Good News from All Souls – 02/15/2025

Weekly News & Bulletin

February 15, 2025

Sunday: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gift Baskets/Prizes Needed!!!

Please start collecting your raffle baskets for GTFL! If you have any questions, please see any board member. We would like to have them by February 23.

Good Thyme for Life is fast approaching. We will be hosting; Monday, March 3rd

  • Café Folino; 8 AM – 2 PM
  • Mangia! Italian Restaurant
  • 4 PM – 8 PM.  

Please invite your friends and Family to join us!!!

LENT BEGINS SOON

Our Ash Wednesday Service will be held on Wednesday, March 5th at 7:00 PM in the chapel.

This year, we will be doing a special Lenten offering. Coin containers will be available in the Vestibule. Please collect your loose coins in the containers during Lent. Containers can be turned in on Palm Sunday or at Easter Vigil. The monies collected will be used to provide a meal at Opportunity House.

Sunday, February 16

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, February 23

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Sunday, March 2

12 pm – Mass

Monday, March 3

A Good Thyme for Life

Café Folino 8 am – 2 pm

Mangia! 4 pm- 8 pm

Wednesday, March 5

7 pm – Ash Wednesday Service in Chapel

Sunday, March 9

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

Saturday, March 15

6 pm – POT LUCK

Sunday, March 16

12 pm – Mass

Board Meeting after Mass

Sunday, March 23

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

On Saturday, March 8th at 1 pm, there will be a meeting at Deluxe Diner on Lancaster Ave with a few Lutherans to discuss how they can support LGBTQ+ pride in Reading/Berks. If anyone from All Souls would be interested in attending, the invite has also been extended to us. One of the facilitators will be Tom Busteed, partner of John Brewster, one of our organists.  Text him to save a seat: (570-856-2078)

Help a Girl Out

 

We are collecting period products and diapers for the Help A Girl Out Feminine Product and Diaper Drive for the month of February.

 

Please bring any donations to Mass the next two weeks (Feb. 16 & 23) and we will deliver all donations. Thank You!

Help A Girl Out Website

January 2025 News from the Office of Presiding Bishop
ECC Bishops' Response to Bishop Budde

The ECC now has a private Facebook for ECC members only. Please consider joining the page as a way to stay update on what is going on in the ECC. Posts will include ECC newsletters as well as newsletters from all ECC Communities. Educational, social justice and current events as related to our gospel values and topics of interest to the entire communion will be welcomed. Click here to join.

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This week: Sunday, 2/16/25

Lay Assistant – Wendy

Music – Joe

Reader – Jerry

Next Week: Sunday, 2/23/25

Lay Assistant – Kent

Music – John

Reader – Kimmie

Rota Jan-Apr 2025

Click below to prepare for mass this week or follow along virtually.

This Week's Bulletin
Readings for this week

First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8

Responsorial: Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,4-5, 7-8

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20

Gospel: Luke 6:17, 20-26 The Beatitudes

Prayer Requests
Kids' Sermon: Cursed vs Blessed: Idolatry and the Beatitudes!
Music for the week: The Beatitudes Song Medium

OUR SERVICES WILL NOW BE LIVE STREAMED ON YOUTUBE or can be viewed later at anytime.

CLICK HERE: All Souls ECC – YouTube

This Week's Service Live Stream Link

Question of the Week:

What about my life Jesus is calling me to change so that I may be blessed? If I have plenty of money, food, and happiness, what can I do to be blessed.

Tithe, offering, and special events payment via Zelle or PayPal:

If you would like to give electronically, please feel free to use our All Souls PayPal or Zelle. Zelle is preferred as there are no fees, but either service is fine.

  • Zelle: look up our account using our email: allsoulsecc@gmail.com. (It will list name of our treasurer, Jerry Schearer, but it will go directly to All Souls account.)
  • PayPal: use the QR code to the right.

In the notes please indicate what the payment is for. Thank you for your continued support of All Souls and its ministries.

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