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
Families — we hear you and realize how done you are with Zoom.
We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers and we feel encouraged by the cooling weather and the possibility of comfortable outdoor activities.
We hope to have news about some outdoor activities for children and youth soon.
Keep the faith.
Our weekly adult religious education class is taking a break this Sunday (10 October 2021) and next Sunday (17 October 2021).
We will resume our Sunday morning classes on Sunday, 24 October 2021, at 9:00 AM.
At that time, the group will review and reevaluate the anti-racism work we have done so far and determine how we want to move forward.
And — for those who wanted them — copies of the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad should be in some time this week. Watch for information on how and when you can pick one up.
Please join us next Wednesday (13 October 2021) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch. Our host for this week’s lunch will be Susan Yellott.
Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
Please join us on Saturday (9 October 2021) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.
There are tasks indoors and out for all ages and abilities — come for the whole time or for whatever part of the day you can make it.
Vaccinated or not vaccinated — please wear your mask when you are working near others. Hope to see you there.
Please join us on Saturday (9 October 2021) 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.
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 (3 October 2021) at 11:00 AM for “A Kingdom of Compassion: Lessons from Our Siblings in the Web” by the humans and animals of All Souls.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
This service will feature reflections from our All Souls community, including James Peck, Jennifer Russell, Eva and Jackson Peck
(along with Annie, Ruby Bridges, and Ruth Bader Guineasberg), Melissa Lewis (along with her dog Zeus), and many others TBA.
How can you and your animal companions participate? Join us on Zoom to introduce and bless your animal companions . . . or . . . send us a photo of your pet to be included in a slide show at the beginning of the service.
We will include a memorial section so we invite you to send a photo of a beloved departed pet that you would like included in the memorial.
Watch for our weekly email announcements for info on the next in-person worship service and other opportunities to gather in smaller groups in person. You can sign up for these announcements using this link.
Our October 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Together Louisiana.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Families — we hear you and realize how done you are with Zoom.
We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers and we feel encouraged by the cooling weather and the possibility of comfortable outdoor activities.
We hope to have news about some outdoor activities for children and youth soon.
Keep the faith.
Please join us on Sunday (3 October 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
This Sunday — “A Guide to the 2021 Louisiana Constitutional Amendments” with guest speaker Dr. David Lindenfeld.
Join us as we welcome David Lindenfeld — a fellow Unitarian Universalist from the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, retired LSU history professor, and Together Louisiana leader.
As chair of the Tax Fairness Team of Together Baton Rouge, he has been “plumbing the depths of Louisiana tax policy since 2019.”
FYI — the post-Hurricane Ida revised election date is now 13 November 2021.
Early voting will be from 30 October 2021 through 6 November 2021.
A statewide “quick facts” PDF guide on the upcoming election can be found here.
Our October 2021 Give-Away-the-Plate recipient is Together Louisiana Ida Relief.
Together Louisiana is the statewide affiliate organization which includes North Louisiana Interfaith.
It is a non-partisan political organization made up of regional organizations throughout the state including North Louisiana Interfaith and many others groups.
Together Louisiana leaders work together on issues that most concern the people in our institutions throughout the state.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Together Louisiana has worked on getting direct assistance to individuals and families who may have fallen through the cracks while at the same time working on systemic change to improve relief efforts and future systemic resilience and response.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go to our donation site using this link. If you are paying your pledge, select “2021 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution. Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Together Louisiana. All online collection plate contributions for the month of October 2021 will go to Together Louisiana.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Together Louisiana” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of this check go to Together Louisiana. If you want less than 100% of the check to go to Together Louisiana, please put the amount you want going to North Louisiana Interfaith on the memo line.
