What’s Happening Around the Parish

Aug 16, 2026

One 9:00 a.m. Sunday Service,  through to August 30th

Welcome Team 

Help newcomers and parishioners feel at home at St Alban’s! Learn about serving on our Welcome Team TODAY Sunday, August 16, after the service (about 10:30), in room 10/Library. 

 Pop-Up Choir

Please note the new date: Sunday, August 23. We’ll meet at 8:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Everyone is welcome!

 All kids ages 2-15

Are invited to sing an opening song for the worship service, August 30,  at 9:00 a.m. It is a very simple chorus. We will have one rehearsal on August 23, for 10 minutes in the Nave following the 9:00 a.m. service. Parents, please help your children bless our congregation with their voices!

 Sunday Children’s Schedule 
Aug 23, Childcare and fun activities will be available during the service. Sundays Aug 16 & 30, kids are welcome in the Service to enjoy our child-friendly readings. Children are also welcome to serve as co-ushers or acolytes. Contact Mtr Lainie if your child is interested.

 LEV – Lay Eucharist Visitors

Interested in learning about or serving in the LEV ministry? Join us for an information meeting on Sunday, August 23, after the service.

 Director of Intergenerational and Family Ministries

Want to become involved in intergenerational activities, have some great ideas? Email Jessica Field: stalbansfamilies@gmail.com

 Youth on their Own (YOTO)

Help YOTO youth walk into the school year confident, prepared, and empowered. Please see the flyer in the narthex or look at YOTO link: www.yoto.org for more details.

 Thrive Potluck Brunch

Join us after the service on Sunday, August 30, as we celebrate the friendships formed through our shared summer schedule. Thrive Team members will collect dishes before the service. 

Please bring an item based on your last name:  Last name A-F: fruit, veggies, cheese and crackers, or mixed nuts; Last name G-L: main dish (egg casserole, quiche, mini sandwiches, etc.); Last name M-R: juice, lemonade, champagne; Last name S-Z: muffins, scones, croissants, cookies.

Creation Care Corner: We are one watershed!

What does “We are one watershed” mean to Creation Care: Monsoon rains sustain life in our amazing Sonoran Desert. Are rainwater capture basins or a rain garden a choice for your yard? Learn more at watershedmg.org

 Colleen Fabel Epstein Preschool Scholarship

Our preschool has several families who rely upon the First Things First scholarship monies so their child can attend our wonderful school. These scholarships are need based and make a huge difference in a child’s life. Unfortunately, First Things First reduced our school’s scholarships from 6, to 2, for the upcoming school year. 

Please consider donating to the Colleen Fabel Epstein Scholarship fund to help a child remain at our school. Checks should be made payable to St. Alban’s, with Endowment/Colleen F. Epstein Scholarship written in the memo line.

 Music Concert Series 2026-2027

First up in our series is an organ recital with Dr. Woosug Kang, October 18, 3 p.m. More details to follow but mark it on your calendars now!

Prayer for the Mission of the Church

Everliving God, whose will it is to restore all people with God and one another through your Son Jesus Christ: Inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.