All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
Please join us on Sunday (13 December 2020) at 11:00 AM for “The Birth of Light, Evolution, and the Birth of Love” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
Due to our congregational business meeting, there will not be a Zoom coffee hour after today’s worship service.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
The online religious education class for families with children will be taking a break this Sunday (13 December 2020) only due to our congregational meeting after the worship service.
Watch your emails for another kids play time online scheduled during the school holiday break in December.
And please send Susan Caldwell (All Souls Director of Religious Education) your chalice lighting videos if you haven’t done so already.
Please join us on Sunday (6 December 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class. We will be meeting via Zoom.
Join us as we explore the history of our seven Unitarian Universalist principles and the process by which we will eventually add the eighth principle.
At our 13 December 2020 congregational meeting, we will vote on ratification of the eighth principle as a congregation.
For this Sunday, we welcome anyone who would like to attend and ask questions about the eight principle [although we do encourage you to read this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document first because you may find that your questions have already been answered by the FAQ].
We also recommend that you watch the 18 October 2020 worship service presented by the youth on the eighth principle.
On Sunday (13 December 2020) at 12:30 PM, All Souls will hold a congregational meeting online via Zoom.
All are welcome although only active members may vote.
On the agenda:
In addition to the eighth principle link provided in item #4 of our agenda, you may also want to check out this frequently asked question document written and complied the the adult and high school religious education classes.
You may want to watch the 18 October 2020 worship service presented by the youth on the eighth principle.
Please join us next Wednesday (16 December 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.
At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.
Hope to see you there!
Please join us on Saturday (12 December 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.
This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.
The group is free and open to all.
For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.
Please join us on Sunday (6 December 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Peace and Missing Pieces” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
Rev. Barbara is back in the pulpit this morning with a message for this season of light.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
This event is happening next Saturday (12 December 2020) from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last shoppers are admitted at 3:30 PM).
What is needed:
The hours are been expanded so that fewer shoppers will be admitted to the building at a time.
Masks are required and social distancing will be practiced to the greatest extent possible.
If you are not high risk for COVID-19 and you are available to help, please sign up here to volunteer.
Please join us this Sunday (6 December 2020) at 1:00 PM for our weekly family religious education online class via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook group and on the church’s Slack General channel.
Email Susan Caldwell if you would like to be added to either online forum.
This week we will begin our celebration of the season of light with an exploration of the different holidays celebrated at this time of year in the Pagan, Jewish, and Christian traditions.
How are these holidays different?
What are the common threads that unites these different traditions and us today?