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Welcome to All Souls!
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Got an announcement? City Event? Classifieds? Send it to Katie at katie@allsoulsknoxville.com by Tuesday. Send photos too! Thank you!
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 All Souls News & Events
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"Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service" at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Thursday, April 18, 2013. The service was dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the bombings near the finish
line of the Boston Marathon on April 15th.
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Let us pray and seek aid for other cities afflicted with violence and tragedy as we also pray for our own. Boston, Massachusetts; West, Texas; Dhaka, Bangladesh and others.
Please pray and thank God for a successful surgery on little Kai Whisman at Chidren's Hospital yesterday!
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News from the Shepherding Team
At the April Shepherding Team meeting, we made the decision to keep the worship service starting time at 5 p.m. all year. Instead of moving the starting time to a later hour in the summer as we did last year, we concluded that with an increasing number of babies and children in the service, a consistent 5 p.m. starting time is best. We also made the decision to begin the process of reinvigorating the Community Team, and to have this team look at community in a new and deeper way. We want this new team to help us build a culture that creates a sense of family, a support network, and a loving and mentoring fellowship at All Souls. We want the team to determine and coordinate all the strategies we use to welcome, involve, nurture, and account for our "flock". We also discussed options of how to start up the new team in a way to get the right roles identified and the people who are best called to those roles onto the team in a way that no one person is overloaded and burned out. We were very fortunate in that we had already planned to send a small group consisting of Doug Banister, Jill Branson, Rebecca Loy, Susanne Hassell, and Buddy Odom to Larry Crabb's School of Spiritual Direction in North Carolina the week of April 5-12. We asked that group to use that opportunity to help us determine how to best build our desired culture of Christian community. We look forward to their report back at our next meeting. In the meantime, if you believe you are called to be a part of this new Community Team or you have any ideas of how to structure it or the right servant leaders to be on it, please get in touch with Laurens Tullock at laurenstullock@gmail.com. The complete minutes from the April Shepherding Team meeting which contain reports from all the areas of ministry are linked to this newsletter.
 | | Brittany Decker and Opie the Scarlett Macaw |
WORD! Check out the lovely Brittany Decker, who recently got a job doing the Bird Show at the Knoxville Zoo after a big promotion. She was recently on WBIR's Live at 5 promoting Storybook Saturday at the Zoo, where they read books to kids and bring out live animals to illustrate the story. Check out the video here... she did awesome and you'll love it. To visit the Knoxville Zoo, click here for info, or become a zoo member, like several All Souls families are, and come every week for free!
Maryann Watkins is in labor! Please pray for the whole Watkins family and please consider bringing them a meal! They are easy...check out their Take Them a Meal page here. Find their address their as well, they live close by right off Chapman Highway.
Encaustic Creativity Workshop : June 8 / Ashley Addair This workshop will focus on exploring encaustic techniques. Encaustic is a very versatile, spontaneous medium, applied molten to a prepared surface. The wax can be re-melted to create different effects, layered in opaque or translucent layers, modeled, textured, scraped, sculpted, polished, or combined with a variety of materials to create collage works. The aim is to bring your interests into the medium of encaustic painting. Bring a favorite object, poem, drawing, found treasure, photograph, vintage paper, fabric, or concept and I'll help you explore ways of translating this to an encaustic medium. (This part is optional, you can come with nothing at all, and we'll still have fun). This workshop will be scheduled as shifts so that there will be a small number of participants for each session. Once I have a class roster I will assign you a time slot between the hours of 10am to 3pm. The workshop will be process-oriented with a focus on art-making as a method of thinking. All skill levels welcome. All supplies will be included. to register (and you must pre-register) call ⑧⑥⑤.⑦⑦③.④⑧①②, message me on facebook or email ashleydawnaddair@gmail.comworkshop fee: $45 includes all materials. just bring yourself.
Please keep in your prayers Ron Wollard who has gone to UCLA Med Center in California to have a benign ependymoma tumor removed from his spine. Betty Wollard reported: "Ron is out of surgery and resting. The surgeon removed almost all, but not 100% of the tumor, to avoid damaging the spine. Pending results from pathology, to know if tumor is type to regrow. Overall, surgery went well."
