BOLT Training — 19 December 2015

BOLT_ChalicePlease join us on Saturday (19 December 2015) at 11:30 AM for BOLT Training (BOLT = “Bearers of Light and Tradition”).

Our BOLTs are children and youth entrusted each Sunday with the lighting of the chalice and the reading and candle lighting celebrating the principles and sources we are lifting up during each season of our Unitarian Universalist liturgical year.

Children and youth of middle elementary grades through high school age are welcome to become BOLTs.

Requirements include reading and the ability and willingness to follow instructions and learn good techniques for speaking into the microphone, lighting the chalice, using the long candle lighter, and appropriate demeanor in the pulpit.

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13 December 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

AllSoulsAutumnPlease join us on Sunday (13 December 2015) at 11:00 AM for our Sunday worship service.

Rev. Susan Smith is in the pulpit this Sunday.

Join us in the social hall afterwards for our 5th Annual Monster Cookie Swap.

At 12:30 PM, we will have our congregational meeting where we will vote on our 2016 budget and elect 3 members to our nominating committee.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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UPDATED — Congregational Meeting — Sunday, 13 December 2015

From: Kathy Osuch (Board Secretary)
To: All Members, Inactive Members, and Friends

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 in the sanctuary.

New Date and Time: Sunday, 13 December 2015 at 12:30 PM

On the Agenda 

  • Vote on 2016 Budget
  • Elect three members to the Nominating Committee

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.

Update — Please note that pledges for 2016 are about $30,000 less than they were for 2015.

As a result, there are many cuts to the budget and we will need volunteers to assist in making these changes possible.

The Director of Religious Education position is funded till the end of June 2016 based on current pledges.

If you have yet to make your pledge or would like to update your pledge information, please contact Board Treasurer Melissa Gibson at (318) 550-1296 or melissainkdesigns@gmail.com.

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Annual Thanksgiving Worship and Feast (22 November 2015)

Please join us on Sunday (22 November 2015) at 11:00 AM for our annual Thanksgiving Worship Service and Feast — our annual Thanksgiving Service, communion ritual and feast.

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The bread and water communion ritual is focused on community and is inclusive of all theologies.

Afterward, we join together in a fantastic Thanksgiving feast.

If you can cook a turkey or bring your favorite recipe, please let Amanda Lawrence know via email, phone, text (using 318-402-3314), or post to the All Souls Shreveport Caring Connection Facebook group.

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Halloween CAR-nival (31 October 2015)

Join us on Saturday (31 October 2015) from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM for the Halloween CAR-nival hosted by Church for the Highlands / Highland Center Ministries (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA).

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Setup starts at 10:00 AM and everyone should be in place by 11:30 AM.

Join us to celebrate with our partners in Highland Center Ministries.

Decorate a trunk or a table, give out candy and provide a game for kids to play who come trick-or-treating. This event will happen rain or shine.  If it rains, we’ll be inside at tables in the gym.

Even if you can’t set up a table or trunk, bring the kids out for some early trick-or-treat fun!

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Stewardship Kickoff Breakfast — Sunday, 25 October 2015

Please joins for our Stewardship Kickoff Breakfast this Sunday (25 October 2015) at 10:00 AM in the Social Hall at the church.

We’re getting closer to the season of giving as we kick off our 2016 Stewardship Campaign.

It’s time to think about what All Souls means to you and what you are able to give back in terms of time, talent, and treasure.

Members have found that when they give in all three ways — to the extent that they are able — they gain a greater sense of ownership in the church.

As Barbara reminds us each Sunday, this church is sustained in every way by its members — and that includes everything from singing in the choir to working on the Building and Grounds to paying the light bill.

  • What is your dream for our church?
  • More outreach?
  • More paid professional musicians to enhance our services?
  • All our building “quirks” magically fixed?
  • ________________ (Your dream here)?

Join us as we dream together and share a delicious breakfast.

If you have a particularly wonderful breakfast item you’d like to bring, or if you’d like to help in some other way, please contact Amanda Lawrence via email or via phone (318-402-3314).

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A Taste of Interfaith — 18 October 2015

NCLAInterfaithPlease join us for “A Taste of Interfaith” — A fundraiser for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith — on Sunday (18 October 2015) from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

This year’s host for this event is Church for the Highlands / Highland Center Ministries (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA)

Tickets are $25.00 per person / $200.00 per table of eight.

Continue reading “A Taste of Interfaith — 18 October 2015”

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Building and Ground Work Day Rescheduled — 19 September 2015

BuildingAndGroundsThe new date is for the September 2015 building and grounds work day is next Saturday (19 September 2015) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

We have decided to reschedule the work day for next Saturday so as not to interfere with preparations for a memorial service.

Tasks available inside and out for all ages and ability levels.

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