On Sunday, May 7, at 6:30pm, a beautiful confirmation service for the Sacrament of the Laying on of Hands was celebrated by Bishop Samuel Rose. 

God Bless the newly confirmed.

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On Sunday, November 6th , we celebrated our Patronal Sunday (All Saints’ Sunday), and we were very pleased to welcome The Rt. Rev’d Cyrus Pitman as our homilist. Bishop Cy served in our parish from 1993 to 2000. We looked forward to having Bishop Cy share this special day with us, along with other community groups, and to share in the fellowship of coffee, tea, and treats at the parish hall after the service. All Saints’ Day, also called All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, or the Feast of All Saints’ in the Christian church, is a day commemorating all the saints of the Church, both known and unknown, who have gone before us.

GOD AT WORK THROUGH OUR YOUTH

A “new” thing is happening at All Saints’ CBS—our youth ministry has taken on a new post-COVID look. Following our recent confirmation program that saw 39 young parishioners confirm their faith during two sessions with Bishop Sam back in May, they continued to volunteer to read and take part in our church services every week. This continued throughout the summer, and though the numbers were reduced, the excitement grew. Since the fall began, we have rebranded our Sunday School program, and have launched our new Kidz Klub. We hope to have great success in this program as the year progresses.

CAMP DAVID

On Sunday afternoon, August 28th, the CBS CLB Old Comrades’ Lodge 2 hosted a Commemoration Ceremony at their wilderness camp located on Third Pond, just off the Pasturelands Road, which is just south of the TCH. One of our faithful parishioners, and a very dedicated member of the CBS CLB Old Comrades’ Association, David Butler, was very instrumental in the development and maintenance of this youth wilderness camp. Originally, it was primarily used by the various CLB companies within CBS, however, its use soon spread to numerous youth and community groups around the Eastern Avalon. This wilderness camp has been renamed to reflect on and to honour the yeoman efforts of Comrade Dave. The attendance was absolutely overwhelming, and everybody was given a little walk down memory lane, reflecting on the highlights of the development of this camp. 

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Turkey Cold Plates & Desserts

Our ACW group here at All Saints’, Conception Bay South, were busy selling turkey cold plates and desserts on Thursday, May 27th. Due to the COVID restrictions, orders had to be pre-ordered and picked up at the parish hall auditorium between 11:30am and 1:30pm. It was a great success with over 200 dinners sold.

Homemade Quilt

Our ACW are hard at work again: they held a ticket lottery on a beautiful quality handmade quilt valued at $500. There were only 1000 tickets available, which sold out in a very short time. We would like to thank you so much for your kind support. As part of our fall fair activities, the lucky ticket will be drawn on Thursday, October 14th. Thank you again for supporting the wonderful ministry of the ACW.

Flea Market

ACW, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Tea Room Group participated together in planning our annual flea market. It was scheduled for July 3rd from 9am-3pm. We asked for donations and also rented out tables. Once again, keeping in line with COVID restrictions, we asked that a form be completed as a contact tracing pre-registration or that you register at the door as you entered the parish hall. During this flea market, a take-out of moose burgers, hamburgers, and hot dogs was sold. This event was also a success. Thank you to all who supported this fundraiser.

Online Silent Auction

All Saints Parish Finance Team were very excited to give heads up for our very first online silent auction. This auction was organized to help us raise a little money during these challenging Covid times. This auction was held during the week of June 14th – 18th. We asked the public for any and all donations that they would like to donate. Suggested donation ideas included ideas like gift cards, baked goods, knitted items, crafts, etc. This event was also very successful and a big thank you  to the organizers and everyone who supported this auction.

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