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All Souls Unitarian Universalist E-Letter
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This week's editor:
Tamsin Cowdery
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office hours
Administration office hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm.
Minister's office hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-3pm and evenings and weekends by appointment.
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 service this week
11/17 ~ ambushed into attention
In this service Rev. Nori will talk about the wonderful lessons and compassion we can receive from nature if only we pay attention to what the vast and diverse choir of nature is singing. This service will feature special music by the All Souls Choir.
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all souls news
thank you for making the 2019 auction a huge success!
The Second Chance Sale is over, the 2019 All Souls Auction is history, and the final results are in:
$12,378 in sales! Final confirmation letters to donors and winning bidders are in process. Thanks to everyone who donated, everyone who attended, and everyone who bid!
Once again, special thanks to these businesses and organizations who donated: Colorado Springs Children's Chorale, Colorado Springs School District 11, Einstein Bros Bagels, High Rise Coffee Roasters, Miriam's Massage Therapy, Panino's Downtown, Solar Roast Coffee, Tony's Downtown Bar, Wooglin's Deli, and Pikes Peak Region. We encourage you to patronize them when you can; their contact info will be on our Auction web page through the end of the year.
And, one last time, a HUGE thank-you to all who volunteered their time before and on Auction Night: Judie McMath, Marion Ceruzzi (who also donated the Back Home Again banner), Terry Schultz, Marguerite Terze, Rick Schwarz, Ed Benn, Jay Hatfield, Kate Harrison, Karen Meadows, Cathy Mathews, Bill Mathews, Beth Green, Sherri Bristol, Eunice Ciaccio, Evony McKenna, Becky Harrison, Alma Cremonesi, Cate Terze-Schwarz, Michael York, Suset Rosario, A.B. Lugo, Kaye and Mike Brabec, Linda Nicks, Sonya Hill-Smith, Gary Harrison, Becky Harrison, Andy Walker, Mike Walker, Angel Starker, Jim Michali, LaLasha Murphy-Rockwood, and Luis Torres.
b&g workday
The Fall Building and Grounds workday is Saturday, 11/23, from about 9:30am to 12:30pm. We will be emphasizing repairs and cleaning of the RE spaces and specifically the Pine Room.
There will be other projects including Great Hall/Small Hall cleaning and restoration and weather permitting; clean-up in the playground and grounds.
On 12/7 at 6 pm, we will gather for the Holiday Cookie Exchange. Here's how it works: you sign up to bring a specific homemade holiday cookie; each person bakes a different kind of special cookie; you package them three cookies to a package; then you will exchange with everyone at the gathering so you take home a wide variety of special holiday cookies. We'll also bring finger foods to share, sing carols and lots of fun stuff. If you'd like to participate, please let Judie McMath know what kind of cookie you'd like to bring so we don't get 20 people bringing chocolate chip. If you need ideas about what kind of cookie to make, she has recipe suggestions. Please RSVP with your cookie type by 12/1 because the amount of cookies you need to make depends on how many sign up.
pathfinder
Join the Pathfinder RPG group as they experience adventures in the land of Golarion. Tuesday 11/19 at 6pm in the small hall. Bring paper and pen or pencil. Bring D20 dice set if you have it, if you don't, we have enough to share. Bring any snacks or drinks you want. Beginners and experienced players welcome. RSVP to Judie McMath.
art/hobby club
Artists & Hobbyist come join our group! This gathering is meant to be friendly, relaxed, fun, and of course, creative!! Bring in your favorite art supplies or
hobbies
and a brown bag lunch. 2nd & 4th Thursdays at ASUUC. Creative time is 10am-11:30am, followed by a social lunch. Please email Pam Brown with your contact information (name and phone number) if you are interested.
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NOTE: No 4th Thursday gathering this month as the 28th is Thanksgiving.
Our affinity groups are open to all! There is no enrollment period and no fee required. Friends are welcome! These groups share a common interest and provide opportunities to connect and deepen our fellowship outside of Sunday Service. Perhaps one is for you? For more information, please click here.
