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
Sunday, 16 October 2011 – 11:00 AM — “Holy Ground: A Place for Character” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing as well at this worship service.
Join us after the worship service for a viewing of At The End of Slavery — a documentary from International Justice Mission who works to end human trafficking around the globe. Come and learn how you can help, starting right in this meeting.
Worship – 11:00 AM, Sunday, 9 October 2011 — “Companions for the Journey” — our quarterly series featuring reflections from three of our members on the journey that led them to All Souls, and the reasons they stay. This month, we will hear from Cherrie Groves Moussaoui, John Allen and Patrick Early.
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Pancake Breakfast – 9:30 AM-10:45 AM, Sunday, 9 October 2011 — Pancake Breakfast Fund-raiser — Come join us for a pancake breakfast with pancakes, sausage, vegetarian sausage, and more! Cost is your donation (no one is turned away) and the proceeds go to building air conditioning fund.
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We need some REcycling! If you have some empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, bring them to the Pre-K/K-1 class in Room 1 before the service this Sunday Only (9 October 2011). They will be making shakers.
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Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith Candidate Accountability Meeting — 7:00 PM, Thursday, 13 October 2011 at St. Jude Catholic Church (3800 Viking Drive, Bossier City).
Invited guests include candidates for area seats in the State Senate and House, who will answer questions concerning their intentions to work with Interfaith on the issues that have come up from their member institutions particularly workforce development, enforcement of rental property habitability standards at the state level, and improvement of public education.
Turnout is vital to ensure that Interfaith has a place at the table in the ongoing effort to make our community a better place for all.
The word describing our October 2011 Volunteer of the Month is steadfastness.
Pam has been a member of All Souls since 2008, and has served the Church in a variety of ways for a much longer time.
Whether sharing her love of art with the children and youth of RE, sharing her personal story in whatever forum she has been called upon to do so; or sharing her time to reorganize our Interweave chapter, to serve on the Welcoming Congregation committee, and to coordinate the visual art exhibit for Artist Sunday, it is for this steadfast devotion to her art, to her cause, and to her Church that inspired the Council to select Pam Raintree as our October 2011 Volunteer of the Month.
The Brown Bag series returns this Wednesday (5 October 2011) at 11:30 AM with educator Michael Phillips.
Mr. Phillips will be speaking on multiple learning styles. Learn about the many different ways that people learn, and gain some insight into your own learning style. Bring your lunch and bring your friends.
And mark your calendars now for 12 October 2011 at 11:30 AM when we will feature the documentary Blue Gold which is about the increasing commercialization of water and its potential global effects in the years to come.
Join us Sunday (2 October 2011) at 11:00 AM worship service for our annual Blessing of the Animals.
This is the one time each year when our members and friends are invited to bring their animal companions into the sanctuary for a service in celebration of our shared home in the interdependent web of all life. This is also a time to honor the memory of the pets who have gone on before us.
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Thursday, 29 September 2011 – 6:00 – 8:00 PM — All Souls Board President Clay Walker will be giving a presentation on the juvenile justice system to Louisiana Women for Progress at the All Souls.
Clay will speak on the kinds of children in our juvenile system, the relationship among schools, education, community support systems, mental health and families, and what we can do to help.
All women are welcome to join Louisiana Women for Progress which is designed to educate and advocate for changes that benefit our community.
The All Souls Program Council is proud to name Abbas Moussaoui as the Volunteer of the Month for September 2011.
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11:00 AM Sunday, 11 September 2011 — “Ten Years Later” (a service of remembrance and reflection on the events of 11 September 2001 presented by the Worship Committee).
11:00 AM Sunday, 28 August 2011 — Water Communion is a Unitarian Universalist tradition. At summer’s end, we gather together bringing water from our various summer travels and experiences, briefly sharing our stories as we combine the water in a common bowl. The water is then boiled, filtered and frozen for use in child dedications and other rituals throughout the coming year. Bring water in a small container, or if you forgot or couldn’t bring it back with you, we will have “symbolic water” on hand.
Bring along a swim suit that day and join us afterward for the Swim Party and Cookout at the home of Laurie Lyons and Henry Walker in Shreveport.
11:00 AM Sunday, 21 August 2011 — Rev. Barbara Jarrell is back in the pulpit. Her sermon is “Unfamiliar Alliances.”
During the worship service, the children and youth will have a car wash to raise money for the playground fun. Drop off your car before church, and have it washed by very conscientious and thorough young people supervised by very conscientious and thorough supportive adults.
Steve Caldwell and Abbas Moussaoui will be coordinating this car wash, so talk to them or contact Susan Caldwell if you can help.