The Scoop for the Fifth Week of Trinity

on June 29, 2026

Independence Day Cookout

As we continue to celebrate 250 years of our nation’s Independence, our parish will gather for a cookout this coming Friday evening, July 3, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the Blackburn’s farm in Fletcher. We’ll enjoy good food, good fellowship, and good fun together.

Have grandkids visiting? Bring them along! We’ll have special activities and fun for the little ones.

Please RSVP by emailing Dss. Cynthia at cynthia@allsaintsmillsriver.org or calling her at the church (828-891-7216). When you RSVP please let us know the following:

How many are in your group?
Do you need a carpool ride?
Can you help carpool others?

Please respond as soon as possible so we can plan for food. Food and drink are being provided. BYOB if you are so inclined. Parking is limited at the Blackburns, so we are encouraging the carpooling. If you have any questions, contact Dss. Cynthia at church or call Allison at 828-606-9965. We look forward to see all of you there and we will have a fabulous time!

Carpooling

We will gather in the parking lot at 1151 Naples Rd, Fletcher, NC, at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. This a parking lot directly across from the main entrance to Advent Hospital. By 5:15 p.m., we will have coordinated all the rides everyone needs and we will be following each other up the mountain to the Blackburns’ house. We will be able to shuttle folks back to the parking lot anytime they are ready during the evening.

Physical Address for the Blackburns

We understand that some of you may not be able to get to the carpooling lot by 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Their address is 887 Old Timey Place, Fletcher, NC and your GPS should take you there. Old Timey Place is off Hutch Mountain Road in Fletcher. There will be balloons marking the turn-off on Hutch Mountain Road onto Old Timey Place. Take Old Timey all the way up the mountain to the top! There are lots of squiggly turns on the way, so watch the markings!

This Week at All Saints

Monday, June 29-Thursday July 2
9:00 a.m., Office open
No worship or other activities

Friday, July 3
5:30 p.m., Independence Day Cookout @ Blackburn Residence

Fifth Sunday after Trinity, July 5
8:30 a.m, Holy Communion
11:00 a.m., Holy Communion

Monday, July 6
Office Closed

Prayer Lists for Fifth Week of Trinity

Parishioners: Andrew, Brenda, Frances, Julie, Kathy, Mary & child.
Family, Friends, & Others: Arthur, Chuck, Denis, Donna, Gail, Heron, Hugh, Laura & child, Lydia, Mabrey, Matty Dee, Paul, Rick, Scott, Tory & child.
Travel: Anne, Zwingert family.
Rest in Peace: Allen.
Provincial Prayer Cycle: Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Dunwoody, GA, The Very Rev. Daniel Trout, Dean.
Peace in Iran & the Middle East
Our U.S. Armed Forces

Summer Book Club

The summer book club will meet on July 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the parish hall for lunch and discussion on the book Theo of Golden by Allen Levi.

Books, e-books, and audio books are available on Amazon. Dss. Cynthia has a few copies to purchase for $15.00. Get your books now so you may read them and be ready for our discussion.

Please RSVP for lunch. There is a signup sheet in the entryway of the church. Lunch is $10.00/person.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Our annual outing to watch our Asheville Tourists will be on Tuesday, July 28, 6:30 p.m. The Tourists will be playing our local “enemies,” the Greenville Drive! Please sign up in the entryway to the church. We are in process of working out group tickets, so we are not sure of the exact cost. Tickets are usually approx. $10.00.

End of Summer Picnic

On Saturday, August 29, starting at 11:00 a.m., we will have an end of summer picnic extravaganza here at All Saints. It will also give us an opportunity to officially welcome Fr. Steve, his wife Jennifer, and their children Abby and Josh, before all our usual activities begin in September. We have also invited the parishes of our Deanery, which encompasses western NC, eastern, TN, and update SC. This will give us a chance to meet old friends, and new, who share our Anglican Way of Christianity.