Congregational Care – Week of 7/10/2022

  • Post category:Joys and Concerns
  • Reading time:2 mins read

We rejoice that All Souls choir member and musician Gordon Kent is finally, really, on the verge of transfer to National Rehab this week. Gordon has been in Washington Hospital Center burn treatment since a fire in his apartment on February 1. Please send cards of encouragement to All Souls, and we will deliver them to be read to Gordon…

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We Have a Need, How Do We Fill It?

  • Post category:In Service
  • Reading time:8 mins read

The amazing thing about All Souls is how diverse our community is and how broad our interests and passions are. From spiritual practices to covenant groups, to religious education for our youth and for our adults, to music and worship, to social justice and congregational care, there is a broad spectrum of interests, needs, and activities. Much of the congregation’s…

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How Do We Transition Away from Volunteer Recruitment to Centering in Gifts?

  • Post category:In Service
  • Reading time:5 mins read

by Rosalind Eaton, CVA So what, friends, are your gifts? What effortlessly flows from you in such a way that you can’t help but offer it abundantly to others? What’s the groundwater beneath that structure of skill you spent years building, to succeed in a culture that sees no gifts, only transactions? And what would happen if you tapped into…

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