Upcoming Events
Lenten Home Groups
This year, Soup + Story is taking on a new look: we’re calling them Camino Groups. It’ll be the same sort of gathering, but we’ll gather this year in small groups to make pilgrimage together towards Easter. In our weekly gatherings we’ll spend time noticing, journaling, and sharing with each other the moments of joy and calm, the struggles and heaviness, and the graces of the week. If you’re interested in joining a Lenten home group, put your name next to a group that works for you/your family! Click here.
Open Door Dinner
Every second Sunday of the month we host a jambalaya meal for anyone who is hungry. Please come by and pick up a meal to go, or sit and eat in the courtyard. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help with this meal, contact Jennifer A (akiyama.jennifer@gmail.com)
Agape Meal
At this meal, we remember Jesus’ final commandment to his disciples:
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” – John 13:34.
In this spirit, we will eat together for a Maundy Thursday Agape Meal––an ancient practice in the Christian church, recalling the meals Jesus shared with disciples during his ministry, and especially at the Last Supper before his crucifixion, and expressing the koinonia (community, sharing, fellowship) of the followers of Christ. The term agape comes from the Greek––a term for love in its broadest sense. The Agape Meal is another way of living out Jesus’ mandatum (Latin for “commandment,” as in Maundy Thursday) or commandment that we love one another with the same self-emptying love, mercy and forgiveness with which he has loved and still loves us.
As part of this service we will pray, sing a few songs, have some conversation, and we'll eat a light meal together. Our intention is for this to be a kid-friendly service, which you can attend as a stand-alone service on Maundy Thursday, or as preparation for the 7:30p Eucharistic service with foot washing. If you are able, please RSVP for this meal so that we know about how much food to bring. Click here to RSVP
Maundy Thursday with Foot Washing & Overnight Vigil
Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is the first service of the Triduum, the three Great Days, in which we travel with Jesus through the final days of his life. The term "Maundy" is believed to have been derived from the Latin word "mandatum," which translates to commandment. As a result, in following Jesus––as is recorded in the book of John—we have a time during this service when we wash each others’ feet.
At the end of this service we strip the altar and process the reserved sacraments down to the Chapel on Cedar St, where we pray with the body and blood of Christ through the night, just as the disciples were instructed to do when Jesus went into the garden to pray. Sign-ups for holding vigil through the night in the Chapel are coming soon.
Good Friday Contemplative Service
Join us for this contemplative drop-in service of poetry, prayer, music, silence, scripture, and story as we reflect on the final moments that made up Jesus’ human experience. Come for just a few minutes or stay for all three hours as we reflect on our own mortality, beauty, and life. The Stations of the Cross are posted on the pillars around the church and may be walked at any point during the service.
Holy Week for Children
The Triduum—the Three Great Days—has for centuries upon centuries been a time for Christians to gather and retrace the last steps of Christ. From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday to Holy Saturday, we as a community at All Souls engage each year in profound and meaningful liturgies, many of which speak to children, but which are not always accessible to them either because of their timing or length.
Our Holy Week with Children service draws upon the rituals and symbols of these services—inviting children and adults into the story, the action, the reflection, and the wondering about this Mystery we are coming close to. Using the framework of Godly Play, this service offers a time to slow down and get ready as we encounter this holy story of the last time Jesus came to Jerusalem. We gather to listen and watch, to wash each other’s feet, to reflect through art and action as we wonder what it could all mean, and then close with prayers and an invitation to return—to come and experience the ending that was a new beginning—Easter.
Good Friday Evening Service
Join us for the second day of the Three Great Days of Holy Week, for a simple and solemn Good Friday liturgy, as we remember and reflect on the significance of Jesus’ death.
Holy Saturday
On this Sabbath day all creation rests. And holds its breath. The faithful women have returned home, the rest of the disciples remain in the Upper Room, and for many of the followers of the Christ, it appears that death has the final word. And yet we wait.
For this simple service we will contemplate Scripture, hold silence, pray and chant in the Chapel on Cedar Street.
The Great Vigil of Easter
All are welcome to join us for our Easter Vigil where we begin outdoors in the courtyard, around the fire (dress in warm clothes!) and finish the night in celebration of the risen Christ with the Eucharist and finally a reception following the service where the latest Ale Souls brew will be released.
