All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
Because the Artist Sunday worship service is a celebration for all ages, there will be no children or youth religious cducation classes for this Sunday (17 September 2023).
Both children and youth religious education classes will return on Sunday, 24 September 2023.
Our adult religious education class will be taking a break this Sunday (17 September 2023) due to the Artist Sunday worship service celebrating the arts.
This class will resume next Sunday (24 September 2023).
Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.
On this Sunday we begin reading the UUA Common Read for 2023 — On Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Damya Ruttenberg.
The book looks back to the 12th Century Jewish philosopher Maimonides as a guide to an authentic process for offering a real apology and making amends.
On 24 September 2023 we will be discussing Chapter 1 (“A Repentance Overview” — pages 21-46).
Please join us on Saturday (16 September 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.
For this Sunday (10 September 2023), our children (Pre-K thru Grade 5) will be using a program adapted from Moral Tales (a Tapestry of Faith curriculum by Alice Anacheka Nasemann and Elisa Davy Pearmain).
The children will use stories as a way of learning to make choices in accordance with their Unitarian Universalist beliefs and values.
For this Sunday (10 September 2023), our middle and high school youth will experience our 8 principles through artistic expression. of their choosing — photography, other visual art media, or creative writing.
Their works will be featured in an exhibition at the end of the curriculum.
The All8 curriculum is the creation of Jil Novenski (Director of Religious Education — Community Unitarian Universalist Church of New York City) who has generously shared it with her colleagues.
Please join us on Sunday (10 September 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.
On this Sunday we begin reading the UUA Common Read for 2023 — On Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Damya Ruttenberg.
The book looks back to the 12th Century Jewish philosopher Maimonides as a guide to an authentic process for offering a real apology and making amends.
For this week we are reading the Author’s Note and the Introduction.
Please join us on Saturday (9 September 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.
During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities.
On this Sunday, the children and youth will make backpack charms to be given out next Sunday at our Blessing of the Backpacks (which will also be the first Sunday of the 2023-24 Religious Education year at All Souls).
Please join us on Sunday (3 September 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.
We will be discussing an article by Washington Post columnist Christine Emba — “Men Are Lost: Here’s a Map Out of the Wilderness.”
Christine Emba expresses concern for young men and boys who seem increasingly influenced by the extreme right wing “manosphere” and wonders about how we define “good masculinity” in a world of changing gender roles. Join us.
Please join us on Saturday (2 September 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.