John and April Beckett

Our children's program is in need of volunteers to assist and/or teach in all classes, beginning in January.

The commitment would be one Sunday evening a month, and depending on your preference, might not be for the entire service. This is one need that can be met by everyone in the entire All Souls body, whether single or married, male or female, older or younger.

If you would like to serve our body in this way, please contact Melanie at keepingheart@gmail.com.

Join us every Sunday through Advent (beginning this Sunday) at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel for a brief compline service.

Help Stock the Volunteer Ministry Holiday Store!
In seeking the peace of the city, many of our members have worked through Volunteer Ministry Center (www.vmcing.org), and the church has given financial support through our tithing referred to as Ten-to-the-City.  Additionally this Christmas season we are providing an opportunity for individuals to donate items for the VMC Holiday Store, at which VMC clients "make purchases" with points that they have accrued through community service.  Please see a list of suggested items HERE, and we'll have a deposit box at the November 30 and December 7, 14, and 21 All Souls worship services.  Please contact Marie Alcorn, 865-679-3048 or marie.alcorn@yahoo.com for additional information.

  

The 2014 Shepherding Team slate was approved after the service on Sunday, Nov. 23.Danny Bullington, Dan Holbrook and Ginger Kielarowski will join the team alongside current Shepherds: Marie Alcorn, Mary Baldridge, Daniel Odle and Kate Brimer. Outgoing members Laurens Tullock, Joe Morelock and Brad Carter roll off the team at the end of the year. If you get a chance, please thank them for their three years of service.

  

Congratulations to Dwight Tarwater, who has been newly appointed as General Counsel to Governor Bill Haslam.

  

Opening Reception of Chasing Light: New Works by Kathie Odom, Friday, December 5th at The District Gallery, from 5-8. For more information on the show go to http://thedistrictgallery.com/chasing-light-new-works-kathie-odom/. For more information on Kathie, see the article written by All Souls' own Noelle Harb in Cityview Magazine this month http://cityviewmag.com/2014_06/#p=178. 

  

Kent and Karla Denlinger, leaders of our "Invited" Retreat.

  

Greetings from the Denlingers.  Karla and I are excited to be with All Souls Church this coming January.  Let me introduce ourselves.

I (Kent) serve as a pastor at Valley Springs Fellowship (VSF) in Warsaw, Indiana.  I have been a pastor at the church for the past 28 years. What a ride!  As a church, we have sought to follow the wind of God's Spirit in becoming an authentic community of believers, a place that is safe so that together we might come to know our God and love one another.  VSF has been a place where I have "grown up" in my faith and as a pastor, and in the process have discovered a bit about what it means to help shape a people into the community of the broken and forgiven.  I love the church!  I love our church!

Karla and I have been married for 32 years and together we serve not only the people of VSF but also as spiritual directors for Dr. Larry Crabb's New Way Ministries, especially the Schools of Spiritual Direction.  We have two adult children, both married:

As we think about the upcoming retreat, we are curious about what God might want to do as we gather to consider what it means to live in oneness with our God and with each other.  It is so easy to settle for less than what God envisions. We trust that our time together might be a way of calling us "further up and further in" to the community of the Godhead and as a by-product, the community you have identified as All Souls Church.  This oneness for which we hunger is mysterious, a work of God's Spirit, but perhaps during that second weekend of January 2015 we might consider a few ideas that foster a cooperative environment conducive to His work.  Join us in praying to this end.  We look forward to meeting you.

"Invited" Retreat, January 9-11 at Remedy Coffee. For ALL retreat details and to sign up, please visit https://invitedretreat.com/.

Jr. High and High School will be volunteering at the Fantasy of Trees on Sunday, Nov. 30th, from 11:30 - 3:00. Afterwards, they will grab something to eat before church. Contact Shawn for more info smauer10@gmail.com.

In an effort to ensure we have the most recent contact information for you, PLEASE click on the link below and take a few minutes to fill out our online questionnaire. This information will serve the following purposes: 1) it will allow the church to have an up-to-date database of our people, 2) it will provide necessary information to put together a church directory, 3) it will be a good resource for connecting people in the body, and 4) it will ensure we have accurate addresses for mailing the end-of-year giving statements. This should take

less than 10 minutes of your time. If you have any questions, email jill@allsoulsknoxville.com. https://docs.google.com/a/allsoulsknoxville.com/forms/d/1t2ZAlSndH542H8-S29WblDRRMCzSDDtM0ayMY1D7Qb8/viewform   

Jeremiah Branson and Aidan Leach volunteering at Fantasy of Trees last year

Holy Paths Advent Retreats

Saturday, Dec. 8, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, 8420 Nubbin Ridge Rd.

Advent is a time of waiting, of preparation for the coming of the Messiah. We will explore the life of Mary and provide resources for you to continue reflections during the Advent and Epiphany seasons. "Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones" Weekend Retreat - Jan. 16-18.

Lodge at Buckberry Creek, Gatlinburg. For more information or to register for a retreat: www.holypaths.org/retreats.   

Keepin' the Holiday Lights On ... All Year Long

The Volunteer Ministry Center works with individuals and families in crisis who are at risk of losing their housing to help them develop a plan to pay their utility bills and maintain their housing over the long term.  Last year, 3087 utility requests were made to VMC; however, only 593 of those requests could be fulfilled due to funding availability.  A gift of $25, $50, $75 or more will help someone keep their lights on.  Please mail your tax-deductible gift to Volunteer Ministry Center, P.O. Box 325, Knoxville, TN 37901 or make an online donation at

www.vmcinc.org.

Christmas Party for the LaunchPoint program fall graduates and current enrollees (about 40 participants). Dec 9th, at KARM. Set up at 6:30 pm.; party begins at 7:00 pm. We need: your attendance, your sweet or salty snack food, and/or a $25 or $50 gift certificate purchased at a KARM Thrift Store to be given as Christmas presents to these folks. If you are interested in participating, donating a food item and/or a gift card, please sign up here. For more information, contact Jane Bullington at cbrsoutheast@iol24.com or 865-924-3593.