AIDS SERVICE CENTER (AFFILIATE)
Yvonne Benson, Executive Director 626.441.8495 x222
Lynn Berry, Director of Program Operations 626.441.8495 x135
To visit AIDS Service Center's Website, click here
AIDS Service Center provides HIV-related services to individuals and families in Los Angeles County. As one of the county’s most comprehensive AIDS Service organizations and a national advocate on HIV issues, AIDS Service Center provides services that reflect the needs of contemporary and emerging populations affected by HIV/AIDS. The Center offers food, housing services, transportation, comprehensive case management, child care, mental health services and advocacy to more than 1,500 clients and their families each year. In addition, AIDS Service Center reaches 4,000 community members annually with HIV prevention and education services and offers free and anonymous HIV testing.
ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MARKET
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Erica S. Tamblyn
etamblyn@milbank.com
626.304.0653 (pm) 213.892.4435 (day)
This COLORFUL “fair” is held annually on the first Sunday in December, provides opportunities to purchase gifts (or make donations in lieu thereof) that benefit the poor and homeless on a local, national and international basis. Volunteers are needed to help with planning and publicity, as well as to serve as cashiers, gift card table helpers and calligraphers.
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CLAIMING THE BLESSING (AFFILIATE)
Susan Russell 626.583.2741
srussell@allsaints-pas.org
Linn Vaughan 626.583.2744
lvaughan@allsaints-pas.org
To visit Claiming The Blessing's Website, click here
Claiming the Blessing is a combined effort of the three leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender justice organizations in the Episcopal Church: Integrity, Oasis and Beyond Inclusion. Claiming the Blessing is a partnership working with other justice organizations and individual church leaders to promote wholeness in human relationships. The organization is committed to obtaining approval of a liturgical blessing, which celebrates the holy love in a faithful sexual relationship, enabling couples in these relationships to see in each other the image of God.
COLORS (CHRISTIANS OFFERING LOVE TO OVERCOME RACISM IN SOCIETY)
Abel Lopez 626.583.2748
alopez@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Sandra Lindsey 626.794.1518
Kymberjon3@sbcglobal.net
Christians Offering Love to Overcome Racism in Society (COLORS) facilitates education and social justice involvement of the parish and community. The group seeks to increase awareness, understanding and celebration of our diverse society in ways that strive for the elimination of racism and other forms of oppression.
CORAL PASADENA (COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING RESOURCES TO ADVANCE LEARNING) (AFFILIATE)
Juliana Serrano 626.583.2731
jserrano@allsaints-pas.org
Catherine Swanson 626.583.2750
cswanson@allsaints-pas.org
CORAL (Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning) is a statewide initiative of The James Irvine Foundation, developed in Pasadena by the Office for Creative Connections (see page 25). The mission of CORAL is to improve the academic achievement of students through their participation in out-of-school programs that provide quality, diverse curriculum and involve families, schools and community partners. CORAL Pasadena is a network of five program sites and the CORAL Innovation Center, a multi-use facility that hosts a youth institute for high school students and programs for local organizations and businesses.
DAY ONE (AFFILIATE)
Christiy Zamani, Executive Director 626.229.9750
staff@dayonepasadena.com
To visit Day One's Website, click here
Day One is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing alcohol- and other drug-related problems in Pasadena and Altadena. Programs offered for youth and parents (some available in Spanish) include Youth Month, Youth Advocate Program, Parenting Awareness Month, Prevention Institute, Leadership Development and Coordinating Council. To join the drug-free youth group or to volunteer, call Day One.
DEATH PENALTY
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
The Death Penalty Ministry is dedicated to public policy efforts to abolish the death penalty, assisting with execution vigils and planning educational activities in the community.
EDEN (ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE OF THE EARTH NOW)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Tom Brady
tbrady@ci.glendale.ca.us
EDEN recognizes the need for harmonious interdependence of natural and human-made environments and works to build a healthy, sustainable world for all God’s creation. This commitment is fulfilled through advocacy, educational and clean-up efforts, an annual Earth Day celebration, camping/hiking activities, and regular meetings on the first Sunday of each month.
