Since 2015, members of the All Saints Care for Our Common Home ministry have been working on reducing our parish’s reliance on fossil fuels. We are continuing that effort by installing solar panels on the church roof, a project which parishioners approved last year.

We are happy to say that 27 solar panels will be installed this spring, which will offset all of the church building electric usage.

We are now ready to “kick off” a fund raising event to help pay for the cost of the project, which is expected to be around $34,000. We are inviting parishioners, and friends of All Saints Parish, to donate all, or a portion of the cost of each panel. This donation can be made without, or with a designation in memory, or in honor of a loved one.

You can donate $350 for ¼ of a panel, $700 for ½ a panel, or the full $1400. Smaller donations (under $100) will also be welcome, and the Care for our Common Home ministry will match those donations with our own funds up to $1400. We invite others who’d like to be matching donors to let the parish know at parish@allsaintssyracuse.org.

You may even want to give your donation as a Valentine, February 14, to an environmentally conscious loved one!

To kick off this ongoing fund raiser, you can donate online! Be sure to indicate your name, that it is for Church Solar Panels, and the person you are remembering or honoring with your donation, if you wish to do so.

Click the link below to donate online! Choose other for fund and note solar panel, along with any memory or intention, in the notes next to your selection of “Other.”

Please see Bishop Lucia’s Letter to the Diocesan Family and Pastoral Letter With Liberty and Justice for All.

Our First Eucharist and First Reconciliation preparation programs will begin in February! If your child or grandchild is not already enrolled in Faith Formation, but wishes to join either the First Eucharist or First Reconciliation program, please contact Claudine at allsaintsff@syrdio.org or (315) 382-8933 as soon as possible.

BIBLE STUDY: Bible Study Groups continue studying the Gospel of Luke.  There are two groups that meet in the Tomczak room in church – one on Tues. evenings from 7 to 8:30pm [also on Zoom] and, another on Wed. mornings from 10 to 11:25am. Newcomers are always welcome.  Please get in touch with Mary Jureller so that she can order a book for you.  Call or text: 315 382-8039, or email at giege39@gmail.com . 

The Spring Session of our BEREAVEMENT GROUP continues on Wed., Feb. 12. The Group is for anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one, regardless if the loss is recent or if it has been months or years. The Group will help you face your grief in a way that is healthy for you. Listening to others and sharing is a way to work through grief. If you know someone who might benefit from this Ministry, please feel free to invite them (or better yet, bring them!) Also, those who have been to a Group previously and would like to continue that growth are most welcome! The Group will meet on Wednesdays from 3-4pm in the Spiritual Renewal Center at the Bishop Harrison Center. Dates for the Spring Session include: Jan. 29; Feb. 5, 19 & 26; and Mar. 5. The Group is facilitated by our Sue Lamanna, RN, MA, MS. APN, CNE. You can contact Sue at 315-247-7879 OR lamannas@sunyocc.edu