5 July 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

UncleSamPlease join us on Sunday (5 July 2015) at 11:00 AM for “A More Imperfect Union” by Uncle Sam

Join us Sunday morning to meet Uncle Sam — the personification of an ideal that the Founding Fathers were striving for but never reached (and that we haven’t reached either).

And yet the founders were still willing to leave the door open for an expansive future they couldn’t possibly imagine.

They encoded into the constitution broad rights for every possibility.

They were flawed men, at times blatantly hypocritical, unable to live up to their own ideals.

But they wrote them anyway, doing their best to launch this experiment into the future with as much momentum as they could in the hopes that we could keep it rolling.

The All Souls Choir will sing at this service.

Religious education classes for children are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

For today’s service, the middle school and high school classes will remain in the worship service.

28 June 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Rainbow_flag_breezePlease join us on Sunday (28 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Celebrating Pride” with Pam Brown.

June is LGBTQ Pride Month — a time to celebrate the hard-won gains that have come about for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning individuals and to recommit our congregation in continued solidarity to the ongoing struggle.

Come and welcome Pam Brown to our pulpit for the first time.  Melissa Gibson will be our worship associate and Bob Jordan will provide the music.

Don’t miss this wonderful service, and plan to bring a dish to share and stay afterward for the Rainbow Potluck.

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.

21 June 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

FathersDay2015Please join us on Sunday (21 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “What’s Love Got to Do With It? – And Other Egregiously Borrowed Themes” by Robert W. Smith.

Robert Smith is in the pulpit on this Father’s Day with an exploration of love, God, and our relationship to the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Purposes.

He will also direct the choir in a new piece of music — please join 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.

14 June 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

ChineseMoutainPlease join us on Sunday (14 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Getting to the Long View” by. Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  The All Souls Choir will sing.

We will have a Newcomer Information Session following the service.

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.

7 June 2015 Affirmation Sunday Worship Service

ToolboxOfFaithPlease join us on Sunday (7 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Digging Back into the Toolbox:  An Affirmation Sunday Celebration” led by the children, youth and adults of All Souls.

Our 2nd-5th Grade class has begun and ended the year with lessons adapted from a curriculum called Toolbox of Faith (which explores many of the qualities we employ to practice our faith as Unitarian Universalists and live better lives).

In a similar vein, the Middle School/High School class has spent this past pillar on Personal Spiritual Growth exploring Virtue Ethics (the various virtues at work in our lives that help us to make ethical decisions).

Meanwhile, our Pre-K/K-1 class has spent this pillar exploring all our various emotions.

So as we round out the year, it only makes sense that we open up the toolbox again and see what new tools have been added, and how we might use them.

Join us as we celebrate this capstone event as we find out more about what they’ve been learning and honor their transitions at the end of the church year.

31 May 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Human-Centric-UUPlease join us on Sunday (31 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Companions for the Journey: The Fifth Source” with Steve Caldwell, Barbara Deger, and  Eric First.

We are continuing our series of services on the fifth source of Unitarian Universalism (“Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and to avoid idolatries of the mind and spirit”).

We will hear three very different perspectives on the fifth source and how it informs each person’s experience of Unitarian Universalism.

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.

24 May 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

SingularitiesPlease join us on Sunday (24 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Infinity and Potential” by Amanda Lawrence.

Continuing our series of services on the Fifth Source (“Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and to avoid idolatries of the mind and spirit”), we welcome Amanda Lawrence to the pulpit this morning.

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.

17 May 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

 

CarlSaganQuoteMay2015Please join us on Sunday (17 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Short of the Glory” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

We will continue our exploration of our fifth source (“Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and to avoid idolatries of the mind and spirit”).

We will have a second collection for the Financial Ministry of Highland Center Ministries and Pelican State Credit Union (which offers lower cost loans that are a viable alternative to the payday lending debt trap.  Several members of the Board are collaborating to match up to $1000 so know that whatever you contribute is likely to be doubled and then matched again by Pelican.  Plan now to give to this very worthy cause tomorrow morning.

After our Sunday worship service, we will be holding a very important congregational business meeting — please attend.

10 May 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

RosePlease join us on Sunday (10 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for “One of the Hardest Things” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our Mother’s Day service will also include special music featuring the All Souls Choir along with Barbara Jarrell, Gail Burt, and Robert Smith.  Also appearing are guest musicians Lane Bayliss, Alan Dyson, Dan Garner, and Greg Williams.

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.

3 May 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

BrianSalvatorePlease join us on Sunday (3 May 2015) at 11:00 AM for the annual presentation of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to Dr. Brian Salvatore during our worship service.

Each year All Souls presents the Emerson Award to an individual or organization who has best exemplified the principles and values of liberal religion.

This year, a number of our congregants nominated Dr. Salvatore for his relentless work to raise public awareness of the proposed open burn of the M6 propellents at Camp Minden and for his commitment to follow through as a member of the Dialogue Committee for the purpose of finding a safer method of disposal.

Dr. Salvatore will also be our guest speaker for the service which will also feature music from the All Souls Choir, Sandra Odom and Lip Service Trio (Barbara Jarrell, Sandra Odom, and Cookie Garner)

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.