What’s Happening at All Souls Braintree
December Calendar Highlights
All our meetings, connection circles, groups and services are accessible online on Zoom UNLESS otherwise noted https://zoom.us/j/96571006038
Connection Circles: Thursday at 3:30 pm, December 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 on Zoom
Food for the Soul Brunch: Sunday, December 4 10:30 am to 12 noon in place of Sunday service
Book Group: Tuesday, December 6 at 7 pm on Zoom
Service and Music Committee: Wednesday, December 7 at 6:30 pm on Zoom
Social Action Committee: Tuesday, December 13 at 7:15 pm on Zoom
Board of Trustees: Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm on Zoom
Pot Luck Supper: Saturday, December 17 at 6 pm in the Parish Hall
Christmas Eve Service: Saturday, December 24 at 6 pm* (time is tentative)
No Service on Sunday, December 25
Writing Group: Wednesday, December 28 at 4 pm on Zoom
January Chimes Deadline: Friday, December 23 at 6 pm
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Connection Circles provide a time to check in with old friends and welcome new friends in conversation.
Connection Circles provide a time to check in with old friends and welcome new friends in conversation. Meetings on Zoom are held weekly on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 – 5:00 pm ET. Each meeting usually incorporates equal time for open conversation and a set topic for discussion. Your ideas for circle topics and/or your interest in presenting and leading a circle theme are welcome. Topics for December have not been chosen yet, but we plan to submit the topics via All Souls weekly e-mails throughout the month if possible. December meeting dates will be: December 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. You are invited to attend as you are able, to share your wit, wisdom, and willingness to connect with others. Mary Mitchell, Connection Circle Coordinator 
The next meeting of the Social Action and Environment Committee will be Tuesday December 13 at 7:15 pm. If you have any questions or suggestions on the work of the SAEC, please contact George Goss, chair. Christmas Gift Giving For the month of November and until December 11th, we will be collecting gifts for children in foster care with HopeWell in Taunton. Katie Weitbrecht (Diana Althouse's granddaughter) will be be collecting gifts as part of her master's program in social work. A list is available from the office on or on the member page of this website with the children's name, age and what they would like. All donations should be brought to the church or dropped off at Diana's home by December 11th. Please text, call or speak with Diana before purchasing to avoid duplication. The gifts should be unwrapped. Thank you. |
The All Souls Writing Group meets the last Wednesday of each month at 4 pm on Zoom except when holidays conflict with our dates. We start with check ins -- everyone discusses their lives for a couple of minutes We light a chalice to bring the group together Quotes that are chosen for the writing topic are read to the group Everyone reads their amazing written pieces to the group Group gets to give their praise or constructive criticism about the written pieces that have been read Close out together with a group writing exercise about prompts that are chosen for next month’s writing topic December 28, 2022 at 4 pm on Zoom - I miss the days when I could… Book Discussion Group Plan to attend the Book Discussion Group Zoom gathering at 7 PM on Tuesday, December 6 for community and conversation. Tuesday, December 6, at 7 pm. I Wrote this for You by Iain S Thomas. This unique book is divided into four parts: Sun, Moon, Stars, and Rain. It is a collection of beautiful photographs, messages and poems that create a personal and powerful experience for many of its readers. Plan to spend some time with the book and then come share how you were affected by it. Tuesday, January 3, 7 pm The Song of Achilles: A Novel by Madeline Miller This 2011 debut novel by Madeline Miller retells Homer’s The Iliad from the point of view of Patroclus. It won the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction, which recognizes the literary achievement of female writers, and was a New York Times bestseller. It was also named a Stonewall Book Award Honor Book. If you are interested in either of these books, you are welcome to join in our gathering whether or not you have read them. Plan to attend on Zoom on Tuesday, December 6 and again at 7 PM on Tuesday, January 3. For the Book Discussion Group Mary Mitchell |
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