Good News from All Souls – 09/20/2025

Weekly News & Bulletin

September 20, 2025

Sunday: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

NOTE: Fellowship Hour has moved to this Sunday, September 21. Hope to see you there!

Berks Cultural Festival

Saturday, September 27, 12 – 6 pm

Reading City Park

Come out and enjoy music, entertainment, vendors, and great food! Admission is free.

All Souls will have a booth there! Stop by and say hello! Volunteers are also welcome for any portion of the day!

East Coast Retreat

Thank you to everyone who kept the retreat and your All Soul delegates in your thoughts and prayers last weekend. Here are a few photo from the weekend. More photos and videos from the retreat are available on Facebook.

Sunday, September 21

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (Q-Z)

Saturday, September 27

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

Sunday, September 28

12 pm – Mass

Board Meeting after mass

Saturday, October 4

11 am – Blessing of the Animals. Centre Park

Sunday, October 5

12 pm – Mass

Board Meeting after mass

Sunday, October 12

12 pm – Mass

Fellowship After (A-P)

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

(All Souls will have a booth)

Saturday, October 4th – Blessing of the Animals Centre Park at 11:00 AM.  

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.

Thank you!

Thanks to our volunteers who came out to PRIDE NIGHT at the Reading Phillies on September 10! We met lots of great people!

Worship This Week

Helping with mass:

Ministers – ALL ARE MINISTERS

Celebrant – Rev. Henry Pruski

This week: Sunday, 9/21/25

Lay Assistant -Rich

Music –

Reader – Kimmie

Sunday, 9/28/25

Lay Assistant – Joan

Music – Chris

Reader – Martin

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

First Reading: Amos 8:4-7

Responsorial: Psalm 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8

Second Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Gospel: Luke 16:1-13

Question of the Week: How do I value true wealth over material wealth? How can I do so more fully?

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:  A Prayer for National Healing

Dear Lord,

In these times of turmoil and division, we humbly seek Your healing touch upon our nation. We recognize the need for repentance and the power of Your grace to overcome the hatred and strife that plague our land. As Your Word reminds us in 2 Chronicles 7:14, ”If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

We pray for our leaders, asking for wisdom and discernment as they guide our country. May they be filled with compassion and a desire for justice, leading us towards peace and reconciliation. We lift up our communities, asking for healing from division and a spirit of unity to prevail. Let love dissolve hatred and understanding replace conflict.

Lord, we ask for Your mercy to flow through our cities and towns, healing the wounds of injustice and restoring hope where despair has taken root. May Your presence be felt in every heart, igniting a passion for righteousness and a commitment to serve one another in love.

We trust in Your promise to heal our land, and we stand in faith, believing that through our prayers, You will bring about transformation and renewal. In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.

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