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Our Mission Statement
All Saints Anglican Church is dedicated to being a fully catholic and fully evangelical parish. Our mission is to serve the greater Concord area
by bringing the riches of Apostolic Christianity and the beauty of traditional Anglican worship to all who are searching for spiritual growth.
We strive to build up our own members in Christ, and to reach out to others, inviting them to share the blessings of this fellowship.
All Saints is a parish in the Diocese of the Northeast ("DNE"), of the Anglican Church in America ("ACA"),
which is the American Province of the global Traditional Anglican Communion ("TAC"). Our church is committed to biblical teaching
and preaching, to the truths expressed in the Apostle's, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, to traditional and orthodox worship
as contained in the traditional (1928) Book of Common Prayer, and to upholding the historic threefold male ministry of bishops, priests,
and deacons ordained in Apostolic Succession.
We are a Sacramental Church
From the beginning, Christianity has been a sacramental religion. Jesus Christ ordained two preeminent sacraments for all His people; Holy Baptism,
by which we are made living members of Him and are grafted into His new eternal life, and Holy Communion through which our souls are sustained by
His divine life as we strive to be Christ's faithful soldiers and servants in this world. These two sacraments are commonly called Sacraments of the Gospel, or Major Sacraments.
There are also five other sacraments of the Church; Reconciliation or Confession, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Unction or Anointing of the Sick.
We are a Believing Church
We believe that the Holy Scriptures are our rule of faith, and that the historic Creeds (Apostle's, Nicene, and Athanasian) summarize all the articles of Christian belief.
The Anglican Church has always believed and taught as essential doctrine only what can be proved from Scripture and what was believed and taught by the Church in
its original undivided state. Anglicanism has no novel or original doctrine of its own; it holds fast to that which it has received.
The mother church of Anglicanism, the Church of England, was a pioneer in translating the Bible into the language of the people and putting it into their hands,
their homes, and their lives. The Anglican family of churches throughout the world is truly a teaching Church, encouraging and promoting among its people the study,
not only of Holy Scripture, but of truth wherever it is revealed; in history, philosophy and science.
We are a Worshipping Church
In the corporate worship of the Anglican Church, the congregation is made up of participants, not spectators. When the Book of Common Prayer is properly used,
all worshippers are brought completely into the services. The Book of Common Prayer has been recognized by literary experts, as well as church scholars as a literary masterpiece.
With its beautiful and lofty language, it helps direct our souls to the worship of Almighty God and strengthens us in our daily life of prayer. This ancient and lovely worship is
an offering of our best to God. The building, altar, vestments, music and liturgy express not only worldly pomp, but our hearts desire to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
We are a Church of Spirit and Service
As a Church of Spirit, the Anglican Church emphasizes primarily the nurture of the individual soul in the new life in Christ. But the Church recognizes that love for God is unreal
unless it is manifested in love for neighbor. Therefore, it is a Church of service to others, keeping its members ever mindful that we are the hands and feet of our Lord upon earth.
It is a Church of fellowship, for we must live our love for God in the world through people. Laughter and happiness are gifts from God to be freely enjoyed as we share our faith with others.
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