Join us on Saturday night (21 June 2014) at 6:00 PM for our first-ever Vogon Poetry Slam.
Announcements
22 June 2014 Artist Sunday Worship for All Ages
Please join us at 10:30 AM for our annual Artists Sunday Worship. All generations will worship together in the sanctuary for this special service. Nursery care for children 3 and under will be provided beginning at 9:30 AM.
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15 June 2014 Worship and Religious Education
Please joins on Sunday (15 June 2014) for our 10:30 AM Worship and Religious Education activities — “Evolving to Care ” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell With Story for All Ages by Phil Boswell.
Join us for a celebration of Father’s Day and for the installation of our new Board and a thank you to our outgoing Board members.
The All Souls Choir will sing.
A “Pizza for Pop” lunch for the congregation will follow the service. Children and youth will make flatbread pizzas to share with Dads and other important grown-up caregivers after the worship service.
8 June 2014 Worship and Summer Religious Education
Please join us at 10:30 AM on Sunday (8 June 2014) for “I’m Feeling Vulnerable” by Rev. Jim VanderWeele (Community Church Unitarian Universalist of New Orleans).
In his sermon, Jim will step into the feeling of vulnerability that lives within many if not all of us.
He will use the first chapter of Jonah — the story of a prophet who lost his respect for being a prophet — to point out the difference between feelings and the facts of the matter.
Our children and youth will join the community for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship before leaving for their exciting activity:
Tie-Dye for Dads and Other Special Grown-up!
Each June (on the Sunday before Father’s Day), our children and youth have the opportunity to create one-of-a-kind wearable art for their Dads and others to wear to church on Father’s Day.
Children and youth are encouraged to wear their grubbies (clothing that can handle stains … and that applies to shoes, too) and to bring a 100% cotton t-shirt or other fabric item to dye (Prewashed is better for holding the dye but we do soak them ahead of time).
We will have bandanas and a few shirts on hand for donation, but bringing your own insures the right size and fit.
Summer Worship and Religious Education Schedule
Starting next Sunday (8 June 2014) and continuing throughout the summer vacation season, the entire church community (children, youth, and adults) will take a break from our 9:00 AM Religious Education hour.
We will have our worship service at 10:30 AM.
For most Sunday services, the children and youth will leave the worship service after the first 15 to 20 minutes to enjoy their fun and relaxing summer activities.
On very rare occasions, we will have an all-ages worship service where the children and youth stay with us for the entire worship service (this will be announced on our website and on Facebook).
1 June 2014 Worship for All Ages
Please join us at 10:30 AM for “Love Is Our Doctrine, Service Is Our Prayer ” — our 2014 Affirmation Sunday worship service.
Increasingly, Unitarian Universalists are realizing that the best question is not “What do you believe?” but rather “How does your faith inform and transform your life, and how do you walk that transformation out into the world?”
If you’ve wondered how it all works, with so many beliefs under this tent, come and learn something about that from some of the children, youth and adults of our congregation.
We’ll honor the transitions of our children and youth, thank our teachers, sing and celebrate, with a few fun surprises for all ages.
Please join us!
1 June 2014 Brunch for All Ages
Please join us this Sunday (1 June 2014) for our 9:15 AM Brunch for All Ages (this brunch will replace our Sunday Religious Education for all ages for this Sunday).
Bring your favorite brunch or breakfast treat to share with your All Souls friends. Join us in the Social Hall to celebrate Affirmation Sunday and the beginning of summer.
Summer Religious Education Schedule Changes Begin 8 June 2014
Starting next Sunday (8 June 2014), the 9:00 AM Religious Education hour for children and youth will take a break for the summer. We will have one service at 10:30 AM. We will “sing out” the children and youth for their summer activities for most Sunday services.
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25 May 2014 Worship Service
Please join us on 25 May 2014 at 10:30 AM for our Sunday worship for all — “American Jesus” by Lady Carlson (Organizer — Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith).
Always inspiring and motivational, Lady is back to challenge us to answer the call of scripture to work for justice for “the least of these, my brothers and sisters.”
Before the service, Lady will be speaking at the 9:00 AM Adult Religious Education class where she will present “Crime and Punishment in Louisiana” (the tragedy of mass incarceration in Louisiana). Claudia Harris will be this morning’s Worship Associate and Bob Jordan will provide music.
25 May 2014 Religious Education for All Ages
Please join us on Sunday (25 May 2014) at 9:00 AM for our all-ages religious education hour.
The adult class will continue a series of Civic Academies from Together Louisiana (Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith belongs to this statewide organization).
The children and youth continue their pillar on personal spiritual growth
- Pre-K/K-1 — The pillar theme explores our emotions. The lesson theme this week is Laughter, and this will be a fun lesson. They’ll talk about the things that make us laugh, hear a story about a ridiculous family (Make Way for Dumb Bunnies!) and play some fun games.
- 2nd-5th Grade — Continuing their focus on Prayer, a way of connecting to Source in a way that is meaningful for each of us, the class will explore themes of Insight and Sorrow and continue making their UU Prayer Beads.
- Middle School/High School — Now planning activities for the end of the year, so we need everybody here.
Our adults will be learning about “Crime and Punishment in Louisiana” — A Civic Academy on Mass Incarceration presented by Lady Carlson
Behind the numbers, which are horrifying enough, lies a tragic story of lives destroyed over youthful mistakes and big money for the Prison Industrial Complex.
And yet, a recent bill to bring some sanity to sentencing reform died in Senate Judiciary Committee C.
Join Lady Carlson to find out more about the problem and possible solutions.