Happy Thanksgiving, friends and families of All Saints!
 
Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen. (Collect for Thanksgiving Day, BCP p. 246)
 
A reminder that there is neither Youth Group tonight, Wednesday, nor Sunday School this Sunday, Nov. 29 due to the holiday weekend. However, as this weekend also marks the first Sunday of Advent, there will be a special Sunday School activity going out Friday for families to check out, and all are welcome to CLICK HERE for Advent activities to do at home.
 
#AdventWord: For those seeking a new way to explore and experience Advent this year, consider checking out #AdventWord, a global, online calendar. Meditations and images will be offered daily through Virginia Theological Seminary each day beginning this Sunday, Nov. 29. These can be found through email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and American Sign Language videos on YouTube. Meditations will be offered in English, Spanish, ASL, and Haitian Creole.
 
Service Project Opportunity: During the month of November, everyone is invited to create holiday greeting cards for those who are in nursing homes/assisted living facilities, as well as parishioners who are mostly offline and/or typically homebound.
 
In previous years with similar projects, students have often created holiday cards and signed them on behalf of the Youth Group and/or All Saints Youth Ministry. If you have holiday cards from years past, such as blank cards from nonprofits or cards that can be recycled (such as a design on the front with a blank back cut along the fold), those would be acceptable as well. Please do not address them to any one person specifically.
 
All cards should be sent to/dropped off at All Saints by Sunday, Dec. 6. Please make sure to note that they are for the service project, and I will make sure they are distributed. Thank you to everyone who has already begun making & dropping off cards!
 
Saint Nicholas – Dec. 6: St. Nicholas will be making his annual visit to All Saints, albeit virtually this year on Sunday, Dec. 6 during our regular service at 9:30am.
 
Gift Drive: A reminder for anyone participating in the St. Nicholas Gift Drive for kids & teens at Harbor House shelter, books may be dropped in the mail slot to the left of the Drew St. doors. Toys and other gifts may be dropped off at the Parish Office Mondays & Thursdays from 9-11am. If you need to arrange a separate pick-up time, contact Erin at 920-918-4007. There are also alternative ways to give online if you and/or your family members are in quarantine. All gifts should be unwrapped, in original packaging, and to All Saints by Dec. 15. Please see the separate St. Nicholas announcement in the newsletter for more information. Thank you to everyone who has already begun dropping off gifts!

Hello, friends and families of All Saints!
 
A reminder that Youth Group (grades 5-12) is meeting weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-7:45pm via Zoom. Likewise, Sunday School (grades 4K & up) is also meeting weekly on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:25am via Zoom. Links are sent out ahead of time via the Weekly Update email on Wednesdays.
 
If there are questions, or if you wish to be added to the email list, please contact me, Erin Wolf, at asygappleton@gmail.com for assistance. Calendars may be found via the “Calendars” page of the Youth Ministry website.
 
Adult Chaperones Needed: Parents and adults of All Saints: I need at least ONE other adult (though TWO are preferred) to assist me with virtual gatherings as we maintain Safeguarding guidelines in digital spaces. If you are interested in helping, please contact me at asygappleton@gmail.com.
 
THANK YOU to those who have already been assisting! Your time and presence are greatly appreciated!
 
Service Project Opportunity: During the month of November, everyone is invited to create holiday greeting cards for those who are in nursing homes/assisted living facilities, as well as parishioners who are mostly offline and/or typically homebound.
 
In previous years with similar projects, students have often created holiday cards and signed them on behalf of the Youth Group and/or All Saints Youth Ministry. If you have holiday cards from years past, such as blank cards from nonprofits or cards that can be recycled (such as a design on the front with a blank back cut along the fold), those would be acceptable as well. Please do not address them to any one person specifically.
 
All cards should be sent to/dropped off at All Saints by Sunday, Dec. 6. Please make sure to note that they are for the service project, and I will make sure they are distributed. 
 
Alternative Gift Market Online: A reminder that the Alternative Gift Market is still going from now through November 22 (Equal Exchange is through November 15). These make great gifts for teachers, neighbors, family, and so on, so feel free to take a look and see how you can give in a way that helps others around the world!  
 
Contact the church office (allsaintsappleton@gmail.com) or Sarah Gilbert with questions: H 920-735-9832, C 920-205-9053, pses@sbcglobal.net.
 
Thanksgiving Break: There will be no Youth Group on Wednesday, November 25 nor Sunday School on Sunday, November 29.

Hello, friends and families of All Saints!
 
