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Meyers - In Memoriam
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All Souls Community
Church is a liberal religious community based in Grand Rapids,
Michigan and is a member of the Unitarian Universalist
Association of Congregations. Worship services are held each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at Ahavas Congregation located at 2727 Michigan St. NE. Visitors are always welcome! Please see the Visitor's Page for more information and a map.
Rev. Lynda Smith's Ministry Begins! On Sunday, August 1, 2010 the ministry of the Rev. Lynda Smith began with a wonderful service led by Rev. Smith. Congratulations to Lynda on this milestone in her ministry. The congregation presented Rev. Lynda Smith with a stole that was created especially for her and for this celebratory occasion. Thank you to Kate O'Hare and Ursula Williams for sharing your gifts of time and talent. After the service, a welcome reception was held in the social hall. Lynda shared these thoughts in the Weekly Expression newsletter: "I feel so fortunate to have been gotten to know your Interim Search Committee, your Executive Board and Trustees, your staff-Monique and Lynn, and the Transitions Team. Every conversation, meeting and meal with them has been a delight. I am confident that your Congregational Leaders are enthusiastic and honest about wanting All Souls' present and future to be a beacon of hope and justice. I look forward to getting to know more about your church and changing and growing with you."
UUA General Assembly
Events On-Line The UUA General Assembly 2010 was held in Minneapolis, MN. Archived events are available on the UUA Website at this link. Topics include the plenary sessions, worship, workshops and lectures. The UUA also has a YouTube channel. Check out the video on the channel, including U.S. Senator Al Franken's speech during GA 2010 where he says "Your church is so cool"! Other highlights are Introductions to Unitarian Universalism and Social Justice messages.
Also on YouTube, check out the video "T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already?!) by emma's revolution". Be sure to watch the whole video including the credits for a special thank you mention of 2 All Souls members (Hint: 04:15)!
Special Invitation from the Institute for Healing Racism
All Souls has been offered two complimentary
registrations to participant in this coming week's 2-day FACING RACISM
session, Wednesday & Thursday, August 11 & 12, 8am - 4pm, at the
Dominican Center .
Thank you Sonja for this wonderful invitation!
The 2010 All Souls Church Directory is online and available for download! We are using an online service for maintaining the church directory, and the directory is available on this site for downloading.
To download the directory: Click here (or the picture to the right) to download the file. It is in PDF format and you will need Acrobat Reader to open the file. To open the directory: You will need a password to open the directory file. To insure privacy of members, you can get the password from the Stewardship or Newcomers table.
The Stewardship committee is aware that there are some members without Internet access, and a hardcopy will be made available to them. If you would like a hardcopy version, you can purchase one. Please see the Stewardship committee or the Newcomers reception for assistance.
Many thanks to the Stewardship Committee for all their hard work in collecting the information, taking pictures and uploading the information for the directory! Please check your listing for accuracy and send any updated contact information to Jackie Vines (jackievines@sbcglobal.net).
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| All Souls Community Church is a church dedicated to religion, but not to a creed. It is a liberal religious community of free individuals of all ages walking together in relationship to one another, to our larger community and to the transcending mystery of the universe. Our community is based on open communication, democratic process and a belief in the capacity for goodness in all people. Out spiritual health and our growth as a church community are intimately connected with the spiritual growth and development of our children. We pledge to develop out church community with this always in mind. This church aims at celebrating and cultivating community, a sense of inquiry, moral character and insight, religious freedom, and helpfulness to humanity - that is, it aims at liberating and cultivating the human spirit. | ||||||
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