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 joins on Sunday (7 July 2014) at 10:30 AM for “Affinity or Affliction?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This is Barbara’s last time in our pulpit for the Summer — she will be back for our Water Communion service on 10 August 2014.
In the Religious Education Wing, the children and youth will have Origami lessons with Richard Denton and Noah Wagstaff — variations from super-simple to fancy for all ages and abilities.
Please joins us on Sunday (29 June 2014) at 10:30 AM for “The Gentle Fierceness of a Hard-Won Wisdom” by Carol Graywing.
Carol knows from experience that the personal is political is spiritual. This morning, she shares insights from her forty-six years as a Unitarian Universalist activist; local, regional and national board member; worship, workshop, and ritual leader.
In the Religious Education Wing, the children and youth will have a yoga class with Robin Drury.
Please join us at 10:30 AM for our annual Artists Sunday Worship. All generations will worship together in the sanctuary for this special service. Nursery care for children 3 and under will be provided beginning at 9:30 AM.
Continue reading “22 June 2014 Artist Sunday Worship for All Ages”
Please joins on Sunday (15 June 2014) for our 10:30 AM Worship and Religious Education activities — “Evolving to Care ” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell With Story for All Ages by Phil Boswell.
Join us for a celebration of Father’s Day and for the installation of our new Board and a thank you to our outgoing Board members.
The All Souls Choir will sing.
A “Pizza for Pop” lunch for the congregation will follow the service. Children and youth will make flatbread pizzas to share with Dads and other important grown-up caregivers after the worship service.
Please join us at 10:30 AM on Sunday (8 June 2014) for “I’m Feeling Vulnerable” by Rev. Jim VanderWeele (Community Church Unitarian Universalist of New Orleans).
In his sermon, Jim will step into the feeling of vulnerability that lives within many if not all of us.
He will use the first chapter of Jonah — the story of a prophet who lost his respect for being a prophet — to point out the difference between feelings and the facts of the matter.
Our children and youth will join the community for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship before leaving for their exciting activity:
Tie-Dye for Dads and Other Special Grown-up!
Each June (on the Sunday before Father’s Day), our children and youth have the opportunity to create one-of-a-kind wearable art for their Dads and others to wear to church on Father’s Day.
Children and youth are encouraged to wear their grubbies (clothing that can handle stains … and that applies to shoes, too) and to bring a 100% cotton t-shirt or other fabric item to dye (Prewashed is better for holding the dye but we do soak them ahead of time).
We will have bandanas and a few shirts on hand for donation, but bringing your own insures the right size and fit.
Please join us at 10:30 AM for “Love Is Our Doctrine, Service Is Our Prayer ” — our 2014 Affirmation Sunday worship service.
Increasingly, Unitarian Universalists are realizing that the best question is not “What do you believe?” but rather “How does your faith inform and transform your life, and how do you walk that transformation out into the world?”
If you’ve wondered how it all works, with so many beliefs under this tent, come and learn something about that from some of the children, youth and adults of our congregation.
We’ll honor the transitions of our children and youth, thank our teachers, sing and celebrate, with a few fun surprises for all ages.
Please join us!
Please join us on 25 May 2014 at 10:30 AM for our Sunday worship for all — “American Jesus” by Lady Carlson (Organizer — Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith).
Always inspiring and motivational, Lady is back to challenge us to answer the call of scripture to work for justice for “the least of these, my brothers and sisters.”
Before the service, Lady will be speaking at the 9:00 AM Adult Religious Education class where she will present “Crime and Punishment in Louisiana” (the tragedy of mass incarceration in Louisiana). Claudia Harris will be this morning’s Worship Associate and Bob Jordan will provide music.
Please join us on Sunday (18 May 2014) at 10:30 AM for guest speaker Frances Kelley. Frances will also be this year’s recipient of our annual Ralph Waldo Emerson Award.
Every year, All Souls presents the Emerson Award to an individual or organization out in the wider community who best exemplifies the principles of liberal religion.
This year’s recipient is Frances Kelley, Director for Organizing for Louisiana Progress, Louisiana Progress Action, and field coordinator for Equality Louisiana.
Frances is a graduate of Caddo Magnet High School and Yale University (where she received her undergraduate degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Christian ethics, theology and social justice).
She also spent time in Nicaragua, studying liberation theology and social justice movements.
She has worked locally, across the state and regionally on such issues as healthcare reform and Medicaid Expansion, LGBT rights, immigrant rights, abolition of the death penalty, prison reform, education and climate change.
She was recently arrested in Texas while protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. Her activism springs from her deep Baptist faith.
We are proud and blessed to honor her with the Emerson Award and to hear her speak this Sunday.
Please join us on Sunday (11 May 2014) at 10:30 AM for our Worship for All Ages — Mother’s Day Service and Child Dedication Ceremony.
Rev. Barbara Jarrell is in the pulpit this morning and we will join in community once again to dedicate two of our precious children — Aiden and Louden Baird, sons of Gary and Karen Baird. Come and celebrate with us!
Please join us on Sunday (4 May 2014) at 10:30 AM for “A Passion for Science” by Eric First (All Souls Board President). This will be a fun service — complete with special demonstrations of the wonders of science. A newcomer information class will follow the service.