I hope this find everyone enjoying the gorgeous colors of autumn. Here are some updates and reminders for Sunday School & Youth Group families!
 
Youth Group: Students in grades 5-12 are invited to join our weekly gatherings on Wednesdays from 7:00-7:45pm (Compline will still be offered via the All Saints Church Facebook page at 7:45pm for any students wishing to help lead). Zoom links will be sent out ahead of time via the Weekly Update email list each Wednesday. If you have any questions or wish to be added to the email list, please contact me, Erin Wolf, at asygappleton@gmail.com for assistance.
 
Sunday School: For those in grades 4K and up, you’re welcome to join in for virtual Sunday School gatherings via Zoom Sundays from 9:00-9:25am (as we don’t want to be late for worship at 9:30am). Zoom links will be sent out ahead of time via the Weekly Update email list each Wednesday. As mentioned above, contact me for further assistance.
 
Adult Chaperones Needed: Parents and adults of All Saints: I need at least ONE other adult (though TWO are preferred) to assist me with virtual gatherings as we maintain Safeguarding guidelines in digital spaces. If you are interested in helping, please contact me via email or call/text for more information.
 
Diocesan Fall Lock-In: Due to changes in the current recommendations and guidelines set-out for diocesan gatherings, the annual Youth Fall Lock-In has been postponed. However, there will still be a virtual offering that Friday night, Oct. 16, open to all ages! Read below for more information.
 
Upcoming Diocesan Events
Oct. 16: Virtual Camp Fire Sing-along at 7:00pm via the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac YouTube page. Join live for an evening of some of your favorite camp songs and a time of prayer. You may submit requests for songs, and we will try to fit in as many as possible. We will wrap up our evening by 8:30pm, and the broadcast will be available to watch on the YouTube channel after. Questions? Contact Erin Wolf at ewolf@diofdl.org.
 
Oct. 24: Diocesan Convention beginning at 9:00am via the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac YouTube page. Join delegates and leaders from around the diocese for a virtual convention! Learn about the life, ministries, and business of the diocese while also engaging in worship. Bishop Matt Gunter will be offering a pastoral address to the convention as well. For more information, go to diofdl.org/convention.

Hello, friends and families of All Saints!
 
I hope this finds you all well as we continue to move forward in the 2020-2021 school year. We are finally on the edge of our own program year beginning! At this time, our gatherings will continue to be offered virtually to abide by the recommendations and guidelines set out by Bishop Matt Gunter, with assistance and advice from the Diocesan COVID-19 Task Force. While I understand this may not be ideal or probable for some families, we do want to still offer modified ways to gather until it is safe for larger groups to congregate again in the future.
 
Youth Group Kick-Off: For those families with students in grades 5-12, we will start up virtual Youth Group gatherings via Zoom beginning Wednesday, October 7 from 7:00-7:45pm (Compline will still be offered via the All Saints Church Facebook page at 7:45pm for any students wishing to help lead). Zoom links will be sent out ahead of time via the Weekly Update email list each Wednesday. If you have any questions or wish to be added to the email list, please contact me, Erin Wolf, at asygappleton@gmail.com for assistance.
 
Sunday School Kick-Off: For those in grades 4K and up, you’re welcome to join in for virtual Sunday School gatherings via Zoom beginning Sunday, October 11 from 9:00-9:25am (as we don’t want to be late for worship at 9:30am). Zoom links will be sent out ahead of time via the Weekly Update email list each Wednesday. As mentioned above, contact me for further assistance.
 
Adult Chaperones Needed: Parents and adults of All Saints: I need at least ONE other adult (though TWO are preferred) to assist me with virtual gatherings as we maintain Safeguarding guidelines in digital spaces. If you are interested in helping, please contact me via email or call/text for more information.
 
Diocesan Fall Lock-In: Due to changes in the current recommendations and guidelines set-out for diocesan gatherings, the annual Youth Fall Lock-In has been postponed. However, there will still be a virtual offering that Friday night, Oct. 16, open to all ages! Read below for more information.
 
Upcoming Diocesan Events
Oct. 16: Virtual Camp Fire Sing-along at 7:00pm via the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac YouTube page. Join live for an evening of some of your favorite camp songs and a time of prayer. You may submit requests for songs, and we will try to fit in as many as possible. We will wrap up our evening by 8:30pm, and the broadcast will be available to watch on the YouTube channel after. Questions? Contact Erin Wolf at ewolf@diofdl.org.
 
