Announcements – Page 16 – All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana

No Adult Religious Education Class This Sunday (13 October 2024)

There will be no adult religious education class this Sunday (13 October 2024). We are postponing tomorrow’s class for two reasons:

So that people bringing a pet to Blessing of the Animals worship service don’t have to hang out so long at church with them and don’t have to miss class in order to bring them.
So that we can send out the reading for the introduction and first chapter of Love at the Center and give all of us a little more time to read it and have a better discussion when we do!

On 20 October 2024, our class will resume at 9:00 AM in person in the social hall or via Zoom.

On that Sunday, we will wrap up this session on climate change as we look at two small Southern towns working their way toward 100% renewable energy — the hopes, dreams, and drawbacks — and a North Carolina farm family finding the balance between paper and lumber needs and reforestation.

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Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Wednesday (16 October 2024)

Please join us next Wednesday (16 October 2024) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Our weekly Zoom lunch is returning to dual-platform access — join us from home using Zoom or in person in the social hall.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (12 October 2024)

Please join us on Saturday (12 October 2024) 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.

The group is free and open to all.

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6 October 2024 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live. One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 6 October 2024 worship video here.

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All Ages Worship (6 October 2024)

Please join us this Sunday (6 October 2024) at 11:00 AM for “Movement Back Toward At-One-Ment” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

During this season of High Holy Days in the Jewish tradition, you will have the opportunity to appreciate the gift of a new beginning and to participate in a ritual to release that which no longer serves.

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.

The COVID risks for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low as of 14 September 2024 according to the CDC’s COVID County Check website.

Additional 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. The link is currently showing a downward trend in COVID positive tests as of 28 September 2024.

The CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

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 and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

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.

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.

And of course — if you have symptoms (COVID or other respiratory illness) — please stay home and take care of yourself.

Our October 2024 give-away-the-plate recipient is Students for Justice in Palestine (LSU-S Chapter).

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

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Religious Education for Children and Youth (6 October 2024)

This Sunday’s religious education activity for children and youth during the 11:00 AM worship service is Lego Values.

Children and youth will explore our Unitarian Universalist values that will include stories, games, and creative activities involving Legos and other media for self-expression.

This week’s focus is “Interdependence.”

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No Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education This Week (6 October 2024)

Our 9:00 AM Sunday adult religious education class will not be meeting this Sunday (6 October 2024) — this class will resume on the following Sunday (13 October 2024).