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ALL SOULS CHURCH AT THE WEST VILLAGE MEETINGHOUSE

WEEKLY E-NEWS

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024

 

WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY, MARCH 31: “EASTER SUNDAY: A TRANSFORMATION OF HEART” WITH REV. TELOS WHITFIELD
The people that we have loved, whose lives have had a powerful impact on how we live, can strengthen our hearts. Jesus was a revolutionary, a man of deep heart. May our hearts be transformed by embracing our relationship to those who continue to live in us. Love isthe most powerful force that can move the mountains before us andclear pathways for transformation!

TRY OUT THE NEW DIRECTORY!
In response to many requests for improvements in the church directory of Members and Friends, we have embarked on a project to update and modernize the directory we all use. It’s now ready for you to take a sneak peek now before it goes into general use. (The old on-line directory still works — or works as well as it did.)
To get to the new directory click this link or use the URL ascvt.org/directory
When you get to the login page, click the “First time signing in?” button.
Then, submit your e-mail and a password you want to use.
If your e-mail address is in the directory you will get an e-mail message allowing you to log in. If you don’t, send a message to George at .
If you have trouble, look at the help information on this page.
Once you are in, look around. We have put in a few pictures of people we have found. You can edit your own entry and upload your own family picture.
If you have any problems, concerns or comments, please contact George at .

SPRING WORK BEE AT THE WEST VILLAGE MEETING HOUSE

Saturday
April 13, 12-3pm

Indoor and Outdoor work to beautify our beloved All Souls Church
Save the Date and come for an hour or two
Questions – Carla by email 
or phone 802-258-7535

WELCOME SPRING 2024 
Welcome Spring Fair; We have started crafting on Monday mornings in person making spring items and decorating grapevine wreaths.  You can also craft at home and let us know what you may be offering.   So join us on Monday mornings at 9:30 at the church and bring your artistic self as we create our spring wonders. And save that date, Saturday May 4th for the Welcome Spring Fair.  Kathy Sq, Marty Shaw and Becky Cameron

 

STEWARDSHIP NEWS       
・ The Stewardship Campaign for the next fiscal year will end soon.
・ HUGE thanks to those who already made Stewardship Commitments!
・ 68% of active congregants have made Stewardship Commitments.
・ 32% of active congregants have not yet made Stewardship Commitments.
・ We trust that remaining congregants will make commitments soon.
・ The Finance Committee must draft a budget—hoping for 100% to donate.
・ Make a Stewardship Commitment by mail, online, or put in drop-box in Foyer.

Thanks from your Stewardship Team,
Christina Gibbons, Leslie, Kinney & Catie G. Berg
www.ascvt.org

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Dear all, 
Ian Hefele reached out from ECDC – There is a large family of 7 moving on Monday in need of Donations! Our top request for this move is that we will need 5 sets of Twin XL (not standard twin) sheets, Larger comforters for twin sized beds would also be a huge help as well as NEW pillows. We also need cooking supplies- pots, pans, sharp cutting knives, electric kettles, baking sheets, can openers, etc. We could also use furniture- particularly dining room table sets, end tables, arm chairs, and coffee tables. Finally we could use lamps with working lightbulbs and cleaning supplies (trash bins and bags, dish soap, all-purpose cleaner, sponges, etc.).
 Here is our list of accepted donations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ggKIG4YUBmdxnRtwjWe4o9S83fsZPx0YFS3vM_z65wc/edit?usp=sharing
If you have time to help with this move on Monday please let me know. We don’t have a time set yet, but we can try and work around the schedules of volunteers who have trucks and/or lifting capabilities.
 Thank you to all who can support!
 Nicole Teufel
Community Volunteer Coordinator- VISTA
Ethiopian Community Development Council

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE WOMEN’S FREEDOM CENTER IS our Share the Plate recipient for March.  We are collecting items needed by women in the shelter.  Any contributions of the following will be greatly appreciated:
Full- size shampoo & conditioner
Full-size lotion
Soaps
Nail-care kits
Tampons & Hygiene Pads
Umbrellas
Small Day Planners
Small journals
Good quality fine-tip markers
Pens & colored pencils

