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
Please join us on Sunday (11 October 2015) at 11:00 AM for “In This World” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
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.
Please join us on Sunday (27 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Blessed is the Flame” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our Jewish friends have just completed the celebration of the High Holy Days — a time of atonement, release, and beginning again in love.
In that spirit, we join together in a ritual of release and a celebration of new beginnings. The All Souls Choir will sing.
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.
A newcomer information session will take place after this service.
Next Sunday (4 October 2015) — our annual Blessing of the Animals service.
Please join us this Sunday (13 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Seekers’ Sanctuary — A Homecoming Service” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
This will be a service to welcome everyone home to All Souls for the new church year — whether you’ve been away for years, weeks, or just since last Sunday.
We will honor those members of 25 years or longer, and ingather our new members. The All Souls Choir will sing.
A Potluck Lunch will take place in the Social Hall immediately following the service. Please bring a dish to share and join us, or join us without a dish to share.
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.
Please join us on Sunday (6 September 2015) at 11:00 AM for “The Language of Hope” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing at this service.
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.
Please join us on 16 August 2015 at 11:00 AM for our annual Water Communion Ceremony worship service with Rev. Barbara Jarrell, the All Souls Choir, and your stories for the water you bring.
The Water Communion is a ritual celebrated in many Unitarian Universalist Churches.
Children and youth will be with us for this service in the sanctuary (no religious education classes — the special summer activity for this Sunday is our annual pool party).
As our members and friends return from their summer adventures — whether far away or right in their own backyards — they bring with them a small container of water (from a place they have visited or representing a special memory of the summer).
We pour our waters together in a common bowl as we each briefly tell our stories and celebrate our coming back together to begin a new church year.
The water is then boiled, filtered, frozen, and saved for future water communions as well as other rituals such as child dedications.
Bring your water in a small container. If you forget or could not bring actual water from a place you visited, we will have symbolic water on hand for you to add to the bowl.
Please join us on Sunday (2 August 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Turn the World Around” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing.
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.
Please join us on Sunday (12 July 2015) at 11:00 AM “Does Trusting Mean Gullible?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
You can trust that this will be a thought-provoking and enlightening service. The All Souls Choir will sing. We will have a newcomer information session following the service.
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.
Please join us on Sunday (14 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Getting to the Long View” by. Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing.
We will have a Newcomer Information Session following the service.
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.
Please join us on Sunday (17 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Short of the Glory” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
We will continue our exploration of our fifth source (“Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and to avoid idolatries of the mind and spirit”).
We will have a second collection for the Financial Ministry of Highland Center Ministries and Pelican State Credit Union (which offers lower cost loans that are a viable alternative to the payday lending debt trap. Several members of the Board are collaborating to match up to $1000 so know that whatever you contribute is likely to be doubled and then matched again by Pelican. Plan now to give to this very worthy cause tomorrow morning.
After our Sunday worship service, we will be holding a very important congregational business meeting — please attend.
Please join us on Sunday (10 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “One of the Hardest Things” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our Mother’s Day service will also include special music featuring the All Souls Choir along with Barbara Jarrell, Gail Burt, and Robert Smith. Also appearing are guest musicians Lane Bayliss, Alan Dyson, Dan Garner, and Greg Williams.
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.