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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
4/21 ~ operation earth rebirth
On the eve of Earth Day, join us for our Easter Cantata as we explore through song and narration our responsibility to bring new life to our planet and the love we feel for our Mother.
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all souls news
Fellow artists, come join our group. This gathering is meant to be friendly, relaxed, fun, and of course... creative!! Bring in your favorite art supplies and a brown bag lunch. 2nd & 4th Thursdays at ASUUC. Creative time will be 10-11:30am, followed by a social lunch. Please email Pam Brown with your contact information (name and phone number) if you are interested.
we still want to hear from you
Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to complete our short survey about your experience with All Souls. This is input we need as we examine whether our mission and vision statements are still helping us be the church we want to be. We really, really want to hear from the rest of you as well. You can take the survey online by clicking the link in the We Want to Hear From You section of our Stewardship web page, or you can get a paper survey form from the church office, fill it out, and return it to the office.
stewardship drive: we need your help
63 households have now completed their pledge commitment forms for the upcoming 2019-20 fiscal year. We still need to hear from the rest of you. Remember, even if you're on auto-pay for your pledge, we need you to complete a new form for 2019-20.
Making a financial pledge for the upcoming fiscal year is a vital part of supporting our mission and self-governance. It enables us to build a proposed operating budget for your approval at our Annual Meeting in May. The sooner we build the budget, the more time you have to review and react to it before the Annual Meeting in May - that's why we need to start budget work in April, and that's why we want our pledges in place by then.
You can pledge for 2019-20 by filling out a paper pledge form and returning it to the church, or by using our online pledge form on our Stewardship web page. If you're new to pledging and have questions - or if you'd like us to deliver a pledge form - please call the church office (719-633-7717) or email Stewardship Drive chair Rick Schwarz. Thank you for helping All Souls be a vibrant religious presence in Colorado Springs now and in the future.
cc arena update
We are still keeping an eye on the Robson Arena project. The next community meeting is listed on the
CC's project website as 10:30am-12pm on 6/1, with a focus on the "revised site plan, architecture, landscape, traffic and parking. "Also, keep an eye on the Near North End Neighborhood
web page for updates as well.
deeksha for all souls
Ancient wisdom from many spiritual traditions tells us that what we experience in our external world is a direct reflection of our internal world. We have the option of living in a suffering state or a beautiful state; both are attainable, the choice is ours. Living in a beautiful state requires living in a higher state of consciousness; moving from I-consciousness to One-consciousness. Deeksha is a transference of energy that facilitates transformation into these higher states of consciousness. Please join us 7-8:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Monday, in the gathering space in the basement at ASUUC. From the founders of O&O Academy: "It doesn't matter what the reasons are, all suffering is stupid."
Click here for more information.
women survivors' support group
Connecting with fellow survivors and having a safe place to release emotion and share our stories can be an essential part of healing from domestic and/or sexual violence. All Souls is providing a safe space for a secular women's survivor support group 6-7pm next Thursday, 3/21, in the small hall. If you are interested in attending, please email Rosie Love
or call her at (507) 320-5066.
This survivor support group meets every third Thursday of the month from 6-7pm.
affinity groups
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
childcare provider
Enjoy working with babies and toddlers? Then come join the fun in the Nursery/PreK room at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. We are looking for a part-time caregiver for two or more Sundays a month from 10 am - noon. Reliability is essential. Schedule flexibility is available. Perfect for college students, parents with young kids, or retirees. Position offers the possibility of bringing your own kids along if desired. We are looking for someone 18 years of age or older. Starting salary is $10.50/hr. You must submit to a background check and we will pay for you to get your CPR certification. We have books that need reading, crafts to assist with and open play time to supervise! We are a liberal religious voice located in the heart of beautiful downtown Colorado Springs and we can't wait to meet you! Contact
Laurie for more information.
shout out
Many thanks to Beth Green for presenting the Story for All Ages last week. Thank you to Cathy Mathews, Kathleen Brannan, Dan & Kristy Morman, Linda Rossetti, Lynne Casebeer, and Ginny Rodriguez for signing up for our Guest in the Classroom RE summer programming.
be our guest
What is your passion or hobby? Do you have a new interest or discovery? Come share it with RE as we offer "Guest in the Classroom" this summer. Do you belly dance? Want to teach beginning Spanish? Intrigued with kitchen chemistry? Come be our guest and present your passion to our RE kids and we will figure out how it relates to one of our principles or sources. Use our Sign-Up Genius or contactLaurie with any questions.
