August 23, 2025

Good News from All Souls – 08/23/2025

Jerry Schearer Good News

Weekly News & Bulletin

August 23, 2025

Sunday: 21th 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. We have designed our flag and at the few Sundays our parishioners can all contribute!

A Poll Question for you – please click below:

On September 12-14, Fr. Henry, Jerry, Joan, and Ben will be representing All Souls at the East Coast ECC Retreat. On Sunday, all the parishes in the East Coast will join together for Mass at the retreat. It will be live streamed on our YouTube Channel.

Last October for the ECC Synod, the Sunday mass was at 12 pm EST, so we streamed it live in the Heritage Room/Parlor at 12 noon and enjoyed the mass together on the large TV.

For this retreat the mass will be at 9:30 am. This leaves some options. We can watch the recording together at 11 am or 12 pm. Or folks can watch the live mass at 9:30 am at home. We would like your feedback! Please click below to let us know your preference.

Which is your preference for viewing the East Coast Retreat Mass?

LOCATION

Please choose options below as far as location

DATE AND TIME

08/24/25 9:30am – 08/24/25 1:00pm US/Eastern

Please select your preference below or speak to any board member.

I’d like to watch the recording with others at 11:00 am

I’d like to watch the recording with others at 12:00 pm

I’ll just watch the live mass at home at 9:30 am

Sunday, August 24

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Sunday, August 31

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, September 7

12 pm – Mass

Friday, September 12 -Sunday, September 14

East Coast ECC Retreat.

SUNDAY MASS – See Poll question:

Sunday, September 21

12 pm – Mass

Saturday, September 27

12 pm – 6 pm. Berks Cultural Festival. City Park.

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

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, and we are also entering cold and flu season!!!

Please try to stay healthy! We just want everyone to be cautious. If you are not feeling well, please test or quarantine until you are feeling better.

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This week: Sunday, 8/24/25

Lay Assistant – Rich

Music – Joe

Reader – Donna

Sunday, 8/31/25

Lay Assistant – Kent

Music – Steve

Reader – Martin

Rota May-August 2025

Rota Sept-Dec 2025

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

This Week’s Bulletin

Readings for this week

First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21

Responsorial: Psalm 117:1, 2

Second Reading: Hebrew 12:5-7, 11-13

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Prayer Requests

Music for the Week: One Hour of Beautiful Instrumental Hymns

Question of the Week: What must I do to grow in the discipline of being a good disciple of the Lord? What can strengthen my “dropping hands and weak knees” (Hebrews 12:12)?

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.

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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.