Questions For Your Answers
2024-05-29 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Bob Evans @ Hanley Rd., 30 W. Hanley Rd., Mansfield, OH, 44903, United States
Come and be part of our monthly gathering, commencing at 10 a.m.
Location: Bob Evans on Hanley Road in Mansfield.
Join us for discussions on life, faith, and any topics close to your heart.

Rev. James Seamus Dillard — The Gospel of John, Paul, George, and Ringo
2024-06-02 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Cindy Petri
Speaker — Rev. James Seamus Dillard
Title — The Gospel of John, Paul, George, and Ringo
Topic — Explore the works and philosophy of the Beatles
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.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Annual Congregational Meeting
2024-06-02 12:00 - 13:30 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Attention Members of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church!
Mark your calendars for our Annual Business Meeting, a pivotal event in our church calendar. According to our bylaws (Section 5.3), this meeting will immediately follow the first Sunday service in June.
We’ll tackle crucial matters, such as reviewing reports from Officers, Trustees, and the Minister, discussing the proposed budget, and conducting elections for Officers and Trustees. Nominations will be accepted in advance by the Nominating Committee, with opportunities for additional nominations during the meeting.
Your participation is essential; we need a quorum representing 30% of our membership to proceed. Can’t make it in person? No problem! You can still vote via absentee ballot. Just notify us by Sunday, May 19th, to receive one.
Along with voting in new Officers and Trustees we will also be approving the annual budget. Approval of the budget is necessary to the work we do both in the building and out in our community. Absentee ballots are due back by June 1, 2024.
Save the date: Sunday, June 2, 2024. Your presence and input are vital as we shape the future of our vibrant community.
Thank you for your commitment to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. We look forward to your active participation at the meeting!

ACIM
2024-06-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-07-17 18:30 - 20:30 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Discover the transformative teachings of A Course In Miracles in our bi-monthly sessions.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Church Basement
Unlock the power of spiritual growth and inner peace. All are welcome!

Wine with Friends
2024-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Gather with fellow church members and invite a friend to join us for an enjoyable evening filled with wine and engaging conversations.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Church Basement
Please contribute by bringing a bottle of wine to share or a delightful side dish. A suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.
For additional details, feel free to reach out to Carla Miller.

Donation Drop-Off for Garage Sale
2024-06-09 10:00 - 14:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Before or after church until 2 PM
Make sure you see Sarah M. to let her know that those items are for the sale.

Christopher Reynolds — Peace-making in Vietnam Using Depth Psychology, sacred Pipe, and Ritual.
2024-06-09 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Brian Moore
Speaker — Christopher Reynolds
Title — Peace-making in Vietnam Using Depth Psychology, sacred Pipe, and Ritual.
Topic — Join Christopher Reynolds for songs, stories and teachings drawn from his work with veterans and families for Warriors Journey Home. It is possible to make peace with former enemies using depth psychology, the sacred Pipe and rituals expansive enough to make for a “No Man’s Land” where all who come in a good way are welcome.
Spiritual healing, soul repair, and peace-making are all possible. I have seen them happen right in front of me.
Bio — F. Christopher Reynolds, M.Ed., is a singer, teacher and roving shaman. His mission is to sing, to teach, to heal the peace of dreaming onward. He does this through songs, chants, writings, ritual, concerts and workshops. He is a singer songwriter with 20 releases. He is the lead author on the only publications on depth psychology, soul, creativity, and giftedness. He is also published in organic creativity in the language classroom. Chris is the founder of No Man’s Folk. He is a co-founder of archetypal ecology. He assists in facilitation rituals for returning veterans with Warriors Journey Home. Learn more at his website: urrealist.com.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Donation Drop-Off for Garage Sale
2024-06-11 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Times are flexible, please contact Sarah M.

Summer Reading Book Club Discussion Group
2024-06-11 19:30 - 20:30 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Join us at 7:30 PM for our first Summer Reading Book Club discussion! We will meet in the church basement to talk about The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alex E. Harrow.
Feel free to bring a favorite snack to share—something easy to pick up and enjoy while reading. Whether it’s popcorn, veggie straws, chips and salsa, carrots and hummus, M&Ms, Little Debbies, or Oreos, we welcome your tasty contributions.
We look forward to a delightful evening of discussion and delicious treats!

