All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

Ron Boyd — Walking the Way of Spirit On Native American Journeys
2023-07-09 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Hayley Young
Speaker — Ron Boyd
Title — Walking the Way of Spirit On Native American Journeys
Topic — Starting in 2016 life took me in directions I could not have anticipated. On my own personal growth journey, part of that journey was internal, other parts of it required journeying outward. I will share with you portions of that journey both internal and external. Some of it required travelling to spend time with Native or First Nation people, learning some about their history and perspective, and understanding the importance of sharing that journey with you.
Bio — In 2016 Ron founded his organization Mystic Spirit Presentations which serves to inform, educate, and inspire interested parties throughout Ohio and beyond. He is the past president of Merging Hearts Spiritual Center in Canton Ohio, where he led numerous programs on topics pertaining to spiritual growth, religious education, and environmental education.
Ron attended and served his local UU congregation for over 20 years, a twice past president of his local congregation, and has spoken for numerous UU congregations and religious organizations over the years. He speaks on a variety of topics, drawing from a diverse range of sources. He is a strong advocate for finding solutions for our current environmental issues, and sees this as one of the most critical moral issues we are facing in our time.
Ron sees our values as UU’s lead us into a wider circle that eventually expands to include the entire planet. We do not seek to make others believe exactly like us but rather to become more inclusive in our diversity and acceptance, with the goal of a world community united in the bond of love.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

*Masks are requested in the building*

Ric Sheffield — We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland
2023-07-16 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Bambi Gordon
Speaker — Ric Sheffield
Title — We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland.
Topic —Life along the color line in rural Ohio was hard. Being Black often meant feeling frightened and alone. For a family like Ric S. Sheffield’s, examining this reality closely meant confronting challenges and tragedies that often felt overwhelming, even as their odyssey also included the joyful and inspiring. Navigating day-to-day existence in a world where trusting white neighbors required a careful mixture of caution and faith, Sheffield and his kin existed in a space where they were both seen and unseen.
Spanning four generations and assessing the legacies of traumatic events (arrests, murders, suicide) that are inextricable from the racial dynamics of the small community his family called home, this gripping memoir is a heartfelt, clear-eyed, and rare chronicle of Black life in the rural Midwest. Experiencing the burden of racism among people who refused to accept that such a thing existed only made the isolation feel that much worse to Sheffield and his relatives. And yet, they overcame the obstacles and managed to persist: they got by.
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my new book, We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland. Filled with revealing glimpses of life along the color line for 4 generations of my family, I hope you find the stories that I share in this book to be both touching and inspiring. Thank you for your support and encouragement for the various projects that I’ve undertaken to explore notions of rural diversity and the Black experience in small town America. The paperback is available for pre-ordering. You can find the book on Amazon here. You can also order it directly from the publisher and receive a 35% discount by using the code GOTBY (case sensitive) for a limited time. using the link here. Be sure to enter the code and click “Apply Code” to get the discount when you are checking out.
Bio — Professor Emeritus Ric S. Sheffield, author of We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland, has researched, taught, written, and lectured extensively about rural diversity in general, and the Black experience in small town America in particular. As co-director (with Prof. Howard Sacks, Kenyon College) of the award-winning Community Within: Black Experience in Knox County, Ohio project and co-director (with Prof. Brooke Bryan, Antioch College) of the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s (GLCA) Oral History in the Liberal Arts (OHLA) program, he has designed and executed projects intended to explore minority communities in small town America. He also offers workshops on exploring diversity in rural geographies and cultural contexts.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

*Masks are requested in the building*

ACIM
2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-02 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-09-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-09-20 18:30 - 20:30 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join Dr. Walter Kania for his bi-monthly class A Course In Miracles
Come down to our church basement at 6:30 p.m.

