Announcements

All-Ages Worship (19 June 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (19 June 2022) at 11:00 AM for “In the Shadow of Bloody Caddo:  Reflections on Reconstruction in Northwest Louisiana” by Frank Severic (graduate research assistant at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSU-Shreveport).

In light of the antiracism work we are doing and in light of the current trend to try to hide or erase real history, we need these reckonings with the history of our community and our nation.

Please join us as we welcome Mr. Severic to our pulpit.

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.

When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up.  However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours.  We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.

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 June 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Trans Advocates.

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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Adult Religious Education Class On Break — Resumes 10 July 2022

The 9:00 AM adult religious education class will be taking a break for three Sundays (19 June 2022, 26 June 2022, and 3 July 2022).

We will come back together on 10 July 2022 for check-in and to talk about where we go from here — please bring your ideas.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (18 June 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (18 June 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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Affirmation Sunday All-Ages Worship (12 June 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (12 June 2022) at 11:00 AM for “The Light at the End of the Tunnel” — an Affirmation Sunday Service honoring our
high school graduate Andrew Lawrence and a recent college graduate.

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.

When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up.  However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours.  We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.

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 June 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Trans Advocates.

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 — 12 June 2022

Please join us on Sunday (12 June 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we continue our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will be discussing the following final journal prompts in this book:

  • Day 27 — “You and Losing Privilege”
  • Day 28 — “You and Your Commitments”
  • After Day 28 — “Now What?”

Note: The class will be taking a break for three Sundays (19 June 2022, 26 June 2022, and 3 July 2022).  We will come back together on 10 July 2022 for check-in and to talk about where we go from here — please bring your ideas.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (11 June 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (11 June 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 (5 June 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (5 June 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Accentuate the Positive” by Rev. Joy Walker.  Rev. Walker is the former minister for Unity Church of Shreveport and Unity Church of Southeast Texas.

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 number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations has dropped in the Shreveport metro area where we are safe to return to in-person worship.

When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up.  However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours.  We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.

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 June 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Trans Advocates.

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 — 5 June 2022

Please join us on Sunday (5 June 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we continue our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.

As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.

Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar.  She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.

We will be discussing the following journal prompts:

  • Day 24 — “You and Your Friends”
  • Day 25 — “You and Your Family”
  • Day 26 — “You and Your Values”
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Tie-Dye Sunday (5 June 2022)

This Sunday an All Souls summer tradition returns — Tie-Dye in the Religious Education Wing.

Children are asked to bring a 100% cotton t-shirt or other cotton garment to tie-dye for themselves or for any special grownups in their lives.

We will have a few extra shirts, bandanas, and mini tote bags on hand — donations for those are welcome — but by bringing your own you have a better guarantee of getting the size you want.

We still can use some extra adult help with this project.  It will all be set up for you in advance and the instructions at each station are very clear.

Want to dye more than one garment? That’s more than likely possible, but will depend on how many kids and how long the dye lasts, so prioritize your favorite.

Of course adults who attend service and would like to tie dye afterward will be welcome as long as the dye lasts.

Note — We have not yet brought back nursery care for the littlest among us, who cannot be vaccinated against COVID.

However, infants and toddlers are welcome to be with their parents in the sanctuary.  We are very OK with baby noises and toddler wiggles.

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