WHAT TO EXPECT

Sundays at All Souls

What to Know

  • Our worship is sacramental and liturgical.

    Sacramental

    A sacrament is defined as “an outward and visible sign of an inward spiritual grace.” Sacramental worship involves receiving grace through participation—God makes himself present to us, communicating himself through all our senses, beyond intellectual means alone. Holy Communion is celebrated each week and Baptism is received as the initiatory sacrament, through which we become full participants in the life of the Church.

    Liturgical

    Liturgy is both our public worship to God and his public service to us. Our liturgy, from theBook of Common Prayer, is historically rooted—handed down to us from scripture and enacted throughout the historical Church. Liturgical worship is an embodied and participatory approach to worship. The Book of Common Prayer is often referred to as Scripture arranged for worship. Our lives are ordered by God’s Word—teaching us how to pray and aligning our will with the heart of God.

  • We want you to be comfortable. You see some at All Souls in blue jeans and some in dresses and sport coats.

  • Nursery and childcare is provided during our services. The children are dismissed before the sermon and then return to their families during the Peace. Additionally, children of all ages are welcome at all times during the service – our nursery is completely optional. Our goal is that our children fully participate in our worship, whether that be through special instruction in nursery and future children’s classes or parental instruction and corporate modeling in the sanctuary.

  • Follow the All Souls parking signs to the parking lot and follow the All Souls welcome signs to the worship space.