Donation Drop-Off for Garage Sale
2024-06-12 17:30 - 19:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Donation drop off from 5:30PM – 7PM at the church
Point person: Sarah M.

Bellville Garage Sale
2024-06-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-14 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-15 09:00 - 16:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Sale Drop-Off Schedule & Event Info!
Join us for the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Garage Sale! Find great bargains on a wide variety of items while supporting our church community. Whether you’re looking for household goods, clothing, books, or unique treasures, there’s something for everyone.
This is also a wonderful opportunity to volunteer and connect with fellow community members. We need your help to make this event a success, so please consider signing up for a shift. Your time and efforts are invaluable!
After the sale, any remaining items will be donated to local charity shops, ensuring that nothing goes to waste and continues to support those in need.
Drop-Off Times:
– Sunday 6/9: Before or after church until 2pm
– Tuesday 6/11: You set the times you will be there and let me know
– Wednesday 6/12: Between 5:30-7:00pm (Sarah will be there)
Sale Dates:
– Thursday 6/13 – Saturday 6/15: 9am – 4pm
Sign-Up Sheet:
– A sign-up sheet will go around. Even stopping by to give us time for bathroom and lunch breaks would be greatly appreciated!
Post-Sale Donations:
– Anything we still have after church on Sunday 6/16 will be donated to local charity shops. Nothing will be held for pick-up later.
Thank you for your support!
If you are interested in participating, please reach out to one of the committee members: Carla M., Ed F., or Sarah M.

Christopher Reynolds — Skin in the Game: An Invitation to a New Earth
2024-06-16 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Hayley Young
Speaker — Christopher Reynolds
Title — Skin in the Game: An Invitation to a New Earth
Topic — You are invited to hear songs, poems and stories of soul repair and spiritual healing. Skin in the Game is a program developed by Christopher Reynolds for Warriors Journey Home that takes inspiration from the markings, visible and invisible that we carry: tattoos, scars, wounds, markings, signs and symbols. When our veterans make it all the way home, our whole community is renewed as well. All Souls invites you to share in our ensouled and inspired company.
Bio — F. Christopher Reynolds, M.Ed., is a singer, teacher and roving shaman. His mission is to sing, to teach, to heal the peace of dreaming onward. He does this through songs, chants, writings, ritual, concerts and workshops. He is a singer songwriter with 20 releases. He is the lead author on the only publications on depth psychology, soul, creativity, and giftedness. He is also published in organic creativity in the language classroom. Chris is the founder of No Man’s Folk. He is a co-founder of archetypal ecology. He assists in facilitation rituals for returning veterans with Warriors Journey Home. Learn more at his website: urrealist.com.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

UUA - General Assembly
2024-06-20 - 2024-06-23 | OH
Click here for more information on GA-2024

Summer Solstice
2024-06-21 | OH

Mansfield Gay Pride Festival and Parade
2024-06-22 | OH
All Souls is thrilled to announce our 10th year of participation in the Mansfield Gay Pride Festival and Parade. This milestone marks a decade of supporting and celebrating the community during this all-day event.
Join us as we proudly march in the parade—an always enjoyable experience. Additionally, don’t miss our booth at the festival, where our dedicated volunteers from All Souls will be stationed.
We warmly invite you to contribute your time at the booth and, if possible, join us in the parade. Look for the signup sheet and permission forms for unaccompanied youth from our congregation available at the church. Your involvement in this special 10th year means the world to us!

Rev. Molly Housh Gordon — Weaving Our Lives, A UUA General Assembly Service
2024-06-23 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. Molly Housh Gordon
Title — Weaving Our Lives
Topic — We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care?
Rev. Molly Housh Gordon will be joined by Violet Vonder Haar, Jamila Bachelder, Rev. Leon Dunkely, Rev. Eric Kaminetsky, Rev. Joan Javier-Duvall, Rev. Jordinn Nelson Long, Rev. Aaron Wisman, Rev. Sadie Lansdale, and Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan.
Featuring musicians: Natasha Steinmacher, GA Music Coordinator; Lea Morris; Francisco Ruiz; beheld; Violet Vonder Haar; Paul Winchester; and choirs from All Souls Unitarian Church, Indianapolis, IN; First Parish in Concord, MA; First Parish UU in Lexington, MA; First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI; UU Fellowship in Athens, GA; UU Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, NY; UU Church in Cherry Hill, NJ; UU Church in Reston, VA; and UU of Minnetonka, MN.
Bio — A lifelong Unitarian Universalist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Rev. Molly Housh Gordon is the minister of the UU Church of Columbia, Missouri, where she is currently suing the state of Missouri for their unconstitutional abortion ban alongside 13 other multi-faith clergy co-plaintiffs. Molly is passionate about red-state UU ministry, community organizing, and mutual aid. In addition to her ministry and organizing work, Molly is a published essayist and poet completing a Doctor of Ministry in Creative Writing and Public Theology. Alongside her wonderful spouse, she is the delighted parent of two very fierce young children and one very chill old dog.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Board Meeting
2024-06-30 09:00 - 10:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
All Souls board meeting starting at 9 a.m.

