Announcements

All-Ages Worship (7 August 2022)

Please join us this Sunday (7 August  2022) at 11:00 AM for “Power for Good” 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.

We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees for all indoor events.

Religious education classes for children and youth resumes this Sunday as well.  The children and youth will be with us for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship service before we sing them out to their classes.

Our August 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Basic Necessities.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

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Basic Necessities — August 2022 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Every month, we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

For August 2022, we have chosen Basic Necessities — a diaper bank providing diapers, period products, and incontinence supplies to all who need them, at no charge.

Basic Necessities is a part of the Alliance for Period Supplies and the National Diaper Bank Network.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2022 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Basic Necessities.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of August 2022 will go to Basic Necessities.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “Basic Necessities” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of this check go to Basic Necessities.  If you want less than 100% of the check to go to Basic Necessities, please put the amount you want going to Basic Necessities on the memo line.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 7 August 2022

Please join us on Sunday (7 August 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

Recent news events have seen repetition of the mistaken notion that the United States is “a Christian nation.”

Those who say this often point to the founders and to references to God in some of our founding documents.

We will take a closer look back at some of those claims and the words of the founders that give us deeper insights into the God of their understandings.

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Children and Youth Religious Education for 7 August 2022

Summer religious education is more art and activity-based.

All children and youth are with us in the service for the first 20 minutes or so and then are dismissed to their activities.

On this Sunday we will pause on painting the mural and design some unique works of art we can wear.

Children and youth should bring a black or dark-colored t-shirt although we will have some extra shirts on hand if they need them.

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Special Congregational Meeting (14 August 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (14 August 2022) at 1215 PM or immediately after the worship service (whichever comes later) for a special congregational meeting.

You can attend in person in the sanctuary or you can attend via Zoom.

We must have a quorum for this meeting.

All are welcome to attend but only active members who have been members for 30 days or longer may vote.

On the Agenda:  a vote to amend our Articles of Incorporation (you can read the current Articles of Incorporation here)

In order to comply with 501(c)3 requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, we need to amend our Articles of Incorporation with the following wording:

  • Adding to Article IV (Purposes), a new Section A, as follows: Said organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious and educational purposes, including , for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations described under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
  • Amending Article VIII, Section A as follows: This congregation recognizes and obligates itself to conform to the constitution and by-laws of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
  • Amending Article VIII, Section B as follows: In the event of the dissolution of this corporation, all property and assets shall pass to the Unitarian Universalist Association.
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Meditation with Larry Androes (6 August 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (6 August 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.

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All-Ages Worship (31 July 2022)

Please join us this Sunday (31 July 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Easy Living” by Rev. Joy Walker.

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.

We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees for all indoor events.

Religious education classes for children and youth resumes this Sunday as well.  The children and youth will be with us for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship service before we sing them out to their classes.

Our July 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Gingerbread House.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

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Online Adult Religious Education — 31 July 2022

Please join us on Sunday (31 July 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue our discussion about the Ware Lecture from the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2022 featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.

We will also talk more about where we go from here.  We welcome your ideas and suggestions.

Please join us.

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Children and Youth Religious Education for 31 July 2022

Summer religious education is more art and activity-based.

All children and youth are with us in the service for the first 20 minutes or so and then are dismissed to their activities.

This Sunday, the middle school / high school classroom mural is ready for painters.

We are inviting the younger class to help the older ones with the painting since eventually it will be their classroom.

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