Please join us next Wednesday (5 May 2021) 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.
Announcements
Meditation with Larry Androes (1 May 2021)
Please join us on Saturday (1 May 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.
25 April 2021 Worship Video
Online All-Ages Worship (25 April 2021)
Please join us on Sunday (25 April 2021) at 11:00 AM for “A Whole Lot of Intersections” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
Our April 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Volunteers for Youth Justice. More details here.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Remember Election Day (Saturday, 24 April 2021)
Our fifth principle of Unitarian Universalism is “the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.”
One way you can promote the use of democratic process is to turn out to vote in Saturday’s runoff election.
More information including a sample ballot customized for your precinct can be found on the Louisiana Voter Portal web site.
Now go out and vote on Saturday.
Online Religious Education for Children (25 April 2021)
Please join us online for our family religious education class on Sunday (25 April 2021) at 1:00 PM via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be available on the All Souls Slack and on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.
This Sunday we will celebrate Earth Day with some ideas on how we can all work to fight climate change and also trash monsters!
We will make creatures out of the recyclables in our houses and show them on Zoom or show pictures of them as you prefer.
Contact Susan Caldwell by email if you have any questions.
Online Adult Religious Education — 25 April 2021
Please join us on Sunday (25 April 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will resume our White Fragility book study group with Susan Caldwell and Barbara Deger (using the book by Robin DiAngelo).
This week we will concentrate on Chapter 4 (“How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People?”) with attention to the phenomena of white solidarity and racial silence.
We have additional copies of this book available if anyone else needs one.
We can also order more if needed as well so don’t hang back.
Help Needed for Immigrants Released from Detention
Many thanks to all the people (including several All Souls members) who have been helping to transport, feed, and shelter a large number of immigrants who are being released from detention centers around the state awaiting the outcome of their asylum claims with family members here in the US.
Check the All Souls Caring Connection Facebook Group or text Susan Caldwell to be connected to folks who can give you the details on how you can help.
High School Youth Meeting (27 April 2021)
Our High School youth will be meeting on Tuesday (27 April 2021) at 7:15 PM via Zoom.
The group is getting together for updated information on congregational work with the Eighth Principle, scheduling / planning our end of the year Affirmation Sunday service, and updates on denominational opportunities for youth and young adults.
Contact Susan Caldwell by email if you have any questions or need information on this upcoming Zoom meeting.
Zoom Lunch (28 April 2021)
Please join us next Wednesday (28 April 2021) 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.