847-991-2080. Thanks in advance!
Recycling
News All Saints has a paper recycling bin in the park-ing lot. This is for paper, cardboard, etc. Bring your paper and cardboard from home. All Saints receives a small fee for each load. Within the building, please make sure to recycle only plastic, glass, and metal in the 2 bins in the Gathering Space. All other bins (in Gathering Space, offices, etc) are for paper and cardboard only.
For All to Know Christ 3 Saints Alive! December 2016
Saints Alive! Deadline Articles for the January issue of Saint’s Alive! should be submitted on or before December 26h.
Submissions can be placed in the Saint’s Alive! mailbox in the volunteer office or by e-mail to
[email protected] (e-mails are preferred.)
Questions and or other concerns can be directed to
the co-editors, Claudia and John Nicholas, by call-
ing 847-895-8039, or at the above e-mail address.
Preludes
Offer your gift of music-making on Christmas Eve! One half hour before each service that evening the talented musicians of All Saints will present beautiful prelude music for Christmas Eve.
Children are especially invited to offer their musical gifts before the 3:00 p.m. Family service. Youth and adults are invited to offer their musical gifts before the 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ser-vices. If you are interested in singing a Christmas song or playing a Christmas tune on Christmas Eve, please contact Director of Music, Doug Wil-liams.
Come and join in on the music-making! If you have any questions, please contact Director of Music Ministries, Doug Williams, via email at [email protected] or by calling 847-991-2080 ext. 25.
For The Littlest Saints
All Saints has recently transi-tioned to a new faith resource called FROLIC for its youngest members. Frolic helps busy par-ents during their child's first three years by automatically delivering to their inbox a personalized e-newsletter about their child on the first of every month. The Frolic e-newsletters are packed with age-appropriate articles about the child's develop-ment and tips about early faith formation.
Parents of children age three and younger that have been baptized, if you haven’t sent your infor-mation to receive FROLIC e-mails, please send your child’s name and birthdate along with your name and preferred e-mail address to [email protected].
