12 January 2014 Worship and Religious Education Classes

Please joins on Sunday (12 January 2014) at 10:30 AM for “A Few Words from the Wise” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  The All Souls Choir will sing.  We will also have an Ingathering of New Members and take some time today to reflect on our Gratitude Jars.

Please join us to give a warm welcome to the newest members of our faith community.  Contact Membership Chair Ron Thurston for more information.

Religious Education Classes for Children, Youth and Adults will happen at 9:00 AM.

Focusing on our Third Source, the children and youth begin their pillar on World Religions this Sunday.

UnderstandingTheBibleAt 9:00 AM, we continue our new adult class — Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals.

This is a companion curriculum to the book by the same name by John Buehrens.  We’ve been having a good bit of fun examining our own relationship to the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, engaging the text and claiming or reclaiming what is there for us.

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5 January 2014 Worship and Religious Education Classes

Please join us at 10:30 AM on Sunday (5 January 2014) for “The Elephant and the Pope” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  The All Souls Choir will be singing.

Religious Education Classes for Children, Youth and Adults will happen at 9:00 AM.

Focusing on our Third Source, the children and youth begin their pillar on World Religions this Sunday.

UnderstandingTheBibleAt 9:00 AM, we continue our new adult class — Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals.

This is a companion curriculum to the book by the same name by John Buehrens.  We’ve been having a good bit of fun examining our own relationship to the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, engaging the text and claiming or reclaiming what is there for us.

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29 December 2013 Worship Service and Sunday Brunch

KermitStretchPlease join us on Sunday (29 December 2013) at 10:30 AM for “It’s a Stretch” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  The All Souls Choir will sing and we will have special guest poets and musicians.

We will also be having an all-ages Sunday Brunch at 9:15 AM.

Religious Education Classes for Children, Youth, and Adults will resume next Sunday (5 January 2014) at 9:00 AM.

Nursery care will be available this Sunday (29 December 2013) for younger children who may find worship to last too long.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Tonight (24 December 2013)

XmasEveCandlesPlease join us tonight (24 December 2013) at 6:30 PM for Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.

The service will include traditional holiday carols, the Christmas story, music from the All Souls choir and our guest musicians, and the beauty of the faces of your community in candlelight reflected in the window.

Please bring the children and youth to the church no later than 6:00 PM if they wish to participate in “The 12 Days of Christmas” sing-along event at the beginning of the worship service.

Do you have any leftover cookies or other treats you want to get out of the house?  If so, please bring them to share at a brief, informal, optional, “don’t-obsess-about-it” reception in the Social Hall immediately following the Christmas Eve service.

8 December 2013 Worship and Religious Education Classes

AdventCandlesPlease join us at 10:30 AM on Sunday (8 December 2013) for “The Spirit of This Church and The Season” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Religious Education Classes for Children, Youth and Adults will happen at 9:00 AM.

The Children and Youth continue their exploration of our Jewish and Christian heritage, including the stories of this Season of Light.

At 9:00 AM, we continue our new adult class — Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals.

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1 December 2013 Worship and Religious Education Classes

turkey-menorahPlease join us on Sunday (1 December 2013) at 10:30 AM for “The Light of the World” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Religious education classes for children, youth, and adults will resume after their Thanksgiving Break at 9:00 AM.

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24 November 2013 Worship Service and Thanksgiving Feast

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM for “A Service of Thanksgiving” — our annual Thanksgiving Worship and Feast.  Please note that there will be no religious education classes for children, youth, or adults for this week only.

The childcare nursery will open at 9:30 AM and the choir will rehearse at 9:45 AM.  Those who are helping set up for the potluck feast should arrive by 10:00 AM.

Religious education classes for children, youth, and adults will resume next Sunday (1 December 2013) at their regular 9:00 AM class time.

17 November 2013 Worship and Religious Education Classes

Please join us on Sunday (17 November 2013) at 10:30 AM for “Giving from Our Abundance, Because That’s What We Do” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

At our 9:00 AM Religious Education for All Ages, our adults will begin our new class — Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals (based on the book of the same name by John Buehrens).  Our children and youth will continue with their exploration of Jewish and Christian heritage.

27 October 2013 Worship Service and Religious Education Classes

church-statePlease join us on Sunday (27 October 2013) at 10:30 AM for “Somewhere Between Church and State” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  We continue our liturgical season of “A Voice, A Vote, A Vocation” in celebration of our fifth Unitarian Universalist principle (“We covenant to affirm and promote the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large”).

SandraOdomWe will also welcome special musical guest Sandra Odom in our worship service.

For our 9:00 AM Religious Education classes for all ages, our Adults will continue “Broadening Your Unitarian Universalist Understanding – Deepening Your Journey.”  Children and youth will continue on their second Sunday in their pillar on Jewish and Christian Heritage.