Oct. 24: Diocesan Convention beginning at 9:00am via the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac YouTube page. Join delegates and leaders from around the diocese for a virtual convention! Learn about the life, ministries, and business of the diocese while also engaging in worship. Bishop Matt Gunter will be offering a pastoral address to the convention as well. For more information, go to diofdl.org/convention.

Greetings, All Saints families and friends!
 
I hope this finds you all well and healthy as school is underway for everyone now.  
 
2020-2021 Program Year: Reminder: The All Saints program year for 2020-2021 will begin in early October. Details are still being worked out, so please stay tuned! Thank you for your patience.
 
Youth Group Reminder: For those families with students in grades 5-12, your students are welcome to participate in All Saints Youth Group activities. Some 5th grade students are ready to jump in fully with Youth Group activities, while others use 5th-6th grades to test the waters out. Both are okay ways to participate!
 
While there are some activities not available to 5th graders (some diocesan events and other local youth events with other churches), parents, if your student wants to give Youth Group a try at any point this year, they are welcome to do so for All Saints specific events. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Wolf at asygappleton@gmail.com for more information.
 
Diocesan Events this fall/winter: At this time, there are a couple of diocesan youth offerings that will tentatively be offered in fall/winter of 2020-2021. However, as with any other event at this time, we will be making final calls about the nature of the event and announcing them within two weeks of the event start. Some of these events may be offered in person with reduced capacity or alternative arrangements, they may take place virtually, or we may postpone them until the spring. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make decisions that will hopefully best serve and honor the families of the Diocese of Fond du Lac. 
 
Upcoming Events
Oct. 16-17 (TENTATIVE): Youth Fall Lock-In (grades 6-12) While this event has traditionally been an in-person, overnight experience, there will be no overnight component to the weekend for 2020. Details are still being worked out, and more information will be available soon.

Greetings, All Saints families and friends!
 
I hope this finds you all well as school has been and is getting underway for the new school year in all its different forms.
 
2020-2021 Program Year: For anyone who may have missed the unofficial announcement, we will be pushing back the official start of the 2020-2021 school year from mid-September to early October.
 
Youth Group Reminder: For those families with students in grades 5-12, your students are welcome to participate in All Saints Youth Group activities. Some 5th grade students are ready to jump in fully with Youth Group activities, while others use 5th-6th grades to test the waters out. Both are okay ways to participate!
 
While there are some activities not available to 5th graders (some diocesan events and other local youth events with other churches), parents, if your student wants to give Youth Group a try at any point this year, they are welcome to do so for All Saints specific events. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Wolf at asygappleton@gmail.com for more information.
 
Vacation Note: Erin will be on vacation September 8-14, 2020 and can be reached by phone in the event of an emergency. For other non-emergency related inquiries, please contact either Fr. Christopher or Emily in the office.

Greetings, All Saints families and friends!
 
I hope this finds you all well as we move into the late summer. Here are some reminders for families of All Saints.
 
The Eucharistic Festival will be held virtually on August 29, 2020 beginning at 11:00am. This year’s preacher is Mother Hilary Crupi, OJN. She is the Guardian of the Order of Julian of Norwich (orderofjulian.org), a contemplative monastic Order of monks and nuns of the Episcopal Church.
 
2020-2021 Program Year: For anyone who may have missed the unofficial announcement, we will be pushing back the official start of the 2020-2021 school year from mid-September to early October. We hope this allows families time they need to adjust to whatever school might look like for them. A more official announcement will come soon.
 
Youth Group Reminder: For those families with students in grades 5-12, your students are welcome to participate in All Saints Youth Group activities. Some 5th grade students are ready to jump in fully with Youth Group activities, while others use 5th-6th grades to test the waters out. Both are okay ways to participate! While there are some activities not available to 5th graders (some diocesan events and other local youth events with other churches), parents, if your student wants to give Youth Group a try at any point this year, they are welcome to do so for All Saints specific events.
 
That said, we hope to also include those students in grades 4 and under from time to time. Obviously, Youth Group will look very different in this time of COVID, and some of our usual offerings will be on hold for the time being. However, we still wish to continue building up the students of All Saints, pandemic aside, so they may continue to engage in their growing faith journeys. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Wolf at asygappleton@gmail.com for more information.

Greetings, All Saints families and friends!
 
We offered our first week of “Prayer @ Home” the first week of July. This was an exercise to encourage everyone to continue to intentionally build prayer time into their every day while also exploring some potentially new and/or engaging ways to pray. Prompts for July included 1. Engaging in daily worship through the Daily Offices; 2. Praying with the 5 Finger Prayer & a Prayer Board; and 3. Diving deeper into the questions found within our Baptismal Covenant.
 
