January 31, 2026

Good News from All Souls – 01/31/2026

Jerry Schearer Good News

This week's newsletter and bulletin

Weekly News & Bulletin

Edition for January 31, 2026

Sunday: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Berks Coalition for Youth Homelessness

As part of our Outreach, each month we will begin collecting items that are on the Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Wish List. For the month of January, we will be collecting

Deodorant
Soap
Washcloths
Hand towels

There will be a box in the vestibule where you can place the items.

Since Mass was cancelled the past two weeks, we will still be collecting these items on February 1.

Memorial of St. Blaise

February 3^rd is the memorial of St. Blaise, the traditional day for the blessing of the throats. Individual blessings will take place after the recessional hymn on Sunday, February 1.

St. Blasé was the bishop of Sebaste in Armenia during the fourth century. Very little is known about his life. According to various accounts, he was a physician before becoming a bishop. His cult spread throughout the entire Church in the Middle Ages because he was reputed to have miraculously cured a little boy who nearly died because of a fishbone in his throat. From the eighth century, he has been invoked on behalf of the sick, especially those afflicted with illnesses of the throat.

Sunday, February 1

12 pm – Mass

BLESSING OF THROATS

Sunday, February 8

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

Sunday, February 15

12 pm – Mass

Board meeting after Mass

Wednesday, February 18

7 pm – Ash Wednesday Service

Sunday, February 22

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Sunday, March 1

12 pm – Mass

Sunday, March 8

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

Sunday, March 15

12 pm – Mass

Board meeting after Mass

Sunday, March 22

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Watch for more details next week or in Mass this Sunday!

Gift Baskets/Raffle Prizes Needed for

Good Thyme for Life

SAVE THE DATE! – Monday, March 2

All Souls will be hosting for A Good Thyme for Life on Monday, March 2nd. We will be at Café Folino from

8 AM – 2 PM and then at Mangia! Italian Restaurant from 4 PM – 8 PM.

Please start collecting your raffle baskets! We have letters to give to businesses when you solicit baskets or donations. If you have any questions, please see any board member.

If you have items to donate, but don’t have a basket or have a basket – but not good at wrapping it! Fear not – we have extra baskets and some experts at wrapping the baskets! Or if you have places that you shop, you can ask for gift certificates or other donations, (or Christmas gifts to “re-gift”) and we can combine these with other baskets/donations.

Co-County Wellness/ Good Thyme for Life

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This Sunday, 2/1/26

Lay Assistant – Joan

Music – Steve

Reader – Martin

Greeter – Kevin/John

Sunday, 2/8/26

Lay Assistant – Wendy

Music – Preston

Reader – Donna

Greeter – Robert

Hospitality – Darryl

Rota Jan-April 2026

Resources and Links to help you prepare for worship this week:

This Week’s Bulletin

Readings for this week

First Reading: Zephania 2:3; 3:12-13

Responsorial: Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10

Second Reading: 1st Corinthians 1:26-31

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a

The Chosen: Jesus Gives the Beatitudes

Prayer Requests

Music for the week: Beatitude Hymns and Songs

Question of the week:

How will I allow myself to be meek, merciful, and poor in spirit, choosing to rely more often on God’s grace?

Spiritual Communion Prayer for remote participation

Our services are streamed live on YouTube or can be viewed later at any time.

CLICK HERE: All Souls ECC – YouTube

Link to this week’s Mass/YouTube Live

A Prayer for Today

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Keep us from being preoccupied with money and worldly goods, and with trying to increase them at the expense of justice.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.”

Help us not to be ruthless with one another, and to eliminate the discord and violence that exists in the world around us.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Let us not be impatient under our own burdens and unconcerned about the burdens of others.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be filled.”

Make us thirst for you, the fountain of all holiness, and actively spread your influence in our private lives and in society.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”

Grant that we may be quick to forgive and slow to condemn.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.”

Free us from our senses and our evil desires, and help us to fix our eyes on you.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”

Aid us to make peace in our families, in our country, and in the world.

Lord Jesus, you said,

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of justice,

for the kingdom of heaven in theirs.”

Make us willing to suffer for the sake of right rather than to practice injustice; and do not let us discriminate against our neighbours and oppress and persecute them. AMEN

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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.

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