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
Join us on Sunday (22 December 2012 ) after our 11:00 AM worship service for our annual All-Ages Holiday Party.
Join us in the Social Hall after the service for games, crafts, snacks and fellowship. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the season and make connections across the generations over glitter and glue, frosting and sprinkles, or an action-packed game of Dreidl!
Bring hearty snacks and finger foods (sandwiches, veggie trays, etc) and enjoy the celebration!
With such warm weather up until very recently, it’s been easy to forget the Mitten Tree. But this recent cold snap reminds us of the children in our community who can use some warm mittens, scarves and other outerwear in the winter months.
As we do each year, we are collecting these items for the children of Providence House. Inexpensive yet warm mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves are available just about everywhere, including some grocery stores!
Pick some up when you are out and help make our mitten tree a true thing of beauty!
Please bring your Mitten Tree contributions by 23 December 2012.
Please join us on Monday (24 December 2012) at 6:30 PM for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
Our traditional service features a reading of the Christmas Story from the book of Luke, music from the All Souls Choir, and special guest musicians (Sally Hundemer, Cynthia Diaczynsky, Tom Hundemer, and Charlie Caldwell).
Please bring the children to church by 6:00 PM to prepare for the “12 Days of Christmas.” All children, including guests, are welcome to participate.
The All Souls Annual Christmas Party will happen this Saturday (22 December 2012) at 7:00 PM.
It will be hosted in the home of Laurie Lyons and Henry Walker (441 Drexel Drive, Shreveport LA).
More details can be found online here.
Please join us on Sunday (16 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Darkness and Light and All the Fixings” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This service will also feature the music of Twang Darkly and the All Souls Choir.
Please note that Twang Darkly will be selling copies of their new album (Mojo Fix) after the service.
Stay after the service for the Congregational Meeting beginning at 12:30 PM.
During the meeting, the children and youth (with adult help) will be wrapping the gifts for the children of Community Support. Be sure to bring those in by this Sunday if at all possible, and no later than Wednesday morning, when we will wrap the remainder.
In June 2010, General Assembly (GA) delegates from UU congregations across the nation selected “Immigration as a Moral Issue” for our denominational study/action issue from 2010 through 2014.
Much of this social justice work has been distilled into a draft Statement of Conscience that will be voted upon by the 2013 GA delegates. However, the UUA has also provided opportunities for congregations to comment on the draft statement before it is voted upon at GA. Continue reading ““Immigration as a Moral Issue” – All Souls Board Asking for Your Inputs”
Please join us this Sunday (9 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for our recurring “Companions for the Journey” Worship Service.
This is a quarterly service wherein three members of the church share the spiritual journeys that brought them to our doors and the reasons they stay. We will hear Aria Chatman, Jason Drury, and Pat Knotts.
And please join us immediately following the service for the Monster Cookie Swap.
In accordance with the bylaws of our church, and as Secretary of the Board, I hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a Congregational Meeting.
On the Agenda:
Please make every effort to attend. Childcare provided.
All active members should attend this meeting or give their written proxies to those who can. We must have a quorum.
Inactive members and friends of the church are invited and encouraged to participate, but bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote.
Please join us on 22 December 2012 at 7:00 PM at the home of Laurie Lyons and Henry Walker (441 Drexel Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana).
To reduce the workload of everyone, this year’s party will be hors d’oeuvres — appetizers — finger food and dessert rather than a full meal, so please bring one of these items.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be provided.
Please RSVP to Laurie Lyons by Monday (17 December 2012).
This party is for adults only so parents can take a breather from their adorable, but active, children.
Important — Please label any items that contain nuts, as Henry is highly allergic. Peanuts are legumes, so your typical peanut is just fine. Just watch out for those walnuts, pecans, and the like. Thank you.
The 2012 Monster Cookie Swap is 9 December 2012 immediately after the 11:00 AM Worship Service.
Bring a couple dozen cookies to swap out. Make one recipe and take home loads of different kinds of cookies!
Don’t bake? Even better..make a donation to All Souls in lieu of providing cookies. Or do both (That’s cool too)!
There are always tons of cookies available — treat yourself to dessert or use them as neighbor/teacher gifts!