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
There is no Pre-K thru Grades 5 religious education class this Sunday (19 November 2023).
Our children and their teachers will remain in the sanctuary and join us for the Thanksgiving feast.
Next Sunday (26 November 2023), our children (Pre-K thru Grade 5) will resume using a program adapted from Moral Tales (a Tapestry of Faith curriculum by Alice Anacheka Nasemann and Elisa Davy Pearmain).
The lesson for next Sunday is exploring the idea of making a difference.
There is no middle school / high school youth religious education class this Sunday (19 November 2023).
Our youth and their teachers will remain in the sanctuary and join us for the Thanksgiving feast.
Next Sunday (26 November 2023), we will explore the 7th principle (“respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part”).
The All8 curriculum is the creation of Jil Novenski (Director of Religious Education — Community Unitarian Universalist Church of New York City) who has generously shared it with her colleagues.
Please join us on Sunday (19 November 2023) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.
Our adult religious education class is normally a dual-platform class — however, we are meeting only using Zoom for today’s class because the social hall will be set up for Sunday’s Thanksgiving Feast.
We will continue reading the UUA Common Read for 2023 — On Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Damya Ruttenberg.
The book looks back to the 12th Century Jewish philosopher Maimonides as a guide to an authentic process for offering a real apology and making amends.
This Sunday we will discuss Chapter 6 (“Justice Systems, or, What Consequences for Harm?”).
Please join us on Saturday (9 December 2023) from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM for our All Souls Holiday Park-It Market and Moving Sale.
Join us as a vendor — Calling all painters, sculptors, bakers, writers, fabric artists, jewelry makers, artists, artisans and crafters of all kinds — join us on 9 December 2023 for the All Souls Holiday Park-It Market and Moving Sale. Your $25.00 entry fee gets you a parking space to set up as you like. Sell out of the back of your car and/or set up a table or tables. You can start setting up as early as 9:30 AM — just give yourself time to be in place and set up by 10:45 AM.
Or you can download our printable flyer and registration form here and mail it to:
HOLIDAY MARKET
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
9449 Ellerbe Road
Shreveport LA 71106
Join us as a shopper — Shop with local artists selling their work and for all kinds of treasure at All Souls’ giant garage sale — your one-stop shopping for the holidays! Books, school supplies, art supplies, holiday decorations, office supplies, toys, games, and all kinds of art, crafts, jewelry, clothing and food from local area artists and artisans.
Please join us next Wednesday (22 November 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Our weekly Zoom lunch is dual-platform — 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.
If you are looking for a place and time where you can join others and celebrate the holiday with others, please join us on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, 23 November 2023) at 2:00 PM for a Thanksgiving Day potluck dinner.
It probably will not look as elegant as the picture shown above. However, if you are looking for a place to go for Thanksgiving Day, please know that you are welcome to join us in the social hall where we will pool our efforts, where no one person has to do all the cooking. All are welcome.
Text Susan Caldwell to let her know what you can bring or just to let her know you are coming. We are very likely have plenty of food.
Our monthly building and grounds work day is normally on the second Saturday of each month.
For November 2023, it will be on the third Saturday (18 November 2023) from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Last weekend, we had LA-AID guests staying in our building and the weather was uncertain for outdoor tasks. Because of these issues, we moved the building and grounds work day to Saturday, 18 November 2023.
There are tasks inside and out for all ages and abilities.
Thanks for your flexibility and understanding.
Please join us on Saturday (18 November 2023) 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.
For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.
Please join us on Sunday (12 November 2023) at 11:00 AM for “Breathing In, Breathing Out” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell — the All Souls Choir will sing.
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 risk for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.
See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.
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.
Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.
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.
Our November 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
For this Sunday (12 November 2023), our children (Pre-K thru Grade 5) will be using a program adapted from Moral Tales (a Tapestry of Faith curriculum by Alice Anacheka Nasemann and Elisa Davy Pearmain).
The lesson for this week is “Courage and Perseverance” (featuring a Buddhist story on the courage to do what is right and the determination to see it through).