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 join us on Sunday (11 October 2015) at 11:00 AM for “In This World” 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.
Our adult religious education classes resume on Sunday (11 October 2015) at 9:15 AM with a book study / discussion group — The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-Blindness by Michelle Alexander.
A brutal tangle of draconian sentencing laws, selective prosecutions, unbalanced jury selection, and a prison-for-profit system fueled by a drug war resulting in far more casualties than victories has resulted in what Michelle Alexander calls ” … a stunningly comprehensive and well-disguised system of racialized social control that functions in a manner strikingly similar to [the pre-Civil Rights-era system of segregation known as] Jim Crow.”
This book was the 2012-2013 UUA Common Read. The tide may finally be turning on this issue — the Caddo Parish District Attorney and Sheriff elections this fall are particularly focused on many related issues covered in this book. Continue reading “Adult Religious Education Resumes 11 October 2015”
We are moving our regular Building and Grounds Day to Saturday (17 October 2015) to accommodate today’s wedding.
However, if you yearn to do some Grounds work today (Saturday, 10 October 2015) … Bayla Lanham, his Dad, and some of the other Boy Scouts will be out working on the nature trail this morning starting around 9:00 AM.
Today’s work will be outside only (to be respectful of the wedding party preparations).
Please join us on Sunday (4 October 2015) at 11:00 AM for our annual “Blessing of the Animals” worship service presented by Susan Bettinger and friends (two-legged, four-legged and others)
Bring all the family this time right into the sanctuary and join us for this celebration of our nonhuman companions who occupy the interdependent web with us.
Please bring your pet on a leash or in a carrier as even the most docile of pets can behave unpredictably in new situations.
If you have no current pet or your cats have told you they are plenty blessed already, please feel free to bring a photo or stuffed animal.
This will be an all-ages worship service (no children and youth religious education classes).
Please join us on Sunday (27 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Blessed is the Flame” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our Jewish friends have just completed the celebration of the High Holy Days — a time of atonement, release, and beginning again in love.
In that spirit, we join together in a ritual of release and a celebration of new beginnings. The All Souls Choir will sing.
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.
A newcomer information session will take place after this service.
Next Sunday (4 October 2015) — our annual Blessing of the Animals service.
Please join us on 20 September 2015 at 11:00 AM for “It’s OK to Be Angry: The Philosophy of Cold Anger” by Lady Carlson (lead organizer for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith).
Often, the things we see that need changing in our society can make us angry. The kind of anger needed to make changes through organizing is not a hot, humorless, raging anger, but a cool and focused anger — tempered with humor and powered by the sustained energy of a committed community, working together.
Lady is always a powerful and inspiring speaker and we are blessed and excited to welcome her back. The All Souls Choir will sing.
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.
The Building and Grounds Work Day — usually scheduled for the second Saturday of the month — is on the third Saturday for September 2015 only.
We will be working from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday (19 September 2015).
Tasks available inside and out for all ages and ability levels.
Come for the whole time, or just for an hour.
If you don’t even have that much time, consider dropping off some snacks for the crew.
Please join us this Sunday (13 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Seekers’ Sanctuary — A Homecoming Service” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
This will be a service to welcome everyone home to All Souls for the new church year — whether you’ve been away for years, weeks, or just since last Sunday.
We will honor those members of 25 years or longer, and ingather our new members. The All Souls Choir will sing.
A Potluck Lunch will take place in the Social Hall immediately following the service. Please bring a dish to share and join us, or join us without a dish to share.
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.
The new date is for the September 2015 building and grounds work day is next Saturday (19 September 2015) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
We have decided to reschedule the work day for next Saturday so as not to interfere with preparations for a memorial service.
Tasks available inside and out for all ages and ability levels.
Please join us on Sunday (6 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “The Language of Hope” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing at this service.
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.