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
Please join us online for our family religious education class on Sunday (18 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 continue our theme of peace, social justice, and the interdependent web with the story “Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots” — an age-appropriate exploration of the world of misinformation and how to spot it.
Please join us on Sunday (18 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 3 (“Racism After the Civil Rights Movement”) with a specific focus on the section “Aversive Racism” on pages 43 through 47.
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.
Please join us next Wednesday (21 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.
Our High School youth will be meeting on Tuesday (27 April 2021) at 6:00 PM via Zoom.
The group is getting together for updated information on congregational work with the Eight 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.
Please join us on Saturday (17 April 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 (11 April 2021) at 11:00 AM for “Reparations: A Debt Owed” by Candice Battiste.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
We are delighted to have the opportunity to welcome Candice Battiste (Northwest Louisiana lead organizer for the Power Coalition) speaking on “Reparations: A Debt Owed.”
Candice had to cancel in February to coordinate water relief efforts after the snow and ice emergency.
We are happy and grateful to welcome her back just as the city of Evanston, Illinois has passed its first reparations measure.
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.
The People’s Assembly for the 2021 Louisiana state legislative session will happen on Monday (12 April 2021) at 6:00 PM.
Join 500 citizens from across the state to preview and prepare for the upcoming state legislative session hosted by Together Louisiana.
We have pledged at least 20 people from All Souls to attend this Zoom event — we know we can do even better.
What bills have been introduced that would harm community interests?
What bills would benefit the people?
How we can organize ourselves to make a difference?
Please join us online for our family religious education class on Sunday (11 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.
We are continuing our theme of peace, social justice, and the interdependent web with the story What Do You Do with an Idea?
Every great thing that happens — every bit of progress we make — starts with a big idea.
What’s your big idea?