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SUMMARY:Community Meditation: Sunday Sit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this weekly 30 minute meditation before worship on Sundays. All experience levels welcome. The closing bell will ring with plenty of time to head over to the sanctuary for Sunday worship.
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/community-meditation-sunday-sit-3/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Minot Simons Room\, 1157 Lexington Ave.\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mindfulness Meditation Buddhism
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SUMMARY:Children & Youth Programs
DESCRIPTION:Children and Youth Programs | 11:15 AM | Forrest Church Gallery \nHigh School Youth Group | 11:15 AM | Reidy Friendship Hall \nWe offer Sunday group sessions\, and special events for grades K-12. Sessions are led by staff & volunteers. Our program is based in our shared values of Justice\, Equity\, Transformation\, Pluralism\, Generosity\, Interdependence\, with Love at the Center.
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/children-youth-programs/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Reidy Friendship Hall\, 1157 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Religious Education for Youth & Children
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SUMMARY:Sunday Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:Join All Souls for a gathering of music and meditation at 11:15 am. From world-class music to inspirational messages to community connection\, you’ll be glad you came. The service will be both in-person and online! \nSunday Preaching Schedule Winter/Spring 2025: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday 2/23\nRev. Sofia Betancourt\n\n\nSunday 3/2\nRev. Kathleen – The Long Haul\n\n\nSunday 3/9\nRev. Kathleen – The Splinters We Carry\n\n\nSunday 3/16\nRev. Pamela\n\n\nSunday 3/23\nRev. Terasa Cooley\n\n\nSunday 3/30\nRev. Kathleen – Uncivil Wars\n\n\nSunday 4/6\nRev. Jyakuen Sherri Posey\n\n\nSunday 4/13\nRev. Kathleen – Shadowboxing the Apocalypse\n\n\nSunday 4/20\nRev. Kathleen – A Subversive Resurrection\n\n\nSunday 4/27\nRev. Cheryl Walker
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/sunday-worship-service-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 1157 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Worship
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SUMMARY:Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Head down to Reidy Friendship Hall after the 11:15 am service for Coffee Hour! Grab a coffee\, introduce yourself\, and learn more about the All Souls Community! \nIf you’d like to volunteer to help with Coffee Hour and put your hospitality skills to work email Membership & Engagement Coordinator\, Gretchen. We would love to have you on the Hospitality Team!
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/coffee-hour/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Reidy Friendship Hall\, 1157 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:I'm New!
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SUMMARY:Friendship Circle for Widowed People
DESCRIPTION:If you have lost a partner or spouse and are seeking new friendships\, please join lay facilitator Christina Darnowski for our Friendship Circle. We meet monthly on the second Sunday of the month from 12:30 – 1:30 PM in the The Ware Room at All Souls. We will open our meetings with a short reading or meditation\, support each other\, cultivate new connections\, and spread some joy! Please join us.
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/partner-friendship-circle-2-2/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:The Ware Room\, 1157 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Care
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SUMMARY:Small Group Ministry for Young Adults
DESCRIPTION:This small group brings together young adults (20s-30s) to explore life’s big questions through the Unitarian Universalist Soul Matters curriculum. Each month\, we gather to delve into a new theme that invites personal reflection\, meaningful conversation\, and spiritual growth. \nThese facilitated discussions create space for authentic connection in our busy lives. Whether you’re new to Unitarian Universalism or have grown up in the tradition\, our Connection Circle offers a welcoming community where diverse perspectives are honored and where you can be fully yourself. We create a brave space for questioning\, listening\, and growing together. \nJoin us monthly as we explore themes like resilience\, imagination\, wonder\, integrity\, and more – finding meaning and connection along the way.
