August 16, 2025

Good News from All Souls – 08/16/2025

Jerry Schearer Good News

Weekly News & Bulletin

August 16, 2025

Sunday: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PRAYER FLAG

You can be a part of the upcoming East Coast ECC Retreat even if you can’t attend in person.

We will be creating a prayer flag as a community reflecting the theme of hope and an expression of our community. Thanks to those who contributed so far, and if you didn’t yet, come to mass this week to find out more!

COVID-19 cases are once again rising across the United States, and health experts believe a new variant, called XFG or ‘stratus,’ may be to blame. The increase is happening earlier than expected, just before schools reopen, raising fears of more spread in classrooms.

This is true locally! We’ve had two parishioners have COVID recently (not contracted at church). So, we just want everyone to be cautious. If you are not feeling well, please test or quarantine until you are feeling better.

We now have Venmo

For those who like to give their tithe or other donations electronically, we now have VENMO.

ZELLE remains our preferred method of electronic payment (no fees). But since not all banks offer Zelle, we also have Venmo. (PayPal remains and option as well).

Sunday, August 17

12 pm – Mass

Board meeting after mass

Sunday, August 24

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Sunday, August 31

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, September 7

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, September 14

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

Sunday, September 21

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, September 28

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

September 12-14 – East Coast ECC Retreat. Framingham MA. If interested in attending, please see any board member.

Saturday, September 27 – BERKS CULTURAL DIVERSITY FESTIVAL in Reading City Park

(All Souls will have a booth)

Saturday, October 18 – Fall Potluck

Saturday, December 6 - Cookie Bake

Do you have any of our WAWA shorti coupons from our past fundraisers?

If so, please know that WAWA will no longer accept these after 12/31/25. So if you have them, now is the time to redeem!

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This week: Sunday, 8/17/25

Lay Assistant – Ben

Music – Steve

Reader – Vito

Sunday, 8/24/25

Lay Assistant – Rich

Music – Joe

Reader – Donna

Rota May-August 2025

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

This Week’s Bulletin

Readings for this week

First Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10

Responsorial: Psalm 40:2,3,4, 18

Second Reading: Hebrew 12:1-4

Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Prayer Requests

Music for the Week: Cello & Piano Beautiful Hymns

Question of the Week: Can I feel the fire within that leads me to speak out and speak up despite the consequences?

Spiritual Communion Prayer for remote participation

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

CLICK HERE: All Souls ECC – YouTube

This Week’s Live Stream Link

Prayer of the Week: Prayer for the Afflicted: “The Lord hears our cries! He comes to our aid. And so we have the courage to offer to him the needs of our world. For those who are afflicted and poor, whose walk is unsteady and whose future is dim; may Christ come to their aid and restore their hope in God their deliverer, we pray to the Lord.

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

If you would like to give electronically, please feel free to use our All Souls Zelle, Venmo, 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.)
venmo: @AllSoulsECC
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.