All Souls Church

A ll S ou ls
In the Spirit
Anything Can Happen, and Often Does
The poet T.S. Eliot suggests that
April is the cruelest month of the
year, because it’s an amalgam of the
seasons: an unpredictable mixture of
winter’s chill and summer’s warmth,
of lingering death and emerging new
life. The cruel part, according to Eliot,
is that April brings the full range of
seasonal possibilities. We never know what will happen in
April, weather-wise at least. Anything can happen, and it
often does.
This means that April is much like the rest of life: a
sometimes daunting blend of what we hope for and what
we fear. Life is also — like the weather in April — an allor-nothing proposition. Either we insulate ourselves from
experience, or we open ourselves to whatever comes.
Whatever the month, life is a counterpoint of both promise
and pain. We open ourselves to the beauty of the lilacs and
to the ugliness of hate and violence. We embrace people
we love and forgive those who do us wrong. We celebrate
simple pleasures and comfort friends when they are weak
and heavy-laden.
This April, you may find that life is hard, even cruel.
You may be struggling to cope with the aftermath of a
professional disappointment, the future of a troubled child,
the dissolution of a failing relationship, or the burden of a
persistent illness. If so, be sure to give me, one of the other
ministers, or one of our Lay Pastoral Associates a call. We
can’t change what has happened in the past, but together
we can try to find ways to weather the storm and look to
the future.
Of course, if this springtime finds you reinvigorated,
I’d also love to hear good news. Whichever is the case,
remember the lesson April teaches us: enjoy the sun while
it shines, but prepare for times when it
doesn’t. Our life together at All Souls
helps us do both.
Sermons
April 5
Galen Guengerich
April 12
Lissa Anne Gundlach
April 19
Galen Guengerich
April 26
Coming of Age Services
(Homily by Galen)
If you are interested in finding out more about our congregation
and the path to membership, join us for our two-part Path to
Membership Workshops:
• Welcome to All Souls
• Committing to All Souls
These workshops will explore the All Souls congregation and
history, the principles of Unitarian Universalism, spiritual
practice and service, and how you can find your place at
All Souls.
For questions, registration, or to arrange child care, contact the
church at (212)535-5530 or email Membership Coordinator
Maryah Converse ([email protected]).
Welcome to All Souls Workshop
April 12 1:00 p.m.
May 10 1:00 p.m.
Committing to All Souls
May 17 12:45 p.m.
I’ll see you in church,
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From the Executive Director
Board of Trustees
Dear Friends,
At last! The promise of spring is in the air, bringing
a fresh sense of renewal. The spiritual renewal we
experience here at All Souls requires your support. With
just three months left in our fiscal year, it’s time to make
your financial contribution – or increase it if you can.
Please contribute at www.allsoulsnyc.org/contribution.
This is a time of renewal and transition,
of blossoming and celebration, some of
which is complex and bittersweet.
The Wiggin House roof is soon to
be the base for the pitter patter of
children’s feet! The students at the All
Souls School will be able, after a long
hiatus, to stretch their bodies as well as
their minds during the day.
Thanks to the School’s generosity, our front hall and
the Ware Room are getting a long-overdue face-lift
(new carpet, fresh paint, and a snazzy new chair-rail and
molding in the hall) to be completed in time for Easter.
Later this Summer, new couches will be purchased for
the Ware Room as well.
Meanwhile, we are scrambling to find an appropriate
upgrade for the audio-visual equipment in Reidy Hall
that is in need of a significant overhaul.
While we will embark on a ministerial search during the
upcoming church year, we are putting together a duo
of part-time interim co-assistant ministers to fill in for
Lissa in the meantime. And speaking of Lissa:
Please plan to join us for a special “Lissa Party”
honoring Rev. Lissa Anne Gundlach on April 26th
following the Hub service in the Sanctuary at 5pm.
Lissa has touched the lives of so many people during her
time at All Souls. The Hub team is planning a special
tribute in Reidy Hall featuring all our congregational
groups. Kate Phillips, Cory Labanow, and Bill Bechman
are the party planners. Details will be announced soon
for the April 26th Lissa After-Hub Party. We will also
have a festive Coffee Hour on Mother’s Day, May 10th
honoring Lissa. Save the Dates!
Eileen Macholl,
Executive Director
Board Dialogue with Congregation
Sunday, April 12, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Reidy Friendship Hall
This dialogue will be an opportunity to collaborate on
what All Souls means to us all, to ask questions of the
Board, and to share your ideas. Please join us!
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The Board will be hosting a dialogue from 1-3 p.m.
on Sunday, April 12th in Reidy Friendship Hall. The
first hour will be small-group discussions facilitated by
Board members, as we work together on articulating
our mission. The second hour will be an opportunity for
participants to ask questions of or share ideas with the
Board. We hope to see you there! We need your input!
Based on the Ministerial Search survey sent to members
in mid-March, the Board is identifying potential
nominees for a second survey in April. The objective of
the two-survey process is to identity five well-trusted,
representative, diverse, and able individuals to serve on
the Ministerial Search Committee.
At our March Board meeting, George Collins, Jane
Colvin, and Arthur Hopkirk were selected to serve twoyear terms on the Nominating Committee with current
second-year members Sabrina Alano and John Conti.
Our thanks to Deacons Robin Bossert, George
Collins, George Dorsey, Michelle Jawin, and Marilyn
Scott Murphy, who’ve volunteered to formulate
recommendations for making our Annual Meeting more
inclusive.
The Board is deeply grateful to Interim Music Director
Misa Iwama for her leadership and innovation in this
year’s music program. We are pleased to welcome
our new Music Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
who will be joining us in August, working alongside
Organist Renée Anne Louprette. We thank our Music
Director Search Committee for their tireless efforts in
evaluating the many superb candidates for this position.
In March, Board members volunteered at Monday
Night Hospitality and Friday Soup Kitchen to see our
faith in action, particularly as we involve ourselves
in the process of seeking the vision and mission for
our church. We are in deep appreciation and awe of
the volunteers who make these programs come alive,
especially Carole Weiss and George Collins.
Blessed Ostara!
Victor Fidel,
President of the Board of Trustees
[email protected]
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WORSHIP AND MUSIC
Stewardship
From the Interim Music Director
Every year around late March, I pause
the first time I notice afternoon sunlight
streaming at a new angle through my
windows. The new color and quality of
the light is my signpost for spring.