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Our Easter Vigil is a journey—a metaphorical one and a physical one, with stations along the way. We come in from the dark and cold, and rest a while around the campfire. We pass the baptismal font, carrying the light of Christ to the world, calling the saints to rejoice with us.
We return to the church, where our primitive fire has grown from a single spark to radiate light all around us. And finally, having received the risen Christ in the sacramental elements of bread and wine—our food for the journey—we carry that same light within us as we return to the world, living as Easter people. All are welcome.
Easter Sunday 9:00a
Join us in the sanctuary for a sung Eucharist service celebrating the resurrection of Jesus the Christ. An Easter egg hunt for children (5th grade and younger) will follow this service in the courtyard at 10:15a.
Easter Sunday 11:15a
Join us in the sanctuary for a sung Eucharist service celebrating the resurrection of Jesus the Christ. An Easter egg hunt for children (5th grade and younger) will precede this service in the courtyard at 10:15a.
Parish Picnic
Just after the 10:30a service, we’ll all head up to Tilden Park, to the Padre Picnic area for a church potluck and picnic! We’ll hang have a BBQ fired up with burgers and hotdogs and maybe even play a favorite pastime of ours: a cornhole tournament. If you can help out with the picnic, please see Jeannie Koops.
Pentecost
After 50 days in the season of Easter, we celebrate Pentecost––remembering when the Holy Spirit descended on the early disciples after Jesus’ resurrection. We do this with a potluck feast after the service, by wearing red to church that day, a ministry fair to celebrate the many gifts of All Souls Parish, and with festive songs during worship. Some years, Ale Souls even brews a special Pentecost beer.
Big Sur Camping Trip
In the middle of July, every year, we head out for a camping trip to the Big Sur River at the Santa Lucia Campground. It’s a fabulous intergenerational weekend full of food, fun, floating down the river, prayers, silence, retreat, and frisbee at the beach. We arrive on Friday evening and conclude on Sunday morning with a worship service up at the outdoor chapel on the campground.
Homecoming & Blessing of the Backpacks
You are invited to Homecoming! Whether you’ve been coming for a while and are returning from summer, or you’ve been away for a very long time and hoping to reconnect, or if it’s your first time: welcome home. Come celebrate the start of the new year with us. We’ll have a bouncy house for the kids (and big kids), a taco truck, a popcorn machine, watermelon, and so much more! This event is open to the neighborhood and all our neighbors (even if you just want to come by and grab a taco from the truck. :)
Parish Retreat
All are welcome to join us for our annual all-parish retreat up in Healdsburg at the Bishop’s Ranch. Each year we work through a theme for the weekend, from pilgrimage, to heaven, to reparations & repair. We do this by age-specific programming on Saturday afternoon and spend the rest of our time up at the Ranch recreating and relaxing by the pool or in Adirondack chairs on the lawn. It is a beautiful intergenerational weekend set in a spectacular setting. Costs include food for the weekend, there is also an option to camp or to come up for just Saturday.
Stewardship Ingathering & Celebration Dinner
Sunday morning, October 26th, we’ll gather our pledges of financial support to All Souls. Then, Sunday evening at 6p, we’ll all meet to eat and celebrate together. All are welcome to join us for this very fun and celebratory evening. Don’t miss it!
All Souls/All Saints Day Potluck
Join us as we celebrate our Feast of Title! Just after the 10:30a service, in the Jordan Court Community Room, we’ll gather for a potluck meal together. Please bring a dish that reminds you of someone you have loved but see no longer and feel free to include a story of the dish or the person alongside (and include the ingredient list as well) to contribute as we celebrate the saints and souls of All Souls Parish.
During the worship services we will also pray the names of those who have died over this past year. If you would like to add a name to that list of names, we’ll drop the doc here when the date comes closwer.
Lastly, the Arts at All Souls will also provide a way for us to remember those who we have loved but see no longer.
Advent Festival
Our Advent Festival kicks off the liturgical year with the season of Advent. On this night we gather around a fire in the courtyard and process inside to sing, pray, and recall some of the stories that have brought us here. We will drink hot chocolate, make Advent wreaths, and make our annual All Souls Christmas ornament. This is a great night for kids and families, especially.
Caroling Party
Join us on December 8th at 5pm for our annual All Souls Caroling Party. 5pm dinner followed by caroling house-to-house. We hope you will come to this family-friendly evening. More details to follow.