FOOD AND OUTREACH MINISTRY
Diane Williams 626.583.2714
dldwil@earthlink.net
Low-income and homeless men and women of the San Gabriel Valley receive direction, food and clothing. Volunteers can participate by bringing canned food items, toiletries, socks and T-shirts to the basket on the lawn on Sunday mornings.
FOSTER CARE PROJECT
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Jeanette Mann
inbox@fostercareproject.org
To visit the Foster Care Project's Website, click here
Foster Care Project (FCP) provides community education, policy/advocacy and direct services for children and youth under state supervision and for young adults recently emancipated from foster care. FCP recruits volunteers for such activities as becoming a tutor/mentor; taking a foster child shopping for school; collecting food for foster family Thanksgiving baskets; and sending a birthday gift.
GAYS AND LESBIANS/ALL SAINTS (GALAS)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Janis Reid 323.999.5123
galasmail@usa.net
To visit the GALAS Website, click here
Gays and Lesbians/All Saints (GALAS) works to create a greater sense of community for lesbian, gay and bisexual friends, visitors and members of All Saints Church. This ministry offers monthly programs, potlucks and small group opportunities.
GLOBAL AIDS INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (GAIA) (AFFILIATE)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Cynthia Jones 626.796.5274
bagga@earthlink.net
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) is a non-sectarian, San Francisco-based non-profit organization founded in June 2000, by physicians, nurses and religious leaders to respond to the accelerating AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. GAIA partners with village-level religious leaders and organizations in rural areas to prevent the spread of HIV and to care for people living with AIDS. They assist communities in developing locally initiated grassroots projects focused on AIDS prevention and care.
HUNGER MINISTRY
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Barbara Beckham 323.223.9316
The Hunger Ministry raises funds from donations collected at the cookie table on the lawn on Sundays. These funds are distributed regularly to Pasadena agencies that feed those in need. Volunteers are needed to serve at the table on Sundays. Baked goods are also welcome.
INCLUSION TASKFORCE (VESTRY)
Susan Russell 626.583.2741
srussell@allsaints-pas.org
Linn Vaughan 626.583.2744
lvaughan@allsaints-pas.org
Jim White 213.413.0452
jimwhite@sbcglobal.net
This taskforce represents All Saints’ commitment to inclusion to the wider Episcopal Church and to the community at large through two program groups. “Beyond Inclusion” concentrates on helping churches to fully welcome lesbians and gays, most visibly through supporting same-gender blessings and advocating for marriage equality. “Across the Divide” focuses on equipping parishioners to talk across the theological divide with those in the Christian community whose perspectives on inclusion differ from ours.
INTERFAITH COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE (ICUJP) (AFFILIATE)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
icujp@pacbell.net
To visit ICUJP's Website, click here
Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP) is a coalition of activists from many faith traditions and secular groups representing more than 80 different organizations. Members of ICUJP work together for peace and justice in our community and the world.
MAX VALOR PROJECT: MILITARY AND VETERANS MINISTRY
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Toby Pugh 818.241.1614
toby.r.pugh@disney.com
A ministry offering prayer, outreach and support for veterans, current members of the military and their families.
MIDDLE EAST MINISTRY (MEM)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Randy & Doni Heyn-Lamb
rheynlamb@juno.com
dheynlamb@juno.com
Middle East Ministry (MEM) advocates for justice, peace and reconciliation between Israel and Palestine. MEM also seeks to educate the parish and community by sponsoring speakers, films and other up-to-date presentations on the situation in Palestine and Israel.