Spring is in the air!
April marks the start of the final quarter
of our fiscal year, and the Stewardship
Steering Committee is working in
overdrive. We’re having 3-4 meetings
each month as we (1) step up our fiscal
year 2014-15 drive and (2) plan our
fiscal year 2015-16 drive.
For this 2014-15 fiscal year, volunteers are now making
phone calls to those of you who haven’t yet had a chance
to make your financial contribution. It’s rewarding to
hear how All Souls adds value to your lives and to see
you respond generously! If you’ve typically waited until
the end of our fiscal year, please consider making your
gift now. You can find giving guidelines and make an
on-line donation at www.allsoulsnyc.org/contribution.
For the next 2015-16 fiscal year, we’re planning to:
• Focus on the deep value of personal connection within
the All Souls community
• Introduce stewardship plans and options at the July 1st
start of the fiscal year
• Make it easier to arrange a direct debit of your
checking or savings account
• Make the roll over from one fiscal year to the
next more transparent for credit card contributors
We’re thrilled to welcome two new members to our
committee: development professional Allison Cryer and
All Souls board member Carol Emmerling. Executive
Director Eileen Macholl and Membership Coordinator
Maryah Converse are bringing their professional
expertise as well. We’re deeply grateful to our phone
volunteers – and to those of you who’ve already given
so generously with your time and your dollars.
Your ideas about how to make our stewardship efforts
more effective are always welcome. Contact me at
[email protected]. If you have questions
about your current contribution, reach out to Eileen
Macholl at [email protected].
For the May 3rd Musica Viva concert
I chose to explore the theme of light as
represented in sound. There will be a world premiere
of a hauntingly beautiful piece composed by the
experimental sound artist Bora Yoon. Funded by the
Sorel Organization which promotes opportunities for
women in music, the work uses the gospel of Mary
Magdalene to consider concepts of light and space. We
also welcome Nedra Neal and the Riverside Inspirational
Choir singing about light from a different gospel perspective.
What does light sound like? In some cases it could
be triumphant chords at the final moments of an epic
work. At other times it could be the spare texture of a
Renaissance motet. In both cases it boils down to the
ability for music to illuminate what we did not perceive
moments before, and to experience the split-second
present in a state of new awareness.
If light has a sound, then it also has a spirit. As a
musician working in public, I often get applause. At
All Souls I have been fortunate to have the help of
many people who are deserving of standing ovations
themselves. Two such people are Yuen Hing Kwan and
Avidan Gomez. Unfailingly friendly and swift to act,
they, along with the other members of the Facilities
staff, have made my work easier and more enjoyable on
a weekly basis. As All Souls welcomes its new Music
Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and the exciting
future, all the people who make it possible for music to
flourish are a collective source of bright light.
Misa Iwama
Interim Music Director
Your Stewardship Steering Committee:
Marilyn Collins (Chair), Allison Cryer, Carol
Emmerling, Bill Fitzpatrick, Cherie Henderson, Carol
Kirkman, Cory Labanow, and Marilynn Scott Murphy.
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Worship AND MUSIC
Seasonal Celebrations
Sunday, April 5 at 10 a.m. in Reidy Friendship Hall
Easter Labryrinth Walk
Do you enjoy embodied worship?
Then join Taryn Strauss, DRE, and
others for an embodied, multigenerational worship experience:
The Easter Labyrinth Walk!
JOIN US AT
ALL SOULS
THIS EASTER
Sunday, April 5 at 10 and 11:15 a.m.
(childcare and Easter programs for children available)
Galen Guengerich Preaching
“Love Again”
For the past few years, we have walked a labyrinth in Reidy
Friendship Hall as a way to honor the seasonal transition,
and to engage in a walking meditation on rebirth, renewal,
and resurrection, the theological components of the Easter
Season. All are welcome to join in.
Organ, Brass, Timpani and Choir
Misa Iwama, Conductor
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F major, RV 538
Johann Sebastian Bach: Awake thou wintry earth, BWV 129
Healey Willan: Rise up, My Love, My Fair One
G.F. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
Tuesday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m. in Reidy Hall
All Souls Passover Seder
A joyful, family-friendly celebration! Potluck Seder!
In the spirit of ethical eating
and of Passover, we ask you
to use:
• Sustainably-grown produce
• Humanely-raised meats
• No leavened bread please
Sunday, April 5, 11:15 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt
Families gather at 11:00 a.m. –
Nursery-Kindergarten in the Minot Simons Room
1st-5th Grade in the Forrest Church Gallery
(Parents MUST STAY – end time is 11:30)
Youth in 6th Grade and up are invited to help hide eggs at
10:00am – Contact [email protected] to volunteer.
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Please RSVP to Carson at
[email protected] or
call 212-535-5530. (Please
indicate number of children and
adults. Potluck items will be
coordinated once RSVPs start
coming in.)
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Worship AND MUSIC
Chancel Flowers
April 5
In loving memory of
Margot Adler, Lorraine Aldrich, Elizabeth C. Clancy,
Doris Greenough, Shirley Koshi
and Cynthia C. Strowbridge
by the Women’s Alliance
A ll S ouls
at Sundown
worship in a different light
In loving memory of
Mildred and Henry Gray
by their loved ones, Mitchel, Katie and Morgan
An Evening Meditation
of Jazz and Poetry
April 12
Sunday, April 19 at 5 p.m. in the Sanctuary
In loving memory of
Maurice R. Hilleman
by his daughter, Kirsten J. Hilleman
and Greg Slamowitz
April 19
In loving memory of
Teddy, forever in my heart,
by Suzanne
April 26
In loving memory of
Allison Rachel Hammer (1975-1978)
by her parents, Arlene and Richard Hammer,
and in loving memory of
Norman and Martha Nadel
by their daughter, Arlene, her husband, Richard
and their granddaughter, Emily Hammer
The Hub
Sunday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
The Hub and Celebration for Lissa Gundlach
Join us for a very special Hub service to celebrate the
ministry of Lissa Gundlach. At 5 p.m., we will have a
Hub service with the theme of “Letting Go”, at which
Lissa will be one of our speakers. At 6:15 p.m., we will
have a special, festive celebration to honor her ministry,
complete with toasts and refreshments aplenty.
