“The Power of a Timid Revolutionary” by Jeff Gauger
Announcements
7 October 2018 Blessing of the Animals All-Ages Worship Service
Please join us on Sunday (7 October 2018) at 11:00 AM for “The Soul of Animals” — our Blessing of the Animals worship service for 2018 — presented by Cherrie Groves-Moussaoui, Pepper Lumina, and Susan Caldwell.
Our annual service in celebration of the animal companions who share our home in the interdependent web of all existence.
Bring all your family members — the furry, feathered, and finned, the slinky, and the slithering — to join us in the sanctuary and worship together.
Please do bring your pets either on a leash or in a carrier, as even the most docile animals can be unpredictable in new situations.
For this Sunday, nursery care will be provided for the smallest children and the rest of our children and youth will be with us in the sanctuary to bless the animals.
Our Give Away the Plate recipient for October 2018 is Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.
Give Away the Plate for October 2019
Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for October 2018 is the Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.
We have changed the way we do our Give Away the Plate donations each month.
Instead of taking up just one collection per month, we are giving half of our non-pledge income each week to one organization for the entire month.
This month’s recipient is Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Here is a description from their website:
What: Noel has the largest food pantry in Northwest Louisiana giving out over 10,000 bags of food every year to people in need in Caddo Parish. The Food Pantry is operated by Director Susan Foster and over 100 volunteers from Noel and various churches of all denominations, including our own JoDel Adkins.
Other services offered include “Start-up” Kits for those who have experienced a recent house fire.When: Monday-Thursday from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.
Where: The Food Pantry is located at Noel United Methodist Church, 520 Herndon Street, Shreveport LA 71101.
Info: Contact Director Susan Foster at 318-424-0434 or sfoster@noelumc.org.
Adult Religious Education — 7 October 2018
Please join us on Sunday (7 October 2018) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class.
This fall, we’re excited to introduce Faith Forward — a multi-part adult religious education series that will not only introduce visitors and new members to our faith but will also help those who’ve been here awhile to deepen their faith journeys.
This morning, we continue with Session 4 of UU History 101 — “A Question of Resilience and Courage.”
We will explore the contributions of two 19th Century ministers — Universalist Olympia Brown (the first woman ordained by a denomination in the U.S.) and Unitarian Theodore Parker — to our spiritual inheritance and our tradition of social justice advocacy.
Child care will be provided — See you then.
October 2018 Newsletter Available
30 September 2018 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth
Please join us on Sunday (30 September 2018) at 11:00 AM for “One Universalist” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Come and hear Rev. Barbara on her last Sunday at church till mid-November.
She is taking the next portion of her sabbatical and will be back with us for the Thanksgiving service on 18 November 2018.
Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for September 2019 is Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.
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.
Adult Religious Education — 30 September 2018
Please join us on Sunday (30 September 2018) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class.
This fall, we’re excited to introduce Faith Forward — a multi-part adult religious education series that will not only introduce visitors and new members to our faith but will also help those who’ve been here awhile to deepen their faith journeys.
This morning, we continue with Session 3 of UU History 101 — “A Question of Experience” — where we meet none other than Ralph Waldo Emerson.
We will explore the influence of the transcendentalism on 19th Century Unitarianism and how it carries over to the Unitarian Universalism of today.
Child care will be provided — See you then.
23 September 2018 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth
Please join us on Sundau (23 September 2018) at 11:00 AM for “The Power of a Timid Revolutionary” by Jeff Gauger.
All Souls member and Shreveport Times editor Jeff Gauger is in the pulpit this morning.
Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for September 2019 is Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.
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.
Adult Religious Education — 23 September 2018
Please join us on Sunday (23 September 2018) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class.
This fall, we’re excited to introduce Faith Forward — a multi-part adult religious education series that will not only introduce visitors and new members to our faith but will also help those who’ve been here awhile to deepen their faith journeys.
This morning, we continue with Session 2 of UU History 101 — “A Question of Love” — the story of George DeBenneville, his contributions to Universalism in America, and an exploration of foundational Universalist theology which holds that no one can be separated from love.
Each week, the session will include the stories of our history as well as a time of reflection on the influence of those who came before us on our faith and in our lives today.
Child care will be provided — See you then.
9 September 2018 Sermon Podcast
“Repent, Reboot: Unitarian Universalism, the Jewish New Year, and Preparation for What Lies Ahead” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell