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
[From Adrienne Critcher, PACE Louisiana Political Director]
The Shreveport City Council will vote on whether you can be fired, denied housing, or public services this Tuesday (10 December 2013) at their 3:00 PM meeting. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE SHREVEPORT FAIRNESS ORDINANCE!!! Here’s what you need to know and do:
Please join us on Sunday (1 December 2013) at 10:30 AM for “The Light of the World” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Religious education classes for children, youth, and adults will resume after their Thanksgiving Break at 9:00 AM.
Continue reading “1 December 2013 Worship and Religious Education Classes”
From: Virginia Villarreal — All Souls Board Secretary
To: All Members, Inactive Members, and Friends
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.
Date: Sunday (15 December 2013) at 12:00 PM in the sanctuary.
On the 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 but bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote.
We must have a quorum. Childcare provided.
The Board is pleased to announce Amanda Lawrence and Patrick Early as the 2012 Volunteers of the Year.
Continue reading “Board Selects 2012 Volunteers of the Year”
If you’re alone or your family doesn’t want to do all the holiday cooking, please join us for Thanksgiving at All Souls (Thursday, 28 November 2013 — 2:00 PM)
If you are interested in joining others at All Souls, please bring a side dish and join your All Souls friends in the Social Hall for this Thanksgiving feast.
Please RSVP to Ron Thurston (318-300-9509) if you are attending.
This is the time of year when All Souls asks for your financial commitment to our Annual Pledge Drive.
We ask that you reflect on the meaning of All Souls to you and how you will — once again — support our beloved congregation.
Links for the 2014 Pledge Drive forms and other documents can be found at the end of this post (PDF format — requires Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader software).
Please bring your completed form to church this Sunday (1 December 2013) and please email your household’s annual pledge amount to Melissa Gibson so the Pledge Committee and Finance Committee can create a 2014 budget that reflects our congregational goals and dreams.
Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM for “A Service of Thanksgiving” — our annual Thanksgiving Worship and Feast. Please note that there will be no religious education classes for children, youth, or adults for this week only.
The childcare nursery will open at 9:30 AM and the choir will rehearse at 9:45 AM. Those who are helping set up for the potluck feast should arrive by 10:00 AM.
Religious education classes for children, youth, and adults will resume next Sunday (1 December 2013) at their regular 9:00 AM class time.
Please join us on Sunday (17 November 2013) at 10:30 AM for “Giving from Our Abundance, Because That’s What We Do” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
At our 9:00 AM Religious Education for All Ages, our adults will begin our new class — Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals (based on the book of the same name by John Buehrens). Our children and youth will continue with their exploration of Jewish and Christian heritage.
Please join us on Sunday (10 November 2013) at 10:30 AM for “Universalism: Past, Present and Powerful” by Rev. Kalen Fristad. Rev. Fristad is a Methodist Universalist minister and author of the book Destined for Salvation. He will be speaking on the history and significance of Universalist theology. Copies of Rev. Fristad’s book as well as his CDs and DVDs will be available for sale after the service.
At our 9:00 AM Religious Education hour, we will be presenting a Civic Academy from Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith on the High Rate of Incarceration in Louisiana,and what we might do to stem that disturbing trend. The children and youth continue their pillar on Jewish and Christian Heritage. Next week (17 November 2013), the adults take up that focus as we begin the curriculum Understanding the Bible.
Please join us this Sunday (3 November 2013) at 10:30 AM for “The Story of Moses” — a dramatic presentation featuring Terry McNeil, John Allen, and Pamela Raintree.
We are continuing our liturgical season of “A Voice, A Vote, A Vocation” in celebration of our fifth principle (“We covenant to affirm and promote the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large”).
This morning in worship we celebrate not only our fifth principle but also our second and third sources as well as we look to the Hebrew scriptures to hear the story of the prophet Moses (who, reluctantly at first, became the voice of his people).
For our 9:00 AM Religious Education classes for all ages, our Adults will continue “Broadening Your Unitarian Universalist Understanding – Deepening Your Journey.” Children and youth will continue on their third Sunday in their pillar on Jewish and Christian Heritage.