Ron update - (4/26) Ron has been released from the hospital and is resting at his parent's home in Valencia. He said he is happy to have visitors. :)
Ron update - (4/29) Ron is recovering very well. We went for several walks this weekend and other outings. :)
 | | Addair Walker and Adam Brimer |
Congrats to Adam Brimer, who got a great new job at the University of Tennessee Foundation as Digital Communications Coordinator. Adam has been an amazing photojournalist at the Knoxville News-Sentinel for the last five years and has covered some of the most difficult and gritty scenes in Knoxville, telling the stories of this city with courage and integrity. Because of the nature of his job, he has worked nights since he and Kate were engaged, and traveled for games and other nightime events. For the first time in years, he's got an 8-5 and he and Kate will be on a regular schedule together. Praise God! Check out some of Adam's photos at the News-Sentinel.
The All Souls Medical Fund will be accepting applications for the next quarter beginning now until May 15. In the last year, the fund has helped 8 All Souls members with over $6000 in medical needs in total. The fund has helped with dental work, well check exams, hospital/ER expenses, and medical tests. If you have a medical, dental, or behavioral health need not covered by insurance consider applying. The information and application can be downloaded with the attached link. For questions, ask one of the All Souls Medical Fund members: Ginger Kielarowski (kfam502@comcast.net), John Beckett (john.beckett@knoxschools.org), John Watt (silverchin24@gmail.com), LB Bryant (knoxvillelb@gmail.com), Brad Carter (bradcart@lycos.com), or Erin Callahan (erinccallahan@gmail.com). Click here for the medical fund policy and click here for the application.
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There will be a new class, Rethinking Spiritual Warfare, starting Monday, April 29th for six weeks in the Conference Room on the third floor. Taught by Mark Pate and Doug Banister, it will reframe spiritual warfare and base it around the concept of Word and Power and the ability of faith and order to transform you. Come and gain a new understanding of your authority in the spiritual realm. The class will last from 6-7:30 with a powerful prayer time afterward. UPDATE: First class was awesome, Doug gave the "50,000 foot view" of spiritual warfare and what it means to live and glorify God from a God-centered view versus a human-centered one. There are 5 more great weeks!
Melanie Leach and her son Caleb will be performing at Cedar Springs Church on May 5th at 6:30pm pm in Knoxvville Christian Arts Ministries "The Crossroads," a free concert for friends, family, and anyone who is interested in what KnoxCAM is all about. The mission of Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries (KnoxCAM) is to integrate music, drama, and dance to proclaim the gospel of Christ wherever God leads. We minister beyond the walls of the church, primarily to the people "hidden" in contemporary society, including prison inmates, the homeless, and the elderly. We have ninety members, ages sixteen to eighty-three, from thirty area churches encompassing eleven denominations. We will be presenting the program we have been doing this year in these venues for the public on Sunday, May 5th. For more questions, email Melanie Leach at keepingheart@gmail.com.
Do you want to coach swimming for an awesome group of kids this year? Contact Doug Banister (doug@allsoulsknoxville.com) if you are available 1 - 4 nights a week this summer, 5:30-7pm at Ed Cothren Swimming Pool on Western Ave. The Emerald Youth Swim Team will start up again and you'll get a chance to know an exceptional group of kids from this program and change lives (yours and theirs) along the way. This is an amazing opprtunity. Email Doug with questions and more info, and be sure you're at church on April 28th for his offertory and photos.
Pray UT Daily Prayer Book now in the Prayer Chapel
Campus Renewal, a national Christian ministry group with a branch at UT, came up with a big idea: having campus ministries work together to create a daily prayer book.
"People loved the idea. The response has been overwhelming," said Gary Peacock, director of Campus Renewal Ministries' Campus House of Prayer at UT, who had seen similar projects at other campuses around the country. Peacock reached out to UT's campus ministries and asked each to submit information for one day.
Pray UT is thirty-one days long, although it's not dated so it can be used any time.
Each day features a prayer, a scripture passage, a description of the organization that submitted it, and a group of people at the university to specifically pray for. The groups range from faculty and staff to transfer students and students with disabilities, to support staff and the Board of Regents. You can find this book in the Prayer Chapel on the 3rd floor of 4MS.
