Wednesday Circle
Weekly | Room 206 and on Zoom: bit.ly/wednesdaycircle
Members moderate this conversational ministry from a spiritual point of view, governed by a commitment to our covenant. All are welcome to join in person (during Wednesday Community Connections) or on Zoom year round!
Yoga for Every Body with Stacie Beckert
Weekly | Room 207
Take part in empowering, restorative yoga for every body type. Come expand your mind and stretch your body.
Armchair Garden Tours with Terry Lastinger
January 29, February 26, March 26 & April 23 | Room 128
Put on your virtual walking shoes and enjoy four of the world’s most enchanting botanic gardens.
Belonging Circle
February 12 | Room 120
As a follow up to the Foundations class, this introduction to Small Group Ministry will welcome new members to the practice of sharing and deep listening that is a cornerstone of All Souls’ congregational work.
Creative Play with Linda Alred
Weekly starting January 22 | Artists’ Atelier
Re-ignite your creativity, play along with others, relieve stress, try new things, and have fun! We’ll be thinking outside the box with a variety of materials and ideas throughout the season. Bring your ideas and your imagination.
Forest Bathing with Sue Woodward
March 26 | Room 129 and outdoors
Join Sue Woodward, certified Forest Therapy Guide, in a practice that supports health and wellness through guided immersion in the outdoors to promote the well-being of both people and the land. Sue will guide us to slow down, allow the senses to open and experience the environment to deepen the reciprocal relationship between participants and nature.
Foundations of Unitarian Universalism
January 22 - February 5 | Room 112
Join our ministers on this exploration of the roots of Unitarianism and Universalism and how they came together to form the basis of Love Beyond Belief that we experience at All Souls today. This class is a great way to deepen your connections to fellow congregants, get to know your ministers, and learn about the exciting history of our chosen faith!
Great Decisions with Earl Goodman & Mack Vanderlip
January 22 - March 26 | Room 120
Great Decisions is a nation-wide discussion program on world affairs that involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the video series and meeting in a discussion group to discuss the most critical global issues facing us today.
The 2025 Great Decisions Kick-Off Meeting will be held Sunday, January 19 at 2:30 in the Aaronson Auditorium downtown in the Central Library. Dr. Robert Donaldson, former University of Tulsa President, Trustees Professor of Political Science Emeritus, and Director, Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations will present the keynote address on U.S.-China Relations. A live streamed link will be provided for those who cannot attend in person.
The 2025 Briefing Books will be available at the downtown Kick-Off meeting and at the first few meetings at All Souls. Briefing books can also be ordered online from the Foreign Policy Association for $35. The Kindle version is available through Amazon for $24.99.
Healing Our Religious Wounds with Rev. Randy Lewis
April 2 - 23 | Room 120
This three-session course is designed to provide an opportunity for church leaders and lay members to identify the nature of their religious wounds and, through active group participation and sharing, to develop basic tools and techniques for addressing them. Open to adults 18 and older.
Improv Workshops with Third Space
January 15, February 12, March 12, April 23
Japan To Jerusalem: Around the World by Mountain Bike with Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
April 30 | Room TBD
Rev. Lavanhar will take you along with him on his three-year around-the-world mountain bike odyssey. You do not really know Marlin until you watch him relive the adventure he took while in his twenties. You will travel over the Himalayas and into the homes, huts and haunts of desert nomads, Chinese cave-dwellers, Hindu Holy men, matrilineal tribes and through some of the roughest terrain and most beautiful scenery on earth. Through colorful stories and stunning photographs, Marlin shares a contagious enthusiasm for the people and cultures of the world.
Kick-Boxing for Everyone
Weekly starting January 22 | Presidents’ Room
Join us for an energetic and empowering kick-boxing class led by Noah Johnson from Aspire Fitness! In this fun and supportive environment, you’ll learn boxing techniques, self-defense skills, and core-strengthening exercises, all at a level suitable for beginners and experienced participants alike.
(Re)Discover the Bible with Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso Verdend
January 29, February 12 & 25, March 12 & 26, April 9 & 23 | Thoreau Lounge
Whether you’ve heard all of the stories before or the Judeo-Christian text is new to you, take this opportunity to explore key biblical themes and stories from a distinctly liberal perspective. Explore this cornerstone of western civilization with a practical theologian and seminary educator who can provide context for the stories and contrast to uses of the Bible on the Religious Right. Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso-Verdend is the President Emeritus at Tulsa’s Phillips Seminary and is currently the theologian-in-residence at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. His daughter, Eliana, has been actively involved at All Souls during her high school years. Gary wrote an unpublished text, From Exodus to Resurrection, which we will use as a resource for this class.
Reimagining Your Own Theology 1
February 19 - March 12 | Room 112
Most Unitarian Universalists can easily say what they don’t believe, but how many can clearly state what they do believe? Many people who have found the UU faith have come from other faith traditions, or from none at all. In this series we will begin an exploration of individual beliefs and the “big questions,” seeking a deepening and expanding understanding of ourselves and our world.
Reimagining Your Own Theology 2
March 26 - April 16 | Room 112
A continuation of the first session, beginning February 19.
Someway Zen Meditation with Michael Mason & Patti Mitchel
February 5 - March 12 | Room 129
Experience the timeless path of Zen Buddhism in this six-week introductory course, meeting once a week for a 90-minute immersion. Each session weaves together engaging discussions and guided meditation to gently cultivate clarity, resilience, and a deeper sense of connection. You’ll learn fundamental practices, Zen history, traditions, and techniques. By the end, you’ll carry forward practical tools to sustain a calming, insightful meditation practice at home and beyond!
Testing and Charging Your Chakras/Healing Circles with Sue Woodward
January 29 | Room 129
Sue, a graduate of the Deborah King Lifeforce Energy Healing School, will demonstrate testing chakras with a pendulum and lead us in charging our own chakras, followed by a group Healing Circle, through the power of our intention to send love and light for someone or something’s highest good, including a shift in consciousness and positive change in the world.
Writers' Circle with Katja Blum
Weekly starting January 15 | On Zoom at bit.ly/kbwriting
In this group, we explore our own voices and engage with each other and our world through our writing. Fiction and nonfiction writers are equally welcome. Our goal is to share our stories and improve our creative writing skills together. The group is facilitated by author and creative writing teacher Katja Blum.
Come mix and mingle with old friends and new at Wednesday Community Connections kick-off, January 15, 2025, 5:30 - 8:30 pm!
Join your All Souls ministers and staff for an evening of food and frivolity, music and movement, deep conversation and ecstatic laughter, with classes beginning this week.
Regular chapel and a full slate of classes begin January 22.
