All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
We are announcing time and location for next congregational meeting:
On the Agenda:
We must have a quorum.
Congregational meetings are open to all but only active members of 30 days or longer may vote.
All Souls members and friends — we need your 2023 pledges by 15 January 2023.
Money in the collection basket is great, but a pledge helps us know how to budget for the needs of the church in the coming year.
You are the best judge of your finances and capabilities. Don’t give till it hurts — give till it feels good — in a way that respects your own priorities and your budget.
Haven’t turned in your pledge yet — Here are three ways to make your 2023 pledge and turn it in:
Thank you for your support of All Souls.
Please join us next Tuesday (10 January 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
Please join us on Saturday (7 January 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.
Please join us on Sunday (1 January 2023) at 11:00 AM for our New Year’s Day morning service — “It Goes Without Saying” 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.
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.
We will still have KN95 masks available in the foyer for anyone who needs one.
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 January 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is Volunteers for Youth Justice.
Remember to support our “mitten tree” cold weather children’s clothing drive for Maggie Lee’s Closet.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
There are no children’s religious education classes on New Years Day 2023.
And there are no middle school / high school religious education classes on New Years Day 2023.
Our children and youth will be welcome to stay in the worship service for an intergenerational worship service on New Years Day.
Or they can stay at home to relax and enjoy the holiday.
Children and youth religious education classes will resume on Sunday, 8 January 2023.
Our 9:00 AM Sunday adult religious education class will be taking a break this Sunday (1 January 2023).
After our holiday break, please join us on Sunday, 8 January 2023, at AM via Zoom (link to be provided is future website post).
We will be discussing the next two chapters in the book God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Mirabai Starr (pages 23-36 — “All Creation Praises God” and pages 37-54 — “Reluctant Prophets”).
Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.
For the month of January 2023, we choose Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ).
Volunteers for Youth Justice is a community-supported non-profit that annually recruits, trains, and supports hundreds of volunteers to provide services for children, youth, and families at risk.
Their services include CASA volunteers (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a Conflict Resolution program for youth, a Truancy Assessment Service Center, Teen Court, Leadership Academy, and many more programs that serve youth and families in our community.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2023 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Volunteers for Youth Justice and then put “GATP JAN 2023” or “VYJ” in the comment section. All online collection plate contributions for the month of January 2023 will go to Volunteers for Youth Justice.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Volunteers for Youth Justice” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of this check go to Volunteers for Youth Justice. If you want less than 100% of the check to go to Volunteers for Youth Justice, please put the amount you want going to Volunteers for Youth Justice on the memo line.
Please join us next Tuesday (3 January 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
Please join us on Saturday (31 December 2022) 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.