Past Services
June 26, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
The Transient and the Permanent
June 19, 2022
Rev. Rob Keithan
Breaking Our of the Boxes
June 12, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenze
What Remains
June 5, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
Joy and Woe Are Woven Fine
May 29, 2022
Rev. Louise Green
What Keeps You Going? The Power of Rest
May 22, 2022
All Souls Youth
Coming of Age Sunday
May 15, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
A Petition for Persistence
May 8, 2022
Ebony C. Peace
Holy Mothers, Holy Rage
May 1, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Let the Children Speak!
April 24, 2022
Rev. Louise Green
Ties That Bind: The Map of Congregational Care
April 17, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Earth, Remember Resurrection
April 10, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
Proud Submission Toward the Infinite
April 3, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz and Members of the Board of Trustees
A Compass, A Roadmap, An Astrolab: Imagining the Future of All Souls
March 27, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Who Do I Say That I Am?
March 20, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
Not for the Faint of Heart
March 6, 2022
Traci Hughes-Trotter and Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Stewardship Sunday: Why We Gather, Why We Give
February 27, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Who's Afraid of CRT?
February 20, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
On Sacred Ground
January 30, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Let Go or Be Dragged
January 16, 2022
Rev. Bill Sinkford
How Long, O Lord, How Long
January 9, 2022
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Living Covenant
January 2, 2022
Rev. Louise Green
Designing Living Well, Again
December 26, 2021
Ebony Peace
Kwanzaa 55 Years Later
December 24, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Christmas Eve
December 19, 2021
Rev. Rob Keithan
Grounding in Change
December 12, 2021
Rev. Bill Sinkford
Waiting for a Miracle
December 5, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
This Season of Awful and Awesome
November 28, 2021
Rev. Louise Green
Ancestors and Intergenerational Strength
November 21, 2021
Rev. Bill Sinkford
The View from the Mountaintop - Looking Back, Looking Forward
November 14, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
When Monuments Fall
November 7, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Our Ancestors' Prayers
October 31, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
All Souls Sunday
October 24, 2021
Rev. Louise Green
The Courage to End
October 17, 2021
Rev. Rob Keithan
Laughter in the Face of Adversity
October 10, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Part 2: The Courage to Feel
October 3, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Part 1: The Courage to Fear
September 26, 2021
Rev. Bill Sinkford
The Master's Tools
September 19, 2021
Rev. Louise Green
Complex Reunion
September 12, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
Reunited (and It Feels So Good)
September 5, 2021
Revs. Rolenz, Keithan, and Green
Questions of Faith
August 22, 2021
Hosted by
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
August 15, 2021
Hosted by
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
August 8, 2021
Hosted by
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax
August 1, 2021
Jen Hayman and Mel Hardy
Through an Ever-Enlarging Sphere: The Ripples of the Heiwa Peace Project in Our Global Community
July 25, 2021
Hosted by
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation
July 18, 2021
Hosted by
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
July 11, 2021
Rev. Louise Green and Erika Symmonds
Food and Justice: A Celebration of Urban Farm Community
June 27, 2021
General Assembly Worship Service
June 13, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz and Shige Sakurai
Journeying Together in Trans Liberation
June 6, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
The Five Journeys
May 9, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, Traci Hughes-Trotter, and Rev. Rob Keithan
We Keep Us Safe
March 7, 2021
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, Traci Hughes-Trotter,
and guests from the UUA: Stewardship Sunday
Rev. Rob Keithan: The Speed of Justice

There’s so much suffering and injustice in our world that urgent action is desperately necessary. At the same time, moving too fast makes it more likely that we’re unconsciously replicating some of the oppressive patterns we’re trying to stop. How can we ensure that our work isn’t just transactional, but truly transformational?
All Souls music and arts program welcomes all who are masked and vaccinated to join in the music making. A super pickup choir will rehearse that morning starting at 9am and will be accompanied by an amazing band and soloists. Please join us, even if you are not a regular part of the music ministry at your home congregation!
Religious Education: Preschool & Nursery in Room 5 with a story and activities. All children and youth in K and up will start in the service for the Story For All Ages. After the Story, join local juggler, Daniel Riker, for “The Spiritual Practice of Juggling.” Juggling scarves provided, but feel free to bring your passion and your own (safe) juggling supplies.
UUA Sunday: The Transient and the Permanent
What Good News are we called to embody in times that continue to test our faith? What questions and what answers in Unitarian Universalism will abide? We will join Rev. Bill Sinkford and the worship team from First Unitarian as they offer Opening Worship at the UUA’s General Assembly in Portland.
We will gather in the All Souls Sanctuary to watch the recorded GA service, followed by a discussion led by Traci Hughes-Trotter and Rev. Louise Green. Please join us as we talk about the good news of Unitarian Universalism and the future of All Souls and our denomination.
Rev. Rob Keithan: Breaking Out of the Boxes
From even our earliest days as infants, the dominant culture tries to label us–and limit us–with assumptions and stereotypes. Some of the resulting expectations are easy to recognize and escape; others are lifelong challenges. How can we help liberate ourselves and each other from these constraints?
