We seek a transforming encounter with God through the three streams of His Word, His Spirit and the Sacraments.
Word: God speaks, and the world comes into existence. God speaks, and the light bursts into the darkness. God speaks, and we hear the words of love and hope, life is born, hearts are transformed, souls are illumined and paths are revealed. God speaks today in the Holy Scriptures. Worship at All Saints is a time to read, hear, study and preach the Word of God, earnestly applying it to the struggles, concerns, issues and questions of personal life, family, community and culture.
Spirit: We prayerfully seek the presence, ministry and partnership of the Holy Spirit in all we do, especially when we gather as His family to worship Him. We seek the fullness of the Holy Spirit through prayer before, during and after the services: the lines are always open! We encounter the Holy Spirit through weekly Eucharistic prayer and healing prayer in our worship services (click here for more information about All Saints’ Prayer Ministries).
Sacrament: All of life is a sacred gift from God, through which we come to know and experience Him, but the Holy Sacraments of Communion and Baptism are unique. These events are not merely memorials or symbols but living encounters with God that nurture our faith and life in ways that transcend human understanding. We enter into the family of God through the waters of Baptism, and we renew our baptismal vows weekly through our common declaration of the creeds. Communion is the “family meal” for the followers of Christ; and our entire worship service leads us to the climactic place where we come directly in thankful, prayerful faith and worship to commune with the resurrected Jesus!
We are worshippers, not spectators. We reverently and joyously respond with our minds, hearts, souls and bodies to the One who deserves all our love and worship. We are active in our worship – standing, kneeling, sitting, speaking aloud together, singing, praying, moving. Worship is the work of all the people, not the work of the few. Rooted in the reality that Christ took on flesh, we understand the importance of the physical world in our worship. We see the importance of visual symbols and physical actions as a means of understanding and expressing our faith. Bottom line, you cannot worship at All Saints and be a sideliner!
We worship in the Anglican tradition. We are enthusiastically committed to vibrant, creative liturgical worship guided by the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and nourished by many traditions within the Christian church. Our liturgy is a careful path to take us progressively toward the climax of our worship – our “Anglican altar call” when we come to Jesus in the time of Eucharist. Knowing that our liturgy may be new for people, we include explanatory notes in our weekly service bulletin at each step of the service. We've also created a print and online booklet designed to help everyone understand our liturgy. Click here to read Walking the Liturgical Path. In addition, we follow the Christian calendar and greatly value the high and holy times that enable us to understand and know God better.
Our musical worship is a balanced blend of traditional and contemporary hymns and songs that teach and declare the truth about God and life. We are committed to worship that connects ancient Christian tradition and unchanging truth with current culture. Our music is rich and vibrant, and whether we are singing a newly-minted hymn or joining in the millennia-old words of the Sanctus, we enjoy singing! We are always eager for more gifted people to join in helping us with musical worship.
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