The Hub is a unique worship service led collaboratively
by a team of All Souls community members and ministers
and designed for all ages and generations. At the Hub,
we believe in the power of connection and that sharing
our experiences helps us to discover a shared sense of
community and purpose.
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Featuring Yotam Silberstein, guitar
and the poetry of Tony Hoagland
In the few years he’s been in
the Big Apple, internationally
acclaimed Yotam Silberstein
has earned his place among
the jazz elite. This versatile
guitarist’s wheelhouse runs
the sonic spectrum from the
straight ahead to Brazilian,
world music, blues and bebop.
Silberstein is featured on
a wide variety of critically
acclaimed releases including
“Resonance” and “Brasil” on the Jazz Legacy
Productions label and Monty Alexander’s Grammynominated “Harlem-Kingston Express Live!”
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Award-winning poet Tony Hoagland “writes
hilarious, searing poems that break your heart so
fast you hardly notice you’re standing knee deep in
a pool of implications.” (Marie Howe, State Poet
of New York). He is the author of Donkey Gospel
(1998), What Narcissism Means To Me (2003), and
Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty
(2010), among other volumes. “A Late Night
Show of poetry hosted by a high priest of irony…
These poems are very funny, but they are also sad,
sharp-edged and ambitious.” (Los Angeles Times)
Led by Galen Guengerich
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Adult Education
10:00 a.m.
Sundays, April 12 and 19
in Reidy Friendship Hall
Stop Negotiating with Your Teen:
Strategies For Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative,
Moody, or Depressed Adolescent
with Janet Sasson Edgette, Psy.D
co-sponsored with the All Souls Parents’ Association
Join us as Dr. Edgette discusses proactive strategies for
repairing the relationship with your teen son or daughter,
re-establishing credibility as a parent, and creating a home
environment of mutual respect. If you have a teenager, or
will have one in the near future, this presentation will be
especially beneficial. Following the presentation at 10:00
a.m. you may also choose to join Dr. Edgette for a followup question and answer session in the Ware Room from
11:15 a.m. - noon.
Janet Sasson Edgette, Psy.D is a
psychologist, author, workshop
leader and speaker with 25+ years of
experience helping children, teenagers
and their families, and currently
serves as an adjunct member of the
faculty of Delaware Valley College.
She speaks frequently to parents, and
mental health professionals, offering
practical advice on such matters as
dealing with an adolescent’s moodiness or withdrawal,
cultivating respectful family communications, balancing
compassion with accountability, and remaining a credible
and relevant figure to teens as they continue to mature. She
is the author of six books covering such areas as counseling
adolescents and families, parenting 21st century children,
and sport psychology, including Stop Negotiating With
your Teens, Adolescent Therapy That Works: Helping Kids
Who Never Asked for Help in the First Place, and The Last
Boys Picked: Helping Boys Who Don’t Play Sports Survive
Bullies and Boyhood.
Please note:
There will be no Adult Education programs
Easter Sunday, April 5th.
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10:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 26 in Reidy Friendship Hall
Criminal (In)justice in the United States
with Bruce Knotts
Having recently sponsored the recent conference on
International Criminal Justice at the Unitarian Universalist
United Nations Office, Director Bruce Knotts will address
several issues as they are currently practiced in the United
States and abroad, including the injustices of incarceration
in the United States where 65 million Americans are
deprived the right to vote because of felony convictions,
most frequently for use or possession of drugs like
marijuana.
He will also discuss the injustices perpetrated by the US “war
on drugs,” the “war on illegal aliens,” capital punishment,
and the legal practice of detention of immigrants, together
with the impact on the American criminal justice system of
several current United Nations conventions.
Bruce Knotts, a member of All
Souls, has served since 2008 as
Executive Director of the Unitarian
Universalist United Nations Office
in New York City. Prior to that he
was a member of the US Department
of State and served diplomatic posts
in Greece, Zambia, India, Pakistan,
Kenya, Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and the Gambia. While
in Cote d’Ivoire he also served as Regional Refugee
Coordinator for 16 nations in West Africa. In 2004 Bruce
was elected to the Board of Gays and Lesbians in Foreign
Service. A graduate of Pepperdine University (BA) and the
Monterey Institute of International Studies (MA), he also
served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia.
Hear Adult Education Lectures Online
Now you can enjoy All Souls’ enriching Adult Education
lectures at home, on the way to work, or on the go.
Visit www.allsoulsnyc2.org/rss/adulted.rss to hear
selected lectures from the Adult Education program as
downloadable MP3s.
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Adult Education
11:15 a.m.
Sundays, April 12, 19 and 26
in Reidy Friendship Hall
The Bhagavad Gita: Song of the Divine
with Gadahara Pandit Dasa
The Bhagavad Gita is considered by most Hindus as
the primary spiritual text of India. This three-part series
will analyze the three yoga systems within the Gita—
Karma (work), Bhakti (devotion), and Jnana (knowledge).
We will explore specific concepts such as the soul,
reincarnation, karma, the mind, and God. Participants will
gain clear insight into how the philosophy of the Gita can
help an individual achieve a balance in one’s material and
spiritual pursuits.
Gadahara Pandit Dasa is
an urban Hindu monk who
currently serves as a Hindu
Chaplain at both NYU and
Columbia University and an
Interfaith Chaplain at Union
Theological Seminary. He
teaches courses on Hindu
scriptures, is a regular
contributor to the Huffington Post, and recently appeared
on the PBS documentary on the Bhagavad Gita. He is
the author of an autobiography, Urban Monk: Exploring
Karma, Consciousness, and the Divine.
Fridays, April 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 7:00 p.m.,
Transcendental Poetry and Stories Study Group
with Judith and Andre deZanger
We will read and discuss various
Transcendental Poems and Stories that
resonate and bring us to “Wonder, Mystery
and Oneness.” Please bring poems, stories
(short) or quotes to share. Bring paper
and pencils. Contact: Judith and Andre
de Zanger, [email protected],
(212)289-8856
Judith and Andre de Zanger are codirectors of The Creativity Institute.
Together they are the authors of The
Tao of Creativity, The Tao of Living on
Purpose, and The Tao of Sculpting.
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Sunday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel
Screening of Robin Bossert’s Documentary
Breaking Free: The Shale Rock Revolution
In 2013-14 long-time member Robin Bossert and two
other All Souls members, Dennis Thread and Peter Fusaro
collaborated to make a documentary film exploring the
controversial practice of horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing in the oil and gas industry. The film attempts
to give a balanced account of the risks and opportunities
presented by this technology.
