Category: Religious Education

World Religion Day (22 January 2017)

Please join us on Sunday (22 January 2017) for the Shreveport and Bossier City celebration of World Religion Day from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The theme for this year is “One Light, Many Windows.”  The event location is the Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA).

Join us for this 18th annual celebration of the great religious diversity present right here in Shreveport and Bossier City.

As many as 18 different faith traditions participate in the event, which includes table displays, music performances, and multi-faith panel discussions that seek out our common ground and celebrate our differences.

Want to know how you can help?

  • Help with set-up at the Highland Center on Saturday (21 January 2017) between noon and 4:00 PM
  • Work a shift at the All Souls table during the event itself
  • Bake or buy some snacks to serve at our table
  • Work a shift at the Welcome Table for the general event. (Welcome guests and have them sign the guest book and take a ticket for drawings)
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1 January 2017 All-Ages Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (1 January 2017) at 11:00 AM for “The Wheel of the Times” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Join us on the first day of the new year — all ages are welcome into the sanctuary.

We will have no children and youth religious education classes or nursery care — both will resume next week (8 January 2017).

Our adult religious education classes will also resume next week.

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18 December 2016 All-Ages Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (18 December 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Waiting for the Light” with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.

On this final Sunday of Advent, we celebrate the common thread of returning light that runs through the winter holidays of Christianity, Judaism, and earth-based traditions.

An all-ages holiday party with food, games, and crafts will follow the service.

We will also be gift-wrapping the Community Support children’s holiday gifts that are still unwrapped.  They will be picked up by Community Support employees on Tuesday afternoon (20 December 2016).

 

 

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Adult Religious Education — 18 December 2016

The Adoration of the Shepherds (Gerard von Honthorst, 1622)

Please join us on Sunday (18 December 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “The Stable Revisited.”

What does the Christmas story mean to you?

We will look at the versions of the story in Matthew and Luke, share personal reflections, and look at various spiritual interpretations.

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

Please join us this Sunday (11 December 2016) at 11:00 AM for “A Tradition of Faith” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

On this day that new members will sign the membership book, we celebrate our congregation — a covenanted community within a Living Tradition that belongs to all of us.

We will have a Congregational Business Meeting following the service — child care will be provided — we must have a quorum.

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 — 11 December 2016

earlychristianmosaicPlease join us on Sunday (11 December 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “The Beatitudes.”

We will take a look at this iconic passage from the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5: 1-12).  We will also explore parallel passages in another gospel (Luke 6: 20-23) along with various references in the Gospel of Thomas using lenses of various translations and interpretations.

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

revjudithtaylorPlease join us on Sunday (4 December 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Seeing the Future” by Rev. Judith Taylor.

Please welcome our guest — Rev. Judith Taylor of Unity Church of Shreveport — to our pulpit.

A newcomer information session will follow this worship 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 — 4 December 2016

earlychristianmosaicPlease join us on Sunday (4 December 2016) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — “The Beatitudes.”

We will take a look at this iconic passage from the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5: 1-12) through the lens of various translations and interpretations.

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27 November 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

stfrancisquotePlease join us on Sunday (27 November 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Like the Earth Gives” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Join us for a service in which we lift up and celebrate the gifts we bring and the gifts we receive.  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.

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