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/small-group-ministry-for-young-adults/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Minot Simons Room\, 1157 Lexington Ave.\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Adults
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SUMMARY:Food Matters Study Group
DESCRIPTION:UPCOMING MEETINGS\nWe hope you are faring well in the face of the challenges of our day – including\, the nation’s departure from the Paris Climate Accords and its commitments to address climate change – that we believe magnifies the importance of our food choices. \nWe are pleased to announce the next meeting of the Food Matters study group will be held at All Souls: \n\nMay 11 in the Forrest Church Gallery at 12:45 pm\nMay 25 in the Forrest Church Gallery at 12:45 pm (for those who cannot attend the first meeting or wish to further explore the topics)\n\nMEETING AGENDA\n1. Comments on food-related questionnaire\nWe will open the floor for comments on the form of the draft questionnaire that follows this notice. When finalized and converted to a Google Forms format\, the questionnaire would be sent to members of the congregation so that we can be responsive to the food-related issues\, topics and events about which they are most interested. \n2. Open forum\nAs time permits\, we will open the floor for a general discussion of food-related matters or questions of special interest to attendees. We would welcome comments about: \n\nHow your food choices currently (or may later) compare to Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate (see https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-eating-plate/)\nHow your tastes may have evolved over time with particular reference to the appeal of plant-based eating and its effects upon your health\n\nTIDBITS: FOOD IN THE NEWS\nHarvard Researchers echo the Reverend’s Galen Guengerich’s call for reduced meat and dairy consumption\nIn language notably similar to Galen’s 2023 sermon on a “Simple Solution” to climate change (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgP5s8RPPBo&t=972s\, beginning at 16:05)\, Harvard researchers recently completed a study that concluded that consuming “lots of whole plant foods and limited amounts of meat and dairy is a win-win—good both for you and for the planet”. The research found that eating so would “lower [the] risk of every major cause of death\, including cancer\, heart disease and lung disease [\,and its] widespread adoption … would lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions\, fertilizer needs\, and cropland use”. (https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/planetary-health-diet-better-for-you-better-for-the-planet/) \nSenator Cory Booker seeks to rationalize federal food policy\nIn a speech that inspired his audience\, Senator Booker outlined how federal farm policy defers to the pecuniary interests of large multinational food corporations over the health and welfare of small farmers and consumers alike and encourages the production of unhealthy food products that harms Americans – especially in disadvantaged communities. He likened a growing movement of Americans to rationalize this system to the civil rights movement of the 20th century. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CANS6zVP0Kk) \n\nCONTACT INFORMATION\nPlease feel free to contact Kevin Billet should you have any thoughts or questions in the interim before our upcoming meeting. \nBest\,\nCarolyn Jackson\nKevin Billet – 716 698-3166/kevinbillet@aol.com \nQUESTIONNAIRE: WHAT FOOD MATTERS MATTER MOST TO YOU\n \nIf food matters to you\, this questionnaire (and its citations to relevant primary source materials) may as well. \nWhether from the pulpit of All Souls\, the academics at world-renowned medical centers or the religions of the East\, we hear a consistent message – eating more healthful plant-based foods and fewer animal products will benefit individual and planetary health and further animal welfare. \nThe Food Matters study group seeks to provide the information that congregants and others may find helpful in deciding a way of eating that fits with our understandings. We hope to invite professionals who can shed light on our food choices and help us communicate with our own medical providers before we make major changes in our eating. \nOther events would include potluck meals where recipes would be shared and discussion groups formed over topics of common interest. \nIn order to best proceed\, we would like to canvass the congregation to learn what topics and events would be of most interest. We hope you can find the time to complete and return the questionnaire. \nI. PRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF FOOD CHOICES UPON PERSONAL HEALTH\nA. The basics of coronary artery disease (“CAD”)\nMarked by the narrowing of the arteries that deliver blood to the heart\, CAD is the most common form of heart disease – our country’s leading cause of death – and is an illness of which sufferers are frequently unaware. (See https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24129-heart-disease and https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/disease-prevention/cardiovascular-disease/) \nHow likely would you be to attend a presentation from a cardiologist that would set out the key elements of this illness\, laying the groundwork for a subsequent presentation on the effects of food choices upon this disease? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nB. The impact of food choices on CAD\nThe Journal of the American Heart Association has reported: “[H]igher intakes of plant foods and lower intakes of animal foods are associated with a lower risk of …. cardiovascular disease\, cardiovascular disease mortality\, and all‐cause mortality … .” (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012865) \nHow likely would you be to attend a presentation by a cardiologist or nutritionist that addresses how dietary choices impact the risk of coronary artery disease? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nC. The impact of food choices upon various other illnesses/conditions\nStudies cited by prestigious medical centers show that plant-centric ways of eating may address other diseases and maladies\, from diabetes to Alzheimer’s disease. (See https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-busting-plant-based-diet-myths/ and https://health.clevelandclinic.org/whole-food-plant-based-diet) \nIf you are interested in how eating more plants affects these condition(s)\, please indicate which presentation(s) you would likely attend. \nVery likely to attend presentation(s) on: \n\n Diabetes\n Stroke\n High blood pressure\n Cancer\n Gut disorders\n Alzheimer’s (and cognitive) illness\n\nSomewhat likely to attend presentation(s) on: \n\n Diabetes\n Stroke\n High blood pressure\n Cancer\n Gut disorders\n Alzheimer’s (and cognitive) illness\n\nII. