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
A memorial celebration of the life of Dr Raghunath Misra will on Saturday (29 June 2013) at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary. “Raghu” and his wife, Therese, joined the church in 1978, and have been very supportive of the church and its endeavors ever since.
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We are saddened to report the death of a longtime member of All Souls, Dr. Raghunath P. Misra, who passed away on Thursday, 20 June 2013. “Raghu” and his wife Therese joined the church in 1978, and have been very supportive of the church and its endeavors ever since.
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. This year’s GA is happening in Louisville KY. Online news and updates from GA can be found here:
This month’s Building and Grounds Work Day is now Saturday (15 June 2013) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This change is for the month of June 2013 only.
Our monthly Building and Grounds Work Day is normally scheduled for the second Saturday of each month. There is a memorial service this afternoon for Cameron Varnell — and out of respect for Cameron’s family — we are moving the date of our work day for the month of June 2013.
From: Virginia Villarreal, All Souls Board Secretary
To: All Members, Inactive Members, and Friends
Congregational Meeting
In accordance with the Bylaws of our church and as Secretary of the Board, I hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a Congregational Meeting.
Date: Sunday, 5 May 2013 at 12:30 PM in the Sanctuary
On the Agenda:
(1) Election of New Board Officers
(2) Moving the selection of Nominating Committee members to the December Congregational Meeting
Please make every effort to attend.
All active members should attend this meeting or give their proxies to those who can. Inactive members and friends of the church are invited and encouraged to participate, but bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote. We must have a quorum. Childcare will be provided.
Nominations for the 2013 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award are due before next Tuesday’s Board and Council Meeting (6:00 PM, 16 April 2013).
Each year, All Souls presents the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to an individual or organization from the wider community who has best exemplified the Principles of Unitarian Universalism and the values of liberal religion. The Board is soliciting nominations from the congregation and will make their decision at their next meeting.
Please submit names of your nominees along with a brief description of their qualifications to any or all of the following persons:
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Please join us on Sunday (17 March 2013) at 11:00 AM for “Our Nature to Create” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will be singing in this service.
If you’re a fan of traditional Irish music, please come early at 10:15 AM to hear Bob Jordan playing in the Social Hall prior to this service.
A Special Congregational Meeting and St. Patrick’s Day Potluck will follow this service in the Social Hall.
Our Special Congregational Meeting will be in the Social Hall in conjunction with a St. Patrick’s Day potluck immediately after the 17 March 2013 worship service.
Bring a dish to share (something green or Irish would be great but this is not required).
Stay for the meeting and fellowship. If you haven’t read the Buildings and Grounds Erosion Engineering Report before the meeting, you may want to do so. You can find the report on the All Souls website here (requires Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader software).
In accordance with the Bylaws of our church, and as Secretary of the Board, I hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a Special Congregational Meeting.
Date: Sunday, 17 March 2013 at 12:30 PM in the sanctuary.
On the Agenda: Vote on whether to remain here in our current building or move to another location.
Please make every effort to attend. All active members should attend this meeting or give their proxies to those who can.
Inactive members and friends of the church are invited and encouraged to participate, but bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote.
We must have a quorum.
Childcare provided.