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 (10 June 2018) at 11:00 AM for A Celebration of Pride featuring guest speaker Brad Campbell.
We are delighted to welcome Brad Campbell to our pulpit for the first time.
Brad is a retired middle school English teacher now in his second career as Training Coordinator for Volunteers of America.
He has been involved with LGBTQ advocacy as a member of PACE (People Acting for Change and Equality) and as one of the organizers of the North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
A Reminder that “Give Away the Plate Has Changed” — Rather than selecting one charity or non-profit at the end of the month, we now give half of all of our non-pledge income for the entire month to a selected non-profit.
For the month of June, we have chosen The Philadelphia Center for sponsorship of their annual silent auction in August.
Summer fun activities for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service. This week’s summer fun is “Tie-Dye Sunday.”
Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then leave for their summer fun event.
Tie-dye for dads, other special grownups, and everybody will be on Sunday (10 June 2018) during our worship service.
Richard Denton and Betty Gorey Parent are on board as our adult facilitators and they will welcome help.
Children and youth will need to bring a 100% white or light-colored cotton t-shirt or other fabric item ideally pre-washed for better absorption of the dyes (although we do soak them in soda ash solution and even new shirts will turn out nicely).
We do have some extra shirts and bandannas for those who forget, available for a $5.00 donation for a shirt, $1.00 for a bandanna (payable whenever — we won’t let a child go without for this event).
Please join us on Sunday (3 June 2018) at 11:00 AM for “A Backpack for the Journey” where we will honor the transitions of our children and youth.
We also honor our graduating senior Sam First.
The Affirmation Sunday service is our end of the religious education year where we honor our children and youth — celebrating their transitions as well as the culmination of our pillar on personal spiritual growth and development.
This is a service of joy and hope and a bit of fun, too.
Sam First will give his Senior Sermon, and we will also take time to honor other graduates in our wider church community, as well as the milestones of all the children and youth.
Please join us to be part of a community that honors and celebrates Sam and all the young people who have so much to teach us.
Reminder: Give Away the Plate has changed –rather than selecting one charity or non-profit at the end of the month, we now give half of all of our non-pledge income for the entire month to a selected non-profit.
For the month of June 2018, we have chosen The Philadelphia Center for sponsorship of their annual auction in August 2018.
Please join us on Sunday (27 May 2018) at 11:00 AM for “Necessary Roughness — An Observance of Memorial Day” by John Allen.
We will be exploring what motivates a Unitarian Universalist to serve in the military along with reconciling Unitarian Universalism’s strong tendency towards pacifism with the inherent violence of military service.
Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.
Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.
Our 9:15 AM Sunday adult religious Education is on a summer vacation break from this Sunday (27 May 2018) to Sunday, 1 July 2018.
Class will resume on Sunday, 1 July 2018 at 9:15 AM.
On 1 July 2018, we’ll resume our discussion of Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want by Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen.
We have several copies left if you still need one — email Susan or check with her next week (3 June 2018) after church.
Please join us on Sunday (20 May 2018) at 11:00 AM for “Yours, Mine, and Ours” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
The All Souls Choir will sing two of Rev. Barbara’s new songs.
This will be her last time in the pulpit before Rev. Barbara takes the first part of her summer vacation / study leave.
Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.
Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.
In accordance with the Bylaws of our church and as Secretary of the Board, I hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a Congregational Meeting in the sanctuary.
Date / Time: Sunday, 20 May 2018 / 12:15 PM
Agenda
Please make every effort to attend.
All active members should attend this meeting or give their proxies to those who can.
Inactive members and friends of the church are invited and encouraged to participate. Bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote.
We must have a quorum — childcare provided.
Please join us on Sunday (20 May 2018) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class (please note the time change for this Sunday only).
This week we will continue with a longer segment of Pema Chodrun on “Dealing with Difficult Emotions.”
We haven’t forgotten Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want by Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen — we’re just giving ourselves a stronger foundation for our continued study of this book.
