Announcements

All Ages Worship (20 August 2023)

Please join us on Sunday (20 August 2023) at 11:00 AM for “So What Do We Do Now?” 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 August 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is the OUTNorthLa Film Festival.

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

Sacred Geometry — Summer Activities for Children and Youth (20 August 2023)

During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities.

On this Sunday, our children and youth will explore the interdependent web by observing patterns in nature and creating art to reflect them.

Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 20 August 2023

Please join us on Sunday (20 August 2023) for our adult religious education class 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.

As we gather input and prepare for our next multi-session unit, we are taking a few Sundays for some 1-session and 2-session topics that have interested some of our members.

This Sunday, we will view and discuss a video interview with author Matthew Desmond whose research and personal experience of poverty has sought to untangle the reasons why so many Americans are struggling.

Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Tuesday (22 August 2023)

Please join us next Tuesday (22 August 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.

Meditation with Larry Androes (19 August 2023)

Please join us on Saturday (19 August 2023) 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.

Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom.  You will need to contact Larry for the Zoom link information using the contact information at the end of this post.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

25 June 2023 UUA General Assembly Sunday Worship

We did not have an in-person worship service on Sunday, 25 June 2023.

Since church staff and church members were attending the 2023 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly (GA) in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, we had an all-ages potluck and watched the livestream video of the Sunday GA worship from Pittsburg instead.

You can watch the GA worship service here: