Announcements

Thanksgiving Day Potluck (22 November 2012)

Please join us on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, 22 November 2012) at 1:00 PM for a Thanksgiving Day Potluck.

Whether you’re alone in town and looking for a place to go, or your family is all here but you just don’t want to do all the cooking, Ron Thurston is hosting a Thanksgiving Day dinner at the church.

He will bring a turkey and is encouraging everyone who would like to attend to give him a call at (318) 300-1509 and to bring whatever sides, appetizers, and desserts you would like to share.

The meal will begin at 1:00 PM to allow for plenty of time to eat and for those who are volunteering at the Highland Blessing Dinner that evening to get there by 5:15 PM.

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11 November 2012 Worship Service

11:00 AM — “Welcoming Our Soldiers Home” — Sarah Boswell presents this Veteran’s Day service along with Phil Boswell, Megan Shay and others along with music from Bob Jordan.

Next week (18 November 2012) is our annual Thanksgiving Service and Feast.  We begin with a brief service in the Sanctuary that continues with a Ritual of Thanksgiving in the Social Hall, followed immediately by an abundant feast, to which you are invited and encouraged to contribute as you are able.

Watch your emails this week and next to learn what you can do or bring to help.

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2012 Shreveport Transgender Day of Remembrance

Please join us next Wednesday (14 November 2012) at 5:00 PM for the Shreveport Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Louisiana Trans Advocates will be honoring the National Transgender Day of Remembrance with a memorial service at the Centenary College Band Shell.  After the service, we will walk to El Compadre’s.

Unquestionably, the most solemn day for transgender people in the US is the Transgender Day of Remembrance which is commemorated every November throughout the United States and worldwide.

On this day, we memorialize the many transgender people who have lost their lives to hate-based violence.  It has been estimated that one trans person per month on average is killed in the United States in a hate crime murder just for being transgender.

If you have any questions or are interested in being involved in the event don’t hesitate to email shreveport@latransadvocates.org for more information.

Also, if you would like information about the memorials being held in other parts of the state during the week, please email us at info@latransadvocates.org.

The memorial service will honor those who have been killed from 2011 to 2012.

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4 November 2012 Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (4 November 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Caught in an Inescapable Web of Mutuality:  Hostage or Healer — What Is the Zip Code of Beloved Community?”  Claudia Harris is in the pulpit this morning.  Come hear an inspiring message on the heels of a wildly successful Annual Gala.  The All Souls Choir will sing.

Don’t forget that this is the Sunday we fall back — so you can set your clocks back an hour (a lot of them will do it for you now, but check to be sure yours is one of those).   Get that precious extra hour of sleep and still make it to church.

Join us next Sunday (11 November 2012) as Phil and Sarah Boswell and Friends present a Veteran’s Day service — “Welcoming Home the Soldier Within.”  The service will include a tribute to veterans, as well as veteran Pamela Raintree’s tribute to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (which will be observed in Shreveport on 14 November 2012).

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“Taste of Interfaith” Fundraiser

Please join us today (Sunday, 4 November 2012) from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the annual “Taste of Interfaith” fundraiser for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.

This event will be held at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (200 Carroll Street, Shreveport LA).

Please join us for an afternoon of great food, music and fellowship in celebration of our diversity and all we can do together to make Shreveport and Bossier the Beloved Community.

The $20.00 Admission includes your meal, entertainment, and a chance to shop for holiday bargains.  The All Souls Choir will be singing on the program, which will feature choirs, soloists, dancers and recitations from the many traditions represented by Interfaith.

The food is representative of many congregations and cultures and the shopping is stupendous!

Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith is a non-partisan political organization made up of member institutions who work together to create real change in our community.

All proceeds support the work of Interfaith in the areas of

  • Minimal Living Standards
  • Workforce Development
  • Public Education

… and all the other issues that come up from our member institutions.  The mission of Interfaith is never to “do for” others, but to join with others for the power to create change.

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Thank you — Melissa Gibson and Company …

Thank you — Melissa Gibson and Company — for a fun and fabulous Casino Night last night (3 November 2012).

A fantastic time was had by all, and a longer list of “thank you’s” is undoubtedly forthcoming, but — in the meantime — all of us who were there are incredibly grateful to Melissa and Jonathan and their crew for all their hard work.

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28 October 2012 Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (28 October 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Gifted.”  Rev. Susan Smith and Robert Smith will be with us to kick off the 2013 Stewardship Campaign.  Join us afterward for a Halloween Potluck and Trunk or Treat celebration after the service.

Next Week (4 November 2012) — “Caught in an Inescapable Network of Mutuality — Hostage or Healer:  What Is the Zip Code for the Beloved Community?” by Claudia Harris

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“Trunk or Treat” and Potluck Lunch — 28 October 2012

Please join us on Sunday (28 October 2012) after our 11:00 AM worship service for our annual “Trunk or Treat” potluck lunch.

Adults, children and youth are all invited to come in costume.  Grown-ups decorate their cars for Halloween and bring candy, small toys and possibly a game to play for the children, who will “Trunk or Treat” from car to car in the parking lot.

“But what about LUNCH?” asks the responsible parent-types and the generally lunch-minded.

So glad you asked.

There’s a Halloween Potluck in the Social Hall right after the service!  So bring your spookiest dish to share and join us for lunch before the parking lot festivities.

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Rovena Windsor — October 2012 Volunteer of the Month

The October 2012 Volunteer of the Month is Rovena Windsor.

In the past, Rovena served as a Religious Education teacher for All Souls high school, middle school, and 2nd to 5th grade students.  She consistently contributes time, energy, and (especially appreciated) food to the All Souls Meal Train.

Currently, she is serving as a Member-at-Large on the Board.  Previous to her Board election, Rovena served as Communications Chair, contacting media outlets on the church goings-on and writing up this very column each month.  Rovena also heads the Earth-Based Spirituality Covenant Group.  In addition to a prime parking space, she is also awarded the benefit of not having to write these Volunteer of the Month blurbs again.

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21 October 2012 Worship Service

Please join us this Sunday (21 October 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Knocking Around and the Quest for Truth” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell with music from the All Souls Choir.

Next Sunday (28 October 2012) — Rev. Susan Smith and Robert Smith will be with us to kick off the 2013 Stewardship Campaign.  We will have a Potluck and Trunk or Treat after the 28 October 2012 service.

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