Illuman Men’s Council
2023-07-20 18:00 - 20:30 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join Charlie Myking, Council Carrier, for this monthly group starting at 6:15 p.m.
Please RSVP to Charlie if you plan to attend by emailing him at cking62781@gmail.com

Rev. Joan VanBecelaere — Stories of Challenge and Change
2023-07-23 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Reed Richmond
Speaker — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere
Title — Stories of Challenge and Change
Topic — Summer is a perfect time for stories. On Sunday July 23 we will hear several different kinds of stories including folk tales, wisdom stories, a modern parable and even a story from the Bible. These are stories that may help us understand others and ourselves a bit better. Stories that speak to our lives and the world we live in. Stories that challenge and change.
Bio — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere is a retired Unitarian Universalist community minister living in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to retirement, she was the Executive Director of Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio where she worked in collaboration with dozens of local, statewide and national non-profits, voter advocacy groups and other social justice organizations.
Rev. VanBecelaere currently serves on the board of the StoryTellers of Central Ohio and believes that effective story work can help us understand ourselves, one another and change minds and hearts.
Prior to her work with UU Justice Ohio, Rev VanBecelaere was regional Lead with the Central East Region, district executive for the old Ohio Meadville District,, vice president for student services at Iliff School of Theology in Denver CO, and taught as an adjunct instructor in UU polity.
She is a member of the North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center, Ohio. She lives in Columbus with her spouse, Jerry, and four very active felines.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*

Questions For Your Answers
2023-07-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-08-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Bob Evans @ Hanley Rd., 30 W. Hanley Rd., Mansfield, OH, 44903, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting starting at 10 a.m.
Bob Evans on Hanley Road in Mansfield.
There we will discuss life, faith, and anything you want.

Friday Night Flix
2023-07-28 18:30 - 22:00 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Friday Night Flix – July 28th
Doors open at 6:30pm
Movie to start at 7pm
A donation of $2

Our movie will be To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

We will be in the church basement.

Popcorn provided.

Board Meeting
2023-07-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-09-24 09:00 - 10:00 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
All Souls board meeting starting at 9 a.m.
*Masks requested*

All Souls Congregation Poetry Slam
2023-07-30 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Jacqueline Moore
Speaker — All Souls Congregation
Title — All Souls Sunday Poetry Slam
Topic — We will encourage members of the congregation to sign up and stand on stage and recite their chosen work with a heavy focus on intonation and inflection.
Slam poetry, or spoken word poetry, is an art form that allows the poet to get across their point of view and express their emotions using the power of words, rhythm and rhyme.
Please contact Jen Gibson to sign up and participate in All Souls First ever Poetry Sunday.

Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

*Masks are requested in the building*

Potluck
2023-07-30 12:00 - 14:00 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join us after service for our end of the month potluck meal. If you are interested in bringing a dish, there will be a sign up list at the church.
We hope to see you there!!!

Wine with Friends
2023-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join members of the church and bring a friend for an evening of wine and conversation.
We will be enjoying:
Thursday August 3rd at 7 p.m. in the church basement.
We ask that you bring a bottle of wine to share or a side dish.
There is a $5 suggested donation.
For more information, please see Carla Miller.

Mansfield Gay Pride Festival and Parade
2023-08-05 | OH
All Souls will be participating in this years Mansfield Gay Pride Festival and Parade. This all day event is a great way to show our allyship to the community.
We will be walking in the parade, which is always a great time. We also have a booth during the festival which is manned by the wonderful volunteers from All Souls.
Please consider giving some of your time to help manned the booth and if able, participate in the parade. A sign up sheet will be available at the church along with permission forms for the youth of the church who will be there without a parent/guardian.

Wendy Bartlett — Setting our Thermostats to “Care”: The Work and Wisdom of Ruth King
2023-08-06 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Brian Moore
Speaker — Wendy Bartlett
Title — Setting our Thermostats to “Care”: The Work and Wisdom of Ruth King
Topic — “Kindness is a decision. It’s a decision to incline the heart toward goodwill for all beings, especially those that are suffering in ignorance, knowingly or unknowingly.” This quotation from Buddhist teacher Ruth King centers our learning around what it means to move toward goodwill and understanding, even when circumstances (and personalities!) are challenging.
Bio — Wendy Bartlett has served as the Collection Development & Acquisitions Manager for Cuyahoga County Public Library since 2008. Wendy graduated from the Unitarian Universalist House of Studies with a Master of Divinity degree. She is involved with social justice issues including anti-racism and LGBTQ concerns. She lives with her grown-up son, a cat, and a grand cat in Fairlawn, Ohio.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*

Annual Pulpit Leader Meeting and Potluck
2023-08-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Sacred Stones Mystical Farm, 3072 State Route 430, Mansfield, OH, 44903, United States
Pulpit Leaders will meet at Brian Moore’s home for the annual meeting and potluck.
Please bring you ideas and a side dish to share.