The second week of Prayer @ Home will take place Aug. 2-8, and the three daily prompts will include: 1. Engage in daily worship with the Daily Offices; 2. Exploring the Lord’s Prayer; and 3. Practicing sharing pieces of our faith stories with others (also known as evangelism). There will also be a mid-week check in on Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 6:45-7:30pm via Zoom.
 
The daily prompts may be found on the All Saints Youth Ministry website, the All Saints Youth Ministry Facebook group, and the All Saints parish Instagram account. Zoom call details may be found HERE or via the Youth Ministry Weekly Update email (CLICK HERE to sign up).
 
The Eucharistic Festival date has moved to August 29, 2020 and will be held virtually beginning at 11:00am. This year’s preacher is Mother Hilary Crupi, OJN. She is the Guardian of the Order of Julian of Norwich, (orderofjulian.org), a contemplative monastic Order of monks and nuns of the Episcopal Church.
 
A reminder that anti-racism resources can be found on the All Saints Youth Ministry website under the “Resources” tab (CLICK HERE). This includes recommendations for a wide range of ages for personal study and/or having conversations at home. If anyone has any recommendations that might be beneficial to this list, please contact Erin Wolf or Fr. Christopher.
 
Looking ahead to the 2020-2021 program year: In the coming weeks, there will be opportunities for parents to provide feedback on their thoughts for the year (with particular emphasis on the fall), and we will also continue keeping an eye on what local school districts are announcing. We thank you in advance for your patience and willingness to help us best navigate what the beginning of this new school year might look like and how we can best serve the families and youth of All Saints.

​March 24: Due to multiple spring breaks overlapping, all Sunday School classes will meet as one class in the Youth Room from 9:00-9:50am with NO Youth Group in the evening.
 
March 26-April 23: The Way of Love Lenten program continues! Thank you to all who have joined so far! We gather in Room 22 for a light dinner beginning at 5:30pm, have a brief teaching with discussion to follow, and our night wraps up around 7:00pm. Please join us. If you can bring a light soup dinner, please contact Erin Wolf HERE.
 
March 31: Medieval Knight at St. Thomas, open to grades 6-12 & adult leaders. 5:00-7:00pm with dinner included! This will take place of our usual Youth Group gathering.
 
April 7: Service Project for Youth Group. Details pending.
 
April 14: Camp Worship: This particular evening for Camp Worship will include Stations of the Cross and will be better suited for grades 2 and up. Younger students are invited to participate with a parent/guardian/family-connect adult assisting. Plan to meet in the Chancel (choir area of the church) at 6:30pm.
 
April 21: Easter Sunday—No Sunday School or Youth Group. Children’s Sermon at the 10:00am service with Easter Egg hunt for ages 11 and under following. More Holy Week details to be coming soon—stay tuned!
 
April 28: Youth Sunday/End of Year Celebration! Join as we celebrate the end of another year of Youth Ministry at All Saints! Students will be active within many parts of the 10:00am service, and the Youth Choir will sing again. Erin Wolf will serve as guest preacher, and all Youth Ministry volunteers will be recognized as well.
 
June 10-23: Diocesan Summer Camp Registration & Staff Applications are open! Please visit diofdl.org/camp for Camper Info, and diofdl.org/campstaff for Volunteer Staff Info! All camp-related inquiries may be sent to camp@diofdl.org. (Please note date change for Senior Camp.)
 
More Information for Youth Ministry can be found at the All Saints Youth Ministry website.
 
Upcoming Events
March 26: The Way of Love (Learn), 5:30-7:00pm, Room 22
March 31: Medieval Knight at St. Thomas, grades 6-12 & adults, 5:00-7:00pm with dinner
April 2: The Way of Love (Bless), 5:30-7:00pm, Room 22
April 7: Youth Group service project, details TBA
April 9: The Way of Love (Rest), 5:30-7:00pm, Room 22
April 14: Camp Worship, 6:30-8:00pm, Chancel
April 16: The Way of Love (Worship), 5:30-7:00pm, Room 22
April 21: Easter Sunday—No Sunday School or Youth Group. Children’s Message & Egg Hunt.
April 23: The Way of Love (Go), 5:30-7:00pm, Room 22
April 24: Unity Night at Fox Cities Exhibition Center, 6-8pm, grades 6-12 & adults
April 28: Youth Sunday/End of Year Celebration at 10:00am service
June 10-23: Diocesan Summer Camp at Camp Lakotah