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Services at 11:00 am every Sunday,
at the "Church Across from the Post Office". Visit Finding Us for map and directions.
We have a potluck lunch after service on the first Sunday of each
month. We don't try to coordinate who brings what; just bring a dish of
your choosing to share.
Following is a partial schedule of All Souls Waccamaw Sunday Services
going forward.
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SPEAKER AND TOPIC |
| Feb. 12 |
Rev. Barry Stopfel
Retired Minister,
Friend of the Congregation, Frequent Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
Life Without Leviticus: Why all the Rules?
This
sermon topic is taken
from the
suggestions submitted by congregants. The book of Leviticus
takes
it name from the Israelite tribe called "Levites" - the tribe from
which the Temple Priests are chosen. A large share of the
book is
devoted to what are called "purity codes." These codes were
intended as rules to maintain ritual purity and protect members of the
Israelite cult from "defilement" by the outside world. It was
essential that the relationship between the cult and its god remained
pure. In contemporary terms the Levitical purity codes raise
the
question, "Is cleanliness next to godliness?"
The
Rev. Barry Stopfel began his seminary education after a twelve-year
career as a marketing communications executive in New York City, where
he worked in a variety of marketing and advertising positions,
including retail banking, financial services marketing and in an
executive position with the travel division of American Express.
Immediately prior to entering seminary he was Director of Marketing for
the Joffrey Ballet.
Rev Stopfel is the author of
numerous articles in local and national religious publications, as well
as the book Courage to Love,
co-authored with Will Leckie, published in 1997 by Doubleday. He
received his B.A. in Mass Communications from Boston University, his
M.A. in Education and Communications from Teachers College at Columbia
University, and his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York
City.
Barry is an Episcopal Priest
and
accomplished speaker and workshop leader, focusing on religious
teachings with regard to human sexuality, gender and social justice. He
also holds Affiliated Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist
Association. For a number of years, he served as a minister for the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Susquehanna Valley,
Pennsylvania.
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| Feb. 19 |
Rev.
Barry Stopfel
Retired Minister, Friend of the
Congregation, Frequent Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
Tina Turner, Mover and Shaker: How to Overcome
Adversity
Responding
to a sermon suggestion from a congregant I use Tina's own words to
shape my remarks.
"This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and
conversations to be symphonies."
"Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am."
"I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make
my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and
become strong, to discover my mission in life."
"You take your problems to a god, but what you really need is for the
god to take you to the inside of you."
The
Rev. Barry Stopfel began his seminary education after a twelve-year
career as a marketing communications executive in New York City, where
he worked in a variety of marketing and advertising positions,
including retail banking, financial services marketing and in an
executive position with the travel division of American Express.
Immediately prior to entering seminary he was Director of Marketing for
the Joffrey Ballet.
Rev Stopfel is the author of
numerous articles in local and national religious publications, as well
as the book Courage to Love,
co-authored with Will Leckie, published in 1997 by Doubleday. He
received his B.A. in Mass Communications from Boston University, his
M.A. in Education and Communications from Teachers College at Columbia
University, and his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York
City.
Barry is an Episcopal Priest
and
accomplished speaker and workshop leader, focusing on religious
teachings with regard to human sexuality, gender and social justice. He
also holds Affiliated Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist
Association. For a number of years, he served as a minister for the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Susquehanna Valley,
Pennsylvania.
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| Feb. 26 |
Deb
Bonner
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
Your Mask First
Deb
Bonner is a former nurse who moved from New Jersey in 2003 with her
husband, Thom. She has two
children. Greg is an architect in New York. Jennifer is a graduate
student. Deb and Thom live in Plantation Lakes with their three "boys",
Topaz, Onyx, and Patches.
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| Mar. 04 |
Rev.
Linda Jordan
Speaker
Sermon
Topic: The Journey from Jerusalem to Jericho
Linda
E. Jordan, D.Min., M.Div., holds a B.A. degree from Furman University,
a Master of Divinity
degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry
from San Francisco Theological,
and is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches, USA. Dr.
Jordan holds certification
in Thanatology from the Association of Death Education and Counseling
and certification in Traumatology
and Compassion Fatigue from the Academy of Traumatology, Florida State
University. She is also a Train-the-Trainer for the International
Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).
Dr. Jordan has 35 years of experience as a senior pastor, university
campus minister, hospital
chaplain, military chaplain, teacher and grief counselor. She is a
Chaplain, Colonel (Retired)
in the US Air Force Reserves and has been awarded four Meritorious
Service Medals and the Legion
of Merit Award for her contributions in the areas of cultural
diversity, spiritual leadership, critical incident stress management,
and suicide intervention training. She served on the Writers Board for
moral leadership material for the Civil Air Patrol and USAF Academy.
Dr. Jordan developed and directed the Unicorn Bereavement Center, a
Duke Healthcare community bereavement center serving the Triangle
region. She retired from Duke in September 2006. She was adjunct
faculty at UNC-CH School of Social Work and has published numerous
articles on grief and loss, including the North Carolina Medical
Journal, and has produced two videos.
In her ministerial capacity, she
has served in various capacities as a minister in American Baptist
Churches, USA and the Presbyterian Church, USA. Her sermons have been
published in various worship resources and in the book, The Sermon on
the Mount, Studies and Sermons (1992). Dr. Jordan received the Citizen
Award from the Independent Weekly (1992), a Triangle Area Magazine in
NC.
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| Mar. 11 |
Rabbi Debbie Slavitt
Speaker
Sermon
Topic: Diversity and conflict within Judaism, America and
worldwide.
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| Mar. 18 |
Sharon Van Abbema
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Mar. 25 |
Mike Campbell
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Apr. 01 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Apr. 8 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Apr. 15 |
Not yet scheduled
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Apr. 22 |
Louise Doire
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| Apr. 29 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| May 06 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| May 13 |
Louise Doire
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| May 20 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| May 27 |
Not yet scheduled.
Speaker.
Sermon Topic:
TBA
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| June 03 |
Not yet scheduled.
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