Our motto for the year is:

"Citizens of Heaven in 2011"

how to live as agents of the Kingdom of God,

in the World but not of the World.

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SUNDAY SERVICES relocated:

Due to building works at All Saints', all our services will be held at

the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Hamra, until further notice.

Directions to NEST: take first left after AUB main gate, at second intersection turn left into Sourati Street:

NEST is the 2nd building on the right,

parking opposite and on-street.

For more info

call Nabil 03 281 388 or Lindy 03 258 603

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SUNDAY JANUARY 9th

11:45am Worship & Word

Refreshments at 11:15

Young Church will be meeting this Sunday

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SUNDAY JANUARY 16th

11:45am Informal Communion

Refreshments at 11:15

Young Church will be meeting this Sunday

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SUNDAY JANUARY 23rd

11:45am Morning Prayer

Refreshments at 11:15

Young Church will be meeting this Sunday

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SUNDAY JANUARY 30th

11:45am Morning Praise All Age Service

Refreshments at 11:15

There is NO Young Church this Sunday

Christmas Services 2010

Christmas Services 2010

PLEASE NOTE: Due to building work at All Saints' Church,

we will be moving to the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Hamra,

as of the 19th of December.

(directions to NEST: take first left after AUB main gate, at second intersection turn left into Sourati Street:

NEST is the 2nd building on the right, parking opposite and on-street.)

SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS' CHURCH DOWNTOWN

Sunday Dec 12th

11:00am Worship & Word Service

5:00pm Carols by Candlelight Service

Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at 6:30 in-between the 2 services

7:30pm Carols by Candlelight Service

SERVICES AT NEST, HAMRA

Sunday Dec 19th

11:45am Informal Communion Service at N.E.S.T.

4:00pm Crib and Christingle Service at N.E.S.T.

Friday Dec 24th

11:30pm Christmas Eve Midnight Communion at N.E.S.T.

Saturday Dec 25th

11:30am Christmas Day Family Service at N.E.S.T.

Sunday Dec 26th

11:45am Morning Praise informal service at N.E.S.T.

Beirut Marathon Sunday 7th November 2010

This coming Sunday is the Beirut Marathon, and as usual, the roads around All Saints' will be closed. Therefore there is NO service at All Saints' this Sunday.

However there will be an alternative Worship and Word service held at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Mansourieh at 11:00am. All who can make it up to this area are welcome to attend. Map is attached.

For those who are down in Beirut, Rev. Nabil will be leading the group cheering the runners on the corniche beside the church at 9:00am.

Worship Evening Cancellation & Sept Services

Please note that the Worship Evening that was scheduled for this Sunday 22nd will NOT be happening. Due to the death of a family member of one in our congregation, we will be postponing this service to another date which will be announced.

Morning Services for the coming month are:

22nd Aug: Morning Prayer 11:00am

29th Aug: Morning Praise 11:00am

5th Sept: Holy Communion 11:00am

12th Sept: Worship & Word 11:00am

19th Sept: Holy Communion 11:00am

26th Sept: Morning Praise 11:00am

This Sunday 22nd August 2010

This coming Sunday we will be meeting at All Saints' Church at 11:00am for Morning Prayer, and will be joined by our brothers and sisters from the International Congregation of the National Evangelical Church.

In the evening we will also be hosting our second Worship Evening at 7:00pm in the All Saints' church. All are welcome to this hour of worship and prayer.

No Service Sunday 15th 2010

This is a reminder that there is NO English service at the All Saints' church this Sunday as we are having a joint service with the International Congregation of the National Evangelical Church at 10:30am. Their church is located next to the U.N. building down town.

On Sunday 22nd of August we will have Morning Prayer at the usual time of 11:00am at All Saints'.

Summer Services at All Saints'

During the summer months we will hold services as usual at 11:00am.

4th July : Holy Communion 11th July : Worship & Word

18th July : Holy Communion

25th July : Morning Praise

On July 18th we will launch our Evening Worship at 7pm, an informal time of prayer and worship. All are welcome.

Pentecost Sunday at All Saints' International Congregation

Pentecost Sunday at All Saints' International Congregation

Welcome to our new Church Council!

We were very pleased with the turn out to our Annual General Meeting, held on the 25th of April 2010. Many thanks to all those who participated and congratulations to the new members of our Church Council (pictured below, apologies for the poor quality photo)

CC Members: Wadih, Raymond, Debbie, Steve, Perry, Ray, Samra, Lindy & Nabil (Missing Anastasia)

Also we are grateful to our Ministry Leadership Team pictured above: Sarah, Thia, Suzann, Lindy, Nabil & Marcus. (Missing are Sarah and Dan)

Easter Services at ASIC

1st April Maundy Thursday Passover Meal 6:00pm

2nd April Good Friday Cross Making 10:00am Church Hall

2nd April Good Friday Meditative Service - The 7 Words of the Cross 2:00pm

4th April Easter Sunday Sunrise Baptism Service 7:00am Dar El Awlad

4th April Easter Sunday Holy Communion Service 11:30am

Suggested Commandments to Honour Parents

These are some ideas that were given for how to honour Parents. Some interesting thoughts!

Suggested Parents Commandments from our kids!!

These are some of the ideas that our kids and young people came up with when asked to write their own version of the 10 Commandments for Parents. Some food for thought!

Easter Services at ASIC

There are a number of special services happening at All Saints' this Easter season.

28th Palm Sunday: 11:30am Morning Praise service in the Church

1st Maundy Thursday: 6:00pm Passover Meal in the Church Hall

2nd Good Friday: 10:00am Cross Making in the Church Hall

2nd Good Friday: 2:00pm Meditative Service in the Church

4th Easter Sunday: 7:00am Sunrise Baptism Service at Dar El Awlad, Mansourieh

4th Easter Sunday: 11:30am Holy Communion Service in the Church

Sunday 14th February 2010

This Sunday due to the memorial activities downtown, we will not have access to All Saints' Church building. Therefore we will be holding our Worship & Word service at the Near East School of Theology (NEST), Souraty Street, Hamra at 11:30am. For those of you travelling from the East side of the city we recommend that you come via Mathaf and avoid the port road.

Coming up at All Saints'

This month:

Feb 14th: Worship & Word at NEST 11:30am

Feb 17th: Ash Wednesday Service at All Saints' 7:30pm

Feb 21st: Family Communion at All Saints' 11:00am

Feb 28th: BCP 1662 Holy Communion at All Saints' 8:00am

Feb 28th: Morning Praise at All Saints' 11:00am

Sunday Services

At All Saints' Church we have a variety of service styles, ranging from formal to very informal. Services for the coming month of February are as follows: 7th : 11:00am Holy Communion (formal liturgy) 14th : 11:00am Worship & Word Service (informal) 21st : 11:00am Family Communion (informal liturgy) 28th : 8:00am BCP 1662 Holy Communion (formal liturgy) 28th : 11:00am Morning Praise Service (contemporary informal) All are welcome to attend any of our services. For more information about our mid week home groups or the Alpha Course, please feel free to call 03 281 388.

Sunday 10th January 2010

We want to let you know about this Sunday, it will be a special Joint Communion Service with the Arabic Congregation at 10:30am . We will be joined by our four bishops from the province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, (Jerusalem, Cyprus, Iran and Egypt). It will be a bi-lingual service, both english and arabic. Arrive early to make sure you get a seat!

Services for the rest of the month are:

17th January: 11:00am Worship & Word

24th January: 11:00am Informal Family Communion

31st January: 8:00am BCP 1662 Holy Communion

31st January: 11:00am Morning Praise