The Board is pleased to announce Amanda Lawrence and Patrick Early as the 2012 Volunteers of the Year.
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Announcements
Thanksgiving Dinner at All Souls
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.
2014 Church Pledge Drive
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.
24 November 2013 Worship Service and Thanksgiving Feast
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.
17 November 2013 Worship and Religious Education Classes
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.
10 November 2013 Worship Service and Religious Education Classes
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.
3 November 2013 Worship Service and Religious Education Classes
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.
Office Staff — October 2013 Volunteers of the Month
Our loyal office volunteers who keep our office open to answer the phones and the mail are our October 2013 Volunteers of the Month:
- Patrick Early
- Mary Anne Edellblut
- Kathy Osuch
- Laurie Lyons
- Virginia Villarrael
- Norma Debrow
- Nanette Moore
- John Ratcliff
- Carol Graywing
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27 October 2013 Worship Service and Religious Education Classes
Please join us on Sunday (27 October 2013) at 10:30 AM for “Somewhere Between Church and State” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. We continue our liturgical season of “A Voice, A Vote, A Vocation” in celebration of our fifth Unitarian Universalist 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”).
We will also welcome special musical guest Sandra Odom in our worship service.
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 second Sunday in their pillar on Jewish and Christian Heritage.
All Souls Annual Gala and Silent Auction — 26 October 2013
Our Annual Gala and Silent Auction starts at 6:00 PM tonight (Saturday, 26 October 2013).
Enjoy music from Professor Porkchop and the Dirty Dishes, a photo booth from Sharron Foster Photography, dinner from Lilah’s, and the chance to bid on nearly 100 items (antiques, gift cards, art, jewelry, and more).
The gala is happening at the church (9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA).
Tickets are $25.00 at the door. See you there!