APRIL 28 - MAY 5

April 28

Sunday at All Souls | 11:15 am

"Where We Find Ourselves" with Rev. Galen Guengerich

Join us after the service in Reidy Friendship Hall for Coffee Hour!

The All Souls Children's Choir performs in this Sunday's service!

• Mindful Moments (Ages 6-9)

11:15 AM | Classroom 3B 

• Game Changers (Ages 10 -12)

11:15 AM | Classroom 2B

• HS Youth Group

11:15 AM | Classroom 2A

• Ribbon Dance with Beibei (Ages 6-12)

12:15 PM | The Chapel

Spring Bazaar

Presented by the All Souls Teens

12 - 2 PM | The Garden/Upper East Side Street Fair

Join us to peruse new and vintage items! Discover hidden gems and unique treasures. All proceeds will benefit a charity that YOU vote for.

Medical Aid in Dying Postcard Writing

12:15 PM | Reidy Friendship Hall

Join fellow UUs throughout NY in urging state lawmakers to enact the NY Medical Aid in Dying Act, known as MAiD. All Souls members advocating for the legislation will offer information and ready-made postcards for you to send your state lawmakers after services on April 28th and May 5th. 

Young Adult Brunch

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!

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.

Friendship Circle for People Who Have Lost a Partner or Spouse

12:30 PM | Minot Simons Room

If you have lost a partner or spouse and are seeking new friendships, please join lay facilitator Christina Darnowski for our Friendship Circle. We will open our meetings with a short reading or meditation, support each other, cultivate new connections, and spread some joy! Please join us.

Women's Alliance Spring Event

1 PM | Reidy Friendship Hall

Diane Taraz, a noted singer, songwriter, author and researcher of early New England history, will lead us in an exploration of women’s history through folk songs. Even when women left few written records, we can learn much about them through the music that they used to speed their work, sing a child to sleep, or ease an aching heart.

All Souls Board Meeting

1 PM | Forrest Church Gallery

All are welcome and encouraged to attend All Souls board meetings!

Pathways to Membership with Gretchen Joy Gabrielson

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.

Caregiver Support Circle

Sunday, April 28th | 3 PM | Zoom

Our Caregivers Circle gathers once a month on zoom to learn, share stories, laugh, connect and ask questions of each other. Whether caring for a friend, a spouse, a loved one, whether old or young, it can be a lonely experience. Come and connect with others who will understand. We meet on the 4th Sunday of the month at 3PM on Zoom. Please email Susan Cooper at sjhcoop@gmail.com to discuss whether this group will be a good fit for you. You will receive access to the Zoom meeting through your email.

Musica Viva NY and the All Souls Choir announce auditions for volunteer chorus positions for the 24-25 season! All voice parts are encouraged to audition. The ideal auditionee will have strong sight reading skills and choral singing experience.

To schedule an audition, please email Erinn@allsoulsnyc.org. In this email, please provide a singing resume or brief description of your singing experience, and your voice part.

Monday Night Hospitality is seeking volunteers! Serving dinner with dignity for over 43 years. They accept volunteers 15 and up.

MONDAY: April 29

Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom

Meditation & Discussion | 10 AM | Zoom

TUESDAY: April 30

Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom

Women’s Empowerment Circle| 5:30 PM | Zoom

Community Choir | 6:30 PM | The Sanctuary

WEDNESDAY: May 1

Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom

Poetry & Conversation | 10 AM | Zoom

This session: An Appreciation of Helen Vendler

Exploration of Prayer | 6 PM | The Ware Room

Stories with Soul | 6:45 PM | Zoom & Forrest Church Gallery

“The Hector Quesadilla Story” by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Read by Miles Chapin

Host: Neil Osborne

THURSDAY: May 2

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: May 3

Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom

Cognitively-Based Compassion Training | 10 AM | Zoom

SATURDAY: May 4

Community Meditation | 8:30 AM | Zoom

New Amsterdam Boys & Girls Choir Concert | 6 PM | Grace & St. Paul's Church

SUNDAY: May 5

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

Ribbon Dancing with Beibei | 12:15 PM | The Chapel

All Souls in 20 Minutes | 12:15 PM | The Sanctuary

Coffee Hour & MAiD Postcard Writing | 12:15 PM | RFH

Tea & Talk with Pamela | 1:30 PM | The Ware Room

Intro to Zen Meditation | 2:30 PM | The Ware Room

New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir Annual Spring Concert

Saturday, May 4 | 6 PM | Grace & St Paul's Church

The New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir (NABGC) has been involved in the All Souls community for over twenty years. Its purpose is to enrich the lives of children in the East Harlem community, using choral singing as a catalyst.



On Saturday, May 4, at 6:00 p.m., the NABGC will give its annual spring concert. During coffee hour tickets for the concert will be available for purchase. We hope that you will be able to attend. If not, please consider donating!

All Souls in 20 Minutes

Sunday, May 5 | 12:15 PM | The Sanctuary

Join newcomers in the Sanctuary after the 11:15 service for this brief conversation about All Souls, our values, and how you can get connected here!

Tea & Talk with Pamela

Sunday, May 5 | 1:30 PM | The Ware Room

Join Pamela and drop in for friendly conversation, to raise spiritual questions, and to connect with other members of our community. All are welcome!

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

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

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.

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



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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.