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Service Sunday is Coming!

Service Sunday Is Coming! Please join our 7th grade class on Sunday, March 11, in the Parish Hall from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM (with a break for 10:30 mass)….

All Saints Introduces Its First Science Fair.

All students will have the opportunity to work with the scientific method and create a project for the fair. It gives our kids and families another way to have fun with science!…

Central Catholic Math Fest

For the last thirteen years Central Catholic High School has sponsored a Mathematics Festival. Their Math Fest provides competition (both team and individual) between middle schools in the greater Portland…

Parish News: Summary of Music Survey

Summary of Comments: There is a strong need for uplifting, inspirational, contemporary (post Vatican II), modern music. Music Liturgy is essential to a thriving parish; All Saints needs to take…

ALL SAINTS PARISH CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY

All Saints begins its 100th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, November 6th with Mass at 10:30 am with Archbishop Alexander Sample presiding. This Commemoration of our feast day of All Saints will…

Religious Programs

Youth Ministry: “Disciples in Action”  Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 8, we will celebrate the 100th birthday of All Saints Parish. Stories, Food, Fun, Prayers!! Food Bank: November 15, from 6:00-8:30….

Religious Programs

Youth Ministry:  “Disciples in Action,” Monday, October 4th, 3:10-5:00: “Celebrating St. Francis and Pope Francis: Prayer, Praise, Friendship and Fun.” Please pick up your child by the gym door at 5:00. Sacramental…

Rite of Christian Initiation For Adults

Any adult or teen who has never completed any or all of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation or Eucharist and would like to enter the RCIA process, which includes:…

CYO Sports Registration

Currently, All Saints offers five sports and CYO offers four additional sports through their organization (Football, Soccer, Baseball and Lacrosse). All Saints teams include: • Girls Volleyball (grades 3rd through…

Auction and Anonymous Grant Fund Gym Renovation.

The gym roof will be replaced during the first two weeks in June, 2016. Thank you all for your auction paddle raise contributions and for the $10,000 anonymous foundation grant for this project….

Parish News

Dear All Saints Families, RICE BOWLS: Last call for all Rice Bowls.  We currently have collected $1,933.23.  Thanks to all for your generosity. “SILVER” FOR FATHER PAUL: On Wednesday, April 27th,…

New Building Update

Progress continues on our new facility. On the evening of the auction, Saturday, March 5th, there will be a Building Preview Party  from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Come have a…

Thanks for Supporting Saint Vincent De Paul.

Thanks to the generous donations from our Christmas Pageant guests, we raised $505 for Saint Vincent De Paul, and collected over 100 cans of food. The money and food will…

All Saints School Welcomes Artist-in-Residence.

Welcome to Tracy Rittenberry, who will be joining us as our artist-in-residence. Tracy has a BFA in art education from the University of Chicago, and has a part-time teaching assignment…

STUDENT/CLASS RAFFLE WINNERS

Thanks to all of you students and parents that bought and sold raffle tickets this year.  We beat last year’s sales! Drum roll please……… Parker Beard, 1A, sold 108 tickets and for selling…

Thanks for a Great Auction!

Congratulations to Raffle Winners: Grand Prize  Joyce Gee 2nd    Devin Moore 3rd     Jeneen Doumitt Tuition with a Twist:  Anne Marie Crespo Heads or Tails:  Paula Hylland More…

New Building Project Receives Major Grant

All Saints School is pleased to announce that the Raymond Family Foundation had pledged $100,000 to the new building. We are most appreciative of the foundation’s belief in All Saints…

Thanks for Donating to the Giving Tree.

Thank you to the All Saints community for your generous donations to our Giving Tree this past Christmas. The Dagane Family was overwhelmed and overjoyed with all of the lovely…

Hophouse Fundraiser A Success!

Our thanks to Hophouse for the recent fundraiser and to all of the families that dined with them! We raised $886.00 for our school.

Thanks for Supporting Our Box Top Contest!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Box Top contest.  We collected a total of 5,596 Box Tops, which earned All Saints School $559.60. For more information, please click on…

Applause! Applause! Applause!

