All Ages Worship (5 April 2026)

Please join us this Sunday (5 April 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Rising – A Spring Holiday Service” with Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Join us to celebrate this season of rebirth and renewal.

This worship service includes an optional but completely inclusive communion ritual requiring no specific theological belief or affiliation to participate.

An Easter egg hunt for children (Toddler – 5th Grade) will follow the service.

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.

Flu and RSV are both showing declines in their numbers as of 28 March 2026.  COVID is maintaining low but persistent numbers as of 28 March 2026.

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 April 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is The Philadelphia Center.

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

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New UU Class This Sunday (5 April 2026)

The New UU Class will resume this Sunday (5 April 2026) after the 11:00 AM worship service.

This class is for new members, not-so-new members, and those who are curious about Unitarian Universalism.

The course will be facilitated by Bennett Upton.

The New UU Class is a six week session program covering Unitarian Universalist history, theology, religious education, social justice activism, polity, and governance.

The class will also provide an opportunity to learn more about our congregation and to begin to chart your own Unitarian Universalist path as you get to know a small group of your fellow congregants in the class.

For this Sunday, the class resumes with a session on congregational governance with our Board President Susan Yellott.

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Religious Education for Children and Youth (5 April 2026)

For this Sunday (5 April 2026), our children and youth will continue their exploration of peace, social justice, and the interdependent web.

The group will continue working on a special project to commemorate Easter.

The older participants will take some time to help with hiding eggs in preparation for the Easter egg hunt for the younger children.

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No Adult Religious Education Class This Sunday (5 April 2026)

There will be no 9:00 AM adult religious education class this Sunday (5 April 2026).

Take a tip from Easter Bunny and sleep in a little before coming to the Spring holiday worship service at 11:00 AM.

Bring the kids to complete their decoupage project and enjoy the Easter egg hunt after the service.

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2026 Emerson Award and New Member Ingathering (12 April 2026)

Please join us next Sunday (12 April 2026) for our 76th Anniversary Celebration worship service.

This service will feature the presentation of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to Alaa Khawaldeh (founder and leader of Students for Justice in Palestine LSU-S Chapter).

Join us to celebrate 76 years as a beacon of liberal religion in the Shreveport-Bossier community.

We will pay tribute to our history, celebrate our present and future with an ingathering of new members, and recommit to our presence in the community.

A reception in the social hall will follow the service — join us!

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Murder in Maui Registration Closed (11 April 2026)

The registration info for Murder in Maui was inadvertently included in a recent email newsletter but the event registration is now closed.

Please feel free to join us on Sunday (12 April 2026) as our anniversary celebration continues with a special Sunday service including an ingathering of new members and the presentation of the 2026 Emerson Award to Alaa Khawaldeh.

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Philadelphia Center — April 2026 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.

For the month of April 2026, we choose The Philadelphia Center.

The Philadelphia Center is the HIV Resource Center in Northwest Louisiana.

Their mission is to empower people living with HIV, to eliminate new HIV transmissions, and to enhance community wellness.

They provide no cost confidential HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis testing to anyone in the community with results available in 20 minutes.

The GBT Clinic provides preventive health care and treatment for gay men, bisexual men, and transgender persons.

The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program provides preventive medication that reduce the risk of HIV transmission.  Studies have shown that it is 99% effective if taken as directed.

The Syringe Services Programs (SSPS) help persons who inject drugs to avoid or reduce injection-related health risks by providing  sterile syringe and proper equipment for every injection.

Their counselors connect clients living with HIV/AIDS to support services like case management, transportation, food vouchers, housing/utility assistance, support groups, and substance and mental health counseling.

The Mercy Center provides housing for unhoused people living with HIV/AIDS.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2026 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to The Philadelphia Center and then put “GATP APR 2026” or “Philadelphia Center” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of April 2026 will go to The Philadelphia Center.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “Philadelphia Center” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of your check go to The Philadelphia Center.  If you want less than 100% of your check to go to The Philadelphia Center, please put the amount you want going to The Philadelphia Center on the memo line.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (4 April 2026)

Please join us on Saturday (4 April 2026) 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.

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