Please join us next Wednesday (2 June 2021) 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.
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Meditation with Larry Androes (29 May 2021)
Please join us on Saturday (29 May 2021) 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.
Online All-Ages Worship (23 May 2021)
Please join on Sunday (23 May 2021) at 11:00 AM for “Better Cry” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
Our May 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LA-AID).
More details and information on how to donate to LA-AID can be found here.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And plan now to join us in person — outdoors — at All Souls at 11:00 AM on 6 June 2021 for our Affirmation Sunday celebration when we will get together safely to celebrate our community and honor our graduates Eleanora Lawrence and Gretchen Upton.
Watch for email announcements, Facebook, Slack, and our website for more details.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Online Religious Education for Children (23 May 2021)
Please join us online for our family religious education class on Sunday (23 May 2021) at 1:00 PM via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be available on the All Souls Slack and on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.
This Sunday — Caring for Your Spirit.
Spiritual practice is for everyone, regardless of age.
What are some of the things you do when you need to feel calmer and more connected to a source of love and support?
Online Adult Religious Education — 23 May 2021
Please join us on Sunday (23 May 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will resume our White Fragility book study group with Susan Caldwell and Barbara Deger (using the book by Robin DiAngelo).
This week we will concentrate on Chapter 7 — “Racial Triggers for White People.”
We will explore some of the road blocks of defensiveness that can prevent white people from engaging in honest conversations about race or dealing with challenges to their own racial identity and position.
Announcement of Congregational Meeting (30 May 2021)
In accordance with the bylaws of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, the congregation will meet on Sunday, 30 May 2021, at 12:30 PM via Zoom.
On the agenda:
- A vote on the slate of officers for the Board of Directors (2021-22 term)
- A vote on the members of the Committee on Ministry (2021-22 term)
Note — both slates will be finalized and publicized soon. - Information on plans for regathering in person
Zoom Lunch (26 May 2021)
Please join us next Wednesday (26 May 2021) 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.
Meditation with Larry Androes (22 May 2021)
Please join us on Saturday (22 May 2021) 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.
Online All-Ages Worship (16 May 2021)
Please join us on Sunday (16 May 2021) at 11:00 AM for “Build Back Better” with Bennett Upton, Eric First, Claudia Harris, and Eleanora Lawrence.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
“Build back better” is a phrase used often by the President of the United States.
Please join three of our own congregation’s Presidents (our current President and two past Presidents) along with one youth who grew up in the church to talk about what “build back better” might look like for us as a church community.
What do we want to preserve?
What do we want to let go or change?
Our May 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LA-AID).
More details and information on how to donate to LA-AID can be found here.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Online Religious Education for Children (16 May 2021)
Please join us online for our family religious education class on Sunday (16 May 2021) at 1:00 PM via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be available on the All Souls Slack and on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.
This Sunday, we will continue the “Build Back Better” theme with a look at some of the different ways we can come back together safely in person and how that will look different from before.