All Saints Lutheran Church, San Diego
6355 Radcliffe Drive, San Diego, California 92122 Church: 858.453.3595 • allstsofc@sbcglobal.net Preschool: 858.453.5340 • allstspre@sbcglobal.net The Holy Eucharist: 9 am Sundays, in person and on Zoom The Wednesday Evening Service has been suspended |
THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM: The Great Three Days
Maundy Thursday Thursday, March 28 7:00 p.m. We recall our Lord’s example of humility and love in washing the feet of his disciples, and hear him interpret the meaning of his own death and resurrection in the institution of the Holy Eucharist. We recall his betrayal and abandonment in the stripping of the Altar. Good Friday Friday, March 29 7:00 p.m. Good Friday is an austere time of reflection and intercession as we hear the Passion According to St. John and pray the ancient Bidding Prayer. It is a time, too, for the veneration of Christ and his cross, for celebrating our Lord’s sacrifice. Also, Holy Communion is offered from the reserved sacrament. The Vigil of Easter Saturday, March 30 9:00 p.m. The climax of what began on Maundy Thursday is reached in this liturgy, which is full of contrasts between darkness and light, death and life, chaos and order, slavery and freedom. The liturgy comprises four sections: the Service of Light, which begins on the patio, the Service of the Word, which recounts God’s acts in creation and history, the Service of Baptism, in which we renew our baptismal promises, and the Service of Holy Communion, the first Eucharist of Easter. The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Day Sunday, March 31 The Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. The Easter Morning Festival Eucharist, with a Children’s Sermon, will be followed by our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Brunch. From the Pastor . . . Dear Christian friends: The whole month of April is encompassed by Easter’s Great Fifty Days—they extend all the way until the Day of Pentecost on May 19th. We rejoice in Jesus’ rising from the dead and our new life in him. Jesus’ trial and execution scattered his followers and left them cowering in fear. A few days later, a community of faith had formed who believed that Jesus, having truly died, was nevertheless alive. The Bible’s resurrection accounts tell of finding Jesus’ tomb empty, and of seeing and interacting with a living Jesus who still bore the marks of his crucifixion. The empty tomb does not, of itself, prove that he rose. And the appearances? Hallucinations, wish fulfillment, group hysteria—the resurrection as something present only on the interior screen of the disciples’ consciousness? “Believing the witness of his resurrection,” as we say in our Eucharistic Prayer, means that our community of faith today accepts the testimony that the risen Jesus showed himself—a visible, tangible person—not only to the “eye of faith,” but in time and space, to those to whom he chose to reveal himself. We, of course, walk by faith and not by sight. But our Easter faith assures us that the Risen One draws near to us, in our own place and time, and makes himself known, to assure us of the future that the whole grand story of Scripture adumbrates, which the One who wills our good in ways we cannot fathom has promised. Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Grace and peace, Paul Bieber, STS, Pastor Adult Forum The Easter cry of rejoicing, “Christ is risen!” is good news because it is the Crucified One who is risen. The resurrection is the vindication of the life, teaching, healing, and suffering of the One who died on the cross. And so we continue our Lenten discussion of Martin Luther’s “theology of the cross” as set forth in the Theses of the Heidelberg Disputation, held in 1518, just a few months after the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses. Join us as we discuss two to four of the theses each Sunday. Please join us after worship and refreshments in the Pastor’s Study on non-Confirmation Class Sundays. To view sermons from All Saints, visit Unbroken Word | Broken Bread Invitation: In-person or by Zoom You are invited to join the All Saints community in worship. California has lifted masking and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people. If you are vaccinated, you may come to church for worship without a mask and sit where you like. If you are not vaccinated or if you simply prefer it, you may wear a mask and/or mark your seating so that social distancing will be maintained. The service continues to be available on Zoom. If you are gathering virtually for worship via Zoom, please go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7904299410 at 9 am on Sunday to join us online. You can also dial in on your phone at 1 (669) 900-9128; the Meeting ID is: 790 429 9410. We open the meeting at about a quarter to nine so that we can greet one another and check in before the worship service begins. The meeting host will admit you to the meeting from the waiting room. Send an email to allstsofc@sbcglobal.net if you would like to be added to the list of those who receive the order of worship and the readings via email. Regarding offerings: You may bring your offering to church. Or you can mail a check to the church or slip one through the mail slot next to the church office door. Or you can send money via www.Zellepay.com (the church’s email address is allstsofc@sbcglobal.net) or www.Paypal.com. Thanks to all our generous givers! Sermons from All Saints, Episodes of "What Is the Premise?" and more are available at Pastor Bieber's site, Unbroken Word | Broken Bread: evangelicalcatholicsandiego.wordpress.com/
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We Invite You to Join Us!
Sunday Eucharist – 9:00 am
We regard the Church's liturgy as the birthright of the baptized and invite Christians of all ages
to worship as they are able. At the end of the liturgy on the first Sunday of the month,
we encourage children to join the pastor for a children's sermon.
Sunday School follows the worship service – from Holy Cross Day (September 14) through the Day of Pentecost
Confirmation Classes – 10:45 am Sundays, alternating with the Adult Forum
Wednesday services have been suspended
Sunday Eucharist – 9:00 am
We regard the Church's liturgy as the birthright of the baptized and invite Christians of all ages
to worship as they are able. At the end of the liturgy on the first Sunday of the month,
we encourage children to join the pastor for a children's sermon.
Sunday School follows the worship service – from Holy Cross Day (September 14) through the Day of Pentecost
Confirmation Classes – 10:45 am Sundays, alternating with the Adult Forum
Wednesday services have been suspended
All Saints is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Pacifica Synod.
We are also a member congregation of the Community Christian Service Agency.
Website most recently updated on Monday 26 September 2022.