Rev. James Seamus Dillard — Hillbilly Magic: Exploring Customs and Folklore of Appalachian People
2023-08-13 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Jen Gibson
Speaker — Rev. James Seamus Dillard
Title — Hillbilly Magic: Exploring Customs and Folklore of Appalachian People
Topic — A small sampling of some traditions, customs, and old wives tales of the American people.
Bio — Rev. James “Seamus” Dillard has been active in the Columbus Ohio Pagan community for over 19 years and is been a member of ADF (ÁrnDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship), RDNA (Reformed Druids of North America and founder of The Columbus Sanctuary.
He has served ADF both locally and internationally including as Vice Archdruid, Warrior Guild Chief and Senior Druid. Seamus has co-written or contributed to three books, Fire on our Hearth, Call of the Crane and Pagan Fires: Ritual Fundamentals and wrote the ADF Warrior’s Guild 1st Circle Training Program and companion book Modern Day Warrior. He is currently writing a book on root-working.
Seamus has also given workshops around the US, including Universal Life Expo, Earth Warriors Festival, Desert Magic Festival, Trillium Gathering, Wellspring Festival, Summerlands Festival, Sirius Rising Festival, and Starwood Festival, among others.
He follows Hoodoo, Asatru’ (Norse) and Druid paths.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*

Illumen Men's Council
2023-08-17 18:00 - 20:30 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States

Rev. Dr. Elaine Strawn — Nature Holds the Score
2023-08-20 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Hayley Young
Speaker — Rev. Dr. Elaine Strawn
Title — “Nature Holds the Score”
Topic — It is summer! Nature abounds (and confuses). All the world’s religions relate in some way to nature: whether by seeking to control it, learning from it as a family member, or many gradients in between. We’ll linger on the Tao Te Ching and Illia Delio’s The Hours of the Universe.
Bio — Rev. Dr. Elaine served as the settled minister in the UU Fellowship of Wayne County in Wooster for 23 years before semi-retiring. She now co-chairs the regional Commissioned Lay Ministry Council and offers Spiritual Direction to a wide variety of people. Walking, gardening and tai chi keep her grounded and inspired.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*

Annual Pet Blessing with Jacqueline Moore — Animals as Divine Messengers of Love
2023-08-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Sacred Stones Mystical Farm, 3072 State Route 430, Mansfield, OH, 44903, United States
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Bambi Gordon
Speaker— Jacqueline Moore
Title — Animals as Divine Messengers of Love
Topic — Animals are deeply connected to us, both as our family pets and in the wild. They communicate with us in many ways, some of which come in the form of Divine Messengers. During the service today we will explore the ways spirit communicates with us through animals and share in the blessing of the animals.

Bio — Jacqueline Moore is member of All Souls UU Church, she is lay ordained in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition with Catholic roots. She is retired from Mansfield General Hospital and currently works with her husband Brian as owner/operator of Mid-Ohio Supply. They have two children, three grandsons, three dogs, two cats, and many fish. Jacqueline enjoys playing congas with Brian in their band Tao Bridge, photography, and sci-fi. Her interests under the umbrella of spirituality include, researching the spectrum of quantum physics, psychology, ufology, alchemy, gnosticism, astronomy, philosophy, astrology, energy healing modalities, ESP, NLP, and most recently the tarot as a tool for self-exploration and self-improvement.
The service will take place at Sacred Stones Mystical Farm – The Moores’ 3072 State Route 430, Mansfield. Please have your pets up to date with core vaccines, and please bring them to the service either on a leash or in a carrier. If your pet is unable to attend, please bring a photo.
We will also have a special part of the service in memory of our beloved departed pets.
*Also, we will be hosting a potluck after the service, please bring a covered dish to share. Please share your covered dish here.
Feel free to contact Jackie or Brian with any questions. 419-589-7707

