 All Souls News & Events
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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.
Minutes to the April Shepherding Team meeting download here.
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.
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Congratulations, Caleb Leach who will graduate this month from Bearden High School. Craig will be pursuing a BFA in theater in the Fall from the University of Memphis. He has been active in musical theater in high school, in the Word Players, in Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries, an outreach ministry of Cedar Springs Church, and several other theater companies. He is the son of Craig and Melanie Leach, who are active at All Souls and are currently in Pilgrimage.
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 and Craig Leach, some of our new Pilgrims and parents to Caleb. They are very cool.
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Check out the Writeup on the Compassion Coalition website on Compassion's Salt & Light Community Luncheon on Thursday, April 25th at Messiah Lutheran Church, where Doug was the keynote speaker. Click here to read the article and click here to download Doug's Seek the Peace of the City: Ten Ways to Bless the Place Where You Live e-book.
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Classifieds
 | Susanne Hassell, Linda Hamilton, Sara Otis and Nora Hassell at
Mepkin Abbey in South Carolina. |
2 recent Johnson University graduates looking for a 2BR house or a 3BR along with a third roommate to share with. Would prefer something in the Parkridge or Mechanicsville neighborhoods, but would be open to other areas. If interested or know of something, please email Mitchell Bustillo: mitch.bustillo@gmail.com or Alex Doyle: alexwdoyle@gmail.com
Joe & Kelli Morelock have a townhouse to rent in near the West Hills neighborhood. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1900 Sq ft, fenced in backyard - please contact him if you're interested joemorelock@gmail.com. Check out three recent jobs posted on Compassion Coalition's website...all look promising! |
| Knoxville Community Involvement
 Compassion Coalition's
May 17th 11am When you work with someone in need, do you wonder why they make certain choices? Do you wish they would experience faster success? Do you give them "the look" when they just don't get it? If so, this training overview is for you. The cost is $5 per person to cover materials. Registration required: contact Jessica at 251.1591 x8 or
jessica@compassioncoalition.org.
Emerald Youth Foundation is looking for small group leaders for elementary school and high school kids for their wednesday night program. This is a great group of kids! Contact Christie Cardwell at ccardwell@emeraldyouth.org for more info or to sign up.
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 opportunity. Email Doug with questions and more info.
Be an Amachi Mentor with Knoxville Leadership Foundation!
"More than a program, [Amachi] is the passionate response to the needs of children with one or both parents in prison. These children are invisible to most of us. There are few viable programs to address the specific needs of the 'invisible' children. The Amachi program is designed to address these needs and later the potential negative direction of these children's lives. Through Amachi, mentoring matches are made and support is offered by Amachi partners and participating Amachi congregataions."
- Dr. Wilson Goode, Amachi National Founder
For more information please contact Gloria Nolan at 524-2774 or gnolan@klf.org
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City Events
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! 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! Our Own Sarah Johnson works for BiscuitFest now! Yayy Sarah! She says: Volunteers needed for all various shifts on Saturday, May 18th throughout the day. To become part of the Biscuit Volunteer Family please email volunteer@biscuitfest.com. Volunteers will receive their choice of a FREE Biscuit hat, Biscuit Poster, or Biscuit T-Shirt! If you have any questions about the festival itself please email info@biscuitfest.com!  | Erin and Rocky Norman, also in pilgrimage. Rocky is a very talented sound engineer and musician (who does the sound at All Souls) and Erin works for TN School for the Deaf as a recreation specialist. You should know these people...they are also very cool.
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UT Farmers Market Starts Today! Come picnic in the gardens, buy your groceries, listen to local music & mingle! The UT Farmers Market will be held Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. at the UT Gardens on Neyland Drive (mailing address 2518 Jacob Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996) from May 15, 2013 to October 23, 2013. Fresh produce, local food, entertainment, children's events, educational information and more! Be sure to check out the delicious Dale's Fried Pies while you're there!2013 Knoxville-Knox County Peace Officers' Memorial Service The annual Knoxville-Knox County Peace Officers' Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Mary Costa Plaza at the Civic Coliseum. All law enforcement agencies from the Knoxville area will remember the service of peace officers who passed away from May 2012 until the present. Families of the officers will be escorted to a memorial wreath where they will place a flower in memory of their loved ones. This is a truly collaborative effort with all the law enforcement agencies from Knoxville-Knox County participating in the program: Knox County Sheriff's Office, Knoxville Police Department, University of Tennessee Police, Tennessee Highway Patrol, TBI, FBI, and support from the Fraternal Order of Police Volunteer Lodge Number 2. Nationally, May 15th is designated National Peace Officers' Memorial Day and the week containing May 15th is National Police Week. President John F. Kennedy signed it into law in 1962. The Spring 2013 East Tennessee Plant Swap will be held at the large shelter at Tyson Park located at 2351 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Setup will begin at 9:30 am. Swapping plants starts at 10:00 am. Lunch will begin around 11:30 am. Admission is free to everyone. No money is allowed. Swappers bring plants, seeds, or gardens supplies and trade for whatever is available. If you cannot bring plants, bring pots, small gardening tools, magazines, or anything that has to do with gardening. If you plan to stay for lunch, bring picnic-like foods to share or canned drinks, ice, napkins, etc. Click here for more info | Come to the East TN Plant Swap!
