All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

With hearty thanks, we want to recognize Clay as our Volunteer of the Month.

Clay has just finished up our most successful pledge drive in our history and most of our members have "stepped up" their pledge amounts.

Ever since joining All Souls with his wife Sherry and their two children (Zoe and Alexander), Clay has been deeply involved in All Souls life.  He is an active member of the Parenting Covenant Group, has worked to improve the church nursery for our members and newcomers, and he has also taught high school and adult religious education classes.

(Posted - 31 December 2007)

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We are glad to announce that Jared and Laura are our Volunteers of the Month.

Jared has lept in with both feet into active leadership by serving on the Board and chairing the Fundraising Team.  He has also served as the sound system technician during worship services.

Laura is assisting us as we transition in our ministerial leadership by serving on the Transition Team.

Jared and Laura both organized the October 2007 Building and Grounds Cleanup Day and both have stepped forward to provide hospitality for our visitors as ushers during worship services. 

(Posted - 31 December 2007)

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From the 21 December 2007 Shreveport Times:

"Ministers are the key to Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover's latest crime-fighting initiative.

Over lunch Thursday, Glover and Police Chief Henry Whitehorn presented 'End the Silence, End the Violence,' a campaign to get ministers involved in changing attitudes and mobilizing volunteers in their communities.

'With your unique position, you have influence you can exert,' Whitehorn said. 'Even though a person may not be a Christian, they look to you as leaders.'

More than 60 pastors from various denominations and neighborhoods listened as the chief and mayor outlined the problems of crime and some possible solutions."

"Area ministers and law enforcement officials gathered at Independence Stadium on Thursday for Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover's latest crime-fighting initiative - 'End the Silence, End the Violence.'" (Photo by Greg Pearson/The Shreveport Times) -- [Rev. Dr. Lyn Oglesby of Shreveport is in the center of this photo.]

The rest of this article can be read online here.

(Posted - 27 December 2007)

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Use this link to join a Yahoogroup created to allow moderated discussion on possible revisions to our Principles and Purposes (Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association's Bylaws).

All discussions will be done by email.  If you've joined after the conversation has started, you can review the Yahoogroup archives to quickly catch up with past conversations and then jump right in.

The Unitarian Universalist Association's Commission on Appraisal is charged to "review any function or activity of the Association which in its judgment will benefit from an independent review and report its conclusions to a regular General Assembly."

Their current project is a review of Article II in our bylaws.

The early stages of the Commission’s work will be focused on establishing a process that will maximize the input of Unitarian Universalists from across the continent. The Commission is profoundly sensitive to the implications of this review for Unitarian Universalists and is committed to carrying out this review in a way that will allow the members of our congregations to feel confident that their opinions are heard.

In this spirit of openness, this online group is set up to allow all members and friends of All Souls to comment on these important issues related to our shared religious identity as Unitarian Universalists.

(Posted - 4 December 2007)

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