Welcome to All Saints 

 

As Priest-in-Charge of All Saints Episcopal Church, I extend a warm invitation for you to visit us.  Whoever you are, and wherever you may be in your spiritual journey, you will find a warm welcome at All Saints.  Although I am the Priest-in-Charge, I am also a newcomer.  I was called to join All Saints in September 2011.  We exist to gather as a community of faith, to worship, and to serve Christ in all persons.

 

In my short time here, I have been truly amazed with the genuine care and affection the people of All Saints have for one another.  I believe that our hospitality and relationships here at All Saints are second-to-none to any church in the River Region.  We rejoice in being in each other's company.

 

We are a community that offers our prayers and praise to God in the worship tradition of the Episcopal Church.  On Sunday mornings, we gather for a celebration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Eucharist.  This includes singing a wide range of music, from traditional hymnody accompanied by our pipe organ to renewal music accompanied on guitar.  During the week, we gather for a simple service of Morning Prayer on Monday and Wednesday mornings.

 

All Saints is a parish that reaches its hands in love to the world.  Following Hurricane Katrina, our parishoners went on several mission trips to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  More recently, we have been involved in the rebuilding of homes and lives in rural Hale County in West Alabama following the devistating tornado outbreaks across our state in April 2011.

 

Given the issue-oriented world in which we live, All Saints stays focused on the mission and ministry of Christ.  There is an attitude of openness, as our members truly have a desire for growth that is spiritual and personal - and they do grow in Christian love and faith.  For us, the privilege of welcoming you into our parish family is an exciting possibility.

 

I hope that you and your family will become a part of our exciting future!  

 

Christ's peace,

Matthew+

The Reverend Matthew Grunfeld, Priest-in-Charge

 

 

About our Priest-in-Charge:

Fr. Matthew Grunfeld is a native of Columbus, GA, where he grew up as a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church.  He attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he earned a B.A. in Political Scinece and Sociology.  It was during college he discerned a call to ordained ministry, and proceeded to earn an M.Div. from The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York City.  He has served at Emmaus House, an inner city ministry in Atlanta, as a chaplain at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA, at the Church of the Holy Trinity on New York's Upper East Side, and at St. Mark's in LaGrange, GA. Most recently, he was rector of Emmanuel, Opelika, AL, before coming to Montgomery.