The primary message of the project is that we are all in
this together and can figure out how to protect our planet
and communities, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, while
also providing the energy we need to fuel our national
economy. Participants are invited to view this documentary
today, followed by an opportunity to discuss the issues it
raises with filmmaker, Robin Bossert, together with Dennis
Thread, a writer on the project, and Peter Fusaro, an expert
consultant to the project who will all be present to answer
questions and participate in the discussion.
Adventures in Ideas
Sunday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Forrest
Church Gallery
Topic: Are You Good?
Facilitator: Dennis DeForge
How does one know if he or she is good? Are you good
all the time? Have you ever done anything really bad?
Can one bad act outweigh your good ones? Or vice versa?
Many of us operate under the assumption—or illusion—
that we are basically good. What does that mean? And how
then do we account for all the evil we see all around us? Do
any of us look in the mirror and see what Peter Townshend
once called “the bad man behind blue eyes?”
Saturday, April 18 from 3-5p.m. in the Gallery
The Science of Happiness
with Andre and Judith deZanger
Come explore the Research on what makes people HAPPY
and identify the particular Pathways that will make you
HAPPIER. Bring paper and pencils. A $5 contribution
to the Church is requested. Contact: Andre and Judith de
Zanger, [email protected] 212 289-8856.
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Adult Education
Bible Study
Tuesdays, April 14 and 28, 7-8:30 p.m. in the
Minot Simons Room
Journey Through the Bible: Unitarian Universalist
Bible Study
Are you curious about reading the Bible, but aren’t sure
where to begin? Twice a month, All Souls members and
friends read from the Bible aloud in conversation with the
historical context, the Unitarian Universalist tradition, and
our life experience. No previous experience or preparation
is needed. All are welcome. You can bring your own copy of
the New Revised Standard Version, or copies will be provided.
Email [email protected] for more info.
“I dwell in Possibility”
Life’s Big Questions
viewed through the poems
of Emily Dickinson
April 19 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Ware Room
April 19, 2015:
The Question of Freedom
‘Tis so appalling – it exhilarates –
In what is perhaps her boldest rejection of the torment
of traditional religion, Dickinson grapples with what she
calls the coldness of truth: the frightening experience of
theological liberty and the terror of unbounded freedom.
Cogent Talk about
a Complex World
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. in
Reidy Friendship Hall
A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality,
Science and the Future of Our Planet
with Nancy Ellen Abrams
Philosopher of science and spirituality Nancy Abrams will
address the issues in her newest book A God That Could
Be Real, “a paradigm-shifting blend of science and religion
and philosophy for agnostic, spiritual and scientificallyminded readers.” Abandoning traditional arguments for
and against God that vilify either science or religion,
Abrams explores a radically new way of thinking about
God while dismantling several common assumptions.
She shows us why an omniscient, omnipotent God is
incompatible with science but still does not preclude
the idea of a God that can comfort and empower us.
Abrams helps to bridge the gap left by the culture wars
between organized religion and modern science over God
and cosmic knowledge. Beyond providing individual
inspiration to face personal challenges, Abrams makes
a compelling case that a shared understanding of a God
that could be real is a planetary imperative necessary to
overcome existential challenges like the slow-moving
calamities of climate change, resource depletion, and
mass extinction.
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Nancy Ellen Abrams is a philosopher of
science, lawyer and author. She and her
husband, world-renowned cosmologist Joel
Primack, developed a new visual language
to express the big ideas underlying the
new universe picture that Primack helped
to create. For ten years they co-taught a
course titled “Cosmology and Culture” at
the University of California, Santa Cruz
which won prizes from the Templeton Foundation and
the American Council of Learned Sciences. The course
led to their co-authoring The View from the Center of
the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in
the Cosmos (Penguin/Riverhead, 2006). In 2009 Yale
University invited them to give the prestigious Terry
Lectures which they rewrote to become The New Universe
and the Human Future: How a Shared Cosmology Could
Transform the World (Yale, 2011)
Together Abrams and Primack have spoken at universities
and other venues around the world. After studying with
Mircea Eliade at the University of Chicago Abrams became
intrigued with the border between science and myth and
has since written extensively about the discoveries of
modern science within a meaningful cultural and spiritual
context.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Children and Youth
RE Calendar
From the Youth Ministries Coordinator:
March was a great month for youth ministry. The junior
high school and high school youth worked together to
have successful youth-led services. Listen to the podcast at
http://allsoulsnyc2.org/publications/sermons/sermonaudio
/20150308youthservice_11.15.mp3.
In April we will be participating in NY Cares Day as a
service project on April 18th. Contact Youth Ministries
Coordinator Kamila Jacob at [email protected]
if you are interested in participating as well. We also look
forward to the Coming of Age speeches on April 26th.
This annual service allows the congregation to support our
9th graders in practicing and embracing our 3rd and 4th
Unitarian Universalist principles in their lives.
We have great plans for May as well, one of which is the
Bridging Ceremony. This Ceremony takes place on May
31st. This ceremony celebrates the growth of children and
youth in the congregation. We celebrate moving from one
age group to the next and allow the senior youth to reflect
on their time in Religious Education (RE). The young
adults welcome the youth bridging out of RE, reminding
them that no matter where life takes them, All Souls will
always be a spiritual home for them. Mark your calendars
and be sure to make this wonderful ceremony during the
10:00 a.m. service on May 31st.
Kamila Jacob,
Youth Ministries Coordinator
Typical Sunday morning schedule (excluding weeks with
Multigenerational Worship at 10 a.m.):
• Children’s Worship 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel
• Religious Education Classes 10:15-11:15 a.m.
• Parents Fellowship Coffee 11 a.m. in the Ware Room
• Creative Arts Workshops 11:15-12:15
• Junior High and High School Youth Groups
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
April 5
• Multigenerational Labyrinth
• Easter Egg Hunt
April 7
• Passover Seder
April 12
• RE Teacher Recruitment
• Adult Ed Parents Series/discussion
• RE Teacher Small Group Ministry
April 15
• RE Committee Meeting
April 19 • RE Teacher Recruitment
• Adult Ed Parents Series/discussion
April 25 • Coming of Age rehearsal dinner
April 26
• Coming of Age Services/reception
Dessert Donations
The RE Program partners with Monday Night Hospitality
to provide desserts to the 300+ guests they serve each and
every week.
