What do the Mona Lisa, Camelot, a castle, and Paris architecture have in common? They are all subjects of upcoming readings for members of the All Saints’ Book Club!
Our Book Club meets at the church on the second Monday of each month at 10 a.m. in the John Classroom. We welcome and encourage those who love to read and enjoy hearty conversation offering many different points of view to join us.
8-14-17
Dear All Saints’ Family,
Greetings and love from Dayton! After spending the past 16 years of my life in central Florida, I have picked up and moved to southwestern Ohio. As part of a scholarship program called SMART, I got a job at the Air Force Base here, doing Data Analytics. I feel very blessed to have a job that uses my Math degree and Statistics minor.
I am writing to give you all a life update and let you know how much I truly miss All Saints’. Growing up in such a vibrant, authentic congregation under the pastoral care and leadership of Fr. Reid, Fr. Al, and our phenomenal diaconate and
We welcome Greg as our new 10:50 a.m. Music Director. Greg has been a business owner and managing partner of OMS Insurance Group, Inc., and he has been an active participant in local arts organizations of Lakeland. He is past president of The Polk Theatre, Inc. and Florida Southern College Fine Arts Council. Greg was President of The Imperial Symphony Orchestra in 2015 for its 50th Anniversary Season, and he founded the Imperial Symphony Opera Gala in 1999
The following was written by one of our high schoolers Gabrielle Memmoli during Soul in the City, which took place the last week of July. Read about her daily experiences.
7-25-17
Today I went to a VISTE client’s home and painted the walls. My group was just using primer today, but tomorrow the group will
Our next opportunity to reach out and help in our local community will be Saturday, September 23 at 8:30 a.m. at Crystal Grove Park. The address is 1661 Crystal Grove Drive and plan to come a few minutes early as we like to get started right at 8:30 a.m. This is a Gang Task Force work day in partnership with the Lakeland Police and the Dream Center and we will participate in the
Fr. Reid led the All Saints’ group on a London tour from July 17-24. He and his wife and the members of the parish also attended the Oxbridge Conference in Oxford and Cambridge, England from July 24-August 3. The groups consisted of sixteen members for the London tour, ten for the Oxbridge Conference, and seven for the Cambridge tour. Thank you for your prayers on safe travels, they were both felt and appreciated.
The Spring 2017 Parish Academy session wrapped up the last of June, and as we enter into a brief summer hiatus, we want to warmly thank our four instructors who gave their time and talents to lead this important educational outreach for the past 11 weeks:
Fr Reid Hensarling, who taught A Theology of Word and Spirit; Dan Bridgeford, who taught Evangelism in Our Post Modern World; Susan Waldron, who taught The King’s Cross; and Phil Mays, who taught The Gospel of John.
If you missed any or all of the spring courses, you can find recordings to download on the All Saints’ Vimeo page: www.vimeo.com/allsaintslakeland.
Our Family Ministries had an outing to the bowling alley for mid-summer fun. Families with nursery-age children, grade school children, teens, and young adults enjoyed an evening together and they bowled as one big, happy family. There were 54 in total who came out and we filled 10 lanes!
In late April we started a class on healing miracles in the Bible which is being led by our Order of St. Luke teachers. This is not, however, a class just for OSL, but is for anyone in the congregation to attend and it has been very interesting! I asked Dr. Byron Hodge to give us a write-up for some further information. Stop by this Sunday for some thought provoking study in the Mark classroom during the Sunday school hour.
The Order of St. Luke is the prayer and healing ministry of our church. OSL members have been engaged in the in-depth study of the healing ministry of Jesus and have been approved by Fr. Reid.
| First Lesson | Deuteronomy 8:6-20 |
| Psalm | Psalm 146 |
| Second Lesson | Acts 4:32-36 |
| The Holy Gospel | Matthew 19:16-26 |
