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
Please joins on Sunday (7 July 2014) at 10:30 AM for “Affinity or Affliction?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This is Barbara’s last time in our pulpit for the Summer — she will be back for our Water Communion service on 10 August 2014.
In the Religious Education Wing, the children and youth will have Origami lessons with Richard Denton and Noah Wagstaff — variations from super-simple to fancy for all ages and abilities.
Please joins us on Sunday (29 June 2014) at 10:30 AM for “The Gentle Fierceness of a Hard-Won Wisdom” by Carol Graywing.
Carol knows from experience that the personal is political is spiritual. This morning, she shares insights from her forty-six years as a Unitarian Universalist activist; local, regional and national board member; worship, workshop, and ritual leader.
In the Religious Education Wing, the children and youth will have a yoga class with Robin Drury.
Join us on Saturday night (21 June 2014) at 6:00 PM for our first-ever Vogon Poetry Slam.
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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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.
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.
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).
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!
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.
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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