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
The “New UU” adult religious education class will not be meeting this Sunday (7 June 2020) — the class will complete its final session on Sunday, 14 June 2020.
As a member of a congregation, the power within our faith tradition lies with you.
Today’s session explores the rights and responsibilities of holding that power.
If you’re interested, email facilitator Bennett Upton and he will send you a link to join the class.
The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night (6 June 2020) at 6:00 PM.
Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.
If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.
Please join us on Sunday (31 May 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Where is the Church? An Affirmation Sunday Service Affirming that We’re Still Here” by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
This has not been a”typical” year in the life of the church (or a typical year, period) and yet we have persevered, we have learned, we have innovated, we have failed, we have succeeded, we have stumbled, and we have gotten up again.
We have much to mourn, there is no doubt, and we gather to do that.
We have much to celebrate. and we gather to do that.
We gather, together even when we are far apart.
If you’re on Facebook, just enter All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church- Shreveport, Louisiana in the search bar and go to the All Souls Facebook page around 10:55 to join in.
Because the All Souls Facebook page is a public page, you should be able to see the worship service whether or not you have a Facebook account.
You do need a Facebook account to “like” and comment on the worship service.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (31 May 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom about 5 minutes after our worship service is over.
The Zoom link for this group will be found on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.
If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan an email or text Susan at 318-465-3427 and she will send you the Zoom link for the session.
This Sunday — Imagination as a spiritual practice (continued from last week).
We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources (especially the 3rd and 4th principles):
You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group or email it to Susan.
Please join us on Sunday (31 May 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will be sting Faith Forward: Spiritual Practice with “Session 5 — Mindful Eating and Mindful Movement”:
A look at bringing mindfulness to two activities we do everyday, moving (whether walking, running, rolling, or however we move from place to place) and eating.
You’re invited to bring with you a bite of something delicious — whether it’s your breakfast or a special treat you’d like to have at 9:15 in the morning — and we’ll experience mindful eating.
The “New UU” adult religious education class will be meeting this Sunday (31 May 2020) at 1:00 PM via Zoom.
Bennett is once again offering this class for new and not-so-new members alike.
As a member of a congregation, the power within our faith tradition lies with you.
Today’s session explores the rights and responsibilties of holding that power.
If you’re interested, email Bennett and he will send you a link to join the class.
The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night (30 May 2020) at 6:00 PM.
Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.
If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.
Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (24 May 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom about 5 minutes after our worship service is over.
The Zoom link for this group will be found on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.
If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan an email or text Susan at 318-465-3427 and she will send you the Zoom link for the session.
This Sunday — Imagination as a spiritual practice.
We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources (especially the 3rd and 4th principles):
You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group or email it to Susan.
Please join us on Sunday (24 May 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will be sting Faith Forward: Spiritual Practice with “Session 4 — Prayer.”
This is a re-attempt at last week’s class that was cancelled due to an unscheduled Zoom videoconferencing outage.
We will explore questions like “what is prayer?” and “what is prayer for you?”
The first question may have several definitions in the dictionary but the second one is very much your own.
I am including this passage from Anne Lamott as a way of reassuring you that all are included in this session regardless of one’s relationship to a higher power or lack thereof:
You may in fact be wondering what I even mean when I use the word “prayer.” It is communication from the heart to that which surpasses understanding. Let’s say it is communication from one’s heart to God. Or if that is too triggering or ludicrous a concept for you, to the Good, the force that is beyond our comprehension but that in our pain or supplication or relief we don’t need to define or have proof of or any established contact with. Let’s say it is what the Greeks called the Really Real, what lies within us, beyond the scrim of our values, positions, convictions, and wounds. Or let’s say it is a cry from deep within to Life or Love, with capital L’s.
So let’s say it is any and all of those things plus whatever it is for you.
And if it’s nothing for you, we want to talk about that too.
See you on Sunday.