Women’s March Sermon with National Organization for Women Shreveport – Bossier City Chapter President Katie Caldwell
Announcements
9 April 2017 All-Ages Worship Service
Please join us on Sunday (9 April 2017) at 11:00 AM for “The Great Kapok Tree” — a worship service by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
This story by Lynne Cherry has much to tell us about the interdependent web and how all life is dependent upon and responsible for all other life.
It is a good reminder of the way we should look after the planet which also extends to the way we look out for each other.
Our guest for this service and immediately afterward will be Ms. Lily Jonsek of PAX who will do a brief pulpit editorial during the service, and a presentation after our worship service.
PAX brings exchange students from predominantly Muslim countries and countries in the Former Soviet Union. They are interested in talking to people about being host families for these students — a light lunch will be served.
We will also have a newcomer session following the service.
Adult Religious Education — 9 April 2017
Please join us on Sunday (9 April 2017) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class. We will continue our discussion of the book Dignity: The Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks, PhD.
Our reading for this week continues to unpack each of the “ten temptations” that can cause us to violate the dignity of others as well as our own.
In class, we will continue reviewing the ten essential elements of dignity and begin our discussion of the ten temptations.
In her work with businesses, schools, organizations, and governments, Donna Hicks has come to draw a distinction between “respect” and “dignity.”
We often see respect as something that must be earned, or can be lost.
We do not have to respect bad behavior, but we do need to grant each person basic dignity, just as we are entitled to claim that for ourselves.
This is an important book for these contentious times, and we hope to make it a congregational, and even a community read.
We currently have no books in stock, but can always order more.
This book is also available for order in print and electronic format.
2 April 2017 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth
Please join us on Sunday (2 April 2017) at 11:00 AM for “Open to Transformation” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
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 — 2 April 2017
Please join us on Sunday (2 April 2017) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class. We will continue our discussion of the book Dignity: The Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks, PhD.
Our reading for this week continues to unpack each of the “ten temptations” that can cause us to violate the dignity of others as well as our own.
In class, we will continue reviewing the ten essential elements of dignity and begin our discussion of the ten temptations.
In her work with businesses, schools, organizations, and governments, Donna Hicks has come to draw a distinction between “respect” and “dignity.”
We often see respect as something that must be earned, or can be lost.
We do not have to respect bad behavior, but we do need to grant each person basic dignity, just as we are entitled to claim that for ourselves.
This is an important book for these contentious times, and we hope to make it a congregational, and even a community read.
We currently have no books in stock, but can always order more.
This book is also available for order in print and electronic format.
Roy Zimmerman Returns to All Souls (4 April 2017)
Please join us on Tuesday (4 April 2017) at 7:30 PM for Roy Zimmerman’s return to All Souls.
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Church Email Restored (31 March 2017)
Our email for church office and staff members was out of commission for several hours on 30-31 March 2017 (power outage with our web hosting / email provider).
Our web hosting / email provider now reports that all services are restored.
Church Email Down (30 March 2017)
Our email for church office and staff members is currently down (power outage with our web hosting / email provider).
They are working this problem and our email should be restored soon.
Please call the church office (318-868-3313) if you need to reach the church staff.
26 March 2017 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth
Please join us on Sunday (26 March 2017) at 11:00 AM for “Nowhere Else to Stand” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Barbara writes:
All the familiar ground we know seems to be either moving or collapsing and there’s only one safe place left to stand and that’s in integrity with love.
The All Souls Choir will sing.
This is the last Sunday of the month and our monthly “Give Away the Plate” offering will go to The Innocence Project (an organization working for the exoneration of the wrongly convicted, and a reduction in the incarceration rate nationwide).
Join us after the service for our Grounds Master Plan Kickoff Meeting –a light lunch will be served.
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.
Grounds Master Plan Kickoff Meeting — 26 March 2017
Immediately following our 11:00 AM Sunday (26 March 2017) worship service, we will have our Grounds Master Plan Kickoff Meeting.
We will have a plant giveaway at the same time. A light lunch will be served.
We want as much input from you as possible before the meeting. Please call or email Cindy Mandarino with your comments, concerns, and suggestions:
- Home 318-352-8557
- Cell 504-376-4765
- Email greenpixies@gmail.com
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