Joe, June and Kelli Morelock

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 at 7 pm in the Chapel for a brief compline service.

Giving Thanks

Giving thanks is a key element to create hope and purpose in our lives. One cannot recognize the love of God in their own lives without gratitude.

Audio from Susanne Hassell.

Additional handouts for personal and small group exercises as well as a liturgy for groups.

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.

 

Endure is a live worship project for all the broken, hopeful, and weary that are trusting the Lord on their journey. It is opportunity to come together as a body and worship through the journey together. This live album, written by Vincent Charlow, who often shares the stage with Jesse to lead our worship, will be on Dec. 20th at 7 pm. at the Fifth Ave. House 119 W Fifth Ave. If you'd like to learn more about how to support this project, contact Vincent at vincent.charlow@gmail.com.   

 

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.vmcinc.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.

Jeremiah Branson, Aiden Leach, Shawn Mauer and Michael Hoisington volunteering at Fantasy of Trees this year

Opening Reception of Chasing Light: New Works by Kathie Odom, this 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 Noelle Harb in Cityview Magazine this month http://cityviewmag.com/2014_06/#p=178. 

  

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/.

Tommy Smith volunteering with the Dude Group

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   

Faithwalk & Al Ichiki 5K, December 6th 

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Volunteer at The Love Kitchen over the Christmas Holidays
The Love Kitchen provides meals, clothing and emergency food packages to homebound, homeless and unemployed persons. They work with local agencies to provide meals, secure used clothing, and donate services in the hope of promoting the self-sufficiency of those they serve. The organization has no paid staff; all donations go to those who need it most. Their ultimate goal is to provide nourishment for anyone who is hungry and to establish a community center to serve as a safe haven supporting area children and their families.
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Patrick and Iris King

KARM Coats for the Cold Distribution
In 2013, the Knoxville community provided over 11,000 coats to give away to those in need.
There are ample volunteer opportunities for distribution on December 6th. Fill out the volunteer form and for more info, click here.

InterFaith Health Clinic Holiday Giving
Are you looking for a gift for that person who has everything? Need to say thanks to your co-workers but don't know how? InterFaith Health Clinic has some gift ideas that work for everyone! Consider making a donation to the clinic and "purchase" one of our gifts. We will send a card to the recipient, you will be helping support our ministry of serving the working uninsured and more than 8,500 patients will be able to receive the care they need. If you would like to make a purchase from the catalog, please call 865-243-3038.
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Jingle Bell Walk/Run, December 13th 

Worlds Fair Park 1060 Worlds Fair Park Drive , Knoxville TN

The Jingle Bell run/walk for Arthritis is a 5k/10k race and a 1 mile walk/run benefitting the Arthritis Foundation. Be part of the nation's largest holiday 5K race series aimed to fight arthritis!  

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Holy Paths Advent Retreats

Saturday, Dec. 8, 9 am - 3 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.

Arwen Kelly