All Souls Easter

Easter Sunrise

For the past two millennium, a curious set of folks from all walks of life have radically reoriented their lives around this particular Sunday. What's the big deal?

Here's a chance to find out for yourself. We invite you to join us this Easter season - to reflect, to celebrate, and maybe even to worship. Whether you are a follower of Jesus, or someone who's simply curious, we'd love to have you explore faith with us. This is a great opportunity to get to the heart of the mystery.

Here's what's happening:

• Good Friday service (celebrating Christ's brutal death on a Roman cross) - 7 PM on Friday evening at Christian & Marilyn Cryder's place (2307 River Road). Coffee and dessert afterwards.
  
  
• Easter Sunday service (celebrating Christ's unexpected resurrection) - 10 AM on Sunday morning at the Missoula Children's Theater. There will be a potluck lunch afterwards at Christian & Marilyn's place (see above).

We hope you will join us!

A Party For St. Patrick

Admit it: there's times you wish you were Irish. But you're not (and hey, you probably wouldn't like haggis anyway). So cheer up and make the best of it - come hoist a pint with us in honor of St. Patrick as we make fish & chips on the deck together.

It'll be a rousing good time - a roaring fire, great food & drink, and plenty of interesting friends (assuming you show up, of course). Who knows, there might even be some live music if folks bring their instruments. Sound interesting? Here's the skinny:

WHEN: Friday, March 13, from 7 PM until the leprechauns get sleepy
WHERE: @ the Cryder's place (2307 River Road - holler for directions)
WHAT TO BRING: a healthy appetite, a hearty thirst, and your favorite beer, wine, or scotch to share with friends. (If you like fine cigars around the fire, be sure to bring 'em with you.)

Please RSVP if you're coming (so we know how much food to prepare). Friends are welcome, and so are kids (but if you plan on staying late, you may want to get a sitter).

See you soon!
Christian & Ryan

New Time & Place

Hey folks! As many of you know, we've been forced to find a new place to worship.

This coming Sunday (Mar 8), All Souls Worship will happen @ 10 AM in Room 307 of the Missoula Children's Theater (200 N. Adams St.). It's on the 3rd floor, please enter from Main Street on the south side of the building.

We realize the new time and location will take some getting used to. That said, we also believe that God does these things for a reason, and we look forward to seeing how he grows us as a church during this time of transition. Please join us this Sunday as we make our move, and please help us spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested in attending (we don't have email addrs for everyone).

Also, remember to set your clocks ahead an hour on Saturday night as we spring forward for daylight savings. (Don't worry, we'll make coffee on Sunday morning!).

See you soon!
Christian

Reason For God Reading Group

Faith. Doubt. Belief. Skepticism.

What if there was a place that encouraged you not only to question your faith, but also to doubt your doubts? What if Christians and skeptics could sit down together, as friends, to look at the convictions behind both faith and doubt?

Tim Keller's The Reason for God is one of the best vehicles we've seen to foster this kind of conversation, so we're organizing a reading group for skeptics and believers alike.

• the group begins in February and is open to anyone with questions or doubts about the Christian faith.
• we'll meet regularly as friends to wrestle with Keller's ideas over lunch and beer - to see about what resonates (and what doesn't!), to thoughtfully examine our beliefs (and our doubts!).
  
• the purpose is not to "convert" anyone (we don't think we can). Rather, it's to create a safe place for people to process their faith and their doubts in community.
• the group will be co-led by Christian Cryder (an All Souls pastor who's been deeply influenced by Keller), and Jori Frakie (a good friend and thoughtful skeptic who loves Keller's book but isn't persuaded by it).
  

We think it's going to be fun, and we'd love to have you join us! If this sounds interesting, contact Christian (529-5568) or Jori (721-4148) for details.

About Tim Keller

As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in downtown New York City, Tim Keller has spent years interacting with some of the most thoughtful, intelligent skeptics on the face of the planet. Amazingly, many of them now attend his church.

Whereas many Christian authors end up preaching to the choir, Keller writes for unbelievers and the Christians who love them. He believes that dialog "across party lines" is tremendously valuable - both for those who believe (that they might better examine their faith), as well as those who don't (that they might better examine their doubts).

In other words, Keller thinks we actually need friends who think differently than we do, to help us see things about our beliefs (or unbelief!) that we might miss on our own. Here at All Souls, this is the kind of community we are seeking to create. Maybe you can help us?

Slumdog Millionaire

This Friday evening we'll be meeting at the Wilma @ 6:45 PM to watch Slumdog Millionaire. Afterwards, we'll head next door to El Cazador for drinks and discussion. We do this because we believe that culture matters, and one of the best ways to engage our culture is to spend an evening with friends watching & discussing great movies.

If you'd like to attend, please contact us so we know how many seats to save.