Good News from All Souls – 10/25/2025

Weekly News & Bulletin

Edition for October 24, 2025

Sunday: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Impact of federal policies on vulnerable communities:  What you need to know

President Trump signed a number of executive orders (EOs) that impact vulnerable communities, specifically transgender and immigrant communities, and rescinded a number of previous EOs that protected these communities. 

The following slide deck was recently shared with us from the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania talking about the impact of recent executive orders and its impact. Click below to see the slide deck.

Sunday, November 2, 2026

After our

“ALL SAINTS/ALL SOULS MASS”

Please plan to stay after service if you are able for about 30-45 minutes for our annual meeting.

We would love your input and ideas of what else we can do to promote social justice, care for our neighbors, and promote equity. So come with your ideas!

Hospitality Volunteers Needed: Ever wonder how the coffee gets made, the table set, and snacks put our for our fellowship hour?

Its VOLUNTEERS!

And we could use some help! You basically arrive about 11-11:15 am on the Sunday you volunteer for – get the coffee pots out, prepare the coffee, get out paper products, and snacks. Then help clean up when done (if possible – but set up is the main need).

If you have questions, want to get trained, or get on the schedule – please see any board member!

Sunday, October 26

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Sunday, November 2nd

12 pm – Mass

Annual Meeting

Meeting after service

Sunday, November 2

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, November 9

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

Saturday, November 15thSolidarity Walk for Youth Homelessness

10:00 AM – Reading Public Museum

 

Thursday, November 20thTransgender Day of Remembrance – 7:00 PM – All Souls Chapel

SAVE THE DATE

December 6

COOKIE BAKE

5 pm – 9 pm

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This week: Sunday, 10/26/25

Lay Assistant – Joan

Music – Chris

Reader – Martin

Sunday, 11/2/25

Lay Assistant – Kent

Music – Steve

Reader – Donna

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

First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18

Responsorial: Psalm 34: 2-3, 17-18, 19, 23

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Question of the week: In what senses am I poor, in need of God’s grace? Do I recognize this poverty when I pray?

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

CLICK HERE: All Souls ECC – YouTube

Prayer of the Week:  

Lord, help us to be persistent in our prayers and faithful in our actions. Strengthen us with the support of our community and guide us through your word. May we trust in your timing and always seek justice and peace in our lives. Amen.

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.

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