Please join us this Sunday (2 November 2025) at 11:00 AM for “All Souls Day” by Susan Caldwell and friends including music by Bob Jordan.
This Sunday is All Souls Day on the Christian liturgical calendar.
This is the day after All Saints Day intended to honor all who have died.
At this time of year (just after Samhain or All Hallows Eve) when the veil between the living and the dead is said to be thinnest, we pause to remember those who have died and honor them in the ways that we keep them present in our daily lives.
Members and friends are invited to bring a photo of a departed loved one to share on the altar table.
If you would like to share a brief story of how this person remains present in your life, text Susan Caldwell.
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.
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 25 October 2025. However, the RSV and flu uptick that we noticed last week is continuing its slow increase.
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.