Category: Events

Gong Bath with Joy Clemons (20 March 2016)

JoyClemonsPlease join us on Sunday afternoon (20 March 2016) at 3:00 PM for this special event — Gong Bath with Joy Clemons.  The admission is your worthy donation.

Join Joy on Sunday afternoon in the sanctuary to bring in the Spring Equinox with a healing and restorative session of sound immersion.

Bring pillows and a pad or blanket to make yourself comfortable lying on the floor or on a pew.

This is unlike anything you have experienced before (unless you have come to one of Joy’s sessions and are among the many who come back again and again.)

Email Susan Caldwell — call or text her at 318-465-3427.

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“This Machine” — Roy Zimmerman Concert (15 March 2016)

RoyZimmermanMugshotDo you remember last year when you were kicking yourself because you missed this guy?

or …

Do you remember last year when you came to hear this guy and wished you’d brought all your friends?

Now is your chance to see singer / songwriter / satirist Roy Zimmerman, whether for the first time or for the second, third, or fourth time with friends in tow.

Join us on Tuesday (15 March 2016) at 7:00 PM at All Souls Church.

Admission is $18.00 at the door or you can pay what you are able.

“This Machine” is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s hilarious,
rhyme-intensive original songs.

The title is a reference to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to be sure but also an acknowledgement that songwriting does good work in the world.

Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression because in calling out the world’s absurdities and laughing in their face, I’m affirming the real possibility of change. — Roy Zimmerman

Roy’s songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime.  He’s shared the stage with Bill Maher, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, John Oliver, Kate Clinton, and George Carlin.

He’s been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered and he’s a
featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

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Awakening Vibrations: Tibetan Singing Bowls and Gong Meditation with Joy Clemons (27 February 2016)

Join us on 27 February 2016 at 4:30 PM as we journey into our essence and merging with the unified field of energy where harmony prevails.

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Through sound immersion, we will experience peace and deep relaxation, allowing for healing and energy to flow.

Admission is $35.00 ($40.00 if paying by credit card) — the church is Klangschalemaking two full or several partial scholarships available (first come, first served) so don’t let money be an obstacle.

Bring mats, blankets and pillows to allow yourself to get comfortable on the floor.

Space is limited to 15 people so do register early.

Joy Clemons CSH LMT CPH, is a certified sound/energy healer with 17 years experience.  To ask questions about the workshop or to set up an individual session, call Joy at 314-882-7080.

To register or ask questions about registration, call Susan Caldwell (318-465-3427 — click here to text Susan).  Or you can email her using dre@allsoulsshreveport.org.

Do RSVP on Facebook if you intend to attend, as it will help us to build interest and energy for the event. However, because of space limitations, I will need you to contact me via email or text in order to be “officially” registered.

You may mail in your check to:

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
ATTN:  Susan Caldwell
9449 Ellerbe Road
Shreveport LA  71106.

You may also call and pay with a credit card over the phone.  You can also bring cash, check, or credit card to pay at the door on 27 February 2016.

PDF event flyer here.

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Building and Grounds Work Day — 13 February 2016

Spring-Flowers-Feb-2016Please join us on Saturday (13 February 2016) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.

Spring is starting to peek out here and there on the church grounds and the forecast for Saturday is “59 degrees and mostly sunny.”

So, it’s the perfect day to come out and join your All Souls friends to work together.

And if the great outdoors still isn’t calling you, there are plenty of tasks inside as well for all ages and abilities.

Remember that except for some basic cleaning and occasional major repairs, most of our building maintenance is done by the members and friends of All Souls.

Working side by side is a great way to get to build relationships and feel more a part of your All Souls community.  We hope to see you here.

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17th Annual World Religion Day — 24 January 2016

ShreveportWorldReligionDayPlease join us on Sunday (24 January 2016) for the 17th annual celebration of World Religion Day in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana.

The event will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA — Corner of Highland and Olive).

Prayers, readings, music, food, and discussions of the great questions of life with representatives of up to 18 different traditions from the Shreveport-Bossier City area and beyond.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service — 24 December 2015

XmasEveCandlesPlease join us tonight (Thursday, 24 December 2015) at 6:30 PM for our annual Christmas Eve service that includes a reading of the Christmas story as well as special music and carol singing.

Please bring the children by 6:00 as they have a special part at the beginning of the service.

All children are welcome in the sanctuary for this service — nursery care is available for infants and toddlers.

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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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