easter egg hunt help
Our Annual RE Easter Egg Hunt will be 4/21, weather permitting. We are looking for a couple of adult chaperones that are willing to help be our "village" as we walk down and back to Monument Valley Park. We will leave on foot at 10:30am and return to the church by 11:30am. Contact
Laurie
if we can count on you!
re registration
It is never too late to register for Religious Exploration (RE) at All Souls. Just check out our on-line registration. We ask that you fill out a new registration form EACH year. Please register your kids (babies through youth group) now so we can better plan, be informed, and keep you updated. There is no charge to register.
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children
This was a
Contemplate This! yoga day with a focus on how our words and actions matter. We read an Earth Day book about our actions and did poses with it too. We worked together as a "planet" to get hula hoops around the circle without unlinking our hands. We finished with a metta meditation during savasana sending loving kindness to ourselves, those we love, and all living beings on our planet. Many thanks to Beth Green for leading and Julie Brady for assisting.
Get ready for our an
nual RE Easter Egg Hunt and Service in Monument Valley Park! We will perform our Blessings to the Four Directions and then proceed with our egg hunt. If you would like your child to attend, please register them at the RE table that morning. We will be leaving on foot at 10:30am. Walking shoes are recommended and possibly jackets. This event is designed for Kindergarteners and up.If you have a Pre-K child, you have the option of letting them attend our mini Egg Hunt here at the church or you can accompanying them on the field trip. We are still in need of several adult volunteers to walk to the park with us and help out.Please contact Laurie if you would like to join in the fun. Youth are asked to meet at church at 10:15am so they can head down to the park to hide the eggs and help with the hunt.
4/28
This will be our next to last class in our
Being UU unit. The Air and Fire Element classes will join together as we release our worms into our All Souls gardens. There will be dirt involved so dress accordingly. We will then make our own chalices out of clay pots, complete with a battery operated votive that kids can take home as a remembrance of this curriculum.
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youth
This Sunday, 4/21
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youth are invited to meet at the church at 10:15am. We will head down to Monument Valley Park and hide the eggs for our RE kids while enjoying some candy and outdoor time together. 4/28 we will have a rehearsal for our upcoming youth led service entitled "Six Words" which we will present on 5/5 to the congregation.
summer uu youth camps
QUUest Camp (rising 9th graders-12th grade graduates) and Spirit QUUest (rising 6th-rising 8th graders) is back! QUUest and Spirit QUUest are Unitarian Universalist summer camp immersion experiences for youth. Youth learn about community, spirituality, justice, equality, and also have a ton of fun! The camp will be held at La Foret, 6/30-7/6, 2019. Registration cost is $650, $625 if registered by 3/17. $50 sibling discount for each additional child from the same family. Payment plans available, $100 deposit required. If you need financial assistance to attend, please complete Youth Scholarship Application by 4/30 (link available on registration page). For more information or to register for QUUest, click here or for Spirit QUUest, click here.
gay-straight alliance leadership council
The One Colorado GSA Leadership Council is composed of middle school, high school, and college students from across Colorado. The Council is made to facilitate the growth and development of members as advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth, and further support the Colorado GSA Network. As members of the Council, youth will serve as representatives for their area and will provide feedback, training, and support to GSAs in Colorado. The Leadership Council will also advise on program priorities within the Safe Schools work of One Colorado. Young people know better than anyone the problems they face in school today... and they know better than anyone just what it will take to solve them. Apply today. For further questions, please email Jordan Anthony.
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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!
4/20, 8am-12pm, at Red Rock Canyon, "Earth Day at Red Rock Canyon Open Space."
This project will focus on restoring a series of redundant and unsustainable rogue trails along the Red Rock Rim Trail in Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Work will involve breaking up hardened soils, seeding, transplanting, mulching, and other necessary tasks. For this special Earth Day workday, a complimentary volunteer lunch and interpretive hikes will be offered at the conclusion of the project. If you have questions, or would like to register a group, please contact Molly Mazel, Volunteer & Partnership Coordinator, (719) 471-7736 ext. 4# or
[email protected].