All Saints School is pleased to announce that we have reached our goal for our 2014 Annual Fund Drive. Over $100,000 was pledged and given to this important building project….

Just A Thought Or Two . . .

Summer Is A Time for Learning?  Who is Teaching? The 2013-2014 school year is quickly coming to an end.  We look back and wonder where the months have gone.  Yes,…

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Welcome to a Birthday Party with Lots of Gifts Attention Please!!!  An amazing invitation is currently being delivered.  Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, will be celebrated on Sunday at…

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The Feast of the Ascension is a Feast of Hope. The little voice filled the silent church.  “Grandma, why did Jesus have to go home to heaven?  I want Jesus…

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 Jesus Said, “If You Love Me Keep My Commandments” The family lived across the street from a big urban hospital.  To help supplement their income, they rented out their basement…

Yearbook Cover Contest Results

Thank you to our many creative students who submitted yearbook cover designs: Gaige Ainslie, Ben Brown, Maggie Cavanagh, Brayden Duffy, Logan Fisher, Hayley Harrison, Lucy Holland, Charlotte Levine, Erin Levine, Dylan MacCallum,…

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“I Know My Sheep and My Sheep Know Me” One day a man was arrested in Australia.  He was charged with stealing a sheep.  He didn’t care what the other…

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May Is the Month for Mary and Mothers. All through the month of April I had admired the beautiful wild flowers that graced the page of my calendar.  Last week…

Congratulations 2013-2014 Honor Society Members!

Seventh Grade Spencer Adrian; Henry Anderson; Hans Bestel; Brian Betcone; Ben Brown; Michael Conley; Olivia Cooley; Paige Cooper; Tien Faulkner; Anna Ferrarini; Georgia Gray; Hayley Harrison; Dyer Healey; Grace Healey;…

Thanks for a Great Art Literacy Show!

Juli Hershey and Sally Morrow, heads of the parent-led program, showcased work inspired by Henri Matisse and Richard Diebenkorn. The gym was transformed. Sally’s business, Sally Morrow Creative, a full…

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“Peace Be With You” Isn’t Just a Greeting The last days of Jesus Christ on this earth aren’t easy to understand or explain.  Sometimes it is hard to wrap our…

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The Cross is a Sacred Sign of Our Salvation Doug Webster tells a powerful story about a young man he met in his photography class at the University of Cincinnati. …

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Holy Week Offers Opportunities for Grace. Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, often told a story about a fireman.  Everyone is town loved this man.  He was well known for his…

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Do We Really Believe That Jesus Christ Offers Everlasting Life? She sat at the kitchen table concentrating on the paper in her tiny hands.  “Mom, I am going to help…

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March Weather Calls for Spiritual Changes Some days it is easy to be a Christian.  Sunny days, with warm gentle breezes, are adorned with flowers of every hue.  Dispositions inside…

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Learning to Listen Is A Lenten Lesson. How many times a day do parents and teachers request the attention of their children and students?  We have something really important to…

Thanks for a Great Auction!

We had a wonderful, fun, electric auction last Saturday night. Thanks to Auction Chairs Paula and Mark Hylland and to all Auction Volunteers for their leadership and talents. At present,…

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The Lord Will Provide He was waiting for the warmer weather.  He was waiting for the days to get longer.  He was waiting for his mother’s permission.  Finally, his mother…

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Now Is The Time To Claim Our Holiness Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace,” has a lesson to teach us.  A young woman named Mathilde is married to a…

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All Talents Are Needed A friend called and asked if I had a copy of the story, “The Man in Charge of the Water.”  I searched my brain and my…

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February Offers Challenges. There are some who say, “February is the longest month of the year!”  While we know that February is really the shortest month of the year, February…

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No Homework?  There’s Still Studying . . . It seems like we just handed out report cards and next week we will have conferences and progress reports.  December days rushed…

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During Advent Days We Wait and We Watch The afternoon shift was dragging by one agonizing minute after another.  She had hoped for a busy Saturday.  She needed the tip…

Thanks for Supporting Our Bookfair!

