Author: Steve Caldwell, Web Editor

All Ages Worship (14 July 2024)

Please join us this Sunday (14 July 2024) at 11:00 AM for “Bending the Arc:  The Difficult Takes a Little Time, The Impossible Takes a Little Longer” by Claudia Harris.

This quote from Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) — Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate — forms the basis for this timely message from Claudia Harris.  Please join us!

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 COVID risks for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low as of 16 May 2024 according to the COVIDActNow website (no updates since then on this website).  These parishes are also reported as “low” on the CDC’s COVID CountyCheck website.

Additional data can be found on the Louisiana Department of Health’s respiratory virus dashboard web page.

The CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

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.

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.

If you are recovering from COVID and have no symptoms, you should mask in public until you have tested negative twice in a 48 hour period.

We also ask that you go by the previous CDC guidelines of waiting at least 5 days past the onset of symptoms rather than the current 24 hour recommendation.

And of course — if you have symptoms (COVID or other respiratory illness) — please stay home and take care of yourself.

Artist Sunday 2024 is happening in two weeks.

Our July 2024 give-away-the-plate recipient is North Louisiana Interfaith.

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

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Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (14 July 2024)

Please join us on Sunday (14 July 2024) 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.

We will present an overview of the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” plan for the future of the U.S. under a “conservative administration beginning in 2025” along with some policy details.

This is the plan that a Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts has called a “new American Revolution” and he says it “will remain bloodless if the left will allow it.”

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Artist Sunday Coming Soon (28 July 2024)

The 2024 Artist Sunday worship service will be happening on Sunday (28 July 2024) at 11:00 AM.

This event is an annual tradition at All Souls — a worship experience for all ages in celebration of the arts and the artists.

Every element of the service is an artistic performance.

Previous services have included not only prose, poetry, and storytelling, but vocal and instrumental music as well as magic, acrobats, belly dancers and jugglers.

We will also host a visual art show and sale in the religious education wing of our building.

There is no booth fee and artists who sell their work may keep their proceeds.

To learn more or to participate, email or text Susan Caldwell.

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North Louisiana Interfaith Welcome Luncheon (1 August 2024)

Please join All Souls and other member organizations of North Louisiana Interfaith at the North Louisiana Interfaith Welcome Luncheon:

North Louisiana Interfaith is currently in the process of recruiting new institutions and seeking a recommitment from current member institutions.

Please join us for this celebratory luncheon at which members will confirm our commitments and receive materials for our Pledge to Vote campaign for the election season (here is a link for the Pledge to Vote campaign for the Spring 2024 elections).

Pledge to Vote is a voter turnout strategy that has proven highly effective at improving the engagement of “casual” voters through a sense of healthy competition among enrolled institutions.

It is not about how you vote — North Louisiana Interfaith is non-partisan — but that you vote and encourage friends (particularly in low turnout areas) to do so as well.

Register for the 1 August 2024 luncheon by scanning the QR code above or by visiting the event page on the North Louisiana Interfaith web site.

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Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Wednesday (17 July 2024)

Please join us next Wednesday (17 July 2024) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Our weekly Zoom lunch is returning to dual-platform access — 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.

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Monthly Building and Grounds Work Day (13 July 2024)

Our monthly building and ground work day has moved to the summer schedule — Saturday, 13 July 2024 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

With warmer summer weather, our monthly building and grounds work day will be changing to an earlier schedule (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM) in hopes of avoiding the heat.

Other than basic mowing and indoor cleaning, most of the work to maintain our physical space is done by the members and friends of All Souls.

We have tasks indoors and out for all ages and ability levels and there is a high probability of snacks.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (13 July 2024)

Please join us on Saturday (13 July 2024) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person.

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.

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26 May 2024 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live.  One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 26 May 2024 worship video here.

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19 May 2024 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live.  One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 19 May 2024 worship video here.

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12 May 2024 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live.  One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 12 May 2024 worship video here.

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