Announcements
24 May 2026 Worship Video
All Ages Worship (31 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (31 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “JETPIG Welcomes the World: Our UU Values and Welcoming the Stranger” by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
Our children and youth learned from Susan Yellott and Taha Hayat (LAAID — Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention) about the work they do helping asylum seekers avoid deportation, gain their release from detention, and join their families and sponsors in the United States.
The children and youth chose LAAID as the beneficiary of their bake and bracelet sale raising over $300 that they will present to LAAID during this worship 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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 23 May 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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (31 May 2026)
Please join us on Sunday (31 May 2026) 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 will explore “The Bill of Rights — Part 2: The Sequel.”
We are continuing our reading of some of our foundational documents with a reading and discussion of the Bill of Rights.
This week we want to continue that conversation where we left off and figure out where we want to go next.
Zoom Lunch This Wednesday (3 June 2026)
Please join us next Wednesday (3 June 2026) 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 (30 May 2026)
Please join us on Saturday (30 May 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.
All Ages Worship (24 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (24 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Appreciating Our Dilemmas” by Rev. Joy Walker.
Join us as we welcome retired Unity minister Rev. Joy Walker back to our pulpit.
She says of her message:
“When faced with a red light, stop! Breathe! And know that a green light is on its way!”
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 16 May 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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Religious Education for Children and Youth (24 May 2026)
This Sunday our children and youth will reveal how much money they raised for Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention and present them with a check.
In class this week, our children and youth will explore the importance of balancing spiritual growth and social justice work in a healthy life.
Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (24 May 2026)
Please join us on Sunday (24 May 2026) 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 will explore “American Apartheid is Back, Part 2.”
We will continue reading some of our nation’s foundational documents, but we are pausing that for the next two weeks for a look at one man’s response to the recent Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision, the current repercussions, and those likely to come.
The man is Elie Mystal — correspondent for The Nation and author of the books Bad Law and Allow Me to Retort: A Black Man’s Guide to the Constitution.
We will watch part 2 of this interview with Mystal by Dean Obeidallah of SiriusXM Radio with time for discussion.
Vegan Potluck and Movie (14 June 2026)
On Sunday (14 June 2026) immediately after the 11:00 AM worship service, the All Souls Peace Alliance will host a vegan potluck and movie (movie title to be announced).
The All Souls Peace Alliance is a group exploring veganism as a spiritual practice because the path to peace may very well go through our plates.
Bring a vegan dish to pass (email Rev. Joy Walker if you need some recipes) and join us to share a meal and watch a documentary.
Stay for the movie and win a chance to win $50 cash.