Announcements
All Ages Worship (30 November 2025)
Please join us this Sunday (30 November 2025) at 11:00 AM for “The Peace That Passes” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Rev. Barbara is in the pulpit this morning and the Mitten Tree will be in the sanctuary.
Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.
We are moving our videos from Facebook to YouTube for long-term storage and viewing — you can find our worship videos on YouTube here.
State-level COVID data can be found on the Louisiana Department of Health’s respiratory virus dashboard web page. The most sensitive metric to follow for current COVID trends is the “Laboratory Surveillance Data” link.
COVID-19 continues its decline from its August 2025 summer surge as of 15 November 2025 while RSV and flu are both showing significant increases. Keep in mind that the State of Louisiana is not updating this information for Thanksgiving week and regular updates will resume on 5 December 2025.
Masking and COVID vaccination are optional for attending in-person events at All Souls.
We encourage you to be vaccinated against COVID and to also have the most-current COVID booster shots. This provides greater protection to the individual and the church community.
Anyone who prefers wearing a mask is welcome to do so for in-person events and attending worship through livestream video is also an option where required for medical or schedule conflict reasons.
We will still have KN95 masks available in the foyer for anyone who needs one.
We continue to recommend that you stay home if you have any symptoms and that you keep up with all available vaccinations and boosters.
If you are recovering from COVID and have no symptoms, you should mask in public until you have tested negative twice in a 48 hour period.
We also ask that you go by the previous CDC guidelines of waiting at least 5 days past the onset of symptoms rather than the current 24 hour recommendation.
If you have symptoms for COVID or other respiratory illness, please stay home and take care of yourself.
Our November 2025 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Religious Education for Children and Youth (30 November 2025)
For this Sunday (30 November 2025), our children and youth will explore “The Prophets as Social Justice Teachers.”
Prophets are people who speak truth to power and hold political leaders to account.
Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (30 November 2025)
Please join us on Sunday (30 November 2025) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.
Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.
For this Sunday, we continue our study of Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals by former Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. John Buerhens.
Copies of this book are available at the church.
Readings for this Sunday’s session will explore the story of Moses.
Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee
It’s that time of year again when we collect mittens, scarves, hats, and gloves for our mitten tree to benefit Maggie Lee’s Closet at the Highland Center.
For this year the Highland Center is also asking for coats for all ages and blankets as well, so those will be our “skirts” around the tree.
New is preferable but very gently used is OK, too.
Zoom Lunch This Wednesday (3 December 2025)
Please join us next Wednesday (3 December 2025) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
With the busy lives of our regular participants, our in-person Zoom lunches are on hold for the time being but the link is always open to join at noon every Wednesday.
Meditation with Larry Androes (29 November 2025)
Please join us on Saturday (29 November 2025) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.
This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person.
This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.
23 November 2025 Worship Video
Transgender Day of Remembrance Video (20 November 2025)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
This event was organized and presented by the Shreveport Chapter of Louisiana Trans Advocates (LTA). Shreveport LTA meets on the first Sunday of each month at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Please note that this video was recorded with one camera and there was some vibration and noise from the tripod when the camera was moved. This was due to the tripod equipment provided by All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana for this event. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience.
All Ages Worship (23 November 2025)
Please join us this Sunday (23 November 2025) at 11:00 AM for “As Good as a Feast” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. This short service in the sanctuary will precede our Thanksgiving ritual and feast in the social hall.
Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.
We are moving our videos from Facebook to YouTube for long-term storage and viewing — you can find our worship videos on YouTube here.
State-level COVID data can be found on the Louisiana Department of Health’s respiratory virus dashboard web page. The most sensitive metric to follow for current COVID trends is the “Laboratory Surveillance Data” link.
COVID-19 continues its decline from its August 2025 summer surge as of 15 November 2025 while RSV and flu are both showing significant increases.
Masking and COVID vaccination are optional for attending in-person events at All Souls.
We encourage you to be vaccinated against COVID and to also have the most-current COVID booster shots. This provides greater protection to the individual and the church community.
Anyone who prefers wearing a mask is welcome to do so for in-person events and attending worship through livestream video is also an option where required for medical or schedule conflict reasons.
We will still have KN95 masks available in the foyer for anyone who needs one.
We continue to recommend that you stay home if you have any symptoms and that you keep up with all available vaccinations and boosters.
If you are recovering from COVID and have no symptoms, you should mask in public until you have tested negative twice in a 48 hour period.
We also ask that you go by the previous CDC guidelines of waiting at least 5 days past the onset of symptoms rather than the current 24 hour recommendation.
If you have symptoms for COVID or other respiratory illness, please stay home and take care of yourself.
Our November 2025 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.