The schedule for this quarter is:
April 12: Older Pre-School & 4th Grade
April 19: 1st Grade & 6th Grade
April 26: Nursery & 5th Grade
May 3: 7th Grade & 8th Grade
May 10: Younger Pre-School & 2nd Grade
May 17: Kindergarten, 3rd Grade & High School Youth Group
Please bring all donations to Carson’s office.
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Congregational Life
Sunday, April 19, 1-2 p.m. in the Mary-Ella Holst Room
Green Souls Meeting
Sunday, April 19 at 12:45 p.m. in the Ware Room
All Souls Historical Society meeting
The All Souls Historical Society will hold it’s mid-year
meeting on Sunday, April 19 at 12:45 p.m. in the Ware
Room. The meeting will focus on the activities of the first
half of the year and plan for upcoming activities for the
remainder of the year.
All are welcome!
Caregiver Support Group Meeting
Sunday, April 26 from 1:00-2:30 p.m., in the Mezzanine
Meeting Room
Are you or someone you know caring for a loved one?
Please join Pamela Patton in a Caregivers Support Group.
Pamela is a cofounder of Caring from a Distance (www.
cfad.org) and she was All Souls’ Student Minister last
year. If you have questions or concerns, please email
Pamela at [email protected].
Deepening Community
In Pennsylvania Dutch country where I
grew up, two things distinguished spring:
waiting for the schoolbus in daylight, and
crocus poking their heads up at the bus
stop. Here in New York City, I have to
go looking for crocus and daffodils, but
the allure of spring is still in the air!
During this season of renewal, we are
beginning to think ahead to next year’s new beginnings –
new budget, new stewardship campaign, new Ministerial
Search, new RE classes, new Music Director, new small
group ministry….
It takes a lot of volunteers to make all that renewal
happen. How will you contribute? Will you commit to
having some conversations about stewardship with other
All Soulsers? to teach an RE class? to a once-a-month
commitment to usher or count the collection?
Not sure where your contribution can make the most
difference? Come talk to an All Souls staff member—me,
Eileen, Taryn, Kamila, Lissa, Galen—and let us help you
explore, as one of our members frequently says, where
your greatest passion meets the community’s greatest
need.
Unitarian minister William Ellery Channing said, in the
speech that inspired the founding of this congregation, “I
influence others as well as myself. I am a living member
of the great family of all souls.” In this season of renewal,
renew your commitments of time, talent and treasure the
great family of All Souls.
Connect with us on Facebook!
Do you know you can also find out about
upcoming events, get inspirational quotes
and links to sermons, find out about
national Unitarian Universalist news and
share the good news about All Souls via
the All Souls Facebook page?
You don’t even have to have a Facebook account to
see it all, just bookmark https://www.facebook.com/
AllSoulsNYC in your Internet browser.
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Yours in Service,
Maryah Converse
Membership Coordinator
We need YOU on the Hospitality Team!
Serve All Souls as a Greeter opening the doors on Sunday
mornings, as an Usher distributing Orders of Service
and taking the collection, or as a Welcomer looking for
newcomers at coffee hour and helping them find their way
at All Souls. We need more friendly people to make a
small but profound commitment to one Sunday morning
service or coffee hour per month. To volunteer, please
contact Membership Coordinator Maryah Converse at
(212) 535-5530 or [email protected].
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Congregational Life
Fellowship
Denominational Affairs
Save the Dates
2015 UUA General Assembly
Portland, OR June 25-28
All Souls Writers’ Group
Registration for “Building a New Way,” 2015 General
Assembly in Portland, OR, June 25-28, opens on March 1,
and the housing system opens on March 2. Things fill up
fast! Go to www.uua.org/ga/ for details.
Mondays, April 13 and 27 from 6:30 - 8:30
p.m., in the Chapel
This group is open to all writers, whether of fiction or
nonfiction, poetry or prose, published or unpublished, as
well as journalists and people who work in publishing.
All are invited to read their work. Comments and
discussion are welcome. Contact Marilyn Mehr for more
information: [email protected] or (212) 249-0012.
Circle of Elders
Thursdays, April 9 and 23 in the Ware Room
from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Longtime All Souls Members to be honored
at Metro NY District Annual Meeting
The Board of the UU Metro NY District has selected
Mary-Ella Holst and Guy Quinlan to receive this
year’s JERRY DAVIDOFF AWARD FOR LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT. Named for the award’s first recipient,
this award honors individuals who further through lifetime
accomplishment a greater awareness and understanding,
in our congregations and our region, of the potential of
Unitarian Universalism to transform individual lives,
communities, and the greater world. NY Metro District
Board Trustee and All Souls Deacon George Collins,
who nominated Mary-Ella and Guy and will present the
award to them, says, “I can’t think of two members of our
congregation more deserving of this award.”
Mary-Ella and Guy will be honored on Saturday, May
2, during the 2015 Metro New York District meeting, a
two-day event (Friday and Saturday) held at the Hyatt in
Morristown, NJ. Mary-Ella’s daughter, Pat Infante, will be
part of the UUA staff participating in and supporting this
event. Because Metro NY is planning to merge with other
neighboring districts to become the UUA’s Central East
Region, the 2015 meeting may be the last time this award
is presented to Metro District honorees.
It would be most fitting if a sizeable group from All Souls
were on hand to raise a cheer for Mary-Ella and Guy. For
more information about attending the Annual Meeting, go
to http://uumetrony.org/am15/index.htm or contact Lissa
Gundlach ([email protected]) or Maryah Converse
([email protected]).
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The Circle of Elders is open to men and women in the
latter part of their lives. Its purpose is to talk about
the challenges this time of life brings and to share
experiences, information, and ways to enrich and make
the most of these later and more time-limited years. For
more information, contact Mary Keane at (212) 879-6340
or [email protected].
April 9 theme: Reflecting on Former Careers
April 23 theme: Dealing with Difficult Relationships
Interweave-LGBT
Sunday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Interweave LGBT Discussion
Join us for our monthly social focused on meaningful
discussion and fellowship. As more and more states
choose to legally recognize same-sex marriages, it seems
that complete marriage equality may soon be a reality.
What is the “next big cause” for the LGBT rights
movement? Is it desirable or necessary to have one central
issue for activists to rally around? Come share your thoughts!