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religious exploration
re registration needed for all who completed online forms
There was a glitch with online registration and ALL online registration forms filled out for the 2019-2020 school year have been lost. If you filled out an online registration form, we will need a paper registration form filled out to update your child's registration for this year. We apologize for this glitch and appreciate your time to fill out the registration form again. If you would like to print a registration form to return to church, the link to a pdf is included, or you could simply fill out a form at the RE table soon! Thank you for your understanding and patience!
grow with us
Volunteer in RE and grow your faith and our children's! Just add your name and email address to the sign-up sheet on the clipboard at the RE Table or contact Beth Green. Any size commitment is welcome. Experience not required. Everything provided. Join us, won't you, and help grow souls while having fun!
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children
Last Sunday we explored "attention to the now" and practiced mindfulness. Our younger kids practiced a raisin meditation while the older kids experienced the "Four Pebbles" meditation created by Thich Nhat Hanh. Each room played different mindfulness games such as Simon Says, What's In The Bag, Peanut Butter & Jelly, and Aardvark & Platypus! Mindfulness can definitely be fun.
Next week we'll be turning our attention to attention to the beauty around us and practice the skill of expressing gratitude and appreciation. We'll get crafty by creating thank you cards for someone special in their lives.
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youth
Last Sunday we examined our circle of influence and how that relates to ourselves and those around us. They were challenged to keep awareness about this circle of influence as they moved throughout their week. Next week, we'll be turning our attention to myths!
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local activism & awareness
Editors' note: Occasionally, changes are made to these events after publication. Please click on the links provided if you are interested in attending something, to make sure the details have not changed.
Thank you!
11/14, 7pm, Poor Richard's, "
Be An Antiracist".
COS SURJ
book club: How to be an Antiracist.
Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and re-energizes the conversation about racism-and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At it's core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types. Racism intersects with class and culture and geography and even changes the way we see and value ourselves. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas-from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilites that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves.
11/20, 6:30-8:30pm, at LGBT Resource Center @ MOSAIC, "
TDOR 2019."
Show up to honor the fallen members of the transgender community. Transgender folks deal with extreme violence and oppression on a daily basis just for living authentically as themselves. Please come
celebrate their amazing lives and grieve their early passing.
***new event***
11/22, 9am-8pm, at Kairos Traders, "Fair Trade Christmas Market." Come make a global impact by joining local artisans and fair trade businesses as they come together to combat human trafficking. Certain purchases will help to create and sustain jobs for women as an alternative to being exploited. Also, enjoy Kairos coffee, delicious sweet treats and live music.
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community news
Editors' note: Occasionally, changes are made to events after publication. Please click on the links provided if you are interested in attending something, to make sure the details have not changed. Thank you!
mother courage and her children
Who suffers from war.. and who profits? Brecht's hugely theatrical masterpice unearths the true cost of conflict - challenging our notions of war and peace and what it takes to survive just behind the enemy lines. 11/7 through 11/24, at Millibo Art Theatre, co-starring our very own A.B. Lugo. For more information
click here.
liquid motion
Suset Marcantoni is offering liquid motion classes for $15 every Friday from 4-5 pm. 10% of the proceeds will go right back to All Souls UU Church. Liquid Motion is an open level class that utilizes elements of fitness, conditioning exercises, sensual movement, and dance theory to provide a total mind and body movement experience. *Spots must be reserved beforehand through payment using Facebook messenger or PayPal. Contact
Suset for more info.
book release and poetry reading
Come celebrate the release of the second, deluxe edition of A.B. Lugo's book of poetry. After losing his parent's nine months apart from each other, Lugo chronicles the first year of his life without his parents, 2016, and what begins as a journey of the self, expands to capture an historic year of upheaval. This second edition expands beyond 2016 to give a glimpse of a man grappling with a new era, one of fatherhood, where even as the world spins out of control, Lugo seeks hope for a better future. A select number of books will be on sale at the event and the author will be there to sign copies after the reading.
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joys & concerns
joys
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all souls board of trustees
Wendy Mike, President
Justin Lincoln, Vice President
Jim Michali, Treasurer
Kathleen Brannan, Secretary
Judie McMath, Past President
Terry Schultz, Member-at-Large
Sarah Bethke, Member-at-Large
Evony McKenna, Member-at-Large
Jay Hatfield, Member-at-Large
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e-letter deadline
The deadline for each week's e-letter is Wednesday at noon, barring something truly unexpected, such as a last-minute cancellation. Other items submitted after deadline will run the following week. Please help us inform you by honoring the deadline. Thank you -- Tamsin & Beth
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