Epiphany
In the season following Christmas, we celebrate the arrival of the Magi at the birth of Jesus in the season of Epiphany. Typically we do this with a King cake, as is the tradition, where a small figurine of the baby Jesus is hidden within the cake. Whoever finds the figurine, wins!
Annual Meeting
Every year, on the last Sunday of January, we gather as a community to look back on what has been, and to look forward on what is to come. This is festive meeting where we hear about the budget, listen to stories from this past year and many years past, and elect our new leadership. All are welcome, but only members may vote in electing new vestry leadership.
Catechumenate
Interested in getting baptized or Confirmed into the Episcopal Church? Consider taking the Catechumenate class this Lent. We'll introduce Episcopal theology, liturgy, church governance, the Bible, and the Book of Common Prayer from 7-8:30p for the five Sunday evenings in Lent starting on March 9th.
Please e-mail Emily HC (emily@allsoulsparish.org) for more information.
The Death of the Messiah
Join the Rev. Michael Lemaire for this series looking at the various accounts of the Passion and Death of Jesus in the four gospels. We will explore what is known about the history and origin of the story and explore the different ways each gospel writer shapes the narrative. Classes will be held in the Parish Hall on the following Sundays:
3/9, 3/16, 3/23, and 3/30.
The Death of the Messiah
Join the Rev. Michael Lemaire for this series looking at the various accounts of the Passion and Death of Jesus in the four gospels. We will explore what is known about the history and origin of the story and explore the different ways each gospel writer shapes the narrative. Classes will be held in the Parish Hall on the following Sundays:
3/9, 3/16, 3/23, and 3/30.
The Death of the Messiah
Join the Rev. Michael Lemaire for this series looking at the various accounts of the Passion and Death of Jesus in the four gospels. We will explore what is known about the history and origin of the story and explore the different ways each gospel writer shapes the narrative. Classes will be held in the Parish Hall on the following Sundays: 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, and 3/30.
Catechumenate
Interested in getting baptized or Confirmed into the Episcopal Church? Consider taking the Catechumenate class this Lent. We'll introduce Episcopal theology, liturgy, church governance, the Bible, and the Book of Common Prayer from 7-8:30p for the five Sunday evenings in Lent starting on March 9th.
Please e-mail Emily HC (emily@allsoulsparish.org) for more information.
Open Door Dinner
Every second Sunday of the month we host a jambalaya meal for anyone who is hungry. Please come by and pick up a meal to go, or sit and eat in the courtyard. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help with this meal, contact Jennifer A (akiyama.jennifer@gmail.com)
The Death of the Messiah
Join the Rev. Michael Lemaire for this series looking at the various accounts of the Passion and Death of Jesus in the four gospels. We will explore what is known about the history and origin of the story and explore the different ways each gospel writer shapes the narrative. Classes will be held in the Parish Hall on the following Sundays: 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, and 3/30.
Ash Wednesday
Join us for a Eucharistic service with the imposition of ashes at one of our three services on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Services are at the following times and locations:
7a in the Chapel on Cedar Street
12p in the Nave on the corner of Spruce & Cedar
7:30p in the Nave on the corner of Spruce & Cedar (this service will also be live streamed).
Mardi Gras
Join us for a party to celebrate Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday with jambalaya (this year, for a jambalaya cook off!) and pancakes. At the turn of the night we’ll head to the courtyard to gather around a fire to burn the palms from last year’s Palm Sunday to make the ashes for the next day, Ash Wednesday.
Our Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday dinner is also our annual Youth Immersion trip fundraiser, so please consider a donation of $5-10 for kids 12 and under, $10-15 for adults, $35 max for families, if you are able (credit cards accepted). And, if you are able to give more, please do!
Come back the next day for Ash Wednesday––a penitential rite with ashes and Eucharist. 7a in the chapel, 12p in the church and again at 7:30p in the church (this service is also live streamed).
Young Adult Group
The next meeting of our 20s and 30s group will be a social gathering on March 3rd, 6:30-9pm, hosted by Tim Hausler. We’ll be making and eating some jambalaya and prepping ingredients for more jambalaya the next day (for the All Souls’ Mardi Gras celebration!). If you want to join the Young Adults email list and/or WhatsApp group, please email tommylbelgum@gmail.com.
