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
From: Virginia Villarreal (Board Secretary)
To: All Members, Inactive Members, and Friends
In accordance with the Bylaws of our church, I as Secretary of the Board, hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a special congregational meeting on Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 12:30 PM in the sanctuary.
On the Agenda:
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.
This Sunday at our 11:00 AM Worship Service, Rev. Barbara Jarrell will be in the pulpit, the All Souls Choir will sing, and the service will feature special music from Buddy Flett and Tim Brogan.
Stay afterward for the year-end Congregational Meeting. And don’t forget the Bake Sale.
This year’s stewardship drive has already surpassed last year’s and promises to be even better — thanks to Stewardship Chair Robert Smith, the dedicated stewards who have taken the time to have vital conversations about what the church means to its members, and of course, thanks to you.
We are still waiting on a number of pledges we know will come in, so if one of those happens to be yours, please take a quick moment to cross this one item off of your growing December list.
Such a small, simple act of filling out a form, and yet you know how much it means to your own spiritual sustenance and to the continued presence of a liberal religious alternative in our community.
Lost your form? Not to worry. Check your mailbox on Saturday and Monday and you should receive a new one, so fill it out and bring it with you to church on Sunday or drop it in the mail. If it crosses in the mail with the one you just sent in, thank you, and please disregard the new one.
Thank you for your continued support of our faith community.
Our office volunteers are in need of someone (or ideally, several someones) who can be available to substitute for one of our regular volunteers.
Duties involve mostly answering the phone and email and passing along messages as needed; and being present for service people, potential renters viewing the building, and occasional drop-in visitors.
Office hours are 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tuesday – Friday.
If interested, call 318-868-3313 or email Virginia Villarreal.
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.
Date: Sunday, 11 December 2011 at 12:30 PM in the sanctuary.
Agenda
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.
This announcement comes from Patrick Early (Building and Grounds Co-Chair)
We will have a building and grounds work day this Saturday (12 November 2011) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
We have many routine tasks to be done, such as changing A/C filters, insuring the restrooms are clean and stocked, burnt out bulbs and fluorescent tubes are replaced, the sidewalks and patios are cleaned of leaves, etc.
In addition, we are planning to clean the playground in preparation for equipment repairs, we need to clean the church roof and the guttering of fall leaves and pine straw, we want to repair and maintain the nature trail and the pathway to the meditation deck. The deck itself is in need of substantial maintenance work.
It is my intention to be there, but frankly right now I cannot do much, as my Doctor has ordered me to “Stay off your feet!” What I can do, I will. I look forward to seeing you there.
Patrick Early,
Building and Grounds Co-Chair
The Welcoming Congregation Program is a completely volunteer program for Unitarian Universalist congregations that see a need to become more inclusive towards bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender people.
The program consists of a series of workshops developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association. The goal of the workshops is to reduce prejudice by increasing understanding and acceptance among people of different sexual orientations.
On 22 May 2011 — after completing the required actions to become a Welcoming Congregation — we affirmed our desire to be a Welcoming Congregation through an overwhelming congregational vote.
Our report describing our Welcoming Congregation efforts and results can be found in an Adobe Acrobat PDF document here.
