Category: Events

2012 All Souls Annual Christmas Party

Please join us on 22 December 2012 at 7:00 PM at the home of Laurie Lyons and Henry Walker (441 Drexel Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana).

To reduce the workload of everyone, this year’s party will be hors d’oeuvres — appetizers — finger food and dessert rather than a full meal, so please bring one of these items.

Wine, beer and soft drinks will be provided.

Please RSVP to Laurie Lyons by Monday (17 December 2012).

This party is for adults only so parents can take a breather from their adorable, but active, children.

Important — Please label any items that contain nuts, as Henry is highly allergic. Peanuts are legumes, so your typical peanut is just fine. Just watch out for those walnuts, pecans, and the like. Thank you.

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Monster Cookie Swap — 9 December 2012

The 2012 Monster Cookie Swap is 9 December 2012 immediately after the 11:00 AM Worship Service.

Bring a couple dozen cookies to swap out.  Make one recipe and take home loads of different kinds of cookies!

Don’t bake?  Even better..make a donation to All Souls in lieu of providing cookies.  Or do both (That’s cool too)!

There are always tons of cookies available — treat yourself to dessert or use them as neighbor/teacher gifts!

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18 November 2012 Thanksgiving Worship Service and Feast

Please join us this Sunday (18 November 2012) at 11:00 AM for “A Service of Thanksgiving” — our annual Thanksgiving Service and Feast.

We begin with a brief service in the Sanctuary that continues with a Ritual of Thanksgiving in the Social Hall, followed immediately by an abundant feast, to which you are invited and encouraged to contribute as you are able.

If you are willing and able, please bring a dish to share. If you want specific information on what is still needed, you may email or call Sarah Boswell of the Food, Folks and Fun Committee (see below).

Otherwise, bring a pan of dressing (or, dare i say, even “stuffing” – I guarantee we’ll eat it no matter what we call it!), a vegetarian entree, your favorite vegetable side, a dessert or bread, an appetizer or a fruit or vegetable tray.  Bring anything that you feel is an indispensable part of a Thanksgiving meal, whether it’s a classic tradition or just a tradition in your family.

For information on how you can help with the feast, please email Sarah Boswell or call her at (318) 865-8831.

And if you can’t bring food, don’t let that stop you from coming — Join the Cleanup Crew:

If you often don’t or can’t hang around for cleanup, perhaps you can make a plan to do that this week out of gratitude to those who do it so often.  One thing we’ve learned from working the Highland Dinners is that many hands really do make light work, and a big cleanup crew = a fast cleanup for all!

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Thanksgiving Day Potluck (22 November 2012)

Please join us on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, 22 November 2012) at 1:00 PM for a Thanksgiving Day Potluck.

Whether you’re alone in town and looking for a place to go, or your family is all here but you just don’t want to do all the cooking, Ron Thurston is hosting a Thanksgiving Day dinner at the church.

He will bring a turkey and is encouraging everyone who would like to attend to give him a call at (318) 300-1509 and to bring whatever sides, appetizers, and desserts you would like to share.

The meal will begin at 1:00 PM to allow for plenty of time to eat and for those who are volunteering at the Highland Blessing Dinner that evening to get there by 5:15 PM.

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2012 Shreveport Transgender Day of Remembrance

Please join us next Wednesday (14 November 2012) at 5:00 PM for the Shreveport Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Louisiana Trans Advocates will be honoring the National Transgender Day of Remembrance with a memorial service at the Centenary College Band Shell.  After the service, we will walk to El Compadre’s.

Unquestionably, the most solemn day for transgender people in the US is the Transgender Day of Remembrance which is commemorated every November throughout the United States and worldwide.

On this day, we memorialize the many transgender people who have lost their lives to hate-based violence.  It has been estimated that one trans person per month on average is killed in the United States in a hate crime murder just for being transgender.

If you have any questions or are interested in being involved in the event don’t hesitate to email shreveport@latransadvocates.org for more information.

Also, if you would like information about the memorials being held in other parts of the state during the week, please email us at info@latransadvocates.org.

The memorial service will honor those who have been killed from 2011 to 2012.

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4 November 2012 Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (4 November 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Caught in an Inescapable Web of Mutuality:  Hostage or Healer — What Is the Zip Code of Beloved Community?”  Claudia Harris is in the pulpit this morning.  Come hear an inspiring message on the heels of a wildly successful Annual Gala.  The All Souls Choir will sing.

Don’t forget that this is the Sunday we fall back — so you can set your clocks back an hour (a lot of them will do it for you now, but check to be sure yours is one of those).   Get that precious extra hour of sleep and still make it to church.

Join us next Sunday (11 November 2012) as Phil and Sarah Boswell and Friends present a Veteran’s Day service — “Welcoming Home the Soldier Within.”  The service will include a tribute to veterans, as well as veteran Pamela Raintree’s tribute to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (which will be observed in Shreveport on 14 November 2012).

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“Taste of Interfaith” Fundraiser

Please join us today (Sunday, 4 November 2012) from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the annual “Taste of Interfaith” fundraiser for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.

This event will be held at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (200 Carroll Street, Shreveport LA).

Please join us for an afternoon of great food, music and fellowship in celebration of our diversity and all we can do together to make Shreveport and Bossier the Beloved Community.

The $20.00 Admission includes your meal, entertainment, and a chance to shop for holiday bargains.  The All Souls Choir will be singing on the program, which will feature choirs, soloists, dancers and recitations from the many traditions represented by Interfaith.

The food is representative of many congregations and cultures and the shopping is stupendous!

Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith is a non-partisan political organization made up of member institutions who work together to create real change in our community.

All proceeds support the work of Interfaith in the areas of

  • Minimal Living Standards
  • Workforce Development
  • Public Education

… and all the other issues that come up from our member institutions.  The mission of Interfaith is never to “do for” others, but to join with others for the power to create change.

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Thank you — Melissa Gibson and Company …

Thank you — Melissa Gibson and Company — for a fun and fabulous Casino Night last night (3 November 2012).

A fantastic time was had by all, and a longer list of “thank you’s” is undoubtedly forthcoming, but — in the meantime — all of us who were there are incredibly grateful to Melissa and Jonathan and their crew for all their hard work.

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“Trunk or Treat” and Potluck Lunch — 28 October 2012

Please join us on Sunday (28 October 2012) after our 11:00 AM worship service for our annual “Trunk or Treat” potluck lunch.

Adults, children and youth are all invited to come in costume.  Grown-ups decorate their cars for Halloween and bring candy, small toys and possibly a game to play for the children, who will “Trunk or Treat” from car to car in the parking lot.

“But what about LUNCH?” asks the responsible parent-types and the generally lunch-minded.

So glad you asked.

There’s a Halloween Potluck in the Social Hall right after the service!  So bring your spookiest dish to share and join us for lunch before the parking lot festivities.

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