Wedding & Events Director and Children & Youth Education Director: Lisa Desmond
Office Manager & Events Assistant: Kristen Iemma
Office Assistant: Carol Taggart
Music Director: Rufus Patrick
Organist/Pianist: George Matthew Jr.
Board of Directors Chairperson: Sue Dixon Board Members: Heidi Bock Luis Calderin Colleen Haag Michael Kurt Jan Lawson Jim Lovejoy Kurt Wetzell
Our Mission & Vision
All Souls Interfaith Gathering is a seeker's destination, a safe haven for exploring spiritual and human values. Our commitment is to express love toward all through lifting spirit in music, inspirational words, community service and environmental stewardship.
We are a nondenominational community that welcomes everyone - at whatever point a person may be in his or her spiritual journey. Our goal is to offer each person an opportunity to forge a personal connection with the Divine Source - by any name He or She is called.
Our journey together began on April 11, 1999. At that time the pattern for our Sunday Evensong Service began to unfold. Music plays a major role in "Evensong" because we believe that it provides a special spiritual connection. Along with music, the services combine spiritual readings and reflections on world issues and personal values, as well as Christian, Jewish, Islam, Buddhists, Hindu, Taoist and Native American beliefs and sacred texts.
Spiritual healing is quietly woven throughout the Evensong Service, Healing and Prayer services, classes, and in one-on-one conversation and counseling.
How Do We Implement Our Mission?
Weekly Evensong Services, including up to half hour instrumental or choral music
Guest clergy, celebrating a variety of world faiths
Special annual services, such as Flower Communion, Gathering of the Waters Blessing Service, Midwinter Blues and more
Sharing the Light; lighting of candles to commemorate sad or joyous occasions
Candle light vigils in times of crisis
Children's Gatherings: grades 1-12
Spiritual Direction and pastoral counseling on an individual basis
The Environment
As
an organization, we are committed to the environment and have designed
our facility using earth-friendly methods and materials. For more
information on how All Souls integrated earth-friendly practices into
the construction of the facility, please click here.
Outreach
Our Caring Committee provides aid in times of personal emergency; meals, transportation, etc.
Prayer Circles for those ill, hospitalized, bereaved and for the world, monthly.
COTS sandwiches and Salvation Army dinners cooking and serving
Adopt-a-Family Holiday program
Clothing and food drives
Teaching children to care for the greater community
