Month: July 2023

All Ages Worship (30 July 2023)

Please join us on Sunday (30 July 2023) at 11:00 AM for “Assimilation . . . The Good Kind” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service.  Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106 if you are able to do so.

Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.

The risk for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

We no longer require proof of vaccination against COVID for all attendees ages 11 and up for indoor events.

However, we do strongly encourage that anyone attending our worship services or other indoor events at All Souls be vaccinated against COVID.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms.  Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our July 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is the North Louisiana Interfaith.

And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.

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Nature Print T-Shirts, Part II — Summer Activities for Children and Youth (30 July 2023)

During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities.

On this Sunday (30 July 2023), our children and youth will collect natural items on a brief walk outdoors, then use them to make creative bleach print t-shirts with Ash McLain.

Children and youth who missed this last week will have another chance to make their own nature print t-shirt.

Kids should bring a black or dark colored t-shirt for best effect.  We will have a few extra shirts on hand but bringing their own shirt insures that they will get the size and style they want.

Come check out this artistic activity after the worship service.

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No Adult Religious Education Class on 30 July 2023 and 6 August 2023

Our weekly adult religious education class is taking a break for the next two Sundays (30 July 2023 and 6 August 2023).

Please join us when we resume our adult religious education class on 13 August 2023 at 9:00 AM.

This dual-platform class meets on most Sundays at 9:00 AM in person in the Social Hall and via Zoom.

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Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Tuesday (1 August 2023)

Please join us next Tuesday (1 August 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Our weekly Zoom lunch is going dual-platform — join us from home using Zoom or in person in the social hall.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (29 July 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (29 July 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom.  You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

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All Ages Worship (23 July 2023)

Please join us on Sunday (23 July 2023) at 11:00 AM for “Religion is the What?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service.  Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106 if you are able to do so.

Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.

The risk for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

We no longer require proof of vaccination against COVID for all attendees ages 11 and up for indoor events.

However, we do strongly encourage that anyone attending our worship services or other indoor events at All Souls be vaccinated against COVID.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms.  Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our July 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is the North Louisiana Interfaith.

And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.

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Alternatives to Violence Project (18-20 August 2023)

All Souls is hosting an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic Workshop with facilitators Kathy Osuch, Susan Yellott, and Bob Jordan.

Here are the dates / times for this workshop:

  • Friday, 18 August 2023 // 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday, 19 August 2023 // 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM //  1:15 PM – 5:00 PM //  6:00 PM- 9:30 PM
  • Sunday, 20 August 2023  // 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM

This is an experiential workshop designed to change the way we deal with conflict and will be three full days of moving through the pillars of AVP:

  • Affirmation and Communication
  • Cooperation
  • Community Building
  • Transforming Power

This workshop is free and open to the public although donations to the church will be graciously accepted.

Registration Link Here

More info about AVP International Here

If you have any questions or need more information, contact Kathy Osuch  by email, phone, or text.

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Building and Grounds Work Day (Saturday, 12 August 2023)

We will have our monthly building and ground work day on Saturday (12 August 2023) from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

We will have tasks for all ages and abilities — indoor and outside.

Check back on our website and our Facebook page for additional details as we get closer to 12 August 2023.

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Nature Print T-Shirts — Summer Activities for Children and Youth (23 July 2023)

During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities.

On this Sunday (23 July 2023), our children and youth will collect natural items on a brief walk outdoors, then use them to make creative bleach print t-shirts with Ash McLain.

Kids should bring a black or dark colored t-shirt for best effect.  We will have a few extra shirts on hand but bringing their own shirt insures that they will get the size and style they want.

Come check out this artistic activity after the worship service.

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Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 23 July 2023

Please join us on Sunday (23 July 2023) 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 that week, we will continue our discussion of Patrice Cullor’s An Abolitionist’s Handbook.  We will continue discussing this one chapter and our overall impressions of this book:

  • Step 12 — Fight the U.S. State rather than make it stronger
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