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Classifieds
 | | Joe Morelock and Kate Brimer |
Female college student looking for summer housing close to down town Knoxville. Will complete an information technology internship with local business from mid-May to mid-August. Non-smoker, neat, organized, willing to complete light housework and share expenses. Call (423) 619-2863 |
| Knoxville Community Involvement
Amachi Knoxville Pre-Match Training May 6, 2013
A mandatory training for all mentors in the mentor application process for the Amachi Program. Read Here for more info on the program.
KLF Fort Hill Building 901 E. Summit Hill Dr. Ste 300
Time:
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
Contact Info:
For more information please contact Gloria Nolan at 524-2774 or gnolan@klf.org
 | | Taryn McLean, Bobby Whisman, Elizabeth Doody |
SOAR ministers to at-risk youth in the Lonsdale area to share the gospel through relationships anchored in the love of Christ. They do this through their three main programs: PREP After School (Providing Read Educational Possibilities), PREP Summer Academy and LAMP (Lighting a Mentoring Path). Jenna Claire Rorex works at SOAR and has many opportunities for people to volunteer. If you are interested and can help in one of these programs, please contact her at jennaclaire.barto@gmail.com.
Called to social action ministry? The Masters of Arts in Applied Social Justice at Carson-Newman University is a two-year, low residency (mostly online) graduate program for individuals called to serve others through churches, faith-based & nonprofit community organizations, and other social enterprises that address root causes of poverty and related ills, and that empower people to help themselves.
For more information, visit here.
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City Events
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Join the YWCA for the "Keys of Hope" Luncheon on May 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Foundry. This promises to be a fabulous event to generate support and awareness for the Keys of Hope Women's Housing Program. This fundraising event, with no ticketed cost, maximized capacity last year. Please make plans to join us today. Be a part of this life-changing, memorable event. To host a table or make your reservation, please contact Katie Fitch, kfitch@ywcaknox.com or 523-6126.
Thursday Night Market Square Concert Series will begin May 2 - June 27 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and the line-up is as follows. Free and open to the public! Emerald Youth Foundation will host its 20th Annual Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Knoxville Expo Center, 540 Clinton Highway. The event provides mainstay support to Emerald Youth, which serves about 1,350 inner city children and teens each year through Christian faith, safe relationships with adults, academic assistance, and good health. Enjoy a delicious breakfast and a program that will include music by a 50-member youth choir, testimonials from Emerald Youth participants and alumni, and a video presentation courtesy of RIVR Media. Cost is free, with an offering to be collected. For more information and to make reservations, contact Morgan Goins at 637. 3227, ext. 108, or email mgoins@emeraldyouth.org. 13th annual Vestival: South Knoxville's Art & Heritage Festival May 11th 11am-7pm Vestival is an annual music festival sponsored by the Candoro Arts and Cultural Center held in south Knoxville at the original office building for the Candoro Marble Company. The purpose of Vestival is to provide a diverse cultural and artistic event to the general public. Particular emphasis is placed on serving the citizens of the Vestal community, a community that was once a vibrant industrial community when the Vestal Lumber Company and the Candoro Marble Works were major industrial organizations. After these two companies closed, Vestal went into economic decline. It is part of the City of Knoxville empowerment zone due to its poverty level, unemployment rate, poor housing conditions and low educational levels. Vestal is a community with both rural and urban characteristics and celebrates its own history with the Knoxville community through Vestival.
Biscuit Festival is here! Try biscuits from four different categories! The International Biscuit Festival celebrates the heritage of home cooking through that most perfect of foods - the Biscuit. The festival will take place May 16-18th, and many events occur in downtown Knoxville.. Enjoy all the events the festival has to offer including the Biscuit Breakfast, Blackberry Farm Biscuit Brunch, Biscuit Bazaar, Biscuit Boulevard, Biscuit Bake Off and much more. For more info on BiscuitFest and to get tickets to the Biscuit Blvd held downtown, May18th for only $10 and try 5 different biscuit creations from over 20 different bakers and restaurants. For more info, click here! 