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Trail Runnin' at Ijams Quarry
Join River Sports Outfitters every Tuesday and Thursday evenings for a trail run around the Urban Wilderness starting at Ijam's Quarry. Meet at the Quarry at 5:30pm. Head lamps recommended. Cost is FREE! All levels are welcome. Runs are weather dependent. Like River Sports Outfitters on Facebook to keep up with trail running news. http://www.riversportsoutfitters.com/
Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812, a traveling exhibition from the Tennessee State Museum DATE: Open Jan. 28- May 19, 2013
LOCATION: East Tennessee History Center The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee State Museum are pleased to announce the opening of the traveling exhibition, Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812, which will be on view at the Museum of East Tennessee History through May 19, 2013. The exhibition commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the important role Tennessee played in the war. 
22nd Annual KARM Golf Classic Thursday, June 13
Avalon Golf & Country Club They're doing something different this year!
Find out how you can participate in a new and meaningful way...
even if you're not a golfer! or (click here)for more information. KARM Dragon Boat Festival June 22nd 2013 The Cove at Concord Park Registration is open for the KARM Dragon Boat Festival! The Dragon Boat Festival is one of Knoxville's unique fundraising events. It provides a great corporate, community, and church team building experience, while raising funds for KARM. Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steerer race in authentic Hong King-style, 46-foot-long dragon boats. All ages, skill levels and physiques can paddle, making it the ultimate team sport. We look forward to seeing YOU there! Paddles Up! Click Here for more info.  CALL for ENTRIES: Knoxville Photo 2013 Hosted by the Arts & Culture Alliance, the first annual Knoxville Photo 2013 was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work. Approximately 40-50 photographic works from both emerging and established artists will be selected by the juror, R.L. Gibson, for exhibition in the main gallery of the beautifully-restored Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville's downtown arts anchor location. ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18 years and older living in the US. MEDIA: Photography in four categories: - The Human Experience (streetscapes, cityscapes, and environmental portraiture)
- Our Earth (landscapes, animals, nature - should not include man-made objects)
- Travel (any subject or genre, taken while away from home)
- Digital Imagination (digitally enhanced in the camera or in post-production, including composites, montages, abstracts)
DEADLINE: May 19, 2013NOTIFICATION: June 10, 2013 ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 images ($20 for Arts & Culture Alliance members and students). Up to 7 add'l images may be submitted for $5/each ($4 for members/students). Click Here for More Info Knox County Public Library's Children's Festival of Reading May 18th 10am-3pm World's Fair Park Dig Into Reading! Children's Festival of Reading is right around the corner. On May 18, World's Fair Park will come alive with world-class children's book authors and illustrators, storytellers, musicians, and all manner of crazy fun! It's the kickoff celebration to a summer of reading. Share the news with the world! #KnoxKidsFest Parking tip! Try UT's 11th Street Garage. It's free and very close to World's Fair Park.
Click Here for More InfoTennessee Shines - Tennessee Shines is WDVX's weekly radio show hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis on the stage of the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com. Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturdays at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. on the night of the show.  | Mike McGill
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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!  | Ashley Pinkerton - also in pilgrimage. LOVES Jesus, loves people, works for Patricia Neal, likes to hike.
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DUDE GROUP! Mostly 20s and 30s dudes and a few older dudes getting in the Word and reading books together. Friday mornings before work. Email Caleb Fristoe to check it out at fristoe82@gmail.com.
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: (check out this link for more SHAREhouse stuff)
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Friday, May 17th from 7-10pm at the SHAREhouse just behind 1640 Jefferson Ave. in the Historic Parkridge Neighborhood Meet the Artist: LEANN VINEYARD COOPER, watercolorist Songs, the Heart, and Bee's Knees graphite, watercolors, graphitint pencils, vintage linens, up-cycled distressed mirror Join us for a wine and cheese reception, AND in honor of the Biscuit Festival, we will also have strawberry biscuit shortcakes! 100% of all sales goes to the artist. Viewings also available by appt. through late June. 865-368-5778 Leann's works are visual interpretations of lyrics, yearnings of the heart, and sweet moments in nature. After spending over 20 years as a full-time mom for three children, Leann returned to her love for drawing and watercolor. She discovered that her talent was not lost but just on standby waiting until the time was right for her to sharpen a few pencils and begin marks of faith and hope on a fresh page. website: www.leannvineyardcooper.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeannsArt etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/leannvc
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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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