THURSDAY, MARCH 28
8:30 AM-RENTAL-MAIN HALL THEATRE ADVENTURE
12:30 PM – BONE BUILDERS-THE CHAPEL
2:00 PM – SMALL GROUP MINISTRY
We meet in person on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 2:00 PM at The Meetinghouse. Contact Marty Shaw for more information.
4:00 PM – WORSHIP FOR TRANSFORMATION TRAINING
contact Mary Moriarty for information
5:00 PM -RENTAL-MAIN HALL-BWC

SATURDAY MARCH 30
9:00 AM -RENTAL-CHAPEL-SPRNG OF HOPE COGIC

SUNDAY, MARCH 31
8:45 AM-ASC CHOIR REHEARSAL
9:00 AM-CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION CLASS, ADULT COFFEE & CONVERSATION, AND QUIET MEDITATION
10:00 AM – WORSHIP SERVICE: “EASTER SUNDAY: A TRANSFORMATION OF HEART” WITH REV. TELOS WHITFIELD
Click right here Sunday shortly before 10:00 a.m. to join via Zoom. Click here to read our protocols
Sunday’s anthem:   In Time of Silver Rain
Langston Hughes wrote the poem, “In Time of Silver Rain,”  as a paean to renewal. Such a fitting poem this Easter about the wonder of a time when “the earth puts forth new life again, when spring and life are new.” Hughes published in many different genres, for adults and children, for the next forty years. He represented the lives of African-American people in poems of music, joy, sadness and struggle, influenced by poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and Walt Whitman but also by jazz music. [https://poetrybyheart.org.uk/]

Canadian composer and educator Sarah Quartel is known for her fresh and exciting approach to choral music. Deeply inspired by the life-changing relationships that can occur while making choral music, Sarah writes in a way that connects singer to singer, ensemble to conductor, and performer to audience. [https://www.sarahquartel.com/]

MONDAY, APRIL 1
9:30 AM – CRAFTING
We will be crafting at the church starting Monday, March 11 at 9:30 in preparation for our Spring fair; “Welcome Spring” which is May 4th.  All are welcome even if you don’t always feel creative. We’ll try to give you some inspiration. We will begin with making fairy houses and decorating bird houses and, later, decorating grape vine wreaths.  It’s a great time to be together. Kathy Squires 
7:00 PM – RENTAL-THE MAIN HALL-FOMAG REHEARSAL

TUESDAY, APRIL 2
10:00 AM-RENTAL-THEATRE ADVENTURE-MAIN HALL
12:30 PM-BONE BUILDERS-THE CHAPEL
4:00 PM-ASC CHOIR REHEARSAL-MAIN HALL

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
8:30 AM – RENTAL-THEATRE ADVENTURE-MAIN HALL

 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPRESENT ALL SOULS CHURCH AT THE UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JUNE?

General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) attended by thousands of participants representing small and large faith communities who worship, witness, learn, connect and make policy for the Association.    Registration is now open.  Full online registration to attend all workshops and events is $315 for those registering between March 16 – May 15 and $400 after May 15.  Voting delegates attending business-only meetings may attend by donation.  For more information go to: https://www.uua.org/ga 

All Souls Church may appoint two delegates in addition to our Minister.  All delegates must register for GA.  If  you are interested in representing us as a delegate to vote at business meetings please email Leslie Kinney at .  The Board would like to identify our GA delegates at the April 10th Board meeting.  

FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
The All Souls website administrators have noticed an unusual uptick in the number of random attacks on our website. In addition, the church has received some unusual bogus e-mails. We would like to remind everyone of a few things:

Never open an e-mail attachment in a message from someone you do not know.
If someone you know sends you a message with an unexpected attachment, check with them first before opening it.
It is easy to create an account that appears to be the minister’s e-mail or the church office. Please know that neither the church nor the minister will ever ask you directly for money or to buy gift cards or make wire transfers to them. If you receive an e-mail that purports to be from the church and is asking you for money, please check with the church first.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Easter is…
Joining in a birdsong,
Eying an early sunrise,
Smelling yellow daffodils,
Unbolting windows and doors,
Skipping through meadows,
Cuddling newborns,
Hoping, believing,
Reviving spent life,
Inhaling fresh air,
Sprinkling seeds along furrows,
Tracking in the mud.
Easter is the soul’s first taste of spring.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year