Meditation with Larry Androes (26 February 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (26 February 2022) 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.

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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Online Adult Religious Education — 20 February 2022

Please join us on Sunday (20 February 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday’s topic is “Faith and Reason:  Pema Chödrön Talks with Bill Moyers.”

For this Sunday (20 February 2022) and next Sunday (27 February 2022), we will watch Part 1 and Part 2 of a Bill Moyers interview with American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön (author of The Places That Scare You, When Things Fall Apart, and No Time to Lose).

She speaks on the value of meditation and mindfulness in those times when we experience groundlessness.

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Children and Youth Religious Education Updates

We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers.  We feel encouraged by the dropping Omicron COVID case rates.

We are not resuming regular classes for children and youth at this time because our classrooms are too small to be safe for unvaccinated children.

We also want some time to be together and nurture each other before we start recruiting people to do stuff.

We will have “busy bags” for kids sitting in the pews with their parents and our services will be welcoming to all ages when we return to in-person worship.

We have already heard from some who wants to get back to teaching and we are so grateful for your interest in this.

If others of you are out there, email Susan Caldwell.

We will probably schedule a teacher training soon and plan to start back with classes with at least two class dates in March 2022.  Watch our social media accounts, weekly email newsletters, and web site for more details as they become available.

Thanks to all for your patience and flexibility.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (19 February 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (19 February 2022) 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.

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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Online Adult Religious Education — 13 February 2022

Please join us on Sunday (13 February 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday’s topic is “Thich Nhat Hanh: Dealing with Strong Emotions.”

Before we move on to a new book discussion or classroom series, we want to take some time to honor the memory and legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh –a Buddhist monk and peace activist who has changed so many lives all over the world and who passed away peacefully on January 22 at the age of 95.

All are welcome.

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World Religion Day Shreveport-Bossier City — Back to Basics (20 February 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (20 February 2022) at 3:00 PM for “World Religion Day Shreveport – Bossier City Back to Basics:  My Faith 101″

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be an online live streaming video panel discussion.

For 20 years, Shreveport and Bossier City has been home to a multi-faith observance of the international World Religion Day celebration.

Past events have featured keynote speakers, panel discussions, music, table displays, and food from the various congregations and cultures represented.

Because the COVID-19 pandemic prevents in-person celebrations for now, we are presenting a panel discussion — the first in a series in which we hope to showcase the great religious diversity present right here in the Shreveport and Bossier City area.

We’ve chosen this “Back to Basics” approach for our first panel since we do not have the advantage of table displays where people might otherwise ask these basic introductory questions.

This first panel will include:

Use this link to register here via Zoom to attend this panel discussion.

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Children and Youth Religious Education Updates

We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers.  We feel encouraged by the dropping Omicron COVID case rates.

We are not resuming regular classes for children and youth at this time because our classrooms are too small to be safe for unvaccinated children.

We also want some time to be together and nurture each other before we start recruiting people to do stuff.

We will have “busy bags” for kids sitting in the pews with their parents and our services will be welcoming to all ages when we return to in-person worship.

We have already heard from some who wants to get back to teaching and we are so grateful for your interest in this.

If others of you are out there, email Susan Caldwell.

We will probably schedule a teacher training soon and plan to start back with classes with at least two class dates in March 2022.  Watch our social media accounts, weekly email newsletters, and web site for more details as they become available.

Thanks to all for your patience and flexibility.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (12 February 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (12 February 2022) 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.

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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Online Adult Religious Education — 6 February 2022

Please join us on Sunday (6 February 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday’s topic is “Redistricting in Louisiana”:

The Special Redistricting Session of the Louisiana Legislature opened this past Tuesday (1 February 2022) and must be completed by 20 February 2020.

This Sunday, we will have a brief overview of the redistricting process as well as updates from the session including the progress — or the lack so far — on creating a second minority-majority congressional district in Louisiana.

We will also take a few minutes to look at prospective legislation in the upcoming regular session and talk about where we go next with adult religious education — join us.

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Children and Youth Religious Education Updates

We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers.  We feel encouraged by the dropping Omicron COVID case rates.

We are not resuming regular classes for children and youth at this time because our classrooms are too small to be safe for unvaccinated children, and because we want some time to be together and nurture each other before we start recruiting people to do stuff.

We will have “busy bags” for kids sitting in the pews with their parents and our services will be welcoming to all ages when we return to in-person worship.

We have already heard from some who wants to get back to teaching and we are so grateful for your interest in this.

If others of you are out there, email Susan Caldwell.

We will probably schedule a teacher training in February or March 2022 and plan to start back with classes sometime after that.

Thanks to all for your patience and flexibility.

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