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Hire these vibrant ladies to help make your home a more peaceful, ordered place. Check them out at Help You Dwell. Caroline Carter Smith and Taryn Mclean

  

Taryn McLean and Caroline Smith have started a new home organizing and home staging business. Please check out their website at www.helpyoudwell.com. They come highly recommended. You can find links to Help You Dwell's Facebook page
(for news and helpful tips) and Instagram (for great examples of their work) here and through the website as well. If you know of anyone trying to sell their home or needing help organizing please pass their information along! Thank you!       

 

 

Happy Birthday, Ray Kielarowski!

 

Hey THANKS, Daniel Aisenbrey for the terrific photos of the Kodak cookout May 17th. Thanks Logan Mahan for the great photos of the Branson small group Sterchi lodge retreat that have run in the last few newsletters. I'd love to have YOUR photos...send them to me at katie@allsoulsknoxville.com. Thank you!! 

 

Sarah and Claire Cox at the Kodak cookout in May

 

All Souls Sunday School Pot-Luck Picnic, for all families, kids, and Sunday School teachers and volunteers!

We need a helper in the infant nursery on June 15th and July 20th, if you're available.  You get to hold one of our dear little ones. Please contact Melanie Leach at keepingheart@gmail.com or 865-705-9482 to volunteer. Thanks so much.  

 

If you volunteer in the nursery, chances are good that you'll get to hang with this little nugget.Thatch Walker

   

Emerald Youth Foundation's Swim Team is hosting their first swim meet at their pool (Ed Cothren Pool at Malcom Martin Park - 1737 Reynolds Road off of Western Avenue),  TONIGHT Friday, June 6th at 6:00 PM. Come watch "our" team swim and Doug and Bryden coach!!! 

 

 

Little Aubrey Ruth Petty has arrived, daughter of Drew and Nikki, sister to Peyton and Levi.  If you'd like to help welcome her to the world by feeding her family, go here.  Thank you!

 

Spiritual Disciplines Teachings

All Souls cherishes the ancient practices of the church. In an effort to catalogue and teach many of these practices, we hope to make the teachings easily available in bite-sized chunks. The first of these efforts was our Psalm Writing discipline during Lent (Susanne Hassell and Doug Banister taught on it on March 9, 2014. Listen here ). The entire Psalms of Lament series continued to develop how the Hebrew writers used this practice that we can use today. Our second effort centers on breath prayers, aligning the routine of our breathing with prayers to our Loving God.

 Audio from Susanne Hassell: [MP3 link]

PDF for following along and reading exercises and discussion questions: [PDF link]

Happy Birthday Sandi Banister!!

 

Global SEEDS is sending its newest venture team, Green Leaf, to North Africa for the summer. Dan and Mary Butler will host this team of four adults and two children. The goal of the trip is to create relationships among the Imazighen people. The team will also be involved in research to understand better the spiritual dynamics of the region while recording further insights into the folk religion found there. If you are interested in prayerfully following the journey through the summer or investing financially, please email dan@globalseeds.org. 

Update on the Butler's...they arrived safely in Africa! Rejoice! 

 

Please continue to pray for Steve Loy as he receives radiation and chemotherapy for Lung cancer.  

 

A bunny found on the Kodak cookout in May

Check out Doug's new article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel on sex trafficking in Knoxville and the play in the Square Room on May 30th on sex trafficking, "Princess Cut." Check out the details of the play below in Community Involvement, or in the article. 

 

 This summer in Sunday School the children will be studying the Lord's Prayer.  We will learn the Lord's Prayer song from the Rain for Roots Cd called "The Kingdom of Heaven is Like This".  We will also learn a couple of other songs from this cd over the coming months, so if you would like to order or download it for your family, it can be found at rainforroots.bandcamp.com

  

Check out the newest adventure from the Kelly family in Spain. 

 

Happy 30th birthday, Ashley Addair!

Starting June 1st, the baby nursery will be moving next door to the current nursery. Email Melanie Leach for questions at keepingheart@gmail.com

 

Do you have an opportunity that a small fund will advance your efforts to seek the peace in the city?  Perhaps an All Souls grant, up to $500, could help.  Download Application here and submit to Marie Alcorn.  

Selling something, need a place to live, have a place to live, have services to offer? Email Katie at katie@allsoulsknoxville.com.

Luke Lanzoni is looking for employment! He is a charming young man, looking to garner some managerial experience, preferably with a small business. He loves to work with people and is looking for a challenging opportunity. If anyone knows of anything that might be a good fit please email him at lukelanzoni@gmail.com

  

Caroline and Andrew's old house for rent in 4th and Gill.

 

Beautiful Home for rent in Historic Fourth and Gill Neighborhood. $1250/month.
2 bedroom, 2 bath.  Hardwood floors, beautiful claw foot tubs, built-in's and tons of character. Fenced in back yard, Attached 1 car Garage, monthly pest control paid for by landlord, Washer and Dryer included. 5 minute bike ride to downtown Knoxville. 1 year lease required. Available in July. Please call Candy with any questions (865)719-9143.

 

Lovely 1890's home in Historic Mechanicsville neighborhood with impressive history of care, charming vintage details, and the unusual double lot. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, craft room, and laundry room. 2700+ sq. ft. For more information, contact Mary Lawrence Woodhull marylawrencew@bellsouth.net.

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