All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
Please join us on Saturday (16 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.
Please join us on Sunday (10 April 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Alive in the World” with Rev. Barbara Jarrell and friends.
We will be meeting outdoors on the church grounds 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.
Next Sunday (17 April 2022) is Easter Sunday — please join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Potluck Lunch.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Please join us on Easter Sunday (17 April 2022) after our worship service for our Easter Potluck Lunch.
In honor of spring and all things green this is a salad potluck.
Bring your favorite salad to share. Or bring your favorite interpretation of salad to share.
Join us to dine indoors or out and celebrate the season of rebirth and renewal.
Call or text Amanda Lawrence (318-402-3314) if you have questions or wish to volunteer with setup and/or cleanup.
Please join us on Sunday (10 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 discuss the journal prompts from Days 6, 7, and 8.
On this Sunday (10 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 continue to welcome newcomers, plan future service projects, and work on their current one (cleaning up the church grounds in front of the building).
Middle and High School (Teachers: Ken Peterson and Eric First) — The group has made an initial plan for changes and additions to the classroom mural, and will meet with an artist on 10 April 2022 to further solidify those plans. Meanwhile, input into the ongoing creative process is welcome and appreciated.
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.
Please join us on Saturday (9 April 2022) from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.
Nearly all of the work maintaining our physical space is done by our members and friends who show up on the second Saturday of each month and do what needs to be done.
On this Saturday, they will prepare campsites for this weekend’s campout event along with the usual indoor and outdoor tasks.
There are tasks for all ages and abilities. Working side by side is a great way to get to know your All Souls friends a little better.
Please join us next Tuesday (12 April 2022) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
Please join us on Saturday (9 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.
Please join us on Sunday (3 April 2022) at 11:00 AM for “A Little Anxious” 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 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 in the sanctuary, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up and the wearing masks for all.
We will continue to provide a livestream of the service for those who are not vaccinated 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.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Please join us on Sunday (3 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 discuss the journal prompts for days 3, 4, and 5.
