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 this Sunday (6 January 2013) at 11:00 AM for our worship service — “The Sweetness of a New Year” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. The All Souls Choir will sing.
During this worship service, you will be given the tools to engage in a new, positive, and life-affirming spiritual practice for the New Year.
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming World Religion Day celebration on 27 January 2013.
Please join us for worship this Sunday (30 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Liminal Space: Standing at the Threshold” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Join us before and after the service for our New Year’s Pancake Breakfast. The breakfast will be served starting at 10:15 AM.
Please join us on Sunday (22 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for our Loving Others is Loving God worship service.
This worship service is a celebration of the Winter Holidays and our Fourth Source (Jewish and Christian Teachings that call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves).
Stay after the service for the All-Ages Holiday Party.
And remember to join us on Monday (24 December 2012) at 6:30 PM for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
Please join us on Monday (24 December 2012) at 6:30 PM for our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
Our traditional service features a reading of the Christmas Story from the book of Luke, music from the All Souls Choir, and special guest musicians (Sally Hundemer, Cynthia Diaczynsky, Tom Hundemer, and Charlie Caldwell).
Please bring the children to church by 6:00 PM to prepare for the “12 Days of Christmas.” All children, including guests, are welcome to participate.
Please join us on Sunday (16 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for “Darkness and Light and All the Fixings” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This service will also feature the music of Twang Darkly and the All Souls Choir.
Please note that Twang Darkly will be selling copies of their new album (Mojo Fix) after the service.
Stay after the service for the Congregational Meeting beginning at 12:30 PM.
During the meeting, the children and youth (with adult help) will be wrapping the gifts for the children of Community Support. Be sure to bring those in by this Sunday if at all possible, and no later than Wednesday morning, when we will wrap the remainder.
Please join us this Sunday (9 December 2012) at 11:00 AM for our recurring “Companions for the Journey” Worship Service.
This is a quarterly service wherein three members of the church share the spiritual journeys that brought them to our doors and the reasons they stay. We will hear Aria Chatman, Jason Drury, and Pat Knotts.
And please join us immediately following the service for the Monster Cookie Swap.
Please join us this Sunday (2 December 2012) for our 11:00 AM Worship Service. The sermon will be “When Inside and Outside Agree” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Immediately after the worship service, we will have a newcomer information session.
Please join us at 11:00 AM for “Individuals and Growing Towards One” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Please join us this Sunday (18 November 2012) at 11:00 AM for “A Service of Thanksgiving” — our annual Thanksgiving Service and Feast.
We begin with a brief service in the Sanctuary that continues with a Ritual of Thanksgiving in the Social Hall, followed immediately by an abundant feast, to which you are invited and encouraged to contribute as you are able.
If you are willing and able, please bring a dish to share. If you want specific information on what is still needed, you may email or call Sarah Boswell of the Food, Folks and Fun Committee (see below).
Otherwise, bring a pan of dressing (or, dare i say, even “stuffing” – I guarantee we’ll eat it no matter what we call it!), a vegetarian entree, your favorite vegetable side, a dessert or bread, an appetizer or a fruit or vegetable tray. Bring anything that you feel is an indispensable part of a Thanksgiving meal, whether it’s a classic tradition or just a tradition in your family.
For information on how you can help with the feast, please email Sarah Boswell or call her at (318) 865-8831.
And if you can’t bring food, don’t let that stop you from coming — Join the Cleanup Crew:
If you often don’t or can’t hang around for cleanup, perhaps you can make a plan to do that this week out of gratitude to those who do it so often. One thing we’ve learned from working the Highland Dinners is that many hands really do make light work, and a big cleanup crew = a fast cleanup for all!
11:00 AM — “Welcoming Our Soldiers Home” — Sarah Boswell presents this Veteran’s Day service along with Phil Boswell, Megan Shay and others along with music from Bob Jordan.
Next week (18 November 2012) is our annual Thanksgiving Service and Feast. We begin with a brief service in the Sanctuary that continues with a Ritual of Thanksgiving in the Social Hall, followed immediately by an abundant feast, to which you are invited and encouraged to contribute as you are able.
Watch your emails this week and next to learn what you can do or bring to help.