Theology and Evolutionary Biology
The Rev. Emily Boring and the Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson: Theology and Evolutionary Biology
This course will begin with a brief history of the relationship between evolutionary biology and theology, dating back to the early responses of theology to Darwin. We then explore various ways or methods of approaching this relationship still present in our culture. Finally, we will turn to contemporary case studies, exploring the possible theological implications of recent advances in genetics and evolutionary theory. Classes meet in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: Feb. 9, 16, 23 and Mar. 2
Theology and Evolutionary Biology
The Rev. Emily Boring and the Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson: Theology and Evolutionary Biology
This course will begin with a brief history of the relationship between evolutionary biology and theology, dating back to the early responses of theology to Darwin. We then explore various ways or methods of approaching this relationship still present in our culture. Finally, we will turn to contemporary case studies, exploring the possible theological implications of recent advances in genetics and evolutionary theory. Classes meet in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: Feb. 9, 16, 23 and Mar. 2
Theology and Evolutionary Biology
The Rev. Emily Boring and the Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson: Theology and Evolutionary Biology
This course will begin with a brief history of the relationship between evolutionary biology and theology, dating back to the early responses of theology to Darwin. We then explore various ways or methods of approaching this relationship still present in our culture. Finally, we will turn to contemporary case studies, exploring the possible theological implications of recent advances in genetics and evolutionary theory. Classes meet in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: Feb. 9, 16, 23 and Mar. 2
Open Door Dinner
Every second Sunday of the month we host a jambalaya meal for anyone who is hungry. Please come by and pick up a meal to go, or sit and eat in the courtyard. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help with this meal, contact Jennifer A (akiyama.jennifer@gmail.com)
Theology and Evolutionary Biology
The Rev. Emily Boring and the Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson: Theology and Evolutionary Biology
This course will begin with a brief history of the relationship between evolutionary biology and theology, dating back to the early responses of theology to Darwin. We then explore various ways or methods of approaching this relationship still present in our culture. Finally, we will turn to contemporary case studies, exploring the possible theological implications of recent advances in genetics and evolutionary theory. Classes meet in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: Feb. 9, 16, 23 and Mar. 2
Liturgy and the Lyric: A Workshop in Reading and Writing Mysteries
How do the forms of poems relate to the forms of prayer? How might the reading of poems help us more deeply engage the psalms, the Bible, and liturgical language? And how might the figures of poetry- small and large-- help us access the mysteries of the Bible and of the Divine? In this course, offered across three weeks, Tess Taylor ( author of five books of poetry and a practicing All Soulsian) will explore some of the shapes, forms and pathways of poetry in and outside liturgical texts—inviting us to use that exploration to deepen our experience of liturgy, prayer and Biblical text. Come ready to read, write, and explore. This class meets on February 2, 9, and 16, at 9:15 am in the Common Room.
Liturgy and the Lyric: A Workshop in Reading and Writing Mysteries
How do the forms of poems relate to the forms of prayer? How might the reading of poems help us more deeply engage the psalms, the Bible, and liturgical language? And how might the figures of poetry- small and large-- help us access the mysteries of the Bible and of the Divine? In this course, offered across three weeks, Tess Taylor ( author of five books of poetry and a practicing All Soulsian) will explore some of the shapes, forms and pathways of poetry in and outside liturgical texts—inviting us to use that exploration to deepen our experience of liturgy, prayer and Biblical text. Come ready to read, write, and explore. This class meets on February 2, 9, and 16, at 9:15 am
Repairs in the Bay Area
The Isaiah Project team will introduce each of the four organizations that are receiving All Souls grants through the tithe from our Living Waters campaign. A representative from each organization will join us to talk about the work of repair that each of these organizations is performing in our local East Bay communities. The four organizations and the dates they will join us are:
Elizabeth House (January 5)
The Center for ArtEsteem (January 12)
The American Indian Child Resource Center (January 19)
Youth Spirit Artworks (February 2).
We will meet at 9:15 am in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12, 19 and February 2nd.
Spaghetti Again Men's Dinner
Join the men of All Souls parish as we gather each month on the last Monday of the month. The meal is prepared by a volunteer and the menu varies. Costs are shared. Beverages are brought by attendees to share.
