January 24, 2026

Good News from All Souls – 01/24/2026

Jerry Schearer Good News

Weekly News & Bulletin

Edition for January 24, 2026

Sunday: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Click here for January 21 letter from Bishop Pablo

All Communion Conversation with Bishop Pablo and Charis Members Time: Jan 27, 2026 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Click here to Join Zoom Meeting at 8pm Eastern 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.

(Photo above: members gather around the items gathered in December)

Sunday, January 25

Mass Cancelled due to weather

Tuesday, January 27

8 pm EST – via Zoom

All Communion Conversation

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)

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.

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, 1/25/26

Mass Cancelled

Sunday, 12/1/26

Lay Assistant – Joan

Music – Steve

Reader – Martin

Greeter – Kevin/John

Rota Jan-April 2026

No Mass this week, but use the links and resources below for reflection, prayer and worship.

This Week’s Bulletin

Readings for this week

First Reading: Isaiah 8:23-9:3

Responsorial: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14

Second Reading: 1st Corinthians 1:10-13, 17

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23

The Chosen: Jesus Calls Peter

Prayer Requests

Music for the week: Fisher of Men

Question of the week:

The first disciples of Jesus left their old lives behind to follow Jesus. What is Jesus calling me to leave behind?

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

No live stream this week

A Prayer for Today

Gracious God,

Thank You for the gift of this new day. Fill my heart with peace, my mind with clarity, and my steps with purpose. Help me to see opportunities for kindness, to speak words that uplift, and to walk in faith even when the path feels uncertain. Protect my loved ones, guide my decisions, and let Your light shine through me in all I do.

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.