4/20, 8pm to 4/21, 1am, at various locations, "Temple Watch." Temple Watch was created in 2012 after Temple Beit Torah was vandalized with swastikas and other graffiti on 4/20, the anniversary of Adolph Hitler's birth. It is an interfaith group of friends who watch Temple Beit Torah and Temple Shalom every year, along with two other places of worship. Volunteers from various interfaith communities help for about an hour and a half on the evening of 4/20. There is a schedule to cover the times from 8pm to 1am. If anything malicious or suspicious happens, the volunteer calls 911. That's all. The CSPD is very appreciative and supportive to this activity, as are the Rabbis and Boards of Directors of these sites. More volunteers are needed now that there are four places to 'Watch.' For questions or to find out more about the process contact
[email protected].
4/24, 5pm-8pm, at Urban Steam, Happy Hour with Habitat!
Join Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity on Wednesday, 4/24, for Happy Hour at
Urban Steam
! The locally owned boutique coffee roaster, waffle and whiskey bar, is donating 100% of proceeds from this event to Pikes Peak Habitat For Humanity. Together we will build a stronger Pikes Peak region - one plate at a time!
Did we mention the made-from-scratch waffles?
4/25, 6-8:30pm, at ASUUC, "Fourth Thursday Film Showing: Newtown." Twenty months after a horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 elementary school children and six educators, the small New England town is in a complex psychological tangle in the wake of yet another act of mass killing at the hands of a disturbed young gunman. The film provides access into the lives and homes of those who remain, all of whom have been indelibly changed by the events. Doors will open at 6pm and showing will begin at 6:30pm. Panel discussion will follow.
***new event***
5/5, 4-7pm, at the Richard F. Celeste Theatre, "Big Sonia." The story of a courageous 94-year old survivor of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, Sonia Warshawski teaches us about everyday acts of kindness that rise above bigotry, ignorance and bitterness - and that truth telling has the power to heal us all. Sonia's daughter, Regina Kort, and SuEllen Fried, an advisor for the film, will join in a Q&A discussion after the screening, followed by a public reception with light hors d'oeuvres.
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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!
Attention all ASUUC Golfers. The Golfers from the High Plains Church would like to invite golfers from All Soul's to join them at their weekly golf outings. Please
email Tom Ward for more information.
story as healing
We all have a story to tell. Join
Rev. Roger Butts and Andrea Danner 1-2pm on 4/24 for this workshop on the healing power of story telling. Storytelling allows you to find your voice, reaffirm your values, process your experiences, and find empowerment, no matter where you are in your journey. This session will be held at the Penrose Cancer Center, 2222 N. Nevada, in the first floor conference room. Click here for more information or to sign up.
suicide prevention connection group
No cost support group every Monday for adults who have had thoughts or actions towards suicide. No registration needed, just show up at 7pm. Group lasts one hour. Hosted by
Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention
at their offices.
understanding immigration: a free course
Immigration is a rich, complex topic that is front and center in public debates. How much do you know about this subject?
How much would you like to know about immigration today? If what you're really looking for is a shortcut study guide to immigration based on data from the Pew Research Center, there's an email course available to you. Best of all, it's free! After you sign up, you'll get an email every few days over the course of a couple weeks. To register, click here.
from the marian house website
"The Marian House Soup Kitchen offers hot, nutritious meals 365 days a year to anyone who comes to our doors, free of charge. Meals are nutritionally balanced as we recognize that for many of those we serve, this is their only meal of the day. Since 1985, the Marian House Soup Kitchen has been serving people who are hungry in downtown Colorado Springs. On average, the Soup Kitchen serves 600 meals per day. Guests include struggling families, seniors on a fixed income, the working poor, veterans, people with disabilities, unsupported teens, and those who are homeless. Only about a third of our guests are homeless."
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joys & concerns
joys
After looking for a job for almost 7 months, I have two job interviews this month! Please send good thoughts as I try to find the best fit! -- Kristy Morman
We moved in to our new home on 4/13 (yes, in the snow!) and are exhausted but happy! -- Tamsin Cowdery
concerns
Evonda Lee broke her ankle in a fall. She had successful surgery on Monday and is in Memorial Hospital, room 6608. She welcomes visitors and calls.
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all souls board of trustees
Judie McMath, President
Wendy Mike, Vice-President
Gary Harrison, Treasurer
Kate Harrison, Secretary
Rick Schwarz, Past President
Terry Schultz, Member-at-Large
Bruce Leeson, Member-at-Large
Jim Michali, Member-at-Large
Shawn Yasutake, 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 & Shawn
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