OFFICE FOR CREATIVE CONNECTIONS (OCC)
Juliana Serrano 626.583.2731
jserrano@allsaints-pas.org
Catherine Swanson 626.583.2750
cswanson@allsaints-pas.org
To visit the Office For Creative Connections' Website, click here
The Office for Creative Connections (OCC) is a community outreach ministry established as a gift to the City of Pasadena in 1984 by the vestry of All Saints Church. OCC identifies local needs and resources and brings people together around issues of common concern. The OCC methodology consists of listening, discerning, reporting and connecting. This process has led to the creation of Young & Healthy, a health care program for uninsured children, and Day One, an advocacy program that addresses problems and policies related to alcohol and other drugs. Both programs are now separately incorporated in the city.
Current program areas include:
Transformational Journeys Ministry
Physical journeys of faith for parishioners, transforming them through challenging encounters with other local and global communities.
City Conversations
Training/dialogue workshops and roundtable discussions with a diverse group of community leaders with a vision to “… promote policies and practices that create a just and peaceful community, and to identify and eradicate policies and practices that perpetuate racial and ethnic inequities.” Participants are City and School District officials often including the Mayor, the Superintendent of Schools, Chief of Police, directors of non-profit organizations, community volunteers and activists. The goal is to move toward action that will have long-term impact in the community.
CORAL
An after school program in five neighborhood sites in Pasadena designed to enhance children’s academic achievement, specifically in literacy, through their involvement in quality after-school programs as well as a year round Youth Institute.
PACEM (PEACEMAKING THROUGH ACTION, COMMUNITY, EDUCATION AND MINISTRY)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Craig Wilson
cwilson746@aol.com
The central mission of PACEM is to practice peacemaking on all levels of experience: local, personal, international, interfaith and interpolitical.
PRISON MINISTRY
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Connie Smith 626.799.4702
scinchin2@charter.net
Gloria Killian 626.398.0105
Parishioners serve as mentors and keep in touch with people in prison and their families through correspondence, visits and care packages.
PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANS UNITING (AFFILIATE)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Peter Laarman 909.397.5850
To visit the Progressive Christians Uniting Website, click here
Progressive Christians Uniting (formerly Mobilization for the Human Family) is a movement of progressive Christians whose mission is to be a prophetic presence in the church and in the world, steadfastly proclaiming the radically inclusive love of God and faithfully working for the inclusion of, and justice for all, God’s children, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age, race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.
SABEEL (AFFILIATE)
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Canon Richard Toll 503.653.6625
Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation movement among Palestinian Christians. It is an ecumenical center for Palestinian Liberation Theology which seeks to make the Gospel contextually relevant. Sabeel strives to develop a spirituality based on justice, peace, nonviolence, liberation and reconciliation for the different national and faith communities. Sabeel also works to promote a more accurate international awareness regarding the identity, presence and witness of Palestinian Christians.
SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Dorothy Christ
dlchrist@sbcglobal.net
This dynamic ministry promotes and supports a socially responsible local and world economy that values life, earth’s resources and spiritual community through personal choices, education and public action. Activities are designed to engage the parish through immersion experiences, including book study groups and a film series focusing on the religious imperatives for systemic changes in our economy, including socially responsible investing and advocacy of fair wages and fairly traded products.
UNION STATION FOUNDATION (AFFILIATE)
Tami DeVine 626.240.4550
tdevine@unionstationfoundation.org
To visit Union Station Foundation's Website, click here
Union Station Foundation is a community-based, nondenominational, nonprofit social service agency serving homeless and low-income families and individuals in the Pasadena and west San Gabriel Valley since 1973. Services include well-balanced and appetizing breakfasts and lunches (free to all who come), special programs for women and families with children, and “Sources,” the Foundation’s career development and job placement program. Volunteer orientation meetings take place on the fourth Saturday of every month.
WILLARD TUTORING AND ESL PROGRAM
Carissa Baldwin 626.583.2766
cbaldwin@allsaints-pas.org
Norma Sigmund 626.583.2734
nsigmund@allsaints-pas.org
Cathryn Bowman 626.335.7950
catbowman@earthlink.net
This thriving ministry to students at Willard Elementary School in Pasadena pairs volunteers with eager learners from grades K-5. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are also provided for parents. Volunteer one hour on Monday evenings during the school year to tutor a student or teach ESL to parents.
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