Calling All Photographers! Knox Heritage's popular Art & Architecture Tour returns in 2013 with another contest for local photographers. The featured area this year is the University of Tennessee campus. In addition to historic buildings (>50 years old), the 2013 contest pays tribute to noted architect Bruce McCarty and includes five structures designed by McCarty. Photographers are invited to submit photos of structures on the list. Submissions that meet all requirements will be reviewed by a jury panel,and the winners' works will be the basis of the tour.
On Friday, June 14, a reception and gallery exhibition for the winning photographers and event attendees will be held at the McClung Museum. Following the reception, a guided walking tour based on the winning photographs will be led on campus by author and historian Jack Neely. In July, winning images will be displayed at the Emporium in downtown Knoxville.
Knox Heritage will accept entries to the photography contest until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Tickets for the June 14 reception and tour will be available beginning May 1.
You can find the contest guidelines and application on our web site here: http://www.knoxheritage.org/node/1097 |
Get Connected at All Souls
The Soul Mammas: If you are a mom with a young baby interested in hanging out with other moms and their babies you should come hang with the Soul Mammas.
We meet Mondays at noon at varying locations. We talk about mom stuff, spiritual stuff, and have a desire to grow in prayer together. Please email/text Sarah Whisman at yankeevol82@gmail.com or 865-385-1482 if interested!
If you are a lady in the church, we'd love for you to come to the women's group that meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Charles' house. (6722 Crystal View Way, 37919.) Doug Banister and Susanne Hassell alternate teaching, Susanne on Spiritual disciplines and Doug on Spiritual Warfare. There is a 30 minute visit time and then the teaching starts at 7 and wraps up at 8:30. We'd love to have you join us!
 | | Bobby, Kai & Sarah Whisman |
If you are a guy over 50 (or close to) and attend All Souls, we'd love for you to come to lunch with us at Fridays in the library at 4 Market Square on the 3rd Floor. $5 for a healthy meal. Email Doug at doug@allsoulsknoxville.com if you can come.
If you are a mom with a fussy baby, we now have a TV in the prayer chapel that streams the service so you don't have to miss anything.
If you would like for the church to send you out with prayer during the worship service if you're moving or going on a mission trip contact Jesse at jesse.s.watkins@gmail.com.
If you would like to get involved in a Small Group, please email Doug Banister doug@allsoulsknoxville.com.
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SHAREhouse, Artist & New City Events
This weekend at the SHAREhouse:  Help us spread the word...tell all your artistic friends and potential supporters...
Saturday, May 11 at The SHAREhouse
(just behind 1640 Jefferson Ave. in the Historic Parkridge Neighborhood)
Spark & Echo Arts Presentation at 7 pm.
Spark & Echo House Show at 8pm.
(Drinks & desserts provided.)
From NYC, Spark & Echo, aka Jonathan Roberts & Emily Clare Zempel, are traveling the country recruiting artists to contribute art entries for a multi-disciplinary illuminated Bible made possible by interested artists and supporters. Passage by passage. Artist by artist. They have already begun to commission artists from diverse backgrounds to illuminate every passage from the Bible, and then showcase their works online and at live events in NYC and beyond-drama, poetry, songs, musical compositions, dance, mixed media, literature, visual art... check out what they have collected so far here: http://www.sparkandecho.org/
Then at 8pm, enjoy their fun performance of music, poetry, and storytelling. Inspired by this vision themselves, they have formed a band (also named Spark & Echo) and travel around the country performing fundraising concerts along the way on behalf of their organization. They craft songs with beautiful harmonies and diverse instrumentation including bassoon, piano, accordion, clarinet and ukulele. Check out their band page here: http://www.sparkandechoband.com/
We will pass the "coffee can" for donations. $10 suggested minimum. 100% goes to the artists.
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Service Times & Prayer Opportunities
Church Service: 5pm in the Square Room in 4 Market Square
Come pray with us as we lift up our church body, our city, and each other to God in the chapel of 4MS on the 3rd floor.
Sunday
4 PM Pre-service Prayer
Post-Service Prayer Ministry
Monday
6 PM Evening Prayer
Wednesday
8:30 AM Prayer Team Meeting/Prayer for Sunday Service
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Contact Us
Web: allsoulsknoxville.com
Phone: (865) 524-3303
Email: katie@allsoulsknoxville.com
4 Market Square
Knoxville, TN 37902
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Sincerely,
All Souls Church
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