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
Please join us Monday evening (4 March 2013) from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM for this Shreveport Celebration of Women Week Event, sponsored by Louisiana Women for Progress and Planned Parenthood.
The guest speakers for this event are Melissa Flournoy, Rachel Scott and Eileen Velez.
Continue reading “Law Forum: “Is There a War on Women?” (4 March 2013)”
Please join us on Friday evening (15 February 2013) and on Saturday (16 February 2013) for Welcoming Diversity with Carrie Stewart.
Modeled on the Prejudice Reduction Workshops of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), this workshop will cover the following objectives:
The workshop will happen on Friday (15 February 2013) from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM and Saturday (16 February 2013) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Working from the understanding that “Guilt is the glue that cements prejudice in place,” this workshop teaches us ways to move forward in a positive and affirming way.
Continue reading “Welcoming Diversity — A Workshop with Carrie Stewart”
Please join us this Sunday (3 February 2013) for our 11:00 AM Worship Service. The sermon is “Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice” by Melissa Gibson, Amanda Lawrence, and Susan Caldwell.
This worship service commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Decision and also kicks off our exploration of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s 2012-2016 congregation study/action issue (“Reproductive Justice: Expanding Our Social Justice Calling“).
Please join us this Sunday (20 January 2013) for our 11:00 AM Worship where we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our speaker will be noted civil rights attorney and All Souls member Henry Walker.
A Special Congregational Meeting and Town Hall Meeting with the Exploratory Committee will follow the service.
With such warm weather up until very recently, it’s been easy to forget the Mitten Tree. But this recent cold snap reminds us of the children in our community who can use some warm mittens, scarves and other outerwear in the winter months.
As we do each year, we are collecting these items for the children of Providence House. Inexpensive yet warm mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves are available just about everywhere, including some grocery stores!
Pick some up when you are out and help make our mitten tree a true thing of beauty!
Please bring your Mitten Tree contributions by 23 December 2012.
In June 2010, General Assembly (GA) delegates from UU congregations across the nation selected “Immigration as a Moral Issue” for our denominational study/action issue from 2010 through 2014.
Much of this social justice work has been distilled into a draft Statement of Conscience that will be voted upon by the 2013 GA delegates. However, the UUA has also provided opportunities for congregations to comment on the draft statement before it is voted upon at GA. Continue reading ““Immigration as a Moral Issue” – All Souls Board Asking for Your Inputs”
In accordance with the bylaws of our church, and as Secretary of the Board, I hereby announce that All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold a Congregational Meeting.
On the Agenda:
Please make every effort to attend. Childcare provided.
All active members should attend this meeting or give their written proxies to those who can. We must have a quorum.
Inactive members and friends of the church are invited and encouraged to participate, but bylaws stipulate that only those members who have been active 30 days or longer may vote.
Please join us next Wednesday (14 November 2012) at 5:00 PM for the Shreveport Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Louisiana Trans Advocates will be honoring the National Transgender Day of Remembrance with a memorial service at the Centenary College Band Shell. After the service, we will walk to El Compadre’s.
Unquestionably, the most solemn day for transgender people in the US is the Transgender Day of Remembrance which is commemorated every November throughout the United States and worldwide.
On this day, we memorialize the many transgender people who have lost their lives to hate-based violence. It has been estimated that one trans person per month on average is killed in the United States in a hate crime murder just for being transgender.
If you have any questions or are interested in being involved in the event don’t hesitate to email shreveport@latransadvocates.org for more information.
Also, if you would like information about the memorials being held in other parts of the state during the week, please email us at info@latransadvocates.org.
The memorial service will honor those who have been killed from 2011 to 2012.
Please join us today (Sunday, 4 November 2012) from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the annual “Taste of Interfaith” fundraiser for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith.
This event will be held at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (200 Carroll Street, Shreveport LA).
Please join us for an afternoon of great food, music and fellowship in celebration of our diversity and all we can do together to make Shreveport and Bossier the Beloved Community.
The $20.00 Admission includes your meal, entertainment, and a chance to shop for holiday bargains. The All Souls Choir will be singing on the program, which will feature choirs, soloists, dancers and recitations from the many traditions represented by Interfaith.
The food is representative of many congregations and cultures and the shopping is stupendous!
Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith is a non-partisan political organization made up of member institutions who work together to create real change in our community.
All proceeds support the work of Interfaith in the areas of
… and all the other issues that come up from our member institutions. The mission of Interfaith is never to “do for” others, but to join with others for the power to create change.
Please join us on Sunday (16 September 2012) at 11:00 AM to hear Lady Carlson. She is the Organizer for Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith and Recipient of the 2012 Emerson Award.
Lady will be here to remind us that the history makers are among us.
Join us for this inspiring service and stay after the service for a House Meeting around issues we wish to bring to Interfaith.
Interfaith is an organization of institutions working together on community issues that affect us all and that come up from the institutions themselves.
What do you want to see change in our community?
And what are you willing to do about it?
Come and learn how you can play a bigger role in our congregation’s Interfaith core team.