All Souls Online
web: www.allsoulsnyc.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllSoulsNYC
Sermon Podcast:
www.allsoulsnyc2.org/rss/sermons.rss
- or search iTunes!
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Congregational Life
Fellowship
Women’s Alliance
Women’s Alliance
Saturday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m.
Docent-led tour of Asia Society exhibit
“Buddhist Art of Myanmar”
Wednesday, April 15 at 12:30 p.m. in the Ware
Room (presentation in Chapel)
Nurturing Colleagues in Africa: Fellowship without
the Missionaries” with Richard Ford.
This exhibition is comprised of approximately
70 spectacular works - including stone, bronze and
wood sculptures; textiles; paintings; and lacquer
ritual implements. All from the fifth through the
early twentieth century, they include objects created for
temples, monasteries, and personal devotion. Many of the
works have never been shown outside Myanmar. Lunch
for those who would like at the Society’s Garden Court
Café. If planning to attend, please let Betty McCollum
know at [email protected] or 212-535-8040.
Richard Ford is a member of the All Souls Board
and a former Professor of International Development,
Community and Environment at Clark University.
Please join us to hear him speak on the dilemma of 19th
& 20th century missionaries who preached to Africans
that if they would adopt the religions of the West, all
their problems would disappear. Fortunately, UUs have
no missionaries, so instead of imposing values and beliefs
on overseas communities, UUs create partnerships to
work together as equals on projects relating to health,
education, agriculture, water development and women’s
rights.
The Asia Society is at 725 Park Ave. at 70th Street and
admission is $10.
Annual Spring
Happening
Saturday, April 25th
in Reidy Friendship Hall
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Hosts: Women’s Alliance members and friends
Refreshments: strawberry shortcake and desserts
Speaker: Lisa Paul, author and
attorney, speaking on her book:
“Swimming in the Daylight: An
American Student, a Soviet-Jewish
Dissident, and the Gift of Hope,”
followed by questions from the
audience
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Unitarian Church of All Souls
1157 Lexington Avenue (79th-80th Streets)
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Please come hear Dick discuss this and much more.
Bring lunch, beverages and dessert are provided.
Young Adults
Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gallery
Food and Fellowship
Our twice-a-month dinner and discussion evening at
the church, hosted by a young adult. Food at 7pm;
discussion at 7:30pm.
Sunday, April 5 at 1:00 p.m.
First Sunday Brunch
Following Coffee Hour, we will head out to brunch at
Guzan (3rd Ave, between 86th and 87th). To find us,
come to Coffee Hour downstairs in Reidy Friendship
Hall following the service or meet us at the restaurant.
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Reidy
Friendship Hall - Food and Fellowship
Our twice-a-month dinner and discussion evening at
the church, hosted by a young adult. Food at 7pm;
discussion at 7:30pm.
Sunday, April 19 at 12:45 p.m. - Bagel Brunch
Following the service, we will meet for bagels, veggies,
and lots of exciting mingling. A great way to meet new
folks in the group. Look for us in Coffee Hour and we
will head to whatever room we’re meeting in from there.
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Congregational Life
Learning and Growth
Career Development and
Life Design Group
Stories with Soul
6:45 p.m. in the Ware Room
First Thursday - April 2 from 7 to 9:00 p.m. in
the Ware Room
Meeting-in-a-Circle, like a support group
For more information, see www.allsoulsnyc.org/career_
group.
Now in its 22nd year, Stories with Soul invites you to
join us for a one-hour short story reading and discussion.
No prior reading necessary. “A Mecca for lovers of the
short story” (Columbia Spectator) and a great way to
meet people. For more information, contact Steve
Michelman, Coordinator, at [email protected].
See us when we have a table in Reidy Friendship Hall
on Sundays from 12:15 PM to 1 PM, where we provide
individual help - we’ll be there most Sundays this month.
Wednesday, April 1
The Whore of Mensa and Confessions of a Burglar by
Woody Allen, read by Bob Swain
Third Thursday - April 16 from 6:45 to 9 p.m.
in the Ware Room
Career Development and Life Design Clinic
One-on-One Clinic - by appointment only - to help
you get to do what you really want to be doing,
whether it’s for pay or not. For more information, see
www.allsoulsnyc.org/career_group
Fourth Thursday - April 23 from 6:45 to 9 p.m.
in the Ware Room
Using Visualization & Intentions in Your Job Search
Learn how to create a vision of your future job, and how
to use intentions to create successful interviews. Plus many
ideas on making your résumé stand out, and using LinkedIn
to get noticed by hiring managers.
This Workshop will be led by All Souls member John
Conti, PMP, Senior IT Project Manager
Is there a topic or presenter you’d like us to schedule?
Email John L. German [email protected].
Emerson Circle
Thursdays, April 9 and 23 at 6:45 p.m.
The Emerson Circle meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of
each month at 6:45 p.m. Please join us as we read aloud
and discuss the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, still so
relevant in our time. Check with the front desk for exact
room location. For more information please contact Jim
Yacopino at [email protected]. We look forward to
seeing you!
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Wednesday, April 8
Mrs. Sen’s by Jhumpa Lahiri, read by Valerie Brown
Wednesday, April 15
The Happiest I’ve Been by John Updike,
read by Steve Michelman
Wednesday, April 22
Talking Dog by Francine Prose, read by Marilyn Mehr
Wednesday, April 29
The Kugelmass Episode by Woody Allen, read by
Dixie Goss
April Host: Tim Kelley
Women’s Reading Group
The Women’s Reading Group meets on the first and third
Tuesday evenings of the month from September through
May to discuss books written by women that are available
in paperback editions. Contact: Mary-Ella Holst 212-8612950 or [email protected]. We are scheduled to meet in
the Ware Room at 7:30 p.m. In June we hold a “Books
& Brownies Sale” with proceeds used to support literacy
programs. Our upcoming books are:
April 7 & 21
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
May 5 & 19
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
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Congregational Life
Service and Outreach
Heart & Soul
Heart & Soul Presents
the Forrest Church Award to
Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
April 21, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Sanctuary
Please join us in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) for a fascinating and
informative discussion with these Pulitzer Prize winning authors. Nicholas Kristof, an
Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, and his wife Sheryl WuDunn, a banker, journalist
and TED lecturer, have dedicated their lives to advocating for those without the resources
to advocate for themselves. Maybe you have read one of their best-selling books including
the recent The Path Ahead: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity. Perhaps you’ve seen
them in the recent PBS series based on their book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into
Opportunity for Women Worldwide. This is your chance to see them in a relaxed, colloquial
forum moderated by Dr. Holly Atkinson. Carolyn Buck Luce will present the 7th Annual
Forrest Church Award, named for our beloved late Senior Minister and given to those who
demonstrate courage and selflessness while working for the betterment of the world in which
we live. It’s a free event, and books will be available for purchase and signing by the authors.