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION FORUMS CONCERNING THE RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF FOOD CHOICES\nA. Certain eastern traditions\nAhimsa is a term common to people practicing in Hindu\, Buddhist and Jain traditions. It is a belief that animals should be treated with respect and not caused any pain or suffering. It guides the eating patterns of people practicing in those traditions and prohibits the consumption of meat of any kind\, and sometimes fish and eggs or dairy. \nIf there were a program exploring these practices\, how likely would you be to attend? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nB. Unitarian Universalism\nThe Unitarian Universalist Statement of Conscience on Ethical Eating\, provides in part: “… What and how we eat has broad implications for our planet and society. Our values\, Principles\, and integrity call us to seek compassion\, health\, and sustainability in the production of food we raise or purchase.” (https://www.uua.org/lifespan/curricula/ethics/workshop2/191754.shtml) \nHow likely would you be to attend a discussion forum where attendees would discuss how their Unitarian Universalist faith affects how they eat? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nIII. PRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD CHOICES\nA. Environmental effects of food production\nFrom Harvard: “[A] Planetary Health Diet [\,that emphasizes healthy plant based foods but allows for minimum meat and dairy\, is] associated with lower risk of premature death [and] lower environmental impact.” (https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/planetary-health-diet-associated-with-lower-risk-of-premature-death-lower-environmental-impact/) \nIf there were a program on the environmental effects of various kinds of food production (e.g.\, cattle ranching\, sheep grazing\, factory farming\, overfishing\, etc.)\, how likely would you be to attend such a presentation? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nB. Food waste and climate change\nThe EPA emphasizes the role of food waste upon climate change: “[W]hen food decomposes in a landfill\, methane\, a potent greenhouse gas\, is emitted. … Municipal solid waste landfills are the third-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the U.S. and food waste is responsible for 58% of landfill emissions.” (https://www.epa.gov/recycle/preventing-wasted-food-home) \nIf there were a program on the impact of\, and strategies to prevent\, food waste\, how likely would you be to attend such a presentation? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nIV. THE IMPACT OF FOOD CHOICES ON ANIMAL WELFARE AND HUMAN HEALTH\nThe Animal Law and Policy Program of the Harvard Law School has observed that “[t]here is growing global recognition that protecting animals\, on farms and in the wild\, is crucial to safeguarding our health”. \nHow likely would you be to attend a presentation addressing the interrelationship between the welfare of animals and of human health? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nV. GRASSROOTS ACTIONS\nSenator Cory Booker argues that federal food policies encourage the production of unhealthy food that contributes profoundly to adverse human health outcomes – especially among the poor. He has likened the growing grassroots movement of Americans to rationalize these policies to the civil rights movement of the past. (See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CANS6zVP0Kk) \nHow likely would you be to attend a forum to discuss and consider the actions that interested congregants might take to create more rational and consumer friendly agricultural policies (whether contacting lawmakers\, participating in demonstrations\, informing fellow citizens of the issues at play or otherwise): \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely\n\nVI. ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS\nA. Meeting format preference\nWould you be more likely to attend a presentation in person or by zoom? \n\n In person\n By zoom\n No preference\n\nB. Registration fee\nWould you be willing to pay a small registration fee\, which would begin at $5\, in order to fund a small honorarium for speakers? \n\n Yes\n No\n\nVII. PREPARATION OF VEGETARIAN DISHES\nOne member of the study group made an abrupt shift from animal to plant-based foods for health reasons and\, despite his self-described modest cooking skills\, has come to thoroughly enjoy his new way of eating\, replete\, as it is\, with variation and delicious spices. \nHow likely would you be to participate in potluck food events\, by which participants would prepare plant-based dishes and set out the recipes used so that others could best learn what dishes and tastes are most appealing for them? \n\n Very likely\n Somewhat likely\n Unlikely
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/food-matters-study-group-2/2025-05-11/
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SUMMARY:Courageous Compassion with Venerable Robina Courtin
DESCRIPTION:The development of compassion and the wish to help others\, no matter what\, is the point of the path to enlightenment\, the end result: the removal of all separateness from others and the spontaneous capacity to benefit others. Why “courageous”? Because genuine compassion encompasses all living beings\, including the harmers\, the negative ones\, not just the innocent victims. But as His Holiness the Dalai Lama says\, “Compassion is not enough: we need wisdom.” By first developing our own amazing potential by lessening attachment\, anxiety\, anger and the other limiting states of mind\, it’s then possible to develop such radical compassion. \nOrdained since the late 1970s\, Ven. Robina has worked full time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s FPMT. Over the years she has served as editorial director of Wisdom Publications\, editor of Mandala Magazine\, executive director of Liberation Prison Project\, and as a touring teacher of Buddhism. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films Chasing Buddha and Key to Freedom. For more information\, visit https://robinacourtin.com/ Watch the trailer for the documentary about her life here: https://www.chasingbuddhafilm.com/
URL:https://allsoulsnyc.org/event/courageous-compassion-with-venerable-robina-courtin/
LOCATION:The Ware Room\, 1157 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mindfulness Meditation Buddhism
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