Tuesday Discussion Group — Next Meeting 26 May 2020

Our Tuesday Discussion Group meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM.

Contact Kathy Osuch for the Zoom info for this group.

This group was formerly known as TED Talks Group (who were formerly known as Great Questions, who were formerly known as Eastern Religions Discussion Group), meeting Tuesday nights at different locations to discuss issues chosen by the group.

Email Kathy Osuch or call her at 318-658-1107 for more information.

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Betty Gorey Parent Drive-In Memorial Service (23 May 2020)

On Saturday (23 May 2020) at 10:00 AM CDT (Shreveport local time), we will have a drive-in memorial service to honor the life of Betty Gorey Parent.

The memorial service will happen in the parking lot of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA)

The service will be broadcast locally in the parking lot to the FM radio into your car (87.9 MHz).

The memorial service will also be a livestream video on the All Souls Facebook page.

We will gather — in physical and virtual space — to celebrate the life of Betty Gorey Parent.

In our efforts to do our best to honor her wishes in an event that is safe for all concerned, we are asking attendees to observe these essential COVID-19 safety precautions: Continue reading “Betty Gorey Parent Drive-In Memorial Service (23 May 2020)”

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Great Decisions Group Meeting Tonight (23 May 2020)

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (23 May 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

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17 May 2020 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live.  One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 17 May 2020 worship video here.

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Online All-Ages Worship (17 May 2020)

Please join us on Sunday (17 May 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Compassion as a Survival Strategy” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Continuing our season of focus on personal spiritual growth, we’ll explore the way compassion serves us in these times and always.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

If you’re on Facebook, just enter All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church- Shreveport, Louisiana in the search bar and go to the All Souls Facebook page around 10:55 to join in.

Because the All Souls Facebook page is a public page, you should be able to see the worship service whether or not you have a Facebook account.

You do need a Facebook account to “like” and comment on the worship service.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.

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Online Religious Education for Children and Youth (17 May 2020)

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (17 May 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom about 5 minutes after our worship service is over.

The Zoom link  for this group will be found on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.

If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan an email or text Susan at 318-465-3427 and she will send you the Zoom link for the session.

This Sunday — We’ll talk about the ways we settle our spirits when we are afraid, angry, or upset, and the daily habits that help us do that.

Eva Kate Peck (who has a mindfulness practice of her own) will lead us in a meditation.  We’ll also learn a quick technique for getting more calm and centered in a difficult moment.

We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources (especially the 3rd and 4th principles):

  • How people act when they support each other and learn together
  • How people act when they are free to search for truth in their own lives

You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group or email it to Susan.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 17 May 2020

Please join us on Sunday (17 May 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will be sting Faith Forward:  Spiritual Practice with “Session 4 — Prayer.”

We will explore questions like “what is prayer?” and “what is prayer for you?”

The first question may have several definitions in the dictionary but the second one is very much your own.

I am including this passage from Anne Lamott as a way of reassuring you that all are included in this session regardless of one’s relationship to a higher power or lack thereof:

You may in fact be wondering what I even mean when I use the word “prayer.”  It is communication from the heart to that which surpasses understanding. Let’s say it is communication from one’s heart to God.  Or if that is too triggering or ludicrous a concept for you, to the Good, the force that is beyond our comprehension but that in our pain or supplication or relief we don’t need to define or have proof of or any established contact with.  Let’s say it is what the Greeks called the Really Real, what lies within us, beyond the scrim of our values, positions, convictions, and wounds.  Or let’s say it is a cry from deep within to Life or Love, with capital L’s.

So let’s say it is any and all of those things plus whatever it is for you.

And if it’s nothing for you, we want to talk about that too.

See you on Sunday.

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New UU Class Continues 17 May 2020

The “New UU” adult religious education class will be meeting this Sunday (17 May 2020) at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

Bennett is once again offering this class for new and not-so-new members alike.

This week’s topic is “How Are Decisions Made?  Governance and Polity” — exploring our tradition of democratic process in all that we do at the congregational and denominational level.

If you’re interested, email Bennett and he will send you a link to join the class.

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“What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists” Class Continues

Please join this ongoing class — “What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists” facilitated by Bennett Upton (All Souls Board President).

This class will meet at 12:00 Noon on Saturday 16 May 2020.

Check Slack or email Bennett for the Zoom link information to join this class.

This course from UU authors Amber Beland and Manish Mishra-Marzetti offers an intentional process of engagement with others in examining ethical concepts, dilemmas, and questions to help us clarify and expand our ethical understanding.

Participants examine how they have arrived at ethical positions that they hold dear.

They explore new perspectives, identify areas for further questions and exploration, and perhaps more fully embrace ethical positions they reach through careful discernment.

This program will deepen and expand participants’ knowledge and skills for a process of ethical reflection that is central to living our Unitarian Universalist faith.

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Zoom Lunch (20 May 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (20 May 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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