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Bicentennial Celebration Events

November 15, 16 and 17, 2019

 

Friday, November 15th

  • Gala Dinners in Congregants’ Homes, 6 – 8pm.  ($200 each, includes Gala Reception – sale of dinner tickets helped to make our weekend possible)

  • Gala Reception with Desserts & Dancing in Reidy Friendship Hall, 8 – 11 pm ($50, reception only)

  • Champagne Toast to the Church, 8:30pm

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Saturday, November 16th (free admission)

  • Potluck Lunch in Reidy Friendship Hall, 12 – 1:30pm: old family recipes welcome!

  • All Souls Trivia Contest

  • Open-Mic for All Souls Appreciations

  • Games and Activities for All Ages, 1:30 – 2:30pm

  • Barn Dancing, 2:30 – 3:30pm

  • We Are… by Larry Reina, 3:30pm: a multi-generational reading

  • Celebrating the Heroic Women of All Souls, 3:45 pm: an open rehearsal for the tableaux vivants to be performed on Sunday

 

Sunday, November 17th, Anniversary Sunday (free admission)

  • Worship Services in Reidy Friendship Hall at 10 and 11:15am

  • Sermon by Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA President

  • Festive Bicentennial Coffee Hour, 12:15 – 12:45pm

  • Celebrating the Heroic Women of All Souls, 12:45pm: tableaux vivants with costumes and narration

  • William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878): First Citizen, 1:30 – 2:30pm: by Laura Pedersen (Narrator) and David Rockefeller Jr. as William Cullen Bryant, Abraham Lincoln and Henry Whitney Bellows.

 

Throughout the weekend (bidding ends Sunday at 3pm)

  • Bicentennial Boutique with Commemorative Items

  • Silent Auction featuring Unique Experiences and Opportunities from All Souls Members and Friends

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Bicentennial Journal

The Journal was the keepsake souvenir of the Bicentennial Weekend, and included an array of congratulations and dedicatory messages from individuals and organizations helping us to celebrate our Bicentennial.  Tribute prices ranged from $100 to $1000.

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Sunday, November 24th

35th Annual Henry Whitney Bellows Lecture by Joan Tower in Reidy Friendship Hall, 1:15pm.

Joan Tower, renowned composer and great-granddaughter of Rev. Henry Whitney Bellows, was in conversation with Ed Harsh. She was  commissioned to write a major composition for All Souls which was performed at the re-opening of the sanctuary after the renovation.

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