Online Adult Religious Education — 8 May 2022

Please join us on Sunday (8 May 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we continue our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will discuss the journal prompts for days 15, 16, and 17:

  • White Apathy
  • White Centering
  • Tokenism

Holocaust Remembrance Service of Northwest Louisiana (1 May 2022)

The 39th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Service of Northwest Louisiana will happen on Sunday (1 May 2022) from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Broadmoor United Methodist ChurchThis service will also be livestreamed on the Broadmoor UMC web site.

This service is a multifaith service in remembrance of the Holocaust in honor and memory of those who died and those who saved lives.

It will feature the winning entries of the High School and Middle School essay contests along with the High School Poetry, Prose, Art, and Music Composition contests.

Our own Rev. Barbara Jarrell will light the candle in honor of the LGBTQ victims of the Holocaust and the candle in honor of Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharp (who were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for their Unitarian Service Committee work saving hundreds of Jews and others from the Nazis).

Noel Food Pantry Donation Drive This Week (1 May 2021)

It’s the first Sunday of the month and Melissa Lewis will be in the grove  in front of the church from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Sunday (1 May 2022) collecting food for the Noel United Methodist Food Pantry.

This month’s requests:

  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Canned tuna
  • Canned chicken
  • Saltine crackers

You can either bring your food donation to the 11:00 AM worship service or drop it by between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

Thanks in advance for helping hungry people in Northwest Louisiana.

Online Adult Religious Education — 1 May 2022

Please join us on Sunday (1 May 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we begin our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will be discussing the journal prompts for days 12, 13, and 14 (all dealing with anti-blackness).

  • Day 12  — Racist Stereotypes
  • Day 13 — Cultural Appropriation
  • Day 14 — a review of Week 2 that lets us consider — among other questions — “what we now see that we cannot unsee.”

United Way of Northwest Louisiana — May 2022 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Our give-away-the-plate recipient for May 2022 is the United Way of Northwest Louisiana.

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

This time-honored national organization works locally to help children succeed in school, beginning with their participation in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, giving free books to children from birth to age 5 throughout the region, and continuing throughout the school years with support for each phase of the academic journey through graduation and beyond.

Their Bank On Northwest Louisiana program provides banking services and low-cost loans to underbanked individuals to help them avoid the payday lenders and improve their financial stability.

They have programs to improve access to health care for children and adults, and they work to meet immediate needs of people in crisis, whether from natural disasters or more personal crises such as domestic abuse.

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2022 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the United Way.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of May 2022 will go to the United Way.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “United Way” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of this check go to the United Way.  If you want less than 100% of the check to go to the United Way, please put the amount you want going to the United Way on the memo line.

Online Adult Religious Education — 24 April 2022

Please join us on Sunday (24 April 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we begin our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will be discussing the journal prompts from days 9, 10, and 11 (all deal with anti-blackness):

  • Day 9 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Women”
  • Day 10 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Men”
  • Day 11 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Children”

Easter Cookie Sale Fundraiser (17 April 2022)

On this Easter Sunday (17 April 2022) immediately after the worship service:

Cookie Sale Fundraiser
(brought to you by our Middle School / High School Class)

This fundraiser benefit Laughing Dog Ranch (a non-profit animal rescue in North Caddo Parish).

If you want to bake or shop for cookies (or you just need more information), call or text Eric at 318-518-8257.

No Online Adult Religious Education Class on 17 April 2022 — Class Resumes 24 April 2022

For this Sunday (17 April 2022), our adult religious education class will take a break for Easter.

Next Sunday (24 April 2022), we will resume our work using the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

Next Sunday (24 April 2022), we will use journal prompts for days 9, 10, and 11 to frame our conversations.

Online Adult Religious Education — 10 April 2022

Please join us on Sunday (10 April 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we begin our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will discuss the journal prompts from Days 6, 7, and 8.

Online Adult Religious Education — 3 April 2022

Please join us on Sunday (3 April 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we begin our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will discuss the journal prompts for days 3, 4, and 5.