Rev. Joan VanBecelaere — Past, Present and (Revised) Future of Our UU Principles
2023-09-03 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Reed Richmond
Speaker — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere
Title — Past, Present and (Revised) Future of Our UU Principles
Topic — One of the first things new UUs learn about is our list of Principles and Purposes (Article II) that contain our core values and a list of sources we draw upon. Some of us feel quite strongly about these statements. The Article II Study Commission completed a two year study of Article II (Principles and Purposes) in January 2023 and presented it to the UUA Board. The report included recommended revisions to Article II. As you might imagine, these proposed revisions to our Principles and Purposes were a very hot topic at the June 2023 General Assembly and voting on the changes will be a major topic at General Assembly 2024.
Where do the Principles come from? How were they first created and how have they changed over the years? Why was this review initiated? And what changes are being proposed?
It’s an often dramatic and contentious story of how we UUs articulate our core values, reaching back to the late 19th century. We will look at the past, present and future of our UU Principles.
Bio — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere is a retired Unitarian Universalist community minister living in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to retirement, she was the Executive Director of UU Justice Ohio. She currently serves on the board of the national Voter Empowerment Project, a non profit that supports increased voter engagement in under-represented and marginalized populations. She serves as treasurer on the board of the StoryTellers of Central Ohio and believes that effective story work can help us understand one another and change minds and hearts.
Prior to her work with UU Justice Ohio, Rev VanBecelaere was regional Lead with the Central East Region, district executive for the old Ohio Meadville District, vice president for student services at Iliff School of Theology in Denver CO, and taught as an adjunct instructor in UU polity.
She is a member of the North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center, Ohio. She lives in Columbus with her spouse, Jerry, and four rambunctious felines.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*

Wine with Friends
2023-09-07 19:00 - 21:00 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join members of the church and bring a friend for an evening of wine and conversation.
We will be enjoying: September Leftovers, bring a wine you forgot to open this summer.
Thursday September 7th at 7 p.m. in the church basement.
We ask that you bring a bottle of wine to share or a side dish.
There is a $5 suggested donation.
For more information, please see Carla Miller.

Rev. Sunshine Wolfe — Choosing Each Other
2023-09-10 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Jacqueline Moore
Speaker — Rev. Sunshine Wolfe
Title — Choosing Each Other
Topic — What does it mean to prioritize relationship in a society so focused on other more material things? How do we prioritize relationships as introverts, overwhelmed folks, neurodivergent folks, and more living in a world that can feel, at times, overwhelming? We will explore the importance of being rooted in relationship as a path to peace, equity, valuing religious difference, and beyond.
Bio — Rev. Sunshine J. Wolfe is Congregational Field Staff for the Central East Region serving congregations in western Pennsylvania and across Ohio. Ghe hails originally from Indiana where ghe learned to sing, dance, and cause trouble- the social justice kind. Ghe is currently a member of TRUUsT (Transgender Religious professional Unitarian UniversalistS Together) and DRUUMM (Diverse Revolutionary Multicultural Ministries).
Sunshine is committed to helping congregations become the healthiest versions of themselves so that they can do their important work in the world. Ghe has served many congregations throughout the country first as Spiritual Development Director at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson. Ghe served as intern minister at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Cleveland, OH and then completed a Chaplaincy Residency at Indiana University Health Hospitals. Ghe has also served as Interim Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Montgomery, AL, First Unitarian Church of Alton, IL, in the St. Louis metropolitan area and May Memorial UU Society in Syracuse, NY. During gher service in Alton, Sunshine was active with the resistance movements in Ferguson, MO. Before seminary, Sunshine worked for five years as a Case Manager with homeless adults searching for employment in Tucson, AZ. Sunshine has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and a Master of Divinity degree from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA.
Sunshine enjoys silliness, board games, music of all kinds, and thunderstorms. Ghe particularly likes to go hiking, color mandalas, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where a small handful have gone before. In other words, ghe’s a science fiction geek with a specialty in Star Trek.
Sunshine identifies as genderqueer and transgender and uses any third gender pronoun including they/their, ghe/gher, and zi/hir.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

*Masks are requested in the building*

Gail Laux, Ohio Bird Sanctuary —
2023-09-17 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Brian Moore
Speaker — Gail Laux, Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Title & Topic — Gail will speak on how God has guided and shaped the Sanctuary to serve his creation. She will bring one of her feathered friends. (Most likely, Great-horned Owl)
Bio — Gail Laux is the founder of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary, located in Richland County, Ohio. She has a husband, two daughters, and a beautiful granddaughter! She and her husband live on a lovely farm on the west side of Bellville.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

*Masks are requested in the building*

Illuman Men's Council
2023-09-21 18:00 - 20:30 | All Souls Fellowship Hall, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States

Halloween Candy Drive
2023-09-24 - 2023-10-22 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Looking for members and friends who are willing to drop off candy and zipper sandwich bags to create grab bags for Trick or Treat night in Bellville.
Please leave them in the box at the top of the stairs by the coat rack.
For any questions, reach out to Jen Gibson