Join us for an ASL interpreted worship service with amazing music from Jen Hayman and the All Souls Choir! Then stay after service for fellowship in Pierce Hall or outside on the church grounds. If you are joining us virtually, stay on the same link as worship for virtual coffee hour! Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ASCProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz: What Remains
In August 2020, I came to you as your Interim Senior Minister with the belief that our Covid lock-down would end in 2021 and we’d be back to “normal.” Much has changed since then – and yet there is much that will continue. I’ll share my State of the Union remarks, we’ll recognize the internship of the A. Powell Davies Intern Ebony Peace and dedicate children! It will be a full service of music, song, reflection, and hope. Join us for this ASL-interpreted service that will feature some amazing music!
Afterwards, join All Souls members and friends for the all-church picnic at Rock Creek Park, or online via the same link as worship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ASCProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Vespers
Please join us in-person or online for our Vespers service this month!
Our Vespers worship service is modeled after the traditional Taizé worship service, which uses silence, scripture, prayer, and repetitive singing of short chants and rounds to quiet the mind and promote deep meditation. The Taizé Community promotes peace and justice through prayer and meditation. Our Vespers service mirrors Taizé-style attention to silence, holy words, prayer, and singing, but has also evolved to include other meditative traditions such as yogic singing and Buddhist chanting. Followed by a time for community gathering. Every second Wednesday of the month.
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Dial in: 301.715.8592; meeting ID: 997 7201 2495; passcode: 927624
Rev. Bill Sinkford: Joy and Woe Are Woven Fine
Joy does not save us from the inevitability of hardship. As Archbishop Tutu is quoted as saying: “In fact we may cry more easily, but we will laugh more easily, too. Perhaps we are just more alive.” Our culture encourages denial. Our faith calls for wholeness.
Join us for this ASL interpreted service that will feature some amazing music! After service, join us in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship or online via the same link as worship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ASCProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Rev. Louise Green: What Keeps You Going? The Power of Rest
How might we step off the relentless production demand so present in our culture, and into cyclical renewal with intentional actions? Reclaiming rest is an important way to maintain endurance. A sermon about the spiritual practice of rest, and the wisdom of taking time out.
Join us for this ASL interpreted worship service with some incredible music! After service, join us for virtual coffee hour online (same Zoom link as worship) or in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Coming of Age Sunday
Speaker
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James Ploeser
Unitarian Universalism endures because it empowers every participant to grow and develop our Living Tradition. There is little that brings our tradition alive like the voices of our youth, who have planned and will lead this special service. Accompanied by a special Bridge Choir of older youth and adults, the high school Coming of Age class will, instead of a single sermon, will present their Credos (belief statements) before ritually “coming of age” before the congregation.
Join us for this ASL interpreted service that will feature music from the Women’s Eight ensemble and the Bridge Choir! After service, join us in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship, or online via the same Zoom link as worship with Ebony Peace, our A. Powell Davies Intern. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Rev. Bill Sinkford: A Petition for Persistence
“The prayer of our hearts is a petition for persistence.” W.E.B. DuBois understood the role of endurance. He called for “deed on deed, and thought on thought,” for staying the course. Does liberation call us simply to be long suffering or could change “go viral” in our lives?
Join us for this ASL interpreted service that will feature some amazing music from Jen Hayman and the All Souls Choir! After service, join us in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship, or online via the same Zoom link as worship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Vespers
Please join us in-person or online for our Vespers service this month!
Our Vespers worship service is modeled after the traditional Taizé worship service, which uses silence, scripture, prayer, and repetitive singing of short chants and rounds to quiet the mind and promote deep meditation. The Taizé Community promotes peace and justice through prayer and meditation. Our Vespers service mirrors Taizé-style attention to silence, holy words, prayer, and singing, but has also evolved to include other meditative traditions such as yogic singing and Buddhist chanting. Followed by a time for community gathering. Every second Wednesday of the month.
Click here to log in to Zoom.
Dial in: 301.715.8592; meeting ID: 997 7201 2495; passcode: 927624
Ebony C. Peace: Holy Mothers, Holy Rage
Each culture has its own expectations on what constitutes a “good mother”. Our faith tradition calls us to act on the inherent worth and dignity of every person and affirm justice, equity, and compassion in human relations – yet in practice, many mothers of color experience disparate treatment. Regardless of which culture they identify with, history is clear that when mothers get angry, things change. This sermon will reflect on the pressures and cultural construction of motherhood and how a mother’s rage is often the catalyst for social, political, and meaningful change.
Join us for this ASL interpreted service that will feature some amazing music on Mother’s Day! After service, join us in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship or online via the same link as worship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz: Let the Children Speak!
Children and youth have played an important role in various civil rights movements all over the world. From the Birmingham Children’s Crusade to the March for Our Lives, to Climate Justice, children have much to teach us about courage, resilience and endurance in the face of overwhelming opposition. This service will feature the voices from our children’s and junior choir as well as a Story for All Ages.
Join us for this ASL interpreted worship service in-person or online! After service, join us in Pierce Hall for socially distanced fellowship or via Zoom by staying on the same link as worship. Then, in the afternoon, check Facebook for the day’s #ProvocativeQuestion and post your thoughts to start a discussion related to the sermon.