This Week at All Souls
January
11, 2012 E-Newsletter
Sunday, January 15 Ryan
Harrison leads the service on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Day has been a national holiday for less than a
generation. Today, Ryan Harrison will
figuratively and literally step into the role of one of the morally and
historically significant characters of a plural world. Come for a civil rights focused service led
by our very own RE leader.
Young Explorers Religious Education
Wisdom of Biblical Proportions (Life Lessons of the Hebrew Bible and
Christian New Testament)
Gratitude
Coffee
Hour Pot Luck
Please bring a finger food to share at Coffee
Hour today, January 15
Minister’s Notes
Reverend Steve Wilson will be in
Australia from Jan 10th through the 23rd. You may
contact him via email at stevewilson22@yahoo.com He will be checking e-mails and staying in
touch; however, he will not be able to
personally respond to emergencies.
Reverend Estelle Margarones will be the emergency contact while
Steve is gone and can be reached at 1-810-373-2648 or at uubeachminister@yahoo.com
Calendar
Thursday, January 12
6:30 PM Yoga
7:30 PM Gay
Men’s Discussion Group
Sunday, January 15
9 AM Choir
Practice
10:30 AM Worship Service
12 noon Lesbian
Support Group
Monday,
January 16
Martin Luther King Day
7 PM Singing
Meditation
Tuesday,
January 17
12 noon Women’s Sharing
Circle (bring bag lunch)
Wednesday,
January 18
7:30 PM Don’s Chalice Circle
The following self-help groups meet in All
Souls Parish Hall weekly:
GA Sunday at 7 PM, AA Tuesday at 8 PM, AWOL Wednesday at 6 PM
and TOPS Friday at
6:30 PM. The Sanctuary, Parish Hall and
Elliot Room are also available for private rentals and meetings. A calendar, showing
all upcoming meetings and rentals, is posted on the bulletin board nearest the
ramp going toward the church office. It can also be viewed online on the calendar page of our blog
http://allsoulsbraintree.blogspot.com/p/all-souls-calendar.html
Happy news!
Mike
and Lisa Sylvestro just had their new baby boy, a little early as expected, but
healthy. Luca weighs 4 pounds 10
oz., is in an incubator but is doing well.
Coming Up
Our
Annual
Pot
Luck Supper and Yankee Swap
at All Souls
Church Parish Hall
Saturday,
January 28 at 6 PM
For
the potluck supper: Bring something you like to eat … enough for
yourself and two or three other people.
An ingredient list is helpful in case of food allergies
For
the Yankee Swap: Did you get a
little something for Christmas that someone else would LOVE (but you don’t?) Never
re-gifted? C’mon, you know you want
to!
Bring a small, wrapped gift (worth $5 to $10, no more) new or
new-to-you to be exchanged. Children
should also bring an age-appropriate gift item so they can participate in the
swap.
Gourmet Chocolate Night
All
Souls Church will host a Gourmet
Chocolate Night on Saturday,
February 11, (changed from February 4) featuring singing by Purely
Vocals. Last year, attendees feasted on
chocolate delights and were entertained by this four-woman a cappella
ensemble that has been engaging audiences with the sheer joy of the musical
moment since 2001. Our own Vicki
Silberstein is a member of Purely Vocals. Visit their website at www.purelyvocals.com
Tickets
are $12 in advance; $15 at the door that night.
Help make our Gourmet
Chocolate Night a Sweet Success!
In addition to telling your
friends and family about this fun event, we need volunteers to bake and donate
the special chocolate delicacies of their choice. A
signup sheet will be posted in the Parish Hall requesting ‘chocolatiers’
(donators of fabulous chocolate desserts) as well as workers to make the event
a sweet success. We hope that
some of you will use Fair Trade chocolate in your baked goods.
Volunteers are needed on Saturday, February 11th at the
following times:
1 to 3 PM Set Up the Parish Hall
5:30
to 7 PM Set Up the Food
7:00
to 9 PM Staff the Food Tables
and Kitchen
9:00
to 9:45 PM Clean Up
Sign up after church on Sunday or
contact Mary Mitchell or call the church office.
Save these Dates!
Talent Contest
Potluck Supper Saturday, March 31
Mystery Night and Dinner Saturday, April 5
Outside Community
Women Helping Women Scholarship
The Braintree Women’s Club is pleased to sponsor a $1,000
‘WOMEN HELPING WOMEN SCHOLARSHIP’ to a Braintree woman who has delayed entering
college for a specific reason and would like to return and become part of an
academic program in order to re-enter the work force. Please contact Mrs. Geraldine Quigley at 781
963-6622 for an application and information.
The deadline to apply is April 2, 2012.
Hospice Services of Massachusetts
… is in need of individuals in the Greater Boston area
who are interested in becoming volunteers.
