Announcements

All Ages Worship (8 October 2023)

Please join us on Sunday (8 October 2023) at 11:00 AM for “The Paradox of Holding Space” 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.

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 October 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is North Louisiana Interfaith.

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

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Pre-K thru Grade 5 Children’s Religious Education (8 October 2023)

For this Sunday (8 October 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 class resumes this week with “Faith, Hope, and Prayer” — introducing tools and practices to help us discern the path of goodness and justice.

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Middle and High School Youth Religious Education (8 October 2023)

This class is an exploration of our eight Unitarian Universalist principles through artistic expression.

The class resumes this Sunday (8 October 2023) with an exploration of the second principle — “Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.”

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.

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No 8 October 2023 Online / In-Person Adult Religious Education — Class Resumes 15 October 2023

There is no adult religious education class this Sunday (8 October 2023).

The adult class will resume on 15 October 2023.

Next Sunday (15 October 2023), our adult religious education class will resume at 9:00 AM.

Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom.

On 15 October 2023, 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.

On that Sunday, we will be discussing Chapter 3 (“Harm in the Public Square; or, Accountable to Whom?”).

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Second Sunday Potluck with Live Music (8 October 2023)

Bring a favorite dish — or your favorite thing to grab from Kroger — and join us after the 8 October 2023 worship service for our monthly potluck featuring live music from Bob Jordan (guitar and vocals), Gail Burt (vocals and piano), and Jean Kelly (percussion).

Join us even if you just bring yourself — we usually have plenty to share!

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Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Wednesday (11 October 2023)

Please join us next Wednesday (11 October 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Our weekly Zoom lunch is going 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.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (7 October 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (7 October 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.

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All Ages Worship (1 October 2023)

Please join us on Sunday (1 October 2023) at 11:00 AM for our annual “Blessing of the Animals” worship with Jennifer Russell and Jackson Peck.

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 October 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is North Louisiana Interfaith.

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

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Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Wednesday (4 October 2023)

Please join us next Wednesday (4 October 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Our weekly Zoom lunch is going 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.

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No Children and Youth Religious Education Classes on 1 October 2023

Because the Blessing of the Animals worship service is a celebration for all ages, there will be no children or youth religious education classes for this Sunday (1 October 2023).

Both children and youth religious education classes will return on Sunday (8 October 2023).

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