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April 14
Sunday at All Souls | 11:15 am
"Cosmos" with Rev. Galen Guengerich
Join us after the service in Reidy Friendship Hall for Coffee Hour, sponsored by Star Island Volunteers!
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This Sunday's Musical Program:
From the End of the Earth - Alan Hovhanes
Prayer - Mark A. Miller
And I Saw A New Heaven - Edgar Bainton
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Children's Choir: No Choir practice due to an off-site concert at West End Collegiate Church.
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Mindful Moments (Ages 6-9)
11:15 AM | Classroom 3B
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Game Changers (Ages 10 -12)
11:15 AM | Classroom 2B
11:15 AM | Classroom 2A
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Ribbon Dance with Beibei (Ages 6-12)
12:15 PM | The Chapel
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Adult Education: Sound Studies & Mindfulness
12:15 PM | The Ware Room
This 4-session course teaches you about the fundamental principles of sound and how it interacts with our environment and bodies. You will also discover how to tune into sound to enhance your mindfulness and develop meditation practices around sonics. Our expert instructor, Jacob Rudin will guide you through various techniques and exercises to help you build your listening skills and deepen your understanding of the power of sound.
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Adventures in Web Development: The Story of the All Souls Website
with Alex Goodwin, Web Designer
1 PM | Reidy Friendship Hall
Professional website designer and All Souls RE Alumnus Alex Goodwin (Christine Goodwin’s son!) will talk about the true and sometimes strange encounters he has made in the process of creating All Souls' new website (allsoulsnyc.org). These include analytics, the process by which you the website user help determine the ongoing development of the site. There will be a Q&A.
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Pathways to Membership with Gretchen Joy Gabrielson
Sundays, April 14, 21, & 28 | 1 PM | The Sanctuary
Interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalist history and values? Looking to incorporate a new spiritual practice into your life? Hoping to learn more about Membership at All Souls? The Pathway to Membership class is an opportunity to learn about the different opportunities for community and connection at All Souls.
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Introduction to Zen Meditation
with Laura Cohen
Sunday, April 14 | 2 PM | The Ware Room
Interested in trying meditation, or in establishing a regular practice? Looking to calm a busy mind? Come and learn the basics of Zen meditation. The hour-long session will include sitting meditation and walking meditation, as well as a chance to ask questions. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome.
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All Souls Choir member Kate Wolfe Johnson and her husband Douglas and son Teddy are overjoyed to announce that they are now a family of four. Kate gave birth to Jane Ridgely on Thursday, April 4th - 5lbs 3oz and 18”. Kate says, "I am so happy she held out so I could sing the Mahler." They are home and doing well. | |
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This Sunday is Share the Plate Sunday. All contributions to the offertory will go to World Central Kitchen.
Responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Share the Plate Team has selected World Central Kitchen (WCK) for April 2024. WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need.
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The printable calendar is here! Use the link below to access a printable calendar of events for April 2024.
Copies are available in the Vestibule on Sundays.
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MONDAY: April 15
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Meditation & Discussion | 10 AM | Zoom
TUESDAY: April 16
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Women’s Empowerment Group | 5:30 PM | Zoom
Community Choir | 6:30 PM | The Sanctuary
WEDNESDAY: April 17
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Poetry & Conversation | 10 AM | Zoom
Exploration of Prayer | 6 PM | The Ware Room
Stories with Soul | 6:45 PM | Zoom
THURSDAY: April 18
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Transforming Our Suffering | 10 AM | Zoom
Single Parent Lunch Support Group | 12 PM | Zoom
Children’s Choir | 4:45 PM | The Ware Room
FRIDAY: April 19
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Cognitively-Based Compassion Training | 10 AM | Zoom
SATURDAY: April 20
Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom
Daylong Retreat with Dr. Pilar Jennings & Jon Aaron | 10 AM - 3 PM
The Ware Room
Finding Courage Within When It’s Most Needed: A Buddhist & Psychotherapeutic Exploration
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SUNDAY: April 21
Future Leadership Task Force Listening Circle | 10 AM | RFH
Sunday Worship with Rev. Galen Guengerich 11:15 AM | The Sanctuary
Mindful Moments (Ages 6 - 9) | 11:15 AM | Classroom 3B
Game Changers (Ages 10 - 12) | 11:15 AM | Classroom 2A
Coming of Age | 11:15 AM | Classroom 2B
Adult Education: Sound Studies & Mindfulness
12:15 PM| The Ware Room
Newcomer Bagel Brunch | 12:15 PM | RFH
Pathways to Membership | 1 PM | The Sanctuary
Board Dialogue | 1 PM | RFH
Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship Speaker Series | 7 PM | Zoom
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Exploration of Prayer
with Emma Markham
Wednesdays, April 17 & 24 and May 1 | 6 PM | The Ware Room
In this three-week series we will explore prayer from Christian, Jewish and Buddhist traditions, and how we can find inspiration from these ancient contemplative traditions to help enrich our personal spiritual practices. You are invited to bring your personal background with prayer, as well as your questions and curiosities about what prayer can mean for you to these gatherings where we will learn about, discuss, practice, and create prayer together.
