Category: Religious Education

4 May 2014 Religious Education for All Ages

Please join us on Sunday (4 May 2014) at 9:00 AM for our all-ages religious education (RE) hour.

Our children and youth will begin their pillar on Personal Spiritual Growth.

For the next 4 weeks, the Adult RE class will feature a series of “Civic Academies” from Together Louisiana and the Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.  The presentations will include PowerPoint presentations and discussion on various issues facing our state along with the work that Interfaith and other organizations are doing around these issues.

Wetlands

This Sunday — “Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana: The Challenge of Our Time” — Join us to view the presentation that retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré shared with attendees at the 2014 Together Louisiana Statewide Conference.  Learn what we can do to halt and help to reverse the devastating fate of one of our most precious resources.

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No 27 April 2014 Religious Education Classes

For this Sunday (27 April 2014), there will be no 9:00 AM Religious Education Classes for children, youth, or adults.

Please bring your pets and join us for our annual “Blessing of the Animals” worship service.

Classes will resume next Sunday (4 May 2014) at 9:00 AM.

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No Religious Education Classes on Easter Sunday (20 April 2014)

There are no 9:00 AM  Religious Education Classes for children, youth, or adults on Easter Sunday (20 April 2014).

You can sleep a little later and still join us for our 10:30 AM Sunday Worship and our Easter Egg Hunt immediately after the worship service.

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13 April 2014 Worship for All Ages

SpiderWebPlease join us on Sunday at 10:30 AM for “Hitched to the Universe” — we will be celebrating our place in the interdependent web of all existence.  This is a multi-generational exploration of our 7th Unitarian Universalist Principle.

John Muir said “When we try to pick anything out by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”

We’ll explore more deeply what that means with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.

You can find our Unitarian Universalist principles and sources here.

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Religious Education for All Ages (6 April 2014)

UnderstandingTheBiblePlease join us on Sunday (6 April 2014) at 9:00 AM for Religious Education for All Ages.

Our Adult class will continue Understanding the Bible:  A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals (based on the book of the same name by Rev. John Buehrens).

This week we will conclude our Bible series with an exploration of Paul and his influence on the early Jesus movement. Biblical readings are from Galatians.  Readings in the Buehrens book are the chapters “Incarnations” and “Salvations.”

Religious Education for Children and Youth will continue our pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  Focusing on our Second, Sixth, and Seventh Principles and our Second Source; the Children and Youth will begin their pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  You can find our UUA Principles and Sources here.

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Religious Education for All Ages (30 March 2014)

UnderstandingTheBiblePlease join us on Sunday (30 March 2014) at 9:00 AM for Religious Education for All Ages.

Our Adult class will continue Understanding the Bible:  A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals (based on the book of the same name by Rev. John Buehrens).

This week, we continue our exploration of the Christian Testament moving on to the Birth narratives in the Gospels:

If time permits, we will start on the Letter of Paul to the Galatians.  The readings in Buehrens book are the chapters “Incarnations” and “Salvations.”

Religious Education for Children and Youth will continue our pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  Focusing on our Second, Sixth, and Seventh Principles and our Second Source; the Children and Youth will begin their pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  You can find our UUA Principles and Sources here.

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Religious Education for All Ages (23 March 2014)

Note — the reading assignment for the Buehrens book was incorrect when first posted online.  This article has now been updated to fix that error.

Please join us on Sunday (23 March 2014) at 9:00 AM for Religious Education for All Ages.

UnderstandingTheBibleThe adult class will continue with Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals based on the book of the same name by Rev. Buehrens.  This week, we continue our exploration of the Christian Testament where we will encounter the Passion stories:

The reading ins Rev. John Buehrens’ book is the chapter titled “Resurrections” on starting on  page 160.

Religious Education for Children and Youth will continue our pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  Focusing on our Second, Sixth, and Seventh Principles and our Second Source; the Children and Youth will begin their pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  You can find our UUA Principles and Sources here.

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Religious Education for All Ages (16 March 2014)

UnderstandingTheBiblePlease join us on Sunday (16 March 2014) at 9:00 AM for Religious Education for All Ages.

The adult class will continue with Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals based on the book of the same name by Rev. Buehrens.  This week, we continue our exploration of the Christian Testament where we will encounter the Passion stories:

The related materials are in Rev. John Buehrens’ book on  pages 156-159.

Religious Education for Children and Youth will continue our pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  Focusing on our Second, Sixth, and Seventh Principles and our Second Source; the Children and Youth will begin their pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web.  You can find our UUA Principles and Sources here.

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9 March 2014 Worship and Religious Education Classes

GateInGardenPlease join us on Sunday (9 March 2014) at 10:30 AM for our all-ages worship service — “Following a Good Lead” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

The service will include a new member book-signing, and will end out on the playground with a Blessing of the Playground, followed by a cookout/potluck.

Please bring a dish to share and join us for the festive celebration.

At 9:30 AM, we will have our Religious Education classes for all ages.

Our Children and Youth will continue on in their Pillar on Peace, Social Justice and the Interdependent Web by focusing on our Second, Sixth and Seventh Principles and our Second Source (more information on our Principles and Source can be found here).

UnderstandingTheBible Our adults will continue with the “Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals” class (based on Rev. John Buehrens’ book by the same name).

This week, we continue our exploration of the Christian Testament.  We will look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37).  If time permits, we will begin looking at the Passion stories:

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Attaining Spiritual Sight — A Workshop with Gary Renard and Cindy Lora-Renard (5 April 2014)

RenardPlease join us on 5 April 2014 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for “Attaining Spiritual Sight — A Workshop with Gary Renard and Cindy Lora-Renard (Acclaimed Teachers of A Course in Miracles)

The goal of this workshop is to give you techniques to get in touch with your true nature, experience true peace, and make it your everyday way of living.

  • Gain tools in the attainment of spiritual sight, and methods of not making the error of separation real.
  • Get in touch with your true nature, which is immortal and fearless.
  • Learn how to experience peace of mind regardless of what is going on out there on the screen we call the world.

Continue reading “Attaining Spiritual Sight — A Workshop with Gary Renard and Cindy Lora-Renard (5 April 2014)”

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