Becoming a Member
At All Saints’ we invite everyone who wishes to worship here to make this church your spiritual home. You are welcome to participate in services, activities and programs. You will receive our e-mail and postal communications and will be included in our parish directory, and in the fabric of our community of faith. In return, we have several expectations:
Corporate worship and personal prayer are the focus and building blocks of our community life; we hope they will be so for you. We urge all parishioners to be involved in at least one ministry (either inside or outside the congregation). We also ask that you contribute financially to the life and work of the parish as you are able. The majority of our parishioners make a pledge of time, talent and treasure in the fall as we plan for the year ahead.
Corporate worship and personal prayer are the focus and building blocks of our community life; we hope they will be so for you. We urge all parishioners to be involved in at least one ministry (either inside or outside the congregation). We also ask that you contribute financially to the life and work of the parish as you are able. The majority of our parishioners make a pledge of time, talent and treasure in the fall as we plan for the year ahead.
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SacramentsBaptism is the sacramental start of Christian life. If you have not been baptized, please consider meeting with the clergy to explore this.
Once a person is baptized he or she is welcome to receive Communion, regardless of his or her age. Children baptized as infants will receive Communion on the day of their baptism. After that it is up to the parents to decide when they want their child to start receiving on a regular basis. Some families decide that age two or three makes sense; others wait until their child completes the Communion Instruction class in Grade 2. Confirmation is the rite in which young people make a mature affirmation of their faith, claiming for themselves the promises their parents and godparents made for them in Baptism. Confirmation is celebrated by the Bishop of the diocese, usually at the Cathedral in Newark. Adults who wish to make a formal identification with the Episcopal Church are also Confirmed by the Bishop, or Received, if they have already been Confirmed in some other denomination. Youth Confirmation classes and Adult Inquirers classes are offered by the parish clergy. If you have been a member of another congregation, please request a Letter of Transfer from your previous church. This Letter should contain the dates of your Baptism and Confirmation (as they apply). This can be arranged through the parish office. |
