Be sure to include those dear to you in our prayers this All Saints’ Sunday

Each year worship for All Saints’ Sunday includes the Remembrance of the Faithful Departed, naming most especially those from our congregational family who have died since the last All Saints’ Sunday (November 6, 2022). 

The Book of the Dead will be placed in the narthex beginning Sunday, October 15. Plan to also place the names of those from your family and close friends who have died this past year. Be sure to include your name as well as your relationship to the individual (e.g. cousin, friend, neighbor). The church office staff will want to follow up to make sure we have all the correct information (name, date of death, etc.)

All Saints’ Sunday this year is Sunday, November 5.  November 1st is the middle of three days of remembrance in the Christian calendar.  All Hallows Eve (celebrated as Reformation Day in the Lutheran Church) is on October 31. All Saints’ Day is a day to celebrate all of the saints of the church, including those who may not have a special day of remembrance. Actually, the Remembrance of the Faithful Departed is a tradition originally associated with All Souls’ Day, November 2.