Wendy Bartlett — The Vaster Wilds: Unitarian Universalism, Paganism, and Earth-Centered Traditions
2024-06-30 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Jen Gibson
Speaker — Wendy Bartlett
Title — The Vaster Wilds: Unitarian Universalism, Paganism, and Earth-Centered Traditions
Topic — Where most religious traditions try to co-opt or obliterate pagan and earth-centered traditions, Unitarian Universalism has a long tradition of inclusion and celebration–find out why we explore the vaster wilds of the spirit.
Bio — Wendy Bartlett is a Quaker who was raised in, and rejoices in, Unitarian Universalist spaces. Wendy graduated from the Unitarian Universalist House of Studies with a Master of Divinity degree in 2021. She is involved with social justice issues including anti-racism and LGBTQ concerns. She lives with her grown-up son, a very old cat, and a grandcat in Fairlawn, Ohio.
Join us downstairs after service for Potluck.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Potluck
2024-06-30 12:00 - 14:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 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!!!

Summer Reading Book Club Discussion Group
2024-07-03 19:30 - 20:30 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Join us at 7:30PM for our Summer Reading Book Club discussion. We will talk about Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
We will meet upstairs in the church sanctuary.

Reed Richmond — “Wherever You Go, There You Are.”
2024-07-07 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Reed Richmond
Speaker — Reed Richmond
Title — “Wherever You Go, There You Are.”
Topic — Reed will be reminiscing on his recent 4000 mile trip to the American West. While visiting dinosaur museums was his main goal, it’s the human connections that he’ll talk about
Bio — Reed Richmond spent 46 years as a public relations specialist before retiring. He lives in Bellville with his wife Joan, three dogs, and the world’s most insignificant cat.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Wine with Friends -Date Change for July-
2024-07-11 19:00 - 21:00 | All Souls Church Basement, 25 Church St, Bellville, OH, 44813, United States
Gather with fellow church members and invite a friend to join us for an enjoyable evening filled with wine and engaging conversations.
We will meet on July 11th due to the holiday.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Church Basement
Please contribute by bringing a bottle of wine to share or a delightful side dish. A suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.
For additional details, feel free to reach out to Carla Miller.

Rev. Joan VanBecelaere — "Valuing Our Values"
2024-07-14 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Bambi Gordon
Speaker — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere
Title — “Valuing Our Values”
Topic — In the heat of current politics, politicians and pundits of all sides enjoy tossing around values in language. From the language used, one might think that only certain specified religious or political groups have values and live them. Even though we aren’t cited among the specified groups, we Unitarian Universalists have strong values rising from our religious commitments and living out in our communities. What are our strongest values? What are the central values held in esteem by our congregation? How do these values inform our lives together in community? We will have some time to discuss together the central values we hold.
Bio — Rev. Joan VanBecelaere is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. She has served as the Executive Director of UU Justice Ohio and as a Congregational Life Consultant for the Ohio-Meadville District and the Staff Lead for CERG – the Central East Regional Group. Before holding this position, she was the vice-president for student services at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver CO, where she taught UU polity. She lives in Columbus OH with her spouse, Jerry, and four felines all named after Hebrew Bible prophets and kings.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*

Ron Boyd — "A.I. Part II"
2024-07-21 10:30 - 12:00 | All Souls UU Church, 25 Church St., Bellville, Ohio, 44813
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Jacqueline Moore
Speaker — Ron Boyd
Title — “A.I. Part II”
Topic — Future Utopia or Dystopia?
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.
Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are optional in the building, and we fully support individuals’ choices regarding their use.*
