Feeding Ministries

We are called to be good stewards of God’s blessings, to share Christ’s love through serving our neighbors and those in need. In doing this good work, one cannot help but grow in grace as well. All are invited to serve any outreach ministry offered at All Saints. Please contact David Boyd for more information regarding any of these feeding ministries.

Click here to view the outreach calendar with all upcoming outreach opportunities.

All Saints’ Food Wagon

All Saints’ parishioners donate to the food pantry of  St. Michael’s University Church in Isla Vista to help the many students who face food insecurity. Offerings of food items, hygiene products, and needed household goods are collected in a green wagon at services every Sunday and are later taken to the food bank. Contact Pamela Hawes for more information about this ministry opportunity.

Carpinteria Food Distribution

On the fourth Wednesday of each month, All Saints parishioners meet at the Carpinteria Children’s Project (5201 8th Street, Carpinteria) to help distribute free staples and fresh fruit and vegetables to families in need. The food is provided by the FoodBank of Santa Barbara County. All Saints volunteers work with Carpinteria community volunteers to help organize the food on tables and make other preparations from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., then distribute the food from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity for inter-generational outreach–there is important work for volunteers of all ages, and this activity can count towards school community service hours. Parishioners can do this work of the Lord by signing up after services at the Information Table or just showing up for the distribution. Please contact David Boyd for more information on this ministry opportunity.

Transition House Dinners and Sack Lunches 

Since 1985 All Saints volunteers have donated their time, food, and money to provide dinners and sack lunches once a month for the 50 to 65 homeless parents and their children who live at the Transition House emergency shelter. Transition House is a nonprofit organization that offers homeless families free temporary living arrangements with case management in a supportive environment while the families complete individualized programs leading to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Parishioners meet at the shelter (434 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara) from 5:00 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. During this time they set the dinner tables, cook and prepare food, serve dinner, and assemble sack lunches for children to bring to school/summer programs and parents to bring to work, training, or job hunting. Parishioners can be the Lord’s hands in this outreach ministry by signing up online or after services at the Information Table. Please contact David Boyd for more information on this ministry opportunity.

Lunch Service at the PATH Santa Barbara Homeless Center

On the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of each month, a team of All Saints volunteers serve lunch from 11 a.m. to noon to residents at the PATH Santa Barbara Homeless Center (816 Cacique Street, Santa Barbara). On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, a small group of Alpha Resource Center adult day-care clients work with the All Saints volunteers. The food is provided and prepared by the PATH kitchen staff, and volunteers arrive at 10:30 a.m. to set up the serving line and make other preparations to begin meal service at 11 a.m. There are approximately 40 residents for lunch in the summer and 65 in the winter. Additional information is available at the Information Table after service, or by contacting David Boyd for more information on this ministry opportunity.

Victoria Hotel Dinner Delivery

The nonprofit Peoples’ Self-Help Housing owns and manages the Victoria Hotel (24 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara). The hotel has 28 furnished rooms for short to long-term residency available to those of God’s children who are low- or extremely low-income working, elderly, or partially-disabled single adults. The hotel has a small dining room and kitchen. Residents are provided cold breakfasts and have to go out or prepare their own food for other meals. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, an All Saints volunteer from a team of  drivers picks up the hotel night manager and drives to the PATH Santa Barbara Homeless Center. There the manager loads donated hot dinners from the kitchen for hotel residents, and the driver returns the manager and the dinners to the hotel where they are taken to the dining room. There are occasional openings for replacement drivers on the team. Please contact David Boyd for more information on this ministry opportunity.

2019 Outreach Fundraiser Results

Our 15th Annual All Saints-by-the-Sea Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament raised $53,700 for our Outreach ministry budget. Thank you to all who help support this great event, whether you were an organizer, a volunteer, a donor, or a participant!

St. Nicholas Market, Sunday December 3rd

St. Nicholas Market Is Coming! The giving spirit of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, will be celebrated  on St. Nicholas Day, Sunday, December 3 at All Saints-by-the-Sea!  All are welcome to participate in our third annual St. Nicholas Market following the 8 and 10 a.m. worship services. 

St. Nicholas Day Market Returns to All Saints, Dec. 4

The giving spirit of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, will be celebrated on St. Nicholas Day, Sunday, December 4 at All Saints-by-the-Sea! Please plan to donate or get involved. There is an opportunity for everyone to take part in this time of giving and fellowship!

Author Reading at All Saints-by-the-Sea

All Saints’ member Kathie Deviny will read from her new mystery titled “Death in the Old Rectory” on Wednesday, June 22nd at 7:15 p.m. in the Parish House after Eventide and dinner. Her cozy-style mystery, set in Seattle, is the second in her “Grace Church Mystery” series. Mystery author Mary Daheim describes it with the words, lovable characters, atmospheric charm, and sins from the past make this a must for ‘brick and murder’ readers. it is among the ten bestselling titles at the Episcopal Bookstore.

Mother’s Day Celebrated at Transition House

Mothers and single fathers celebrated living at the Transition House shelter for homeless families
on Mother’s Day were celebrated after the All Saints dinner.

Bishop’s Guild Seeks Donations of Handmade Quilts

Quilts will be sold or auctioned at the Bishop’s Guild Garden Party, to be held at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno on Saturday, September 24

12th Annual Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament – May 2, 2015

Final preparations are underway for the 12th Annual Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament on Monday, May 2, 2016. Players are still welcome to register and volunteers, auction items for the day are also being sought.

First Annual St. Nicholas Market Coming to All Saints on Dec. 6

“No, all thanks go to God, not to me.” The inaugural St. Nicholas Marketplace is coming to All Saints on Dec. 6 and celebrates the good deeds of St. Nicholas of Myra. Put this date on the calendar and come celebrate with your All Saints family. And remember that all proceeds from the Marketplace will benefit All Saints’ ministries to children and youths.

The All Saints Food Wagon Ministry Needs You Every Sunday

Starting Sunday, September 13, we will collect food for the hungry each Sunday.

History of All Saints’ Offertory Baskets Revealed

Recently a bit of All Saints mystery was revealed: from where did our current offertory baskets come?