Meditation with Larry Androes (6 May 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (6 May 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.

Children and Youth Religious Education Classes — 30 April 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:  Toolbox of Faith, Part II — We started the year with Unitarian Universalist identity by exploring the different spiritual “tools” that help us to lead better lives.  As we enter our season of focus on personal spiritual growth, we will return to the toolbox to discover more ways to keep ourselves grounded and centered in our lives.

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.

No Adult Religious Education Class — 30 April 2023

There will be no adult religious education class this Sunday (30 April 2023).

Our class will resume on Sunday (7 May 2023) at 9:00 AM.

We are sorry to cancel on short notice but the complication of multiple events this weekend and the necessary preparations for those events has prompted this decision.

Please join us next Sunday — we will get the word out prior to that day to let you know what we’re doing in class.

Meditation with Larry Androes (29 April 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (29 April 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.

Online Adult Religious Education — 23 April 2023

Please join us on Sunday (23 April 2023) 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.

This week, we take a look at a few of the bills we are watching in the current Louisiana state legislature session — especially those affecting LGBTQIAP+ individuals and families, criminal justice, and the independence and integrity of classrooms and libraries.

We will also give some ideas for finding and following the bills that matter most to you and help us all to uphold the inherent worth and dignity of every person wherever possible.

Meditation with Larry Androes (22 April 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (22 April 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.

Children and Youth Religious Education Classes — 16 April 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 peace, social justice, and the interdependent web and how these ideas connect to our Unitarian Universalist faith.

Elementary class with Ash McLain and Kevin Henry will be exploring what makes a family and look at different types of families

Middle and High School Class with Noah Wagstaff and Dawn Subasic will continue their exploration of Allport’s Ladder of Prejudice and how it applies to the current threats to human rights around the nation and throughout the world.

Online Adult Religious Education — 16 April 2023

Please join us on Sunday (16 April 2023) as we continue our new series in our 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.

We have several persons in the adult religious education class who are new to our faith tradition and others who would like a chance to revisit the principles around that Unitarian Universalist congregations covenant to affirm and promote (including the eighth principle).

This Sunday, we will continue our exploration the current work of the Article II Study Commission of the UUA and what the principles may look like in the coming years.

Meditation with Larry Androes (15 April 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (15 April 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.

Children and Youth Religious Education Classes — 9 April 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 peace, social justice, and the interdependent web and these ideas connect to our Unitarian Universalist faith.

Elementary class with Ash McLain and Kevin Henry will have a lesson and activity focused on the theme of new life celebrated at this time of year.

They are invited to stay after the service for our annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Middle and High School Class with Noah Wagstaff and Dawn Subasic will celebrate by providing assistance to a particularly large rabbit in service of their younger friends.

Their service for the children will be rewarded.