More information is available from Bob Cross, George Tharisayi, Kirk Miller, or John Cockle (rrc2406@gmail.com). Please sign up as a head count is necessary to have food for all.
Annual Meeting
Every year, on the last Sunday of January, we gather as a community to look back on what has been, and to look forward on what is to come. This is festive meeting where we hear about the budget, listen to stories from this past year and many years past, and elect our new leadership. All are welcome, but only members may vote in electing new vestry leadership.
Augustine 2.0
Please join our small group as we continue reading The Confessions by St Augustine. Among the most important and influential books written in the history of Christendom, it is today among the least read of our founding texts. We will begin with Chapter 9 and read our way thru Chapter 13 in our allotted three weeks. Having not read the first halfdoes not disqualify you from joining – all opinions and pronouncements are welcome. This class will be led by Jack Shoemaker and will be held in the Common Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12 & 19.
Repairs in the Bay Area
The Isaiah Project team will introduce each of the four organizations that are receiving All Souls grants through the tithe from our Living Waters campaign. A representative from each organization will join us to talk about the work of repair that each of these organizations is performing in our local East Bay communities. The four organizations and the dates they will join us are:
Elizabeth House (January 5)
The Center for ArtEsteem (January 12)
The American Indian Child Resource Center (January 19)
Youth Spirit Artworks (February 2).
We will meet at 9:15 am in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12, 19 and February 2nd.
Open Door Dinner
Every second Sunday of the month we host a jambalaya meal for anyone who is hungry. Please come by and pick up a meal to go, or sit and eat in the courtyard. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help with this meal, contact Jennifer A (akiyama.jennifer@gmail.com)
Repairs in the Bay Area
The Isaiah Project team will introduce each of the four organizations that are receiving All Souls grants through the tithe from our Living Waters campaign. A representative from each organization will join us to talk about the work of repair that each of these organizations is performing in our local East Bay communities. The four organizations and the dates they will join us are:
Elizabeth House (January 5)
The Center for ArtEsteem (January 12)
The American Indian Child Resource Center (January 19)
Youth Spirit Artworks (February 2).
We will meet at 9:15 am in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12, 19 and February 2nd.
Augustine 2.0
Please join our small group as we continue reading The Confessions by St Augustine. Among the most important and influential books written in the history of Christendom, it is today among the least read of our founding texts. We will begin with Chapter 9 and read our way thru Chapter 13 in our allotted three weeks. Having not read the first halfdoes not disqualify you from joining – all opinions and pronouncements are welcome. This class will be led by Jack Shoemaker and will be held in the Common Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12 & 19.
Epiphany
In the season following Christmas, we celebrate the arrival of the Magi at the birth of Jesus in the season of Epiphany. Typically we do this with a King cake, as is the tradition, where a small figurine of the baby Jesus is hidden within the cake. Whoever finds the figurine, wins!
Repairs in the Bay Area
The Isaiah Project team will introduce each of the four organizations that are receiving All Souls grants through the tithe from our Living Waters campaign. A representative from each organization will join us to talk about the work of repair that each of these organizations is performing in our local East Bay communities. The four organizations and the dates they will join us are:
Elizabeth House (January 5)
The Center for ArtEsteem (January 12)
The American Indian Child Resource Center (January 19)
Youth Spirit Artworks (February 2).
We will meet at 9:15 am in the Jordan Court Community Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12, 19 and February 2nd.
Augustine 2.0
Please join our small group as we continue reading The Confessions by St Augustine. Among the most important and influential books written in the history of Christendom, it is today among the least read of our founding texts. We will begin with Chapter 9 and read our way thru Chapter 13 in our allotted three weeks. Having not read the first halfdoes not disqualify you from joining – all opinions and pronouncements are welcome. This class will be led by Jack Shoemaker and will be held in the Common Room on the following Sundays: January 5, 12 & 19.
Christmas Eve - 10:30 pm
All are welcome to join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ. This 10:30 pm Midnight Mass includes the Eucharist.
Other services on Christmas Eve include the 4p Eucharist that includes the Nativity Story and the 8p Carols & Candlelight service.
Christmas Eve - 8pm
All are welcome to join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ. This Carols and Candlelight Eucharistic service on Christmas Eve will be followed with a reception.
This will be the only service that will be live streamed. The other two Chrismas Eve services include a 4pm and 10:30pm.