All Saints Page #2

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You are so sweet sometimes, you know that?

Sweet as sweet tea.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!

Hang on, now. You need some moola.

We have welfare, but many new family

sleep on floor,

not enough food for their children.

Well, maybe one of the bigger churches

- might be able to...

- We are Anglican.

I didn't know Korea had many...

Karen. From Burma.

We, er...

Were occupied by the British.

We learn about Jesus Christ from the British.

- The Anglicans?

- Yes.

We are Anglican Church.

Episcopalian.

Well, here's the thing, Ye Win.

All Saints is broke.

We're... we're closing

the church, we're broke.

What is "broke"?

Yes, Bishop, I understand that.

Oh, of course I do.

It's just... Until we find a buyer,

I think we have an obligation.

Oh, come on, it's three Burmese farmers.

How much of a drain could it be?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Oh, the bishop's gonna hang me

from the steeple.

Maybe we can still help them.

Honey, it's farmers from the Bronze Age

who can't even afford shoes.

Oh.

Well, my point remains,

it's way more people than I thought.

And I am not gonna pass the plate today,

it will just end up at the pawnshop.

(SIGHS)

You really want to be on her side?

O God, open thou our lips.

(ALL MUMBLING)

Hymn number 687.

AIMEE:
Oh. Ye Win?

(CHUCKLES)

Many new family from refugee camp,

they not know modern things.

We had to learn when we came,

but this is a good place for us.

Good for family, for children.

It is. I just... I wish we could do more.

Those food stamps went so fast.

Maybe we plant a garden at

All Saints, grow vegetable.

Very good ground at All Saints.

Sure, I think you could plant a garden.

I don't think we're gonna have the church

long enough for you to harvest anything.

(POLICE SIRENS WAILING)

- (CRYING)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

- Anything from Child Services?

- Not yet.

Stay with Atticus.

(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)

Officer, I'm their pastor.

What's happening here?

The kid ran out into traffic.

We rescued him,

then she tried to grab him from us and run.

And she assaulted me.

Sir, I need you to step back from her.

- Sir.

- He's with me.

Tell him to bring it down.

She think maybe they torture him.

- Torture a baby?

- No, you don't understand.

- (GLASS SHATTERING)

- Guys, don't do that!

Hey, where they're from,

they don't trust the poli...

- Hey!

- Back up.

No, you don't.

- Put the kid in the car.

- Don't do that.

They just got to this country.

They're afraid for the child.

We're the ones that are

looking out for the child.

But they don't know that.

They just saw you hit a preacher.

Let's just take the temperature down. Please.

She's a member of my church.

She's a member of my church.

Hey, buddy.

Does it hurt?

This?

No.

I mean, just a little bit, but don't tell

Mom, 'cause I want her to think I'm tough.

Were they mad today? The Karen?

No. I think they're scared.

They don't know anyone,

they're far from home.

You know what that's like.

But Mom told me that you tried to help me.

And that was very brave.

What do you think will happen

to them when we leave?

The Karen?

Well, I'll tell you what,

let's keep 'em in our prayers

and ask for God's help.

Aren't you God's help?

MICHAEL:
All Saints is at its end,

but we do have one final mission.

The Karen are here legally.

They're eager for a fresh start,

ready to work.

In fact, we've found them a handful of jobs

in the last few weeks. But now...

We turn to you, the town's business leaders.

I'm sure that I don't have to tell you

one out of four children in this country

don't know where

their next meal is coming from.

The Reverend Michael Spurlock, everyone.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

You know, we're the churches

that your parents grew up in,

your grandparents built.

How can you sit there chewing $30 steaks

and let our people starve?

MAN:
Um, let me remind

all of you that Thursday night

we'll have our fund-raising bake sale.

- Preacher.

- What?

You...

you sure didn't sugarcoat

things in there, did you?

Occupational hazard.

Lander Boyd, Boyd's Feed and Seed.

I'm an elder down at Riverview.

We've got a little job service program

for the... for the members,

and we just got in 24 jobs stripping chickens

at the Pardee Poultry plant in Murfreesboro.

Now, you all are welcome to 'em.

That's... that's mighty generous of you.

Well, I grew up in All Saints.

That was back before

I could afford $30 steaks.

What is that, 10... 10, 15 miles from here?

About 10 miles. Your folks got cars?

(ENGINE STARTS)

Hot dog!

Hey! We got wheels! (LAUGHS)

Wheels!

Thank you, Forrest.

Hey, what's your deal?

Why won't you let me thank you?

Save it.

All Saints has been helping poor people

since before you were peeing your diapers.

Fine. Forget it.

Hey, you know, Ruth left the church.

Why'd she do that?

No future in it.

All we've got left is memory.

Why haven't you left?

Maybe I ain't as strong as she is.

Hang on. Forrest, wait.

(HORN HONKING)

You ought to go take care of

what you come here for.

It's 19 from the ground.

What's it gonna be?

- Commercial space.

- Yeah, big box.

- Toilet paper by the ton, huh?

- (LAUGHTER)

Yeah.

It's bad positioning on the water.

We'll have to relay it from the street.

Hey, good news is, you might get to

spend next Sunday on a golf course.

We'd be out of here next week?

If we sign the papers,

knock all this down in August.

You know, some of our members,

they have a garden out back.

They can keep that going

until you guys bulldoze, right?

Well, yeah, that's gonna be a problem.

Insurance.

Well, they're refugees. They need

the extra food for their children.

We just have to haul all this away.

I mean, the garden's not much,

but it might provide the kids

with a regular breakfast this summer.

Reverend, we'd love to help, but...

We answer to a higher power, too.

All State.

Guys, we're not gonna let a technicality

stop us from feeding hungry kids, right?

(SIGHS) Reverend, this store is

gonna be good for everybody.

I mean, a year from now, there'll be dozens

of jobs that your people can apply for.

(MAN EXCLAIMING)

Look at these beams.

Nice little bonus check there, am I right?

Oh, look at that glass.

You know, I bet these...

These light fixtures are worth a ton alone.

- Yeah.

- We could sell a pew to somebody.

Well, if you want to, you can have those.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. No, no, no.

Come on. Let's go, get out.

With respect, Reverend,

you don't own this property.

Neither do you, and neither will you.

Let's go. Go find another

church to bulldoze, all right?

Look, I get it.

We stepped on your toes a little bit.

But we're up from Memphis,

and we head out tomorrow at...

- 6:
00 a.m.

- 6:
00 a.m. tomorrow.

And if we don't walk this land

now, it's off our list.

That sounds like a win-win.

Was I not clear?

Get out!

I'm going.

(MAN SIGHS)

You're blowing your boss's chance

at a big sale here, Preacher.

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