Category: Religious Education

25 September 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

revcarltonsmithPlease join us on Sunday (25 September 2016) at 11:00 AM for “No Greater Love” by Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith.

What are we willing to sacrifice for the well-being of our loved ones?  What about for people we don’t even know, but for whom we feel deep empathy?

Today, we explore the nature of risk and human caring as we remember those in our faith who defied evil though their lives were in danger.

Rev. Smith is a Congregational Life Staff for the Southern Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association and is the primary contact for UU congregations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Pensacola, Florida.

He lives in the Memphis area and has been an ordained UU minister for 21 years.

Before returning to the Southeast, Rev. Smith served congregations in the Northeast Corridor and in the San Francisco area.

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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25 September 2016 — No Adult Religious Education Class

ChaliceAllSoulsFlameThere is no 9:15 AM adult religious education class on Sunday (25 September 2016).

We will continue our “Broadening our UU Understanding, Deepening Our Journey” series of classes next Sunday (2 October 2016) at 9:15 AM.

On 2 October 2016, we will cover session two — “Our Roots in the Europe and a Look at How We Talk About Our Faith to Others.”

For newcomers and seasoned members alike, this course that covers the historical streams of our living tradition from the early Christian church and provides opportunities for each of us to consider our individual spiritual paths within the scope of that tradition.

 

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18 September 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

uuwordcloudPlease join us on Sunday (18 September 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Uni-tarian Uni-versalists and the Oneness of Everything” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  The All Souls Choir will sing.  We will have a newcomer information session immediately 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.

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Adult Religious Education — 18 September 2016

ChaliceAllSoulsFlamePlease join us on Sunday (18 September 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “Broadening our UU Understanding, Deepening Our Journey”

Session 2 — Our Roots in the Early Church and a Look at How We Talk About Our Faith to Others.

For newcomers and seasoned members alike, this course covers the historical streams of our living tradition from the early Christian church, and provides opportunities for each of us to consider our individual spiritual paths within the scope of that tradition.

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11 September 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

grouphugchalicePlease join us on Sunday (11 September 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Run, Spectate, or Commit” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

In the film City of Joy, Joan, a social worker in a clinic in the slums of Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), asserts that life really boils down to these three choices.

On this 15th anniversary of an event that calls for our grief and tribute, we look to what is ours to do.

Join us, and stay afterward for a presentation by Stacy Eppers of Volunteers for Youth Justice.  They are in need of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers willing to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth.

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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Adult Religious Education Classes Resume This Sunday (11 September 2016)

ChaliceAllSoulsFlamePlease join us on Sunday (11 September 2016) at 9:15 AM for “Broadening our UU Understanding, Deepening Our Journey” with facilitators Rev. Barbara Jarrell and Susan Caldwell.

This class is for newcomers and seasoned members alike — a course that will cover the historical streams of our Living Tradition from the early Christian church and provide opportunities for each of us to consider our individual spiritual paths within the scope of that tradition.

Session 1 — “The House of Our Faith” — We know that we are united by covenant rather than by creed but can we look to a common Unitarian Universalist theology as our foundation?  Come and learn more.

 

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4 September 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

DiverseColoredRocksPlease join us on Sunday (4 September 2016) at 11:00 AM for “A Living Tradition or a Community of Like-minded?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  This is a question to ponder in contemplating our next bold move forward.

The service will feature music from an ensemble of the All Souls Choir and a special musical tribute to Woody Guthrie by Bob Jordan in honor of Labor Day.

Please join us after the service for a farewell celebration for Jax Schmidt, who will be leaving us for Atlanta this week.

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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28 August 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

WelcomeHomePlease join us on Sunday (28 August 2016) for “A Sense of Belonging” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

What does it mean to have a “sense of belonging” in a faith community? Or in every aspect of one’s own life? We will also have an ingathering of new members as a part of this service so — whether you are welcoming or being welcomed — please join us.

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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21 August 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

YWCARebirthPlease join us on Sunday (21 August 2016) at 11:00 AM for “From Ashes to Action:  The Rebirth of the YWCA” by Rachel Scott.

Join us as we welcome Rachel Scott (President of the Board of the newly revitalized YWCA and Minister of Service and Outreach at Noel Memorial United Methodist Church).

Rachel will be speaking on the dialogues on race — deep small group discussions happening now to help improve and strengthen the state of race relations in our community.

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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Church Governance Religious Education Class — 21 August 2016

gavelPlease join us on Sunday (21 August 2016) at 9:15 AM as our Committee on Ministry continues a class on church governance.

Our congregational governance and polity is rooted in the history of our faith tradition — a history of congregations who govern themselves independently while still being a part of a larger association.

Join members of the Committee on Ministry to learn about the structures of church governance, our congregational bylaws, our covenant of right relations, and some basics on Robert’s Rules of Order.

This week, Bennett Upton will review the church bylaws.

For more information, contact John Ratcliff at 318-573-2733 or Susan Bettinger at 318-868-0863.

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