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May 21, 2025

Arleane’s Thought and Prayer

Thought and Prayer of the Day
by Arleane Ralph

May 22, 2025

In a few weeks we’ll be celebrating Pentecost, a Christian holiday that commemorates the moment the Holy Spirit inspired the followers of Jesus Christ to dare to share the gospel with the world. It marks the beginning of the Church’s mission.

Each year at Pentecost, we are reminded that the gospel was never meant to stay confined inside four walls or within a select group, or even to a one-hour Sunday service. Following the example of Jesus’ own methods, the apostles and the growing number of disciples began to meet people where they were: in the streets, at dinner tables, on hillsides, in distant lands.

Social media platforms are the latest extension of that apostolic ministry. Today, people are spending hours every day scrolling on their phones. Why shouldn’t the church show up there, too? When All Saints posts a sermon tweet, shares news about group activities, or marks significant holy days or national observances, we’re planting seeds of truth and hope into the media landscape, and into people’s everyday digital lives, even when days are dark and the presence of God seems lost to people.

As with the ministry of early Christians, this kind of digital approach is not just about reach. It’s about relationship. Many people consider social media as a threat to relationship. But a church’s online communication can help build a sense of connection throughout the week. Those summaries of the Sunday’s sermon, pictures from our children’s ministry, or invitations to upcoming events keep followers engaged and informed, and it helps position All Saints in the wider community as something that is living and growing and relevant, even for those who aren’t local or don’t attend regularly.

That’s why I believe it’s important for members and friends of All Saints to follow, like, and repost our church’s content. It may seem like a small gesture, but it actually carries spiritual and missional significance. Every time you like or share a post, you’re helping to amplify the message. You’re saying, “This matters to me, and it might matter to you, too.” So, kudos to all of you that are already doing that. I don’t doubt that there are individuals who have come to church (perhaps not at All Saints but elsewhere in the Anglican communion) because they saw a repost from someone they followed and trusted that resonated with them and made them want to come and see for themselves. A simple click on a device opens a door through which seekers might enter in to meet God on their own terms.

If you think about it, when you engage with church online, you’re not just consuming content—you’re participating in the life of the church, building momentum, helping generate algorithms that push uplifting content into people’s feeds, creating bright spots that hopefully stand out amidst the doom scrolling and negativity. Often, I hear from people who don’t follow their church because they say it feels awkward or doesn’t “fit the vibe of their feed” (insert eyeroll emoji) or even because they want to keep their church life separate from their digital pastimes. I don’t have an answer for those qualms, because I don’t understand them.  Following your church’s social media is one of the ways you can witness to your faith, and in theory, it’s one of the easiest. It’s not like you’re being asked to go door-to-door or preach on street corner. If we truly believe in the message of love we proclaim on a Sunday or in the safety of the “upper room,” then why wouldn’t we want the world to see it—everywhere else, including online?

So, yes, I follow All Saints. I like and share—not out of obligation—but out of excitement for what God is doing through our community. It’s a small but powerful way I can live out my calling to be salt and light in a digital world that desperately needs both. And I invite you to do the same. #daretoshare

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation”
– Mark 16:15  

A Prayer for Social Media

Gracious God,
In a world connected by screens and signals,
help me use social media as a tool for grace,
not gossip; for truth, not division;
for encouragement, not envy.

Guard my heart from comparison,
my mind from distraction,
and my words from harm.

Let what I post reflect Your love,
and what I consume feed my spirit, not my ego.
Teach me to pause before I type,
to listen before I respond,
and to always see the humanity behind every profile.

May my online presence bring light,
build peace, and point others to You.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Prayer by ChatGPT 😉

 

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May 20, 2025

Rainbow Alliance Recommendations

Pride Celebration Day is on June 7th:

  • Multi Faith Service: 12:00-12:45PM at the Arbour Park Gazebo (beside Ajax Library)
  • Pride Parade (family friendly): 1:00-2:00PM starting at Kings Crescent N. (beside Ajax Library), travelling south on Harwood Ave, and ending at Falby Court.
  • Celebration and Vendors: 2:00-5:00PM at the Ajax Community Centre, located in the north parking lot beside the Ajax Community Centre, off Centennial Road.

See you there!

 


Scenes from the Pride Alliance Coffee Hour on May 25:

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In January 2025, 400+ Episcopalians gathered at a church webinar to learn how to protect transgender, nonbinary people in uncertain times. Read about the event at the Episcopal News Service.

All Saints’ Rainbow Alliance recommends this video of the webinar to you (see below) and has provided a breakdown of the webinar segments with time stamps (click to download)

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May 17, 2025

Mission Action Planning 2024-2026

All Saints is journeying on a two-year mission action plan (MAP) to strive and to lean more intentionally into parish strengths and growth areas.

  • Sharing Who We Are
  • Welcoming Others
  • Serving Others
  • Growing In Faith

These areas were identified by a parish-wide planning meeting in the spring of 2024. It was a wildly constructive meeting  for generating ideas and discerning the will and direction of the church. See the infographic below that shows the four primary growth areas, broken out into 2-3 general focus objectives. The general focuses were further broken down into specific target action items (not shown here). As the fall programming year begins, we can look forward to updates on the progress that has been made so far and what area objectives will be priorities for year one of the MAP implementation.

If there are areas that intrigue you and/or you feel called to support the MAP, contact Mthr Jennifer. She can advise on specific targeted action items that All Saints needs your help to achieve.

 

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May 7, 2025

Updated Organizational Email Addresses

All Saints is now using new email addresses. Please update your records, as needed, with the following contact information: 

To send e-transfers, please use office@nullallsaintswhitby.org 

  • Mother Jennifer priest@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Sharon/Office office@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Father Geoff frgeoff@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Deacon Joanne deaconjoanne@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Adriaan/Choir  music@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Treasurer Sheila treasurer@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • HR Warden Kelly hrwarden@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Finance Warden Jody financewarden@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Community Warden Nancy communitywarden@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Property Warden George propertywarden@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Stewardship Linda stewardship@nullallsaintswhitby.org
  • Screening Tim screening@nullallsaintswhitby.org

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