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 us on Saturday (8 December 2012) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — Projects outside and inside –All are welcome!
If you have questions, contact Patrick Early (Building and Grounds Committee Chair) before and after church, by phone (318-734-0282), or by email.
By now you have probably heard from your friendly pledge steward, and you’ve had a bit of time to consider your own finances, your sense of ownership in the church, and the different kinds of gifts that you bring to our faith community and receive from being a part of it.
Please make every effort to get your pledge form turned in by this Sunday (9 December 2012). The Finance Committee will be meeting on Tuesday (11 December 2012) to determine the 2013 budget.
Many thanks for your support of the church!
Please join us this Sunday (2 December 2012) for our 11:00 AM Worship Service. The sermon will be “When Inside and Outside Agree” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Immediately after the worship service, we will have a newcomer information session.
Please join us at 11:00 AM for “Individuals and Growing Towards One” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Carol is a dynamic force in the All Souls congregation — contributing her many talents in many ways.
Carol serves on the Worship Committee. She has led full services, been a guest speaker, and acted as a worship associate.
Carol also volunteers as a much-needed and much-appreciated office assistant, answering phones and emails, and helping to assemble the Orders of Service for each Sunday.
Carol has also served on the Board and on various committees in many capacities. Enjoy the parking spot, Carol — thanks for all you do!
Please join us this Sunday (18 November 2012) at 11:00 AM for “A Service of Thanksgiving” — 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.
If you are willing and able, please bring a dish to share. If you want specific information on what is still needed, you may email or call Sarah Boswell of the Food, Folks and Fun Committee (see below).
Otherwise, bring a pan of dressing (or, dare i say, even “stuffing” – I guarantee we’ll eat it no matter what we call it!), a vegetarian entree, your favorite vegetable side, a dessert or bread, an appetizer or a fruit or vegetable tray. Bring anything that you feel is an indispensable part of a Thanksgiving meal, whether it’s a classic tradition or just a tradition in your family.
For information on how you can help with the feast, please email Sarah Boswell or call her at (318) 865-8831.
And if you can’t bring food, don’t let that stop you from coming — Join the Cleanup Crew:
If you often don’t or can’t hang around for cleanup, perhaps you can make a plan to do that this week out of gratitude to those who do it so often. One thing we’ve learned from working the Highland Dinners is that many hands really do make light work, and a big cleanup crew = a fast cleanup for all!
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.
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.
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.
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).