Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 14 January 2024

Please join us on Sunday (14 January 2024) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.

Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.

Our adult religious education classes resumes after the winter holidays with part II of Yalda:  A Night for Forgiveness.

Join Taha Hayat as he hosts the showing of this film — a great follow-on to the book we just finished with its theme of repentance, restitution, and forgiveness.

The story takes place on the night of Yalda (the Persian solstice) when a young woman in Tehran who has accidentally killed her husband may receive the death penalty unless she can be forgiven by her husband’s daughter on national television.

 

World Religion Day Returns (21 January 2024)

World Religion Day is returning to the Shreveport / Bossier City metro area:

This is an time to come together and celebrate the great religious diversity present right here in our community.

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Victoria Smith (Specialist in internal medicine and family medicine at Oschner Religional Health in Kenner, Louisiana — speaker and teacher in Soka Gakkai International Buddhism).

We also have more information on our Facebook event page.

We are back in person at the Highland Center for an afternoon of table displays, panel discussions, music, and celebration.

Click here for an information sheet with more details.

If you wish to register your organization as a participant in this year’s event, here is the online form for registration.

Additional information about World Religion Day can be found on World Religion Day website.

Please join us.  Call or text 318-465-3427 for more information.

Meditation with Larry Androes (13 January 2024)

Please join us on Saturday (13 January 2024) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 7 January 2024

Please join us on Sunday (7 January 2024) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.

Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.

Our adult religious education classes resumes after the winter holidays with part I of Yalda:  A Night for Forgiveness.

Join Taha Hayat as he hosts the showing of this film — a great follow-on to the book we just finished with its theme of repentance, restitution, and forgiveness.

The story takes place on the night of Yalda (the Persian solstice) when a young woman in Tehran who has accidentally killed her husband may receive the death penalty unless she can be forgiven by her husband’s daughter on national television.

The story is based on an actual reality show that aired in Iran from 2007 to 2018 and on the holiday of Yalda (celebrated every year on December 21st in Iran).

Taha recommends you watch this short film before Sunday if you want to learn more about the holiday — “Shab-e Yalda: A Persian Winter Solstice Celebration.”

Meditation with Larry Androes (6 January 2024)

Please join us on Saturday (6 January 2024) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

Children and Youth Religious Education (31 December 2023)

For this Sunday (31 December 2023), our children and youth will be preparing snack bags for Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LA-AID).  These snack bags will be used by immigrants as they travel from Shreveport to relocate with families and friends.

For next Sunday (7 January 2024), our children and youth classes will resume with a focus on world religions.

No Adult Religious Education on 31 December 2023 — Class Resumes 7 January 2024

The adult religious education class will not be meeting this Sunday (31 December 2023).

The adult religious education class will resume on 7 January 2024 at 9:00 AM with part 1 of the film Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness.  The class will watch part 2 on 14 January 2024.

The class will be meeting in person in the social hall or using Zoom.

Meditation with Larry Androes (30 December 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (30 December 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

No Children and Youth Religious Education Classes (24 December 2023)

This Sunday (24 December 2023) will be an intergenerational worship service.

There will be no children and youth religious education classes happening during the worship service time.

Our children and youth will be staying in the sanctuary for the worship service.