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 for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Service on Saturday (19 November 2022) at 2:00 PM in the All Souls sanctuary.
Join us as we remember those lost to violence in 2021 and 2022.
Because their spirits live on when we speak their true names in love.
The service is offered by the Shreveport chapter of Louisiana Trans Advocates who meet every first Sunday of every month at 1:30 PM in the social hall.
Please join us on Saturday (19 November 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.
The group is free and open to all.
For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.
Please join us this Sunday (13 November 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Delighted Without Hope” 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.
Although the number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations has increased in the Shreveport metro area, we are still safe to have to in-person worship at this time.
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.
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.
Our November 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
At a time when so much is in question, including the holiday itself, it would be tempting either to pass it by completely, or to continue to celebrate without confronting difficult truths.
Neither path is a solution.
Instead, we do pause to give thanks for all we have in this life, including our right to tell and teach the truth, which is the only path toward true healing.
After a brief service in the sanctuary, we participate together in an inclusive communion of gratitude in the social hall, followed by a potluck feast.
While with other potlucks, we tend to keep it loose and trust that the Universe will provide, for this one, we like to have a bit more of a plan — to bring our “A game” as Amanda Lawrence (aka the Potluck Goddess) has often said.
To that end, please sign up here to let us know what you can bring.
This Sunday (13 November 2022) — “Understanding the Bible”
Adapted for this age group from a curriculum based on the book by John Buehrens (Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals).
This week — Session 1 — “Why Bother with The Bible?”
The group will explore the reasons we study the Bible, the “Capital T Truths” we may find in the stories, and the ways the Bible has been used for good and for ill over the centuries.
This Sunday (13 November 2022) — “Noah and the Ark”
Children and youth are with us in the sanctuary for the first 20 minutes and then are dismissed to their classes. The elementary class (Pre-K through Grade 5) begins their season of focus on our Jewish and Christian heritage looking at the story of Noah and the Ark.
Please join us on Sunday (13 November 2022) as we continue our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM for “WhUU Dat” via Zoom and facilitated by Susan Caldwell and Barbara Deger continuing our discussion of the Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide.
This week’s readings include the sections entitled “Our Worship,” and “Our Religious Education.”
Please join us next Tuesday (15 November 2022) 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.
The Not-Too-Early-For-a-Holiday-Market Park-It Market
12 November 2022 — 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
