All Saints Lutheran Church, San Diego
6355 Radcliffe Drive, San Diego, California 92122 Church: 858.453.3595 • allstsofc@sbcglobal.net Preschool: 858.453.5340 • allstspre@sbcglobal.net |
Lenten Discipline: Prayer, Fasting, Giving
Opportunities for Prayer:
Wednesdays in Lent: 7 pm, Evening Prayer – suspended until further notice
Following the simple soup supper (see below), we gather to pray.
The Prayer Board and Candle Stand
In the Baptistery the Prayer Board offers you an opportunity to ask the prayers of your All Saints brothers and sisters: fill out a prayer request and affix it to the board with a cross. Thanks to the Romanian Orthodox mission congregation, we also have the candle stand in the southwest corner of the Nave; the candles are in a basket on the usher’s table at the back of the Nave; a lighted candle has long been a symbol of prayers being offered for a particular person or intention.
Fridays in Lent: 12 noon, Stations of the Cross – suspended until further notice
We are blessed with a worship space the walls of which are adorned with the Stations of the Cross. You are invited to join Pastor Bieber in this traditional devotion. It takes about half an hour.
Saturdays in Lent: 2 to 3 pm, Individual Confession and Absolution – suspended until further notice
The Pastor is available to hear your confession and offer God’s forgiveness during this holy season: between 2:00 and 3:00 on Saturdays in Lent, or any time by appointment.
What is Fasting?
Fasting is learning to live without what I thought I couldn’t live without. What is that for you? Food and drink? Electronic connectedness? Entertainment? Try forty days without it.
Opportunities for Giving:
CCSA, the blue pig (Franciscan Missions in Syria, see below), what matters to you, and more.
Opportunities for Prayer:
Wednesdays in Lent: 7 pm, Evening Prayer – suspended until further notice
Following the simple soup supper (see below), we gather to pray.
The Prayer Board and Candle Stand
In the Baptistery the Prayer Board offers you an opportunity to ask the prayers of your All Saints brothers and sisters: fill out a prayer request and affix it to the board with a cross. Thanks to the Romanian Orthodox mission congregation, we also have the candle stand in the southwest corner of the Nave; the candles are in a basket on the usher’s table at the back of the Nave; a lighted candle has long been a symbol of prayers being offered for a particular person or intention.
Fridays in Lent: 12 noon, Stations of the Cross – suspended until further notice
We are blessed with a worship space the walls of which are adorned with the Stations of the Cross. You are invited to join Pastor Bieber in this traditional devotion. It takes about half an hour.
Saturdays in Lent: 2 to 3 pm, Individual Confession and Absolution – suspended until further notice
The Pastor is available to hear your confession and offer God’s forgiveness during this holy season: between 2:00 and 3:00 on Saturdays in Lent, or any time by appointment.
What is Fasting?
Fasting is learning to live without what I thought I couldn’t live without. What is that for you? Food and drink? Electronic connectedness? Entertainment? Try forty days without it.
Opportunities for Giving:
CCSA, the blue pig (Franciscan Missions in Syria, see below), what matters to you, and more.
April, 2020 FROM THE PASTOR . . . Dear Christian friends: As I write this, we know that the church is closed through Palm / Passion Sunday. We have not heard whether the State or the County will require us to remain closed past that date. If we are able to celebrate the liturgies of the Triduum (Latin for “three days”)—Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter—our services will be quite simple. If we are able to gather on Easter Day, that festive Liturgy will not be completely without ceremony, but will be a little simpler than it has been in the past. Our joy will be not only in the celebration of the Paschal mystery of Christ’s Passover from death to life, but also in the ability once again to gather and together to do the Liturgy, Leitourgia, the public work of the People of God. This year, our Lenten fasting has taken a turn none of us expected. We’re fasting from company; from our regular activities; for many of us, from work, or at least from going to work; and, not least, from the Liturgy and the reception of the Eucharist. Now it appears that this unique Lenten discipline will continue, making this strange Lent also a long Lent. The good news for members of a Liturgical Church: we remember that Easter is fifty days—until Pentecost (the “fiftieth day”). And so even if we cannot gather for Easter Day, Easter II is Thomas Sunday—blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe; Easter III is the road to Emmaus—Christ makes himself known in the breaking of the bread; Easter IV is Good Shepherd Sunday—whenever we are permitted to gather again for worship, we will celebrate resurrection and new life, and koinonia—communion, fellowship, participation, sharing! If we are not able to gather for Holy Week and Easter Day, you will be able to find worship services on television and the Internet. I will post some slideshows of my collection of All Saints Liturgy photos. But none of these is worship. The room you see is empty except for the performers and what you are watching is a television show. Make sure that gospel values, not entertainment values, inform what you choose to watch. Until we are able to gather as a worshiping community, this strange fast continues. . . Grace and peace, Paul Bieber, Pastor All Saints now is on Facebook! If you're on Facebook, too, please like and participate in our New Facebook Page. |
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for schedules of acolytes, deacons, lectors, offertory giftbearers, and coffee hour setup hosts.
for schedules of acolytes, deacons, lectors, offertory giftbearers, and coffee hour setup hosts.
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Sunday Eucharist – 9:00 am – Suspended until further notice
We regard the Church's liturgy as the birthright of the baptized and invite Christians of all ages
to worship as they are able. At the end of the liturgy on the first Sunday of the month,
we encourage children to join the pastor for a children's sermon.
Sunday School and Adult Forum – 10:30 am – Suspended until further notice
Confirmation Classes – 11:15 am every other Sunday – Suspended until further notice
Wednesday Worship – 7:00 pm – Suspended until further notice
• Evening Prayer (Vespers) during Daylight Saving Time
• Compline (Night Prayer) during Standard Time
• Brief Eucharist when a Feast Day falls during the week
All Saints is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Pacifica Synod.
We are also a member congregation of the Community Christian Service Agency.
Website most recently updated on Thursday of Lent IV, 26 March 2020.