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The Christian Education Commission sponsors several events throughout the year in conjunction with other commissions and guilds.
 

• Rally Day: Sunday School Registration & Ministry Fair, UTO In-Gathering
  Sunday, September 12, 2010. The 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services will be combined at 10 a.m., followed by Rally Day 2010 in DeWolfe Hall and on the parish lawn!
  The theme this year is "The Keys to the Kingdom." Come and see all the opportunities for education and involvement for the entire family! You will also learn more about events for the coming months, including the Boar's Head Festival, which is new this year. Eat a lunch prepared by the Men's Fellowship, return your UTO mite boxes. Children can play in the Vacation Bible School castle or on the waterslide and get their faces painted by Hodge Podge.
   
• First Communion Class
  October 12, 19 & 26th for Grades 1 and up
  The fall class will be offered on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30-5:30, for three weeks during the month of October in the Angel Room. The class is meant to prepare students to make their First Communion at the 9 a.m. Eucharist on All Saints Sunday, November 7. A reception will follow to celebrate this special day, combined with the All Saints' Fair put on by the EYC in the Youth House. In the spring, the class will be offered Monday afternoons on March 7, 21 & 28 in the Angel Room. Spring participants will make their First Communion on Sunday, April 3 (Lent IV - Refreshment Sunday) at the 9:00 a.m. service.
   
• Fall Retreat to Junction Texas for the J2A Confirmation Class (Grades 9 & 10)
  October 22-24, 2010
  Carpool will leave the church Friday after school and head to the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. This weekend, led by Fr. Jambor, will be filled with community building activities meant to help the youth understand the significance of the baptismal vows they will be taking in January. Eucharist on Sunday morning will be out in the open, under the trees. In case of good weather, a float trip may happen. The Youth will return to the church Sunday afternoon.
   
• All Hallows Eve
  October 31st 4:00-5:30 p.m. Come in Costume
  Open to the entire parish.
  This playful event is meant to educate children about the religious significance of the day before sending them off to enjoy a spooky night of trick or treating. Liturgy in the Nave is 4 followed by Trunk or Treating.
   
• The Boar's Head Festival New in 2011!
  Thursday, January 6, 2011
  6:00 p.m. followed with a feast in DeWolfe Hall
  All members of the parish are invited to simply show up the day of the pageant and participate. This is not just for kids! There are no lines to learn, no rehearsals during the busy Christmas season, and best of all we can focus on the birth of Christ. Casting roles is done on a first come, first serve basis. The first Boar's Head Festival took place in Oxford, England in 1340 and we hope to carry on this Christmas tradition here at All Saints' with lords, ladies, knights, cooks, hunters, kings, the magi, shepherds and angels - all here to worship the one and only true King. The Baby Jesus will make his appearance at the end of the procession. The performance is followed by a medieval feast in DeWolfe Hall.
   
• Zooiphany New in 2011!
  March 6, 2011
  Following the 11:15 a.m. Eucharist
  The entire church family is invited to spend the last Sunday in Epiphany at the Fort Worth Zoo having a good time before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
   
• Friday Nights in Lent
  March 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 8 & 15
  6:00-8:00 p.m.
  Each Friday Stations of the Cross and soup and will be offered to all ages. The soup will be prepared by the youth and the proceeds from the meals will go to cover the cost of their mission trips. Stations begin at 6 p.m., followed by a simple meal in DeWolfe Hall.
   
• The Interactive Stations of the Cross
  April 22, 2011 Good Friday
  4:00 p.m. on the church grounds
  The children will participate in an age appropriate Stations of the Cross, where they will be asked to use all their senses to really understand the meaning of Good Friday. Afterwards the children will be served hot cross buns.
   
• The Easter Hoppening
  April 24, 2011
  Following the 11:15 Easter Service, on the church grounds, there will be a resurrection egg hunt and a delightful family dinner served to the entire All Saints' Episcopal Church Family.
   
• Pentecost Party
  June 12, 2011
  10:10 a.m. in DeWolfe Hall
  Everyone in the parish is invited to the church’s birthday party! The children will make their own party hats to symbolize the tongues of fire. Father Jambor will retell the story of Pentecost using the Godly Play format. Afterwards, as in all birthday parties, there will be cake and ice cream.
   
• VBS Camp Counselor Training
  June 9-17, 2011 9:00 – Noon and June 18 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. with lunch. For Youth age 10 and up. The week before Vacation Bible School, the youth of the church come and prepare Vacation Bible School. They create skits, test the snacks, put together the crafts, sing the songs and learn how to be the best VBS Camp Counselor possible. This is a week full of hard work and lots of satisfaction. Working this week and the week of VBS is worth 30 hours of community service.
   
• Vacation Bible School (children 3 - 9 years old)
  “Saint Patrick's Ireland”
  June 20-23, 2011
  This VBS will provide multiple opportunities for the youngest members of the parish to make a difference. Depending on where a child's heart and gifts lie, they may choose to prepare things at home for the church mission trips, collect pocket change or bring in supplies to be taken to one of All Saints' missions. The children will go back in time to 5th century Ireland to meet the people who brought Christianity to Ireland. They will get to experience Old Ireland as though they were there.
   
• J2A Pilgrimage (Grades 9 & 10)
  June 6-13, 2011
  This class has spent the last year planning and will spend this next school year planning and preparing their Irish pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is meant to enrich the confirmation vows they will take in January and to strengthen their relationship with God. This trip should not be confused with a vacation. All youth will only have one chance to take this pilgrimage.
   
• Mission Trip to the Texas Hill Country (Grades 6 - 8)
  July 8-12, 2011
  The Junior EYC will spend three days ministering to the elderly and homebound Epixcopalians in the Diocese of Texas. The work may include yard work, window washing, and clean up. Part of the day will be spent working and the rest of the day will be spent exploring the Hill Country. One afternoon will include swimming in Hamilton Pool and the other hiking at Enchanted Rock.
   
• Belize
  The next mission will be Summer 2012
  This mission trip is open to anyone in the parish in good physical health, willing to work long hours in the intense Central American heat. Families are welcome as long as the youngest family member is at least 10 years old. Participation in trip planning and fund-raising is mandatory.
   
• Kenya (Grades 9 & 10)
  July/August, 2011 - exact dates to be determined
  Because of the intensity of this mission trip, participants will be strictly screened. Youth must be active members of the EYC, have completed their sophomore year in high school, be healthy, strond, willing to work hard and, as for all mission work, have a servant's heart. It is preferable to have prior mission experience, such as Belize or Colorado.
   

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