Announcements

All-Ages Worship (24 April 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (24 April 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Embracing the World” — a service in celebration of Earth Day 2022 featuring a Unitarian Universalist flower communion — with 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 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 and the wearing masks for all.

We are considering relaxing our mask mandate and changing the vaccine requirement to proof of vaccination or a negative test within the last 24 hours.

We are asking how you feel about that and we want to show the utmost respect for those of you in attendance as we have this discussion.

We will continue to provide a livestream of the service for those who prefer that options or who cannot attend in person at 11:00 AM on Sunday.

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.

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 — 24 April 2022

Please join us on Sunday (24 April 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

This Sunday we begin 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 journal prompts from days 9, 10, and 11 (all deal with anti-blackness):

  • Day 9 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Women”
  • Day 10 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Men”
  • Day 11 — “You and Anti-Blackness Against Black Children”
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Children and Youth Religious Education (24 April 2022)

On this Sunday (24 April 2022), children and youth religious education classes will resume in person and will happen during our 11:00 AM worship service.

We will resume our pre-COVID practice where the children and youth will join us in the sanctuary for the first 15-20 minutes and then we will sing them out to their classes.

If your child does not want to go to class, that is also OK — our services are welcoming for all ages.

We will be starting out initially with two classes grouped by age / grade:

Elementary – Pre-K – 5th Grade (Teachers:  Ashford McLain and Kevin Henry) — Our theme is “Peace, Social Justice, and the Interdependent Web.”  This week we will be focusing on Earth Day and making coffee filter flowers with leftover Easter Egg dye (there’s so much of it left over that we couldn’t bring ourselves to throw it out).

Middle and High School (Teachers:  Ken Peterson and Eric First) — The group will celebrate raising $319 for Laughing Dog Ranch, update their mural plans, and focus on the Earth Day theme for this Sunday.

Note — We have not yet brought back nursery care for our littlest members and visitors who cannot yet be vaccinated for COVID.  However, babies and toddlers are welcome to stay with their parents in the sanctuary.  We are very understanding about baby sounds in worship.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (23 April 2022)

Please join us on Saturday (23 April 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 (17 April 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (17 April 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Spring Cleaning” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

This is our first in-person Easter worship service in three years.

Our Easter service will feature special music, a communion ritual slightly different from years past (but still with the focus on community), and lots of festivities afterward.

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.

Please stay for our special Easter Sunday Events — our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Potluck Lunch.

We also have a cookie sale fundraiser for the Laughing Dog Ranch animal rescue shelter immediately after worship.

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 and the wearing masks for all.

We are considering relaxing our mask mandate and changing the vaccine requirement to proof of vaccination or a negative test within the last 24 hours.

We are asking how you feel about that and we want to show the utmost respect for those of you in attendance as we have this discussion.

We will continue to provide a livestream of the service for those who prefer that options or who cannot attend in person at 11:00 AM on Sunday.

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.

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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Easter Cookie Sale Fundraiser (17 April 2022)

On this Easter Sunday (17 April 2022) immediately after the worship service:

Cookie Sale Fundraiser
(brought to you by our Middle School / High School Class)

This fundraiser benefit Laughing Dog Ranch (a non-profit animal rescue in North Caddo Parish).

If you want to bake or shop for cookies (or you just need more information), call or text Eric at 318-518-8257.

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No Online Adult Religious Education Class on 17 April 2022 — Class Resumes 24 April 2022

For this Sunday (17 April 2022), our adult religious education class will take a break for Easter.

Next Sunday (24 April 2022), we will resume our work using 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.

Next Sunday (24 April 2022), we will use journal prompts for days 9, 10, and 11 to frame our conversations.

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Children and Youth Religious Education (17 April 2022)

On this Sunday (17 April 2022), children and youth religious education classes will resume in person and will happen during our 11:00 AM worship service.

We will resume our pre-COVID practice where the children and youth will join us in the sanctuary for the first 15-20 minutes and then we will sing them out to their classes.

If your child does not want to go to class, that is also OK — our services are welcoming for all ages.

We will be starting out initially with two classes grouped by age / grade:

Elementary – Pre-K – 5th Grade (Teachers:  Ashford McLain and Kevin Henry) — Our theme is “Peace, Social Justice, and the Interdependent Web.”  This week the group will have a chance to create some beautiful dyed Easter egg creations.  T-shirt smocks are available to protect your child’s Easter finery.

Middle and High School (Teachers:  Ken Peterson and Eric First) — The group will discuss the latest updates for their mural plans and prepare for the upcoming cookie sale after church.

Note — We have not yet brought back nursery care for our littlest members and visitors who cannot yet be vaccinated for COVID.  However, babies and toddlers are welcome to stay with their parents in the sanctuary.  We are very understanding about baby sounds in worship.

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