We are having an excellent bookfair at the Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center store, thanks to the hard work and generosity of our community of readers. Please remember to mention All…

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“Lord, Teach Us to See, Hear, and Walk” It is hard to watch the news these days.  Freezing temperatures, hit-and-run accidents, the plight of the homeless, the up and down…

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During Advent We Take a Journey of Faith We tend to put off our dreams, our goals, and even our lives.  Do we ever hear ourselves saying, “When I have…

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It Is Time for Christians to “Change the Water” Talk to five people and there are five different situations.  There are so many people experiencing health concerns, financial difficulties, and…

Parking Lot Safety

Please note that beginning Monday, November 20th, a member of the Parking Lot Safety Support Team (wearing an orange vest) will screen and supervise the area between 11:15 a.m. and 1:05 p.m….

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Every Person Must Welcome the Truth of God’s Love November 24th, the feast of Christ the King, is the last Sunday in the liturgical year of the Church.   Americans haven’t…

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“Poor in Spirit” Saints Show Us the Way We were working on our Saints Project.  The students had researched a saint and we were trying to determine what characteristics all…

Thank you Dad’s Club!

We appreciate your hard work during the November 5th leaf-blowing event. It’s great to have our grounds clear of wet, slippery leaves.

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We Are Preparing For a New Liturgical Year Once upon a time, there was a man who decided he wanted to play in the Royal Orchestra because he wanted to…

Thanks for a Great All Saints Day!

Thanks to everyone who made our All Saints Day celebration a success. Archbishop Alexander K. Sample visited our school, celebrated Mass with our community, and shared brunch with our parish…

Thanks from Mary and Wally Shepard

Dear Members of All Saints Parish and School: We would like to extend a very heartfelt “THANK YOU’ for the wonderful and so appreciated acknowledgments during the “Secure Our Future”…

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Things Are Not Always What They Seem Wayne Rice tells the story of an elderly woman who went grocery shopping.  When she walked out of the store she noticed four…

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Prayer Can Transform Our Lives In Sunday’s Gospel from St. Luke, Jesus tells his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.  October days…

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The tree outside my window, outlined in the early morning sky, greeted the hues of a new day.  Branches, lighter now, danced and held the remaining leaves of red and…

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Heavenly Messengers Are Needed Today We see them in paintings and on the walls of our churches.  We sing songs about them.  We recite prayers asking for their guidance and…

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Autumn Days Challenge Us to Change         We see the multicolored leaves dot the landscape.  The days are shorter and cooler mornings greet us as we are heading out to…

Congratulations All Saints Class of 2013!

Congratulations to the forty-three graduates of the All Saints School Class of 2013, who will attend the following high schools this fall: Central Catholic High School, La Salle, Saint Mary’s…

Yearbook Cover Contest Results

Thanks to the more than 30 students who submitted yearbook cover designs. A committee of faculty, parents, administration, and Heather Barta of CircleTriangleSquare Marketing and Design chose the designs below for the…

Barnes and Noble Thank You

Heartfelt Thanks to all the teachers, families, friends, and students who made our December Barnes & Noble Bookfair a resounding success. [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” tag=”2012Bookfair” photos_per_row=”4″ items=”30″] Our community of readers…

The Giving Tree Thank You

The Giving Tree Thank You All Saints! The generosity of our school community was incredible again this year as we joined together to help three refugee families celebrate Christmas. The…

Parish News:

Parish News: Attn: Parents with school-age children not yet baptized: Several school-age children will receive the Sacrament of Baptism at the Easter Vigil on April 30 at All Saints Parish…

All Saints Giving Tree – Thank You!

Thank You All Saints! The generosity of our school community was incredible again this year as we joined together to help three refugee families celebrate Christmas. The families were excited…

Parish News

Dear Parishioners and school families, Greetings of the season from Fr. Paul! We have been communicating with the parish families at our Sunday Masses regarding our current financial situation and…

Bookfair Earns Thousands for New Library Materials

A heartfelt thanks to all the teachers, parents, and students who made our Barnes & Noble Bookfair a resounding success. Our community of readers spent more than $11,000 at the Lloyd Center Store…

Another Successful Bazaar! THANK YOU

THANK YOU! to everyone who supported, worked and attended the All Saints Holiday Bazaar! By all measures, it was a huge success! Special thanks to all the department heads for…