Light refreshments will be served afterward in the vestibule.
www.heartandsoulfund.org
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New York Common Pantry
All Souls April Food Drive for New York
Common Pantry
With donations at a critical low at pantries/shelters across
the country, All Souls is renewing our efforts to collect
food donations each month for the New York Common
Pantry. We need your help! Please consider donating
goods. Look for our table during Coffee Hour in Reidy
Friendship Hall on Sunday, April 12th. For April, the
Pantry is collecting:
-Oatmeal
-Shelf stable milk (nonfat or 1%)
-Sugar-free apple sauce
-Sugar-free cereal
For more information contact Wiley Saichek at
[email protected].
Peace & Justice
Task Force
Sunday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel
Film Screening: American Winter
Nominated for an Emmy, American Winter follows the
personal stories of eight families struggling in the wake
of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
The latest U.S. Census data shows the largest number
of people living in poverty in the history of published
poverty estimates, which includes 16.1 million children.
Seen through the eyes of families caught in a daily
struggle to survive, American Winter powerfully reveals
the emotional stories behind America’s alarming trend
towards a disappearing middle class and a shrinking
social safety net at a time of unprecedented need. It
challenges stereotypes about who turns to social services
for help and why, presenting an intimate portrait of the
impact of rising economic inequality and the fracturing of
the American Dream. See the trailer at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=NbxQpCq21l0
Sunday, April 26, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Chapel
Parole Reform: Can it Happen? What Will it Take?
In this theatrical event,
created and performed
by a group of formerly
incarcerated
men,
we follow one man’s
journey through the
parole system as he
attempts to gain his
freedom. Please note:
adult content and
language.
All Souls Online
web: www.allsoulsnyc.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllSoulsNYC
Rev. Galen’s Twitter: @RevGalen
Sermon Podcast: www.allsoulsnyc2.org/rss/
sermons.rss - or search iTunes!
Shawn Fischer, a member of All Souls, moved to the
Hudson Valley in 2006 and began volunteer-teaching
theatre at Woodbourne Correctional Facility. The idea for
a theater piece illuminating the complexities of the parole
system emerged during a workshop Shawn co-taught
with fellow facilitator, Nicole Serra. Since gaining
their freedom, many of the men from Woodbourne
have returned to their communities in New York City.
In October, these men set the wheels in motion for
actualizing this piece of theatre. The goal of this piece
is to present it in conjunction with efforts of advocacy
groups to effect transformation of the parole system.
Light Refreshments. Free Event - Donations Appreciated.
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Congregational Life
Service and Outreach
Racial Justice Initiative
Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn
Museum
Please join us on a visit to the Brooklyn Museum to
see the Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic exhibition.
Lets continue the discussion on race and justice the
Black Lives Matter Movement began! Wylie’s work
raises questions about race, gender, and the politics
of representation by portraying contemporary African
American men and women using the conventions of
traditional European portraiture. The exhibition includes
an overview of the artist’s prolific fourteen-year career
and features sixty paintings and sculptures. General
admission for adults is $16. Call, text, or email Cadell
Hornbuckle to let us know you’re coming: (772) 5380191 or [email protected].
Rent Reform Task Force
New! All Souls Real Rent Reform Task Force
If you live in rental housing in New York City you have
housing issues. The shortage of affordable housing is
huge and getting worse because the real estate industry
has designed the rent laws to benefit landlords, not
tenants. We have lost at least one million affordable
apartments due to these rent laws. Some of us have had
to move out of state to outposts like Newark to find what
we need and can afford!
Joining forces with the citywide Real Rent Reform
campaign, we are starting a task force at All Souls
to address the key issues, among them repeal of
Vacancy Decontrol and reform of MCI (Major Capital
Improvement) charges that become a permanent part of
your rent even after the expense is paid off, believe it or
not! It’s a big agenda but we’re refining it.
There’s no time to waste as the rent laws expire in June
this year. Look for our table at Coffee Hour on Sundays
to get the details of the numerous other real estate
industry scams and join us to help start organizing our
congregation on this vital issue.
Please call Ivana Edwards or Carol Schneider with
questions. Otherwise see you on Sundays at the table!
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Reproductive Justice
Task Force
Co-leaders: Tara McNamara ([email protected])
Courtney McKee: ([email protected]) and
Sandra Ekberg ([email protected])
Thursday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Movie Outing: Vessel
CCNY Law School, 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY,
Room 1/202
Women law school students at CCNY are hosting a
viewing of this documentary, which describes a young
doctor, Rebecca Gomperts, who is horrified by the
realities created by anti-abortion law around the world
and challenges it through Women on Waves, a project
founded in 2000. Its goal: Prevent unwanted pregnancies
and unsafe abortions by providing sexual health services,
including early medical abortions (with pills), on board
a Dutch ship, outside the territorial waters of countries
where abortion is illegal. The ship’s campaigns are done
in collaboration with local partner organizations as a way
of adding momentum to local activist efforts working to
liberalize laws. An added plus for the evening: Dinner
will be served.
Tuesday April 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Please join Heart & Soul as they give the Forrest Church
Award to Nicholas Kristof, an Op-Ed Columnist for the
New York Times, and his wife Sheryl WuDunn. Please
see the entry under H&S (page 14) for more information.
Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Reidy Hall
Documentary: The Invisible War
In 2010, 108,121 veterans screened positive for military
sexual trauma, and 68,379 had at least one Veterans Health
Administration outpatient visit for related conditions. The
Invisible War features interviews with veterans from
multiple branches of the U.S. Armed Forces who recount
the events surrounding their assaults. Their stories show
many common themes, such as the lack of recourse to
an impartial justice system, reprisals against survivors
instead of against perpetrators, the absence of adequate
emotional and physical care for survivors, the unhindered
advancement of perpetrators’ careers, and the forced
expulsion of survivors from service. A discussion will
follow the film viewing. Light refreshments provided.
