Jen Gibson — Where the Waters Meet Itself

Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.

Leader —Jen Gibson

Speaker — Jen Gibson

Title — Where the Waters Meet Itself

Topic — As we begin a new church year, we will gather for All Souls’ Water Communion and reflect on what each of us brings into this new beginning. Our community has traveled through hills and valleys, experienced both joy and loss, and continues to grow and change. A new beginning doesn’t mean forgetting where we’ve been; it gives us an opportunity to consider who we are, who we are becoming, and what we can create when we choose to meet one another with patience, communication, and love.

This will be a multigenerational service, with children and adults worshiping together for the full service.

You are invited to bring a small amount of water to add to our shared bowl during the Water Communion. Your water can come from somewhere meaningful or simply from your own home. During the ceremony, we’ll reflect on what each of us is bringing with us into this new church year.

In the spirit of sharing what we have, you are also invited to bring canned or other nonperishable food to help stock the Little Free Pantry at the Bellville Branch Library, which All Souls helped support.

Bring water, bring food, bring both—or simply bring yourself. There will be a place for you here.

Bio — Jen Gibson is a member and Administrative Coordinator of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. She also serves with the Mansfield United Lions Club, where she is currently Second Vice President. Born and raised in the Mansfield area, Jen still calls it home, where she lives with her husband, Rob, their daughter, Carolynn, and their spirited cat, Sirius Black. Raised Catholic, Jen found her spiritual home at All Souls in 2017, drawn to the church’s balance of humanist values and inclusive spiritual exploration.

Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.