Finance Committee. 

All Souls Board of Trustees. 

The Annual Meeting is when the community joins together to review where we've been, where we are, and where we are going. The Board of Directors and other officers are chosen and plans are made for the coming year.
 

Beginning Qi Gong. Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese health care system integrating physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention. The “qi” means “breath” or “air” in Chinese, and by extension, “life force” or “dynamic energy”. Gong means work applied to a discipline or the resultant level of skill, so Qi Gong is thus “breath work” or “energy work”. These breathing and movements are practiced as a health maintenance exercise. The slow gentle movements of most Qi Gong forms can be easily adapted, even for the physically challenged, and can be practiced by all age groups.

Our 6 pm music meditation time in the sanctuary will be a time of group Qi Gong exercise starting July 24. All are invited for this seated (or standing) beginners’ instruction and practice, and all are welcome to stay for the guided meditation immediately following. Our guided meditation group is eclectic and relaxing at the same time….the leader and format changes week to week.

All Souls Annual Picnic

Calling all Picnic Lovers

• We will fire up a grill and cook our favorite picnic food. Bring your favorite meat and a salad or dessert to share .
• Bring your family or friends. The more the merrier!!!
• If we can find a couple of ice cream makers, we'll have yummy homemade ice cream
  Let Billie (360-349-1476) know if you would be willing to loan us one.
• Bring a T-shirt and create an All Souls design to have ironed on your shirt.
• Do you like to play cards or dominos? I'll bet you can find others who would love to play also.
   

Team Talk. On August 30th, as it’s the fifth Sunday of the month, we will have a “team talk” after the service. In the past year we have accomplished a lot, and now we need to set priorities for this year.

What do we want to do? What can we do? What will help us grow? What is most important and what do we have the resources, people and money to do? These are some of the things to consider. Before evaluating each possibility, let’s brainstorm the many things we can do.

If we have many options to choose from, more people can become involved and feel gratified. We can choose to do more with the money we have and generate more money for what we need.

At the end of August, please come and share your suggestions. Your ideas need not be limited to what you would want to do, as others may pick up on your suggestion and modify or expand on it. In the end, you may want to be involved in it after all. Then again, with multiple choices, we can select what has the most potential.

Have a good summer and mark your calendar for August 30th.

Qi Gong, Beginning. Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese health care system integrating physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention. The “qi” means “breath” or “air” in Chinese, and by extension, “life force” or “dynamic energy”. Gong means work applied to a discipline or the resultant level of skill, so Qi Gong is thus “breath work” or “energy work”. These breathing and movements are practiced as a health maintenance exercise. The slow gentle movements of most Qi Gong forms can be easily adapted, even for the physically challenged, and can be practiced by all age groups.

Our 6 pm music meditation time in the sanctuary will be a time of group Qi Gong exercise starting July 24. All are invited for this seated (or standing) beginners’ instruction and practice, and all are welcome to stay for the guided meditation immediately following. Our guided meditation group is eclectic and relaxing at the same time….the leader and format changes week to week.

In Search of the Soul. What is the soul? The Self? Consciousness? This series of classes will investigate what contemporary scientists and philosophers say about these questions, and provide ample opportunity for dialog.

In Search of the Soul. 1. I Am a Strange Loop. What is the nature of thinking? How is it related to our bodies? Our brains? This class will explore the book by Douglas Hofstadter, investigating the nature of human thinking and the soul.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Strange_Loop)

In Search of the Soul. 2. Free Will and Determinism. Is what we do an inevitable consequence of factors beyond our control? (God's will? The Fates? Destiny? Physics? Biology?) Is it reasonable to hold people responsible for acts they can't control? (To blame them? To be angry at them?) This class will view and discuss a DVD class on these question from The Teaching Company.
(http://www.teach12.com/storex/courseInfo.aspx?id=4235&d=Great+Philosophical+Debates:+Free+Will+and+Determinism)

In Search of the Soul. 3. The Neurological Origins of Individuality. How do our brains, our neurons, affect our thinking, our behavior? This class will view and discuss a DVD class from The Teaching Company.
(http://www.teach12.com/storex/courseInfo.aspx?id=1597&d=Biology+and+Human+Behavior:+The+Neurological+Origins+of+Individuality,+2nd+Edition
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In Search of the Soul. 4. Consciousness and Its Implications. What is it to be conscious? To be aware of what's happening? How does consciousness affect our behavior? This class will view and discuss a DVD class from The Teaching Company.
(http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=4168)