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Service and Outreach
Reproductive Justice
Task Force (cont.)
Sunday, April 26, 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Bowl to Raise Money for the New York
Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF),
Bowlmor Chelsea Piers
All Souls Reproductive Justice Task Force is joining forces
with other groups to participate in raising money for New
York Abortion Access Fund. Our team is knocking down
barriers to abortion! We’re fundraising because no one
should have to choose between paying for their abortion
and putting food on the table, paying for childcare, or
paying for other necessities. The ability to get an abortion
shouldn’t depend on how much money someone has.
Join us as we lace up our shoes and polish our bowling
balls and get ready to be part of the nationwide movement
to strike down barriers to abortion care!
DONATE to support our All Souls team 3 ways: write
a check out to National Network of Abortion Funds and
leave it in the front office in the Reproductive Justice
Task Force mailbox. Donate on-line at: http://bowlathon.
blueskysweet.com/teampage.asp?fundid=3784 or if you
see Tara McNamara or Sandra Ekberg at church, they will
gladly accept cash or a check during coffee hour or any
of our upcoming events. All donations are tax deductible.
If you would like to bowl, our team is looking for members
to join us. Please contact Tara at: tmcnamara96@gmail.
com for further details.
Save the Date: Wednesday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.
Speaker – Katherine Boude, Policy Council,
NYCLU
This authority on reproductive issues will discuss the
legal challenges and opportunities the reproductive rights
movement faces on New York State, and how we can
become advocates for change.
UU-UNO
2015 Intergenerational Spring Seminar
April 9-11, UN Headquarters
Join UU youth and adults from across North America to
investigate “International Criminal Justice: From Punitive
to Restorative.” In the inspiring atmosphere of the United
Nations, learn about, share, and wrestle with the legal,
moral, and spiritual aspects of global justice systems in light
of our 6th Principle, “the goal of world community with
peace, liberty and justice for all.” For more information, go
to www.facebook.com/UU.UNO. Be part of the All Souls
group welcoming participants to our city.
Peace & Planet Mobilization for a
Nuclear-free, Peaceful, Just, and
Sustainable World, NYC April 26
The Preamble to the United Nations Charter states the
organization was founded “to save succeeding generations
from the scourge of war,” and the UN’s very first resolution
in 1946 called for the elimination of atomic weapons. In
1970, the UN’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
entered into force, wherein the first five nuclear powers
agreed to negotiate nuclear disarmament.
45 years later, to coincide with the
2015 NPT Review Conference, which
opens on April 27 at UN Headquarters,
the Peace and Planet Mobilization
Committee is organizing a daylong event on Sunday, April 26. The
event will open at 11:00 a.m. with
an Interfaith Convocation at the UN
Chapel at E. 44th and 1st. A Rally will be held at Union
Square North at 1:00, followed by a March starting at 2:00
to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at E. 46th. On the streets and
in front of the UN, activists from around the world – with
2,000 from Japan, including Hibakusha (survivors of the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) – will make
demands for a nuclear-free world, for economic, social,
and environmental justice, and an end to military crises
and wars.
The UU-UNO, All Souls Peace and Justice and Nuclear
Disarmament Task Forces all highly recommend attending
these events.
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6:00 Passover Seder
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7:30 Women’s Reading Group
7:00 Bible Study
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7:30 Women’s Reading Group
7:30 Heart & Soul: Nicholas
Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
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7:00 Young Adults Food &
Fellowship
2:00 Circle of Elders Meeting
6:45 Emerson Circle
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6:45 Career Development & Life
Design Workshop
6:45 Emerson Circle
2:00 Circle of Elders Meeting
6:45 Career Development & Life
Design Workshop
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7:00 Career Development & Life
Design Meeting
6:30 RJTF movie outing
Thursday
Wednesdays
6:45 p.m. Stories with Soul
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6:45 Stories with Soul
7:00 Young Adults Food
and Fellowship
6:45 Stories with Soul
6:45 Stories with Soul
7:00 RJTF screening: The
Invisible War
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12:30 Women’s Alliance lunch
6:45 Stories with Soul
6:45 Stories with Soul
Wednesday
Mondays
Tuesday
1:30 p.m. English in Action
Monday
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Nancy Ellen Abrams
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7:00 Bible Study
7:00 Lifelines Center: Nancy
Ellen Abrams
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5:00 p.m.
Monday Night Hospitality
Cal endar
Ongoing
weekly
events
Sunday
Reminders:
6:30 Writers’ Group
6:30 Writers’ Group
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m.
A God That Could Be Real:
Spirituality, Science and the Future of Our Planet
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10 & 11:15 Easter Services with
Galen Guengerich
10:00 Multigenerational Labyrinth
11:15 Easter Egg Hunt
1:00 Young Adults brunch
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10 & 11:15 Lissa Anne Gundlach
10:00 Adult Ed: Janet Sasson Edgette
11:15 Adult Ed: Gadahara Dasa
1:00 Adventures in Ideas
1:00 Board dialogue w/Congregation
1:00 Welcome to All Souls wkshp
1:00 Film screening: American Winter
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10 & 11:15 Galen Guengerich
10:00 Adult Ed: Janet Sasson Edgette
11:15 Adult Ed: Gadahara Dasa
12:45 Young Adults bagel brunch
1:00 Green Souls meeting
1:00 Screening of “Breaking Free”
2:00 Emily Dickinson Discussion Grp
5:00 All Souls at Sundown
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10 & 11:15 Galen Guengerich
10:00 Adult Ed: Bruce Knotts
11:15 Adult Ed: Gadahara Dasa
1:00 Parole Reform event
1:00 Interweave-LGBT discussion
1:30 RJTF fundraising outing
5:00 The Hub, w/ Lissa party
Friday
A pri l
2 0 1 5
3:00 Science of Happiness
4
11
3:30 Women’s Alliance Annual
Spring Happening
25
1:00 Racial Justice Initiative visit to
the Brooklyn Museum
18
11:00 Women’s Alliance trip to
Asia Society
Saturday
Fridays
12:00 p.m. Friday Lunch Program
3
7:00 Transcendental study group
10
7:00 Transcendental study group
17
7:00 Transcendental study group
24
7:00 Transcendental study group
B u l l e t i n
2 0 1 5
A p r i l
1 8
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