2011 marks the 84th anniversary of the founding of All Saints’ Episcopal Church. In the Spring of 1928 a group of women who had moved to Homewood and were members of other Birmingham Episcopal Churches began meeting together. Bishop William G. McDowell led them in weekly Lenten services. In July, with financial assistance from the Cathedral Church of the Advent and St. Mary’s-on-the Highland, the first Episcopal parish south of Jones Valley in Jefferson County was established in a room above the Edgewood Drug Store at the corner of Oxmoor and Broadway in Homewood.
The congregation of each Parish shall meet at least annually at the time duly called by the Vestry, with reasonable notice thereof to the Rector and the members of the Parish. The Rector shall preside at Parish meetings, if present. Those entitled to vote shall be confirmed adult communicants in good standing as defined in the General Canons who are canonically resident in the Parish and physically present at the meeting and who are known to the Rector and Treasurer as regular contributors to the support of the Parish program, and those present shall constitute a quorum. At the annual Parish meeting the Vestry shall make a written report of its work for the past year, including a financial report, and its proposed program for the following year.
Diocesan Canon 9. Section 3. Parish Meeting
Each year on All Saints’ Sunday, the congregation gathers for a parish business meeting. The agenda usually includes the Rector’s Report, 2012 Vestry elections, Sr. Warden, Stewardship, and Treasurer’s reports. Everyone is invited to attend.