Training is provided at the Quincy Medical Center.
Contact Jo-Ann Richard, Director of Hospice Volunteer
Services at
508 588-6545 or 877 500-4133 or email jrichard@hospiceservicesofma.com
Blue Moon Coffeehouse
Channing Unitarian Universalist Church
45 Webster Street, Rockland, Massachusetts
Saturday,
January 14 at 7:30 PM, the
Blue Moon Coffeehouse will feature Ethan Robbins & Cold Chocolate.
The Blue Moon Coffeehouse takes place under the twinkling blue lights
at the parish hall of the Channing Unitarian Universalist Church in Rockland
with monthly shows, September through May.
Each show features a band and an open mic. They also have Equal Exchange coffee and
homemade snacks. Tickets are $7 at the
door. Children under 12 are free.
Call 781 760-5325 for details.
or 781 878-0650 the night of the show.
www.thebluemooncoffeehouse.com
|
Javawocky Coffeehouse
Universalist Unitarian Church of Brockton
325 West Elm Street
Brockton, MA
|
Opening
for Garnet will be his friend Chris Pahud, who had a well-received show at the Javawocky Coffeehouse in September
with his Red Sky Pirates.
Tickets
are $17 in advance/$20 at the door.
Advance tickets are available on the ‘Shows’ page of their website, Javawockyuu.com
Javawocky Coffeehouse is a
volunteer run, non-profit activity of the Universalist Unitarian Church of
Brockton, Massachusetts, intended to provide an attractive venue for the
presentation of traditional and contemporary folk music. Phone
781 718-3041 Email
Javawockyuu@aol.com
Braintree
Community
Blood
Drive
Wednesday, January 25
1 to 7 PM
Moose Lodge
173 Howard
Street, Braintree, MA
To make an
appointment, please call 1-800-redcross or visit www.redcrossblood.org
Questions: Call Barbara Joyce 781 461-2097
Braintree Housing Authority’s
Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Coordinating Committee Meeting
Friday,
January 27 from 10 AM to 12 Noon
Join the meeting to share ideas, pool
resources, solve problems,
discuss issues and enjoy a cup of coffee
Thayer Public Library
798 Washington Street, Braintree
RSVP
to Pam Deberry 781 848-1484 Ext 203
A Cookout in January to
Support the Braintree Community Youth Center
Friday,
January 27, 6 to 11 PM at Emerald Hall, 120 Bay State Drive, Braintree
Tickets
are $30 per person.
A Cookout
in January will include a professionally conducted Silent and Live auction by
Braintree based Strategic Auction Alliance (The Weitbrecht Family) and
entertainment from DJ Ray Productions. Join in for a fun evening and great
deals.
The cookout menu will include: Grilled Chicken Kabobs and Steak Kabobs
with Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob and Tossed Salad. A cash bar will be
available throughout the event.
All proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to support the Braintree
Youth Center. All major credit cards will be accepted for your purchases. Visit http://januarycookout.eventbrite.com/?ref=esfb for tickets and information
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Sustainable Braintree has its roots in the Social Action/Environmental
Committee of All Souls Church. Come celebrate our vision and commitment and the special role we played
in bringing this organization to life! For tickets and information about
sponsorship, call Sustainable Braintree at 781-794-8338 or visit http://www.sustainablebraintree.org/greengala2012.
Notes from
the Office
The Minister’s Scheduled Office Hours are Tuesdays from 1 to 9 PM, subject to change. He is also here at the church at various
times throughout the week for meetings.
If you need to reach him, the best way to do so is by phone. His phone number is (617) 852-2292. Reverend Steve Wilson welcomes your
call.
The Church Office hours are
usually Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 to 4.
If you have questions, please call the office (781) 843-1388 or send an
email to office@allsoulsbraintree.org
. If you reach the answering machine,
please leave a message and best time to reach you.
Phone messages and emails are checked whether
or not the office is open. If you plan to come by, please call ahead to
be sure someone will be at the office to help you. If you would like to add something to our
weekly newsletter or our monthly Chimes, please e-mail Maggy office@allsoulsbraintree.org
Deadline for submissions to
the Chimes is the third Thursday of the month.
Deadline for the February
Chimes is January 19.
Font to use less ink when printing
The font in this
paragraph, ecofont vera sans, has little ‘holes’ in the letters to save on ink
… 20% less ink than some traditional fonts, unbolded. It is not easy reading onscreen for
‘crispness’, but you might want to try it out for things you print … I found
the holes barely noticeable in printed items at 12 pt and that is the
point … to save ink. Here is the
font ENLARGED
Printed at 12pt, it looks pretty good. I found it on fonts101.com … no virus in the
download. ~ Maggy
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