Religious Education – Page 32 – All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana

Meditation with Larry Androes (17 June 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (17 June 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

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

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom. You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

For 17 June 2023 — Please keep in mind that some or all of this group may not be able to meet via Zoom due to widespread weather-related power outages in Northwest Louisiana.

The group is free and open to all.

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

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Tie-Dye Sunday (11 June 2023)

Please join us on the first of our fun religious education Summer activities for children and youth — Tie-Dye Sunday.

The Sunday before Father’s Day is our annual “Tie-Dye for Dads and Other Special People” in the religious education wing.

Children and youth should bring a 100% cotton garment to tie dye.

More than one garment will probably be OK. Bandanas, aprons, and tote bags are all OK, too, as long as they are cotton because that holds the dye better.

We will have a few extra shirts on hand for donation but bringing your own guarantees the size and style you want.

Like most Sundays at All Souls, the kids will be with us in the sanctuary until we sing them out to their activity.

Advice for those who are tie-dyeing:

Wear your grubby clothes including shoes. The dyes we use are permanent so wear clothes to which you won’t mind adding a little extra color. We do have old t-shirts the children can slip on as smocks if they need to protect their clothing.
When you arrive at church, bring your tie-dye item back to the back patio, write your child’s name in the collar (or have them write it) and put the garment in the soda ash solution to soak before dyeing. This will help to set the dye.
Be sure you leave with instructions for caring for the garment when you get home, so that all the artistry is preserved to the greatest extent possible.
Grownups are welcome to tie-dye something after the service. We will show you how it’s done.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (10 June 2023)

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

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

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom. You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

The group is free and open to all.

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

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All Ages Worship (4 June 2023)

Please Join us on Sunday (28 May 2023) at 11:00 AM for “Seasons of the Spirit: Summer” with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls (including you).

Do you love summer or is it your less-than-favorite season?

Do you have good memories of summers past or great expectations for the summer to come?

If you desire, bring an object that represents summer to you — whether a memory or just the feeling it elicits — and if you’re willing, tell us a brief story about it.

Families are welcome to make this sharing a family project.

We will be all together in the sanctuary this week.

We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service. Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106 if you are able to do so.

Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.

The current COVID risk for the Shreveport metro area (Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, DeSoto Parish) is now “low” and the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

We will still have KN95 masks available in the foyer for anyone who needs one.

We continue to recommend that you stay home if you have any symptoms, and that you keep up with all available vaccinations and boosters.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

We no longer require proof of vaccination against COVID for all attendees ages 11 and up for indoor events.

However, we do strongly encourage that anyone attending our worship services or other indoor events at All Souls be vaccinated against COVID.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms. Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our June 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Philadelphia Center.

And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.

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No Children and Youth Religious Education Classes (4 June 2023)

We will not have children and youth religious education classes this Sunday (4 June 2023).

Our children and youth will be staying with the rest of the congregation for the all ages worship as we finish up the 2022-2023 church religious education year.

Next Sunday (11 June 2023), we will kick off our Summer 2023 activities for children and youth with Tie-Dye Sunday.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (3 June 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (3 June 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

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

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom. You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

The group is free and open to all.

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

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Children and Youth Religious Education Classes — 28 May 2023

Children and youth will attend the worship service for the first 15-20 minutes and then are dismissed to their classes.

We are now discussing personal spiritual growth and how these ideas connect to our Unitarian Universalist faith.

Elementary Class — They will continue work on the banner they are designing as a group and will donate to the wider congregation.

Middle and High School: Virtue Ethics — Lessons adapted from the Tapestry of Faith curriculum Virtue Ethics that focus each week on the principles that can guide us toward ethical decision making in our daily lives. This week the class will explore compassion.

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