Dear Friends in Christ:

We are pleased to announce the formation of The All Saints’ Legacy Circle, a family of faithful Christians who wish to remember our Church in their wills.  The Legacy Circle exists not only to encourage bequests to the Church to perpetuate our ministries from generation to generation, but also to encourage all parishioners to have an up-to-date will, which is one of the greatest gifts we can give our loved ones. In doing so, we are fulfilling what it says in the Book of Common Prayer:

The Minister of the Congregation is directed to instruct the people, from time to time, about the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well-being of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able, to leave bequests for religious and c haritable uses. (p. 445)

To help you fulfill your duty, we invite you to attend a series of presentations this fall on will preparation, estate planning, and planned giving.  Brochures and other information will be available at these meetings,.  Please watch the weekly bulletin and Saints Alive! for dates and times.  If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Diana Hayward-Butt at 602-265-8235.

To honor those who have left a legacy to All Saints’ Church, we are creating a striking wall sculpture for the narthex upon which their names will appear. Those who wish to remain anonymous may do so. Last year we received a gift for the memorial, and plan to have a celebratory dedication upon its completion. Please know that we are grateful to all of you who have already left a bequest to our church, and that gifts of any size are much appreciated.

Faithfully,

The Reverend Peter F. Walsh, Rector and The Legacy Circle Committee

Diana Hayward-Butt, Mary Crozier, Nancy Dregne, Kim Sterling-Heflin,

Ellen “Len” Young