Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
All Saints is an active and supportive community. Along with our daily schedule of public prayer, there are several important ways people can grow in faith and exercise their Christian commitment.
All Saints is actively engaged in forming our young people in the Christian faith through a knowledge of the Bible, the traditions of the Christian faith, and participation in worship.
There are several ways young people are nurtured in the faith and involved in the life of the parish.
Young Adults
For young adults (18+) there is monthly gathering on the fourth Saturday of each month. The group participates in the Eucharist at 6:00 pm and then share in a meal and discussion. The discussion focuses on matters of faith and meaning. To enquire about the Young Adults Group click here.
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All Saints has a year-long program for children, teenagers and young adults. There are monthly events that are both social and spiritual in nature.
Some activities are age specific, and others are suitable for the entire youth cohort.
Boy and girls who are interested in singing can join one of the choirs. For more information about our choirs click here.
Boys who are interested in becoming an altar server can become a member of the server’s guild. For more information about becoming an altar server click here.
Classic Kids
All Saints has a Sunday School, ‘Classic Kids’ which operates on the first Sunday of each month during school term starting at 10.00 am. Classic Kids is for all primary school-aged children (5-12 years old) and provides a time of biblical learning, craft, and an introduction to some Latin and Greek.
The Society of Saint Agnes and Saint Tarcisius
The Society of St Agnes and St Tarcisius is a devotional society for children and named in honour of two child martyrs of the third and fourth centuries. The Society is one component of the parish’s youth program. Developed within the parish, it seeks to impart knowledge and love of the faith as experienced over the centuries.
The Aims of the Society are: to promote an active, catholic devotional life in young Christians; to instil heroic virtue and a spirit of courage in living out the Christian faith; to equip the faith of young people through memorisation of core prayers and texts; to become familiar with the stories and examples of young martyrs and saints; to integrate Christian service and works of charity into the life of young people; to encourage involvement in the wider life of the church.
The parish welcomes expressions of interest in the Society of St Agnes and St Tarcisius from other communities and individuals. Please click here to request a package of full colour materials.
Assisting at worship is in an important ministry at All Saints. All Saints has an active Guild of Servers of the Sanctuary and is open to men and boys who are committed to the parish and wish to server as altar servers.
The Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary seeks to deepen the spiritual life of its members and to help them to become more worthy of their high office.
The objects of the guild is to
- To raise the spiritual tone of altar servers.
- To promote a conscientious performance of the duties of altar servers.
- To encourage more frequent attendance at the Holy Eucharist, in addition to times of duty.
To enquire about serving at All Saints click here.
To learn more about the Guild, click here.
All Saints operates a weekly emergency food relief service. It operates on Thursday between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm and is staffed by volunteers. Items are for the food relief service are donated.
All Saints has a prayer group that meets weekly on Friday at 7:00 am in the Lady Chapel. The Prayer Group gathers prayer requests from the vicar and other members of the parish community.
The Prayer Group prayers for the life of the parish, the needs of the world and the local community. It remembers the sick and those in need.
Those unable to attend in person commit to praying at home.
If you wish to submit a prayer request please click here.
All Saints is host to a cell of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk, England, was founded in 11th century following the vision of a Saxon noble woman. The site of her vision became an important medieval priory and pilgrimage centre. It was destroyed at the time of the Reformation but restored in the early 20th century. It has once more become an important place for prayer and pilgrimage.
Around the world there are cells – local parish groups – dedicated to the work of the Shrine, devotion to the Blessed Mother, and to the spiritualty of pilgrimage.
Cells must undertake to:
- Honour Mary, the Mother of God and to deepen faith in the incarnation of Our Lord.
- Promote devotion to Our Lady and pilgrimage to Walsingham.
- Further, with the aid of Our Lady’s prayers, the conversion of the nations and the re-union of Christendom.
- Seek holiness of life through prayer, the scriptures and the sacraments.
The cell of Our Lady of Walsingham meets on the Third Saturday of each month at 10:00 am in Lady Chapel. This gathering is then followed by brunch.
For enquires about the All Saints Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham, please click here.
To learn more about the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, it’s history and place in the Anglican Church, please click here.
All Saints takes its obligations to children and minors seriously and complies with processes required by legislation, the Diocese of Melbourne and good practice.
Please click here to see our Statement of Commitment and the Diocesan Code of Conduct for Child Safety 2024.
And click here for prospective volunteers.
