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All Souls Casino Night – 3 November 2012

Tickets will go on sale this Sunday (5 August 2012) for All Souls’ first-ever Casino Night.

The Casino Night will happen on Saturday, 3 November 2012, from 6:00 – 10:00 PM at the Elks Lodge, 310 East Preston, Shreveport LA.

Go “all-in” with All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church at this year’s Annual Gala (formerly known as the Silent Auction). This year’s theme is Casino Night and features for-fun table games such as roulette, blackjack, and craps!

Casino Night tickets will go on sale for $50.00 per person starting Sunday (5 August 2012).

Admission tickets cover the first buy-in of the evening, dinner, entertainment, cash bar, raffle prizes, and more! Cash raffle tickets are also available for $1 apiece and three prizes ($150, $100, and $50) will be awarded at the event (need not be present to win).

The event will also feature a Silent Auction with chances to bid on the parties and some of the other more popular items of the Silent Auction tradition. (Casserole of the Month, Dessert of the Month, and the Coveted Parking Space, to name a few).

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2012-2013 Religious Education Year

The 2012-2013 Religious Education year begins Sunday, 19 August 2012.

Our Religious Education year for children and youth is comprised of five thematic units called “Pillars.” The topics and schedules for these pillars are the following:

Unitarian Universalist Identity — 19 August 2012 – 7 October 2012, Intergenerational Worship Service 14 October 2012
Jewish and Christian Heritage — 21 October 2012 – 16 December 2012, Thanksgiving Service 25 November 2012, Winter Holiday Intergenerational Worship 23 December 2012
World Religions — 6 January 2013 – 10 February 2013, Intergenerational Worship Service 17 February 2013
Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web — 24 February 2013 – 31 March 2013, Intergenerational Worship Service 7 April 2013
Personal Spiritual Growth and Development — 14 April 2013 – 26 May 2013, Affirmation Sunday – 2 June 2013

The teacher sign-up board will be up in the hallway this Sunday (5 August 2012). Those who sign up early are entered into a drawing for a Barnes and Noble Gift Certificate.

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29 July 2012 Worship Service

Please join us for “How Geography Can Save Planet Earth” by Jon Soul with Worship Associate Pamela Carlisle.

Join us this Sunday as Montessori teacher and environmental activist Jon Soul gives us a look into his Bayou to Bay project. Jon has completed two legs of a canoe journey from Shreveport to the Gulf of Mexico via Bayou Pierre and the Red River. The goal of his project is “to reconnect people to their local waterways, for the benefit of both. Through experiential education, students will learn to care about what it means to be ‘downstream,’ one watershed at a time.” His sermon will explore the sacred dimensions of a sense of place, a “personal geography” that is truly mindful of the landscape that we see around us every day.

A slideshow of the journey will be available for viewing in the foyer before the service, and in the social hall afterward.

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Artist Sunday Coming — 5 August 2012

Once a year at All Souls, we devote an entire worship service to a celebration of the arts. This year we have this celebration on 5 August 2012.

Each element of the entire 11:00 AM Worship Service is some kind of artistic performance by our members and friends — which in the past has included songs, instrumental music, performance art, magic, poetry, mime, dance and even karate!

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“A Long, Strange Trip” Unitarian Universalist History Film Series Continues

Please join us this Tuesday (31 July 2012) from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM for Part III of our Unitarian Universalist history series on “American Unitarianism.”

Even if you haven’t seen Parts I and II, join us this Tuesday evening for a look at our Unitarian roots on this continent. Although the films are part of a series, each one also stands well on its own and you are more than welcome to join us. We also plan to repeat the complete series in the not-too-distant future.

For more information, to let her know you are coming to the class, and especially if you need child care, please email Susan Caldwell or call her at 318-465-3427.

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22 July 2012 Worship Service

Please join us this Sunday (22 July 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Companions for the Journey” with Juan Villarreal, Bob Jordan and Worship Associate Susan Bettinger.

Our quarterly service featuring members of our congregation who share with us the journeys that brought them to All Souls and the reasons they stay.

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15 July 2012 Worship Service

Please join us this Sunday (15 July 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Faith Development in a 21st Century World” by Dr. David Otto (Professor of Religious Studies — Centenary College of Louisiana)

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Building and Grounds Work Day — 14 July 2012

On Saturday (14 July 2012), we will have a Building and Grounds Work Day from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Join us to paint the Pre-K/K-1 room (Room 1), which also serves as our bridal dressing room and the weekly home of our Saturday meditation group (who will be moving for one day only).

Bring gloves, and your willingness to join with your All Souls friends in building community while we beautify our space! If painting is not for you, there are always other tasks to be found, and snacks for the crew are also much appreciated.

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8 July 2012 Worship

Please join us on Sunday (8 July 2012) at 11:00 AM for “After the Fireworks: Liberal Religion – Show Me Your Papers.” by Claudia Harris.

One of our most requested speakers, All Souls member and professional counselor Claudia Harris returns to our pulpit this morning exploring our Unitarian Universalist tradition of social justice.

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