At our 16 December 2012 Congregational Business Meeting, we passed a provisional budget and have scheduled a special congregational budget meeting for 20 January 2013 at 12:30 PM (immediately after the Sunday worship service). If you have not yet provided your 2013 pledge to the church, please do it now.
Category: Leadership
16 December 2012 Worship Service
Please join us on Sunday (16 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Darkness and Light and All the Fixings” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This service will also feature the music of Twang Darkly and the All Souls Choir.
Please note that Twang Darkly will be selling copies of their new album (Mojo Fix) after the service.
Stay after the service for the Congregational Meeting beginning at 12:30 PM.
During the meeting, the children and youth (with adult help) will be wrapping the gifts for the children of Community Support. Be sure to bring those in by this Sunday if at all possible, and no later than Wednesday morning, when we will wrap the remainder.
Notice of Congregational Meeting — 12:30 PM, Sunday, 16 December 2012
- Date/Location: Sunday, 16 December 2012, 12:30 PM, Sanctuary
- From: Virginia Villarreal (All Souls 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.
On the Agenda:
- Budget — Vote on the Annual Budget
- Nominate 3 Members to Serve on the Nominating Committee
- UUA Immigration Draft Statement of Conscience
- Update on the Exploratory Committee
- Date of Next Town Hall Meeting
Please make every effort to attend. Childcare provided.
All active members should attend this meeting or give their written proxies to those who can. We must have a quorum.
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.
Building and Grounds Work Day — 8 December 2012
Please joins us on Saturday (8 December 2012) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — Projects outside and inside –All are welcome!
If you have questions, contact Patrick Early (Building and Grounds Committee Chair) before and after church, by phone (318-734-0282), or by email.
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.
Building and Grounds Work Day
Building and Grounds Work Day — From 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM — Saturday, 13 October 2012.
Tasks for all ages and abilities, inside and out, for a half hour or the whole time — whatever you can do, even if it’s just to drop off some snacks for the workers, your contribution will be much appreciated as we work together to take care of our church home!
And you can go straight from church to catch the last hour of the New Member Picnic.
30 September 2012 Worship Service
Please join us this Sunday (30 September 2012) at 11:00 AM for the sermon “Elevated View of the Elephant” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
After the worship service, we will have a Town Hall Meeting and Potluck Lunch. This Town Hall Meeting will be the first of many opportunities for Exploratory Committee to report their findings to the congregation. The Exploratory Committee is a ten person committee appointed by the All Souls Board to explore the options for the geographical future of our congregation.
30 September 2012 Town Hall Meeting
On Sunday (30 September 2012) immediately following the 11:00 AM worship service, the Exploratory Committee will present the first in a series of town hall meetings.
This committee appointed by the All Souls Board to explore the options for the geographical future of our congregation will host the first of a series of informational Town Hall Meetings to report on its findings so far.
Building and Grounds Work Day (8 September 2012)
Please join us for our Building and Grounds Work Day on Saturday (8 September 2012) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
As always, there are plenty of tasks — inside and out. and tomorrow there is also the promise of free food (courtesy of Interfaith who gave us all their Podnuh’s leftovers from Friday’s meeting: chicken, beef, potato salad and beans).
Come help spruce up the church and stick around for lunch with your All Souls friends.
Building and Grounds Work Day — 11 August 2012
Come join us this Saturday (11 August 2012) and every 2nd Saturday of the month from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly Building and Grounds Work Day.
Tasks for all ages and abilities, inside and out. Spend a little time or a lot. Can’t stay and work this week? Snacks or drinks dropped off for the workers are always much appreciated, too!
Many of our members and friends will attest that they have made some of their best connections at the church in conversations that happen while working side by side.