17 April 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

EarthPlease join us on Sunday (17 April 2016) at 11:00 AM for “The Home We Share with All Living Things” with Rovena Windsor, Kathy Osuch, and Cindy Mandarino.

This past Friday (22 April 2016) marks the 46th annual celebration of Earth Day.

Earth Day originally begun as an environmental teach-in by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970.

Join us for this Sunday’s service in celebration of the occasion as three of our members speak on the different ways that a connection to the Earth has shaped their own spirituality.

And join us afterward in the Social Hall for vegan/vegetarian potluck — bring your favorite meatless dishes to share.

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.

10 April 2016 All-Ages Worship Service

Please join us on Sunday (10 April 2015) at 11:00 AM for “I Cannot Do Everything, But I Can Do Something” presented by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.

 

ICannotDoEverything-StarfishInspired by the words of Edward Everett Hale (often attributed to Helen Keller who did live them whether she originally said them or not), this morning’s service celebrates our pillar on peace, social justice and the interdependent web along with our sixth and seventh principles.

Our connection to each other and all life calls us to do what we can do for the good of all whatever that may be.

Children in the 2nd-5th Grade Class and Middle/High School youth should meet their teachers in their respective classrooms at 10:30 AM.

6 March 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

AnnetteSimmonsPlease join us on Sudan (6 March 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Storytelling as a Tool for Justice” by Annette Simmons.

It is Celebration of Women Week — the beginning of Women’s History Month — and Annette will join us to talk about the power of story in justice work.

Through her company (Group Process Consulting, LLC), Annette works with various companies and groups to teach the power of story as a way to build cohesiveness and a common vision.

She also coordinates local storytelling events as a way of building bridges across boundaries of race, class, gender, and all the other differences that might divide us.

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.

28 February 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (28 February 2016) at 11:00 AM for “A Criminal Justice Nightmare” by Henry Walker.

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Join us to hear one of our most requested guest speakers who is also a most informative and inspiring civil rights attorney — All Souls member Henry Walker.

He will be speaking on the work that is ours to do if we are to live according to our principles in this community and in this nation.

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.

“This Machine” — Roy Zimmerman Concert (15 March 2016)

RoyZimmermanMugshotDo you remember last year when you were kicking yourself because you missed this guy?

or …

Do you remember last year when you came to hear this guy and wished you’d brought all your friends?

Now is your chance to see singer / songwriter / satirist Roy Zimmerman, whether for the first time or for the second, third, or fourth time with friends in tow.

Join us on Tuesday (15 March 2016) at 7:00 PM at All Souls Church.

Admission is $18.00 at the door or you can pay what you are able.

“This Machine” is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s hilarious,
rhyme-intensive original songs.

The title is a reference to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to be sure but also an acknowledgement that songwriting does good work in the world.

Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression because in calling out the world’s absurdities and laughing in their face, I’m affirming the real possibility of change. — Roy Zimmerman

Roy’s songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime.  He’s shared the stage with Bill Maher, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, John Oliver, Kate Clinton, and George Carlin.

He’s been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered and he’s a
featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

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17th Annual World Religion Day — 24 January 2016

ShreveportWorldReligionDayPlease join us on Sunday (24 January 2016) for the 17th annual celebration of World Religion Day in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana.

The event will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA — Corner of Highland and Olive).

Prayers, readings, music, food, and discussions of the great questions of life with representatives of up to 18 different traditions from the Shreveport-Bossier City area and beyond.

17 January 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

MaxineSarpy1Please join us on Sunday (17 January 2016) at 11:00 AM for our guest speaker Ms. Maxine Sarpy — “Honoring the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Ms. Sarpy is our guest in the pulpit this morning as we honor Dr. King’s legacy along with the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement right here in Shreveport.

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.

Adult Religious Education — 3 January 2016

On Sunday (3 January 2016) at 9:15 AM, we will explore “After The New Jim Crow:  What’s Next?”

By request of the group (having finished our reading and study of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-Blindness by Michelle Alexander) we will have a group discussion of where we go from here and what we can do as a congregation to call attention to the issue of mass incarceration and help to dismantle the racialized caste system that has resulted from its practice.

We will also look at future options for adult religious education.

Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee

PrintDon’t forget to bring mittens, socks, gloves, hats, scarves and other warm outerwear to decorate our Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee’s Closet — the children’s clothes closet at Highland Center Ministries.

The Mitten Tree will be in the Social Hall to make room for our guest musicians in the sanctuary, but it’s not too late to add a little more warmth for the kids who go to Maggie Lee’s Closet.