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All Souls Unitarian Universalist E-Letter
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This week's editor:
Tamsin Cowdery
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Currently All Souls has no office hours, in keeping with the best health and safety practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Links to email our minister or office admin are provided above.
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 service this week
05/31 ~ blessing of the bikes and hikes
Join us via Zoom:
One of the silver linings of living in this time is that more and more people are discovering the joy of a simple walk around the block, a hike in our beautiful foothills, or biking along the many trails. Join us this Sunday as Rev. Rost explore how we can take advantage of this time without taking advantage of Mother Nature. There will be a virtual blessing of bikes, walking sticks, trekking poles, skates, skateboards and whatever else you use to enjoy this beautiful planet.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use the Zoom app to join in our Sunday service or RE program, your version of the app must be upgraded to at least 5.0 by this Sunday, 5/31, or you might be delayed in joining the meeting. Details on how to do this will be in a church-wide Constant Contact email going out Friday.
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all souls news
annual all souls plant sale (virtual plant sale)
The Virtual Plant Sale to benefit All Souls is on and will end at 8pm on Sunday, 5/31. Plants may be viewed
here.
The prices are very reasonable and with the pandemic, gardening stores have seen a huge increase in sales. Hence, plants are in greater demand than in previous summers. Your yard and your soul will both be nourished with new plants to brighten your home. The website allows for payment with credit or debit cards. Checks and cash may be dropped off at Suset's home when you pick up your purchased plants. Please have the cash and checks in an envelope with pertinent info printed on the outside. All sales are final. If you are hesitant to venture out, there will be a delivery service provided for the small fee of $3.50 (cash only for the delivery person). Delivery must be within Colorado Springs or Manitou Springs city limits.
For more information, email info@asuuc.net or contact Suset at (719) 243-1268.
uua general assembly
The UUA Board of Trustees has passed a resolution to make the 2020 General Assembly a 100% virtual event. For many years virtual attendance has been an option but this year, they will scale and enhance their technology to accommodate a wider, ideally more global, audience. For more information,
visit the webpage.
affinity and covenant group update
It's been a while since our small groups have met! If your affinity or covenant group is interested in resuming meetings on Zoom, we currently have a church account that can be shared by multiple groups; meetings just need to be one at a time. If your group is interested in meeting on Zoom, please contact A.B. at
info@asuuc.net to receive instructions on proceeding further with our Zoom account.
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religious exploration
re appreciation day
Please join us on Sunday, 5/31, during our 10:30am service for a special RE Appreciation Presentation! We'll be honoring our RE teachers as well as our RE kids. There will be many photos shared from our year together and special honorary mentions for kids moving into middle and high school. We'd love to see everyone who's joined in RE to come to this special time during service.
e-re
This Sunday, 5/31, will be our last meeting time of 11:30-12. Starting 6/7 we'll be meeting BEFORE service from 9:45-10:15am. Zoom links will be updated on the website and emailed to registered parents. Please contact Beth Green with any questions.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use the Zoom app to join in our Sunday service or RE program, your version of the app must be upgraded to at least 5.0 by this Sunday, 5/31, or you might be delayed in joining the meeting. Details on how to do this will be in a church-wide Constant Contact email going out Friday.
summer re
This summer we are holding "Summer Story-Time" for our kids! Do you have a story you'd like to share with our kids? Can you create a simple activity to go with your story? Then please sign up for our summer program
through this link. Contact Beth,
DRE@asuuc.net, if you need any inspiration or assistance with your story or activity! Please remember, the activity will be on Zoom and materials will be limited. Great activities include games, paper activities, or movement like karate, yoga, or dance! Come share with our kids this summer before service from 9:45-10:15am.
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children
5/24 - the door of imagination
Join us this Sunday as we let our imaginations run wild!! Our last door to explore this month will lead us to reflect on the threshold of fantasy. We'll take this adventure through activity, story and fun! Bring your creative juices to e-RE today as we dive into the imagination.
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youth
Youth Group is officially on summer hiatus. Please stay tuned for exciting new things coming to Youth Group in the fall!
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joys & concerns
Join Rev. Nori EVERY Tuesday at 5:30pm for "Tuesdays with Nori." This remains an informal time to check in with one another, share our joys and concerns, and enjoy the beverage and snacks of our choice from our homes. This is the Zoom link, and it can also be found at the top of our homepage on our website.
joys
None to share this week.
concerns
None to share this week.
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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!
In addition, we suggest not participating in any in-person activities for the foreseeable future (if there even are any). Stay healthy!
Ongoing
If you have survived the COVID-19 virus, you may be eligible to help other patients by donating plasma as part of a statewide project. For more information, visit
https://coloradocovidplasma.org, or contact Kate Crow at
kate.crow@centura.org or Will Crow at
willpcrow@yahoo.com.
Ongoing.
To donate to the Colorado COVID Relief Fund, click here.
Ongoing.
COVID Mask Crafters, an international collective of stitchers making home-sewn masks for healthcare workers, needs your help. Needed: sewers, donations of material (sheets, pillowcases, etc), drivers to pick up and deliver masks, and financial support. If you are interested in helping, please visit
https://covidmaskcrafters.org/
or email
coloradomaskcrafters@gmail.com.
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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!
El Paso County has compiled a lengthy list of local food distribution locations
here. The webpage also includes a link to a website where you can see student meal pick-up locations throughout the city.
free medical care & prescriptions
People sometimes face the starkchoice between food and medicine.
As costs of prescription drugs continue to rise and the numbers of uninsured continue to rise, providing a source for life-saving prescription drugs becomes critical. In Colorado's El Paso & Teller Counties, Open Bible Medical Clinic & Pharmacy also serves as a Community Pharmacy dispensing free prescription medication to our neighbors who are uninsured. Residents of the county can qualify for our services if they are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. 10am-2pm every Thursday and 9am-1pm every Saturday.
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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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