Category: Religious Education

23 February 2020 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (23 February 2020) at 11:00 AM for “The Love of Justice” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell and special guests.

This is a special service featuring songs of social justice and calls to action on many fronts featuring guest musicians Bob Jordan and Loren and Gus Demerath.

We’ll also hear an update from Gretchen Upton on the Sunrise Movement.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.  Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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16 February 2020 All-Ages Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (16 February 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Who Are You in the Story?  Learning from the World’s Great Religions” with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.

Human beings all over the world are storytelling people.

Often the stories can teach us not only about the people who have told and heard them for centuries but also about ourselves and our own lives.

Join us to hear some of the stories and find the treasures inside of them calling to each of us.

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Adult Religious Education — 16 February 2020

Please join us on Sunday (16 February 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education classes.

The Wisdom of the World’s Religions — Susan Caldwell (Facilitator):

This week, “The Baha’i Faith: A Commitment to Diversity”

Numbering right around seven million members around the world, the Baha’i faith is not the largest in numbers, and yet it is the second most geographically widespread religion. Only Christianity has spread further, and it is 300 times larger. How has this faith found a home with so many different people in so many places? Join us to learn more.

Note about The New UU Class:
Bennett Upton is hoping to start another “New UU” class very soon, but is taking a short break for the sake of building the numbers.  Whether you are brand new to Unitarian Universalism, or not so new but wanting a refresher or to fill in some gaps, this is a great class for you.  It covers the history and theology of our faith tradition and congregation, and lets you explore how all of that fits with your theology and personal perspective.

If you are interested in being part of the class when it starts again, email Bennett or call or text him at 318-553-7321.

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9 February 2020 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (9 February 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Life in the Riddle:  Inseparable and Contradictory Opposites” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

A newcomer session will follow the worship service in the Middle/High School classroom as the Carnival Art Market continues after the service.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.  Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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Adult Religious Education — 9 February 2020

Please join us on Sunday (9 February 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education classes.

The Wisdom of the World’s Religions — Susan Caldwell (Facilitator)
This week, “Taoism: The Origins of ‘Go with the Flow.'”

From the Tao Te Ching: “Whatever is flexible and flowing will tend to grow, whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.” This morning we’ll take a look at one of the oldest religions, and one that influences many practitioners of other religions including Unitarian Universalism, and no religion as well.

Note: because of the Art Market event, we will meet this week in the Middle/High School Room.

Note about The New UU Class:
Bennett Upton is hoping to start another “New UU” class very soon, but is taking a short break for the sake of building the numbers.  Whether you are brand new to Unitarian Universalism, or not so new but wanting a refresher or to fill in some gaps, this is a great class for you.  It covers the history and theology of our faith tradition and congregation, and lets you explore how all of that fits with your theology and personal perspective.

If you are interested in being part of the class when it starts again, email Bennett or call or text him at 318-553-7321.

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2 February 2020 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (2 February 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Amid the Noise and Haste – We Choose” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Rev. Barbara is back in the pulpit this morning, revisiting Desiderata (a 1927 piece by Max Ehrmann that saw a resurgence of popularity in the 1970s and bears another look in the present age).

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.  Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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Adult Religious Education — 2 February 2020

Please join us on Sunday (2 February 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education classes.  For this Sunday, you have choices:

  • The New UU –Bennett Upton, Facilitator
    New and not-so-new Unitarian Universalists will benefit from this comprehensive introduction to our faith tradition and our congregation. Hear stories from our history and learn more about our covenantal living tradition in the here and now.
  • The Wisdom of the World’s Religions — Susan Caldwell, Facilitator
    “Zoroastrianism:  A Look Inside the World’s Oldest Monotheistic Religion” The subject of Zoroastrianism has come up a few times in our recent discussions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, so let’s go back and take a closer look at its origins, its influence on the Abrahamic traditions, and its current practice.
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26 January 2020 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (26 January 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Kindness at the Core” by Larry Androes.

In celebration of World Religion Day, we are delighted to welcome back to our pulpit Larry Androes — teacher of the weekly sitting Buddhist meditation here at All Souls every Saturday morning at 10:30 AM.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.  Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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Adult Religious Education — 26 January 2020

Please join us on Sunday (26 January 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education classes.  For this Sunday, you have choices:

  • The New UU –Bennett Upton, Facilitator
    New and not-so-new Unitarian Universalists will benefit from this comprehensive introduction to our faith tradition and our congregation. Hear stories from our history and learn more about our covenantal living tradition in the here and now.
  • The Wisdom of the World’s Religions — Susan Caldwell, Facilitator
    Inside Mecca, Part II— We conclude a 2-session exploration of Islam viewing the second half of a National Geographic documentary showing a rare view of the Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca that is one of the Five Pillars of the Islamic faith) through the eyes of three different pilgrims.
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