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Finding Courage Within When It’s Most Needed: A Buddhist & Psychotherapeutic Exploration
With Dr. Pilar Jennings & Jon Aaron
Saturday, April 20 | 10 AM - 3 PM | The Ware Room
This in-person retreat with Dr. Pilar Jennings and Jon Aaron will explore our shared need for inner strength and courage when facing personal and collective hardships.
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Together, we will contemplate our many internal gifts needed for resilience and determination as we move through this complex time. With periods of meditation, conversation, chanting, and reflection, we will enjoy a day of connection and practice. We sit in chairs, no prior experience with Buddhism or meditation is necessary--all are welcome. | |
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Listening Circle for the Future Leadership Task Force
Sunday, April 21 | 10 AM | Reidy Friendship Hall
These circles are an opportunity for the congregation, guided by the Future Leadership Task Force, to reflect on the current All Souls leadership model (e.g., roles responsibilities and functions of the Board, ministers, and congregants), assess current governing policies and bylaws, explore UUA and other best practices, and eventually make recommendations to the Congregation and the Board.
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Upcoming Meetings:
Tuesday May 14th 6pm - 7pm via Zoom (details to follow).
Sunday, June 16th 10am - 11am Reidy Friendship Hall
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Spring Board Dialogue
Sunday, April 21 | Reidy Friendship Hall & Zoom | 1 - 2 PM
Join the All Souls Board of Trustees to share ideas and ask questions!
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Newcomer Bagel Brunch
Sunday, April 21 | 12:15 PM
Reidy Friendship Hall
Join Gretchen, Membership and Engagement Coordinator, in Reidy Friendship Hall following the Sunday 11:15 service! Bagels will be provided. Newcomers and visitors welcome!
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Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship Presents: Views from the Vajrayana
with Rev. Judy Zimmerman
Sunday, April 21 | 7 PM | Zoom
Vajrayana Buddhism can seem like an esoteric religious path. It is rich with tantric deities and ornate rituals. What affinities might be found between this path and Unitarian Universalism? Rev. Zimmerman will share how they integrate the practice of Vajrayana Buddhism into their religious life as a Unitarian Universalist.
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Young Adult Brunch
Sunday, April 28 | 12:15 PM
Reidy Friendship Hall
Join Gretchen, Membership and Engagement Coordinator following the Sunday 11:15 service! Eat, chat, and meet other young adults at All Souls!
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Article II Discussion
Tuesday, May 7 | 5:30 - 7 PM | Zoom
This will be the third opportunity to discuss the proposed revisions to Article II of the UUA Bylaws, sponsored by All Souls veteran GA delegates, the Deacons, and the Women’s Alliance.
Everyone is invited to join us in a Zoom discussion of the proposed revisions of Article II of the UUA Bylaws. We will begin at 5:30 with a watch party, screening several of the video/slide shows about the revisions. Then, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. we’ll have an open discussion.
If you have not participated in our previous sessions, read through the background material linked below
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Get Out The Vote: Postcard Writing Party!
Thursday, May 9 | 6 - 9 PM | Fourth Universalist Society
Join civic minded New Yorkers in an effort to empower disenfranchised voters in Virginia - in advance of their June Primary elections. Wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks, and light snacks will be served.
Partners: Reclaim Our Vote, Fourth Universalist Society, Unitarian Church of All Souls, West End Synagogue, and NY Society for Ethical Culture
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Coffee Hour, Ushering, Garden Committee, Religious Education, Food Security Programs & so much more! | |
Interested in getting more involved at All Souls? Contact Membership and Engagement Coordinator, Gretchen, for more information about volunteering with All Souls or our partners!
Gretchen@allsoulsnyc.org
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All Souls publishes two email newsletters: The All Souls Weekly, the Friday email which announces upcoming events for the next week; and Today at All Souls, which arrives at 8 am every morning and includes the Zoom information for events that day. We also produce a weekly Buddhism & Mindfulness newsletter and a weekly Education newsletter. | |
To subscribe, email Communications Assistant, Taylor at Taylor@allsoulsnyc.org and specify which newsletter(s) you would like to receive. | |
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If your group would like something added to our public congregation calendar and shared in our Friday email, please submit to our Communications Assistant, Taylor: Taylor@allsoulsnyc.org
Submissions for the Friday email must be received by the previous Sunday at 4 pm (at least 5 days before the email it is intended for).
Printable Calendar: Submissions or changes in regularly scheduled programming must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior (i.e. March 15th for the April calendar).
If you need to reserve space for an in-person event or meeting at All Souls, please contact our Director of Growth, Cecily: Cecily@allsoulsnyc.org.
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