How would you approach life when time is short? Rev. Laura Hoffman, a chaplain at the Avera Dougherty Hospice and in training to become a certified educator in Clinical Pastoral Education, will address the topic “How would you approach life when time is short?
Come join us at 9:00 AM on Sundays downstairs for a 30 minute meditation class and practice. We will be discussing meditation, possibly doing some very light stretching to begin, and then practicing a guided or silent meditation for 15 minutes or more. Mike Huber and Amanda Johnson will be leading the class and meditation, … Continue reading Sunday Meditation Class
Sunday, November 5, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Workshop: Communication Covenants: Building Community with Good Communication Workshop Leader: Rev. Ted Tollefson, M.Div., M.S. Â Rev. Tollefson will conduct a workshop for leaders, members, and friends of All Souls. He is an excellent teacher with an excellent topic. Mark your calendar!
Tao: The Watercourse Way: Guest Presenter: Rev. Ted Tollefson, M.Div., M.S. Taoism, the nature-religion of China, provides ways to reconnect body, mind, spirit, Nature. Rev. Tollefson has been serving UU congregations in Minnesota and Wisconsin since 1980. He taught World Religions at United Theological Seminary for 20 years and now teaches Psychology at Metro State … Continue reading Sunday, November 5 – Tao: The Watercourse Way
Journey Guest Presenter: Rev. Walt Geiszler, retired pastor A North Dakota farm boy leaves the farm. He becomes a teacher and then a preacher. Rev Geiszler will look at how past crisis times in his life shaped him into the person he is today. Walt served as the founding pastor of New Joy Community Church … Continue reading Sunday, October 15 – Journey
Lakota, Dakota, Nakota: Past. Present, Future : Reflections Guest Presenters: Jerry Fogg, artist, and Anna Brokenleg Keller, educator This service honors Native American Day and invites us to consider the land-people relations of our past, present and future.
Two childcare employees have been hired and four volunteer teachers have signed on to launch our fall program. Beginning Sunday, October 1, child care for ages infant through six will be available. Enrollment for Children’s RE for youngsters ages 3 to 11 will also be held on October 1 and introductory activities, led by teacher Ann Esse (creating … Continue reading Child Care and Children’s Religious Education
Will you, young and old, gather on the last Sunday of October for sacrifice and surrendering on Samhain? As we do every year as the veil thins, bring mementos of our loved ones to share on an altar and copies of photos/letters/words/mementos to set a light in release. Come in costume to trick the spirits … Continue reading Sunday, October 29 – Samhain
Supportive Conversations: Speaking lovingly and respectfully with words that invite dialogue. “Privilege & Sensitivity, Part I” will be the topic in this guided circle discussion and debriefing until 11 am. There will be coffee after this first discussion with a second circle discussion of “Privilege & Sensitivity, Part II” to follow.
All Souls friend Jerry Fogg will offer a prayer and smudging as invocation at the City Council meeting this Tuesday followed by the Mayor’s proclamation of Native American Day in Sioux Falls (for Monday, October 9 which the much of the nation calls Columbus Day). Accepting the proclamation will be Lakota-Dakota-Nakota representatives from Sioux Falls. All Souls members are … Continue reading Tue., Oct. 3 – Mayor’s Proclamation of Native American Day
