Hey All Saints, What's up?

#1 I am grateful and excited for what Jesus is doing at All Saints.

• I hear amazing stories of transformed lives.
• I meet new people every Sunday.
• I am absolutely amazed with all the buzz around Life Groups! I am grateful for the leadership team that is making Life Groups happen.

#2 The Christmas Eve gathering this Saturday is going to be excellent. Watch this video clip

Everlasting Light - Christmas Eve 2011 from All Saints on Vimeo.

Be sure to invite friends and family, we will begin at 5pm and wrap up around 6:10. It will be a great way to begin the celebration of Christ's birth.

#3 Reminder, we will NOT have Christmas day gatherings. A few may be wondering why so I will take just a second to explain. Our staff and volunteers have been preparing to make this time period the best it can possibly be, a lot of hours have been invested in what we are all sure is going to be an amazing experience. After an incredible ministry run such as that the leaders in our church decided that it would best serve our church, our volunteers and our staff to encourage them to spend Christmas Day with their families.  I can assure you that Jesus will not be offended. :)

#4 A GIGANTIC THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who tirelessly serve All Saints in many ways. The incredible creativity and excellence by which you serve is inspiring. We are a very blessed church to have volunteer teams that serve the way they do. A HUGE THANK YOU to the staff. They do so much and believe in the mission of All Saints. I am so grateful to work with all of you. A MASSIVE THANK YOU to the Board. You guys are wise and generous. What a blessing to have you serve All Saints the way you do.

#5 Reminder #2 - We will have ONE gathering on New Year's Day at 11 am. We can be grateful for 2011 and look forward with joyful anticipation for 2012. 

#6 I am excited to begin a new series on January 8th that I am calling Living a Generous Life. The idea here is that we can't be generous without margin in our life. I am really looking forward to it.

Well, I think you should be caught up with "what's up?" I look forward to joining with you on Christmas Eve. I am so proud to be your pastor!

Merry Christmas,

Bill