WAYSIDE PULPIT
“To dream of the person you
would like to be is to waste the
person you are.”
—Anonymous
ALL SOULS WEEKLY BULLETIN
DECEMBER 21 - 27, 2014
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
9:00 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
Childcare
Children’s Prog.
Youth Prog.
10:00 a.m.
Traditional Service
Sunday Circle
Circulo Dominical
Understanding the
Bible
Coming of Age (9th Gr.)
10:50 a.m. Congregational
Meeting
11:30 a.m. Contemporary Ser.
The Point
Sunday Circle
1:00 p.m.
Communion
YAVE
YUUTs
2:30 p.m.
Camp Fire: Little Stars
4:00 p.m.
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Children’s Choir
YRUU
WATCH THE TRADITIONAL AND
CONTEMPORARY SERVICES LIVE!
Live Stream
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Please park at BOK at 33rd & Peoria.
The Shuttle runs 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
A second lot is available on 33rd.
The last shuttle leaves at 1:15 p.m.
Thank you for being considerate of
our volunteer drivers.
10:00 a.m. Traditional Service
11:30 a.m. Humanist Service, The Point
SOLSTICE
Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister
In this season when our current culture bombards us with
commercialism, consumerism, and Christian ardor, let us take
a moment to step out of the clamor and remember the solstice
and how nature is a source of our renewal and hope. People in
ancient times were much more connected to the cycles of
nature. They spent more time outside. They cultivated the
earth on a daily basis, had substantially fewer conveniences
and comforts so that the seasons had an even more essential
and inexorable influence on their lives. Winter solstice was an
important time of celebration and had a role in helping people
face their fears with hope and joy. Join us as we celebrate the
solstice this Sunday.
11:30 a.m. Contemporary Service
BRIDGING BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS
Bishop Carlton Pearson
King Solomon of old wrote: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when dreams come true, there is life and joy.” Proverbs 13:12
One of the kindest most gracious wishes people give to someone
they admire or care for is, “May all your hopes and dreams come
true”. There is a strange, usually strained and direct connection
between hopes and dreams. They are not one and the same
thing, but strongly associated. To hope is to expect. To dream is
to imagine. We can learn to imagine what we expect and expect
what we imagine. We must not only build, but be the bridge
between the two. Lets talk about effective and productive ways
of doing that. It is powerfully possible!
THE OFFERING WILL GO TO NEIGHBOR FOR NEIGHBOR.
What’s happening with your fellow
church members?
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
All voting members of the congregation are needed at the
Congregational Meeting Sunday, December 21 at 10:50 a.m. in
Emerson Hall. The 2015 budget will be presented and voted
on during this meeting. It will be posted beforehand and
members of the Board of Trustees and staff will be available
beginning at 9:30 a.m. to answer questions.
TRANSITIONS
Condolences to Kathleen and
Charlie Plumb, Joe and Nora, on the
loss of Kathleen’s mother, former
Channing Preschool teacher Ann
Dowell Barry on Nov. 17.
Condolences to Resident Minister,
David Ruffin and family on the loss
CHRISTMAS COMMUNION
If you have never attended communion service at All Souls, you of his uncle, Robert (Bobby) Ruffin,
may find it incredibly refreshing in its inclusiveness and depth who died on December 7.
of meaning. Join us December 21 in the Chapel immediately
Condolences to member Nicole
following the Contemporary service for a new communion
Ogundare and family on the loss of
experience.
her father, Gilbert Warren, who died
on December 8.
CANDLELIGHT SERVICES
Dec. 24, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30 p.m. All services include traditional readCondolences to member Stacey
ings and carols, with Cherubs at 4:30, Children’s Choir at 6:00,
Craig and Glen Craig, on the loss of
and Youth Choir at 7:30.
his cousin, Lena Mae Smith, who
died December 14 at the age of 101
NEW YEAR, NEW GROUND
Dec. 31, 5:00 p.m. All services include traditional readings and ½ years old.
carols, with Cherubs at 4:30, Children’s Choir at 6:00, and Youth
Choir at 7:30.
WEDNESDAY CONNECTIONS KICKOFF
Join us Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 5:30 p.m. for our Wednesday
Connections Kick-off Dinner Theater. We will begin the evening
with a delicious shared meal, then enjoy the improvisational
poetic, storytelling, and musical stylings of some of our most
talented poets, storytellers, and musicians – and friends – at the
first All Souls WedCon AS IS Slam! Bring the family and see what
happens. Wednesday Connections classes resume Jan. 14.
P.I.E. WISH TREE
Partners In Education annual
Wish Trees fulfill holiday wishes
of teachers in our three partner
schools! Select one or more stars
from the trees in the church foyer to
provide materials, supplies, books,
and more for their classrooms.
*Please purchase the gift(s), wrap it, (then
tape the star to the package so they know
where to deliver it) and return to the
church.
Classes to help prospective members learn about our faith.
SHUTTLE BUS DRIVERS NEEDED
We need your help! Volunteers are needed to drive shuttles
from 11:30-1:30 on the 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month.
Please contact Rachael Hunsucker at
[email protected] to sign up.
VOLUNTEER IN THE MEMORIAL GARDENS
WITH CHEF SHANE!
Volunteer to help Chef Shane in the All Souls Memorial
Gardens Mondays 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (except the fourth Monday
of the month). Just show up and bring whatever small garden
tools you have! Contact Shane at [email protected] if
you would like to work on larger projects.
END OF YEAR GIVING
The church welcomes your
end of year gifts to Operating!
For end-of-year gifts to be tax deductible in 2014, they must
be received at the church by Dec. 31. The office will be open
until 5:30 p.m. If you cannot get to the church before then,
please contact Kathy Keith at 918.743.2363, ext. 316, Fran
Younger, ext. 331 or Rachael Hunsucker, ext. 326 to make
delivery arrangements.
YOUR GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Thank you for Gifting! Thanks to all who have given in 2014,
and to all who have pledged for 2015. The 2015 pledges will
fund the budget proposed at the congregational meeting at
10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21.
Pledge cards are available in the pew backs, the foyer, and online.
AllSoulsChurch.org/GIVE
ALL SOULS 101
A three-week orientation to All Souls.
All prospective members are encouraged to take this class.
The next All Souls 101 series will be Jan.
4, 11, 18 at 10:00 a.m. in room 206.
ROOTS (History & Theology)
A three-class series that presents
an opportunity to get to know our
ministers, gain an overview of All
Souls’ background, and glimpse
into the history of
Unitarian Universalism.
The next ROOTS series will be Feb.
4, 11, 18. at 7:00 p.m. in room 206.
BECOME A MEMBER
A one-time class on the first Sunday
of the month, identifying where
your gifts and passions can serve
the church, and concluding with an
opportunity to join.
The next opportunities to join are
Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 after each service in
Sonen Library.
2952 S. Peoria
Tulsa, OK 74114
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