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 this Sunday (9 September 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Anxiety, Stress and the Practice of Buddhist Meditation” by Benjamin Riggs (Buddhist teacher and leader of the Refuge Meditation Group).
Next Sunday (16 September 2012), come join us for Lady Carlson (Local organizer for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith).
Please join us for our Building and Grounds Work Day on Saturday (8 September 2012) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
As always, there are plenty of tasks — inside and out. and tomorrow there is also the promise of free food (courtesy of Interfaith who gave us all their Podnuh’s leftovers from Friday’s meeting: chicken, beef, potato salad and beans).
Come help spruce up the church and stick around for lunch with your All Souls friends.
Please join us this Wednesday (12 September 2012) from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM for a Brown Bag Discussion Talk with Benjamin Riggs. He will be with us to expand on his Sunday sermon topic (Anxiety, Stress and the Practice of Buddhist Meditation).
What word best describes our Volunteer of the Month for September 2012 ?
Platinum.
Why? Gold can’t begin to measure the time, effort, and love that this man has put into everything Ron Thurston does for our congregation.
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Please join this Sunday (2 September 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Laboring for Love” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Next Week (9 September 2012) – please join us to hear Benjamin Riggs (Buddhist teacher and leader of the Refuge Meditation Group ) who will speak on “Anxiety, Stress and the Practice of Buddhist Meditation.”
Please join us this Sunday (26 August 2012) at 11:00 AM for the sermon “Crossroads and He Who Must Not Be Named” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell and stay after the service for a potluck.
Whether you like to cook or bake, or your preferred method of “cooking” is at a deli counter or drive-thru window — please bring a dish to share and come spend some time sharing a meal and getting to know your All Souls friends in the Social Hall immediately following the 11:00 AM service.
Can’t bring anything? Don’t let it stop you from staying to eat … there are some big-time cooks in this crowd who love to share!
Want to help out with planning, setting up and cleaning up at future potlucks? Email Food, Folks and Fun Chair Amanda Lawrence or call her at 318-402-3314 to let her know that you want to help.
Tamila Allen — the August 2012 Volunteer of the Month — has served for many years in Religious Education working with every age groups at one time or another.
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Our July 2012 Volunteer of the Month is no stranger to anyone. It would take a long list to outline everything that Claudia Harris has done and continues to do.
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All Souls will be hosting a workshop with Gary Renard (world-acclaimed teacher of A Course in Miracles) on Saturday, 29 September 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
This workshop will give you tools you can use for the rest of your life:
Cost of the workshop is $75.00. You may pick up a registration form at the church, or find out more about the workshop and download the form here. You may call 318-868-3313 between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Tuesday through Friday, register by phone to pay with VISA or MasterCard. Or you may register online here and make your payment at our secure Vanco Services payment site.
Note — This workshop is for participants 16 years of age and older. Lunch will be on your own. There are a number of restaurants within easy driving distance, or you are welcome to bring your lunch and enjoy it on the beautiful grounds of All Souls.
All Souls will be hosting an Enneagram Relationships Workshop on 14-15 September 2012:
Prerequisite for this workshop is attendance at a Basic Enneagram Workshop or a fairly good grasp of Enneagram theory from reading and self-study along with a pretty good idea of what your Enneagram number might be.
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