Ongoing April Classes (Alphabetical Order)
Creative Play with Linda Alred (In Person)
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.
Kick-Boxing for Everyone (In Person)
Join us for an energetic and empowering kickboxing 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.
Mosaics with Bill Westcott (In Person) | March 5 - April 30
Learn the art of Mosaics using glass with master artist, Bill Westcott, as we create community projects for All Souls!
Sunday Circle on Wednesday (In Person & Online: 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.
Tulsa Zen Center Meditation (In Person) | Feb. 5 - April 30
Experience the timeless path of Zen Buddhism in this 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!
Writers' Circle with Katja Blum (Online Only: 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.
Yoga for Every Body with Stacie Beckert (In Person)
Take part in empowering, restorative yoga for every body type. Come expand your mind and stretch your body.
Special April Classes (alphabetical order)
Armchair Garden Tours with Terry Lastinger (In Person) | April 23
Put on your virtual walking shoes and enjoy four of the world’s most enchanting botanic gardens.
- April 23: El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel, Mexico (in Room 112)
'The Cult of Christianity" Book Talk with Mike Williams & Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (In Person) | April 23
In his bold yet controversial new book, The Cult of Christianity, Mike Williams takes on the religious dogmas, oral traditions, borrowed mythis and outright lies that make up so much of what Christians believe, and from which they need to be freed. Biblical literalism, a relatively new way of interpreting the Bible, which would be completely foreign to the First Century Christians of the New Testament, is strangling Christianity and killing the Church.
Discover the origins of Bishop Carlton Pearson's "The Gospel of Inclusion." Is it New Age? Is it new at all? What would the early church fathers have though about Inclusions and Ultimate Reconciliation? Learn about the rise of Christian Nationalism and the negative impact it has had on the Christian Church.
Who, or what, is the devil? From where did the concept originate? Why are Christians so devoted to the devil and the idea of hell? Come and learn the answers to these questions and so much more.
End Of Life Decisions Workshops (In Person) | April 9-23
Join the All Souls Life Decisiosn Team to learn about many of the ways our community is here to help at our inevitable end of life and how a little bit of planning can make a difficult time much easier for everyone involved. Learn how to have the conversations now that will allow future events to unfold without unnecesssary surprises or catastrophe.
- April 9 - Session 1: Starting the Discussion
- April 16 - Session 2: Forms for Peace of Mind
- April 23 - Specific Planning, Including Your Memorial Service
Great Decisions with Earl Goodman & Mack Vanderlip (In Person & Online: allsouls.me/greatdecisions)
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.
- April 2: Wrap up review, wine & cheese at All Souls
Improv Workshops with Third Space
- Musical Improv | April 23:
- "If you can't sing, sing louder!" is what we say. Whether you're a seasoned singer or just love to belt a tune, this improv class offers a supportive and playful environment for all music and improvisational skill levels. Come ready to laugh, learn, and have fun with fellow music enthusiasts. No sheet music required - just bring your enthusiasm!
Japan To Jerusalem: Around the World by Mountain Bike with Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (In Person & Online: allsoulschurch.org/live) | April 30
Rev. Marlin 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.
(Re)Discover the Bible with Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso Verdend (In Person) | Apr. 9 & 23
Whether you've heard all of the stories before, or the Jude-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 tholoigian-in-residence at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. His daughter, Elianna, 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 2 (In Person & Online: allsouls.me/reimagining) | Mar. 26-Apr. 16
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" as we deepen and expand our understanding of ourselves and our world.
This is a continuation of Reimagining Your Own Theology Part 1; you do not have to have taken Part 1 to attend Part 2.
