There will be no adult religious education classes on 25 December 2016 and 1 January 2017.
The adult religious education classes will resume on 8 January 2017 at 9:15 AM.
18 December 2016 All-Ages Worship Service
Please join us on Sunday (18 December 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Waiting for the Light” with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
On this final Sunday of Advent, we celebrate the common thread of returning light that runs through the winter holidays of Christianity, Judaism, and earth-based traditions.
An all-ages holiday party with food, games, and crafts will follow the service.
We will also be gift-wrapping the Community Support children’s holiday gifts that are still unwrapped. They will be picked up by Community Support employees on Tuesday afternoon (20 December 2016).
Helping the Helpers
Who deserves a “thank you” this Christmas Eve? Firefighters, ER staff, police, EMTs, etc?
Maybe the employees at your neighborhood convenience store, who don’t save lives but might have saved your dinner by carrying that ingredient you forgot?
Please bring cookies or other holiday snacks to the church social hall on Friday (23 December 2016) between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
Amanda Lawrence and friends will then divide the goodies up into decorative trays.
After the Christmas Eve service, everyone is invited to grab a tray or two and deliver them to wherever they see fit.
Please note, we cannot accept snacks that need refrigeration or heating.
Adult Religious Education — 18 December 2016
Please join us on Sunday (18 December 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “The Stable Revisited.”
What does the Christmas story mean to you?
We will look at the versions of the story in Matthew and Luke, share personal reflections, and look at various spiritual interpretations.
11 December 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth
Please join us this Sunday (11 December 2016) at 11:00 AM for “A Tradition of Faith” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
On this day that new members will sign the membership book, we celebrate our congregation — a covenanted community within a Living Tradition that belongs to all of us.
We will have a Congregational Business Meeting following the service — child care will be provided — we must have a quorum.
Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.
Adult Religious Education — 11 December 2016
Please join us on Sunday (11 December 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “The Beatitudes.”
We will take a look at this iconic passage from the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5: 1-12). We will also explore parallel passages in another gospel (Luke 6: 20-23) along with various references in the Gospel of Thomas using lenses of various translations and interpretations.
Barbara Jarrell Concert and CD Release Party — 15 December 2016
Please join us on Thursday (15 December 2016) at 7:00 PM for an evening with Barbara Jarrell and friends.
This concert and CD release party will include performances with Barbara Jarrell and guest musicians TBA –suggested donation of $15.00 at the door.
Barbara’s CDs will be for sale — $10.00 each (just in time for holiday shopping).
All gate proceeds will go to the church as well as $8.00 of every purchase of one of Barbara’s solo CDs.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres, coffee, tea, punch and water available between sets — BYOB if desired.
If you’re one of those people who’ve been listening to Barbara’s music for years and kept asking “Is any of this on CD?” — the answer is “yes.”
And Barbara is giving a benefit concert for the church to celebrate. The concert will feature music from the CDs as well as other selections not yet released.
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Election Day — 10 December 2016
Tomorrow (Saturday, 10 December 2016) is the runoff election for US Senate and 4th Congressional District in Louisiana.
Here is where you can find general information on tomorrow’s election.
Here is where you can find detailed information for your voting location.
Our fifth principle (“The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large“) and our sixth principle (“The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all“) both speak to the importance of making our voices heard.
Building and Grounds Work Day — 10 December 2016
Please join us on Saturday (10 December 2016) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.
This ginkgo tree pictured to the left is dedicated to the late Alan Mitchell — All Souls member and friend to many who in a single person, embodied much of the diversity found at All Souls.
In his sixties at the time of his passing, the Viet Nam veteran, Buddhist, gay man who to the end was trying to reconcile his eighty-something conservative Christian parents to those identities. Alan was also a kind person in love with learning and concerned for all generations.
Alan’s tree is still in its glory for at least a few more days, but as you can see, it has joined its many tree companions in the spiritual practice of letting go that is autumn.
Blowing the leaves that blanket the parking lot is just one of many tasks available, indoors and out, to all ages and abilities at Building and Grounds Day at All Souls.
Come and help to take care of something you love about our surroundings here.
Vacuum the sanctuary, straighten the classroom, blow the leaves, clean the gutters, change the light bulbs (the ones we can reach), dust something, sort something, and enjoy being in community with your friends while you do it.
Stay a little while or the whole time. If you can’t stay, consider dropping off snacks for the crew. Hope to see you tomorrow.
4 December 2016 Sermon Podcast
“Seeing the Future” by Rev. Judith Taylor