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Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (1 February 2026)

Please join us on Sunday (1 February 2026) 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.

For this Sunday, we continue our study of Understanding the Bible:  A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals by former Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. John Buerhens.

Copies of this book are available at the church.

For this Sunday’s session, we will continue our exploration of the Christian Testament with the chapter “Passions: The Teachings and Death of Jesus in Matthew and Luke” (pages 150-159).  We will be looking at the Passion story and what that story has come to mean — for good and for otherwise — in our own lives.

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League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier — February 2026 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to a community organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist values.

For the month of February 2026, we choose the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier (also on Facebook).

In addition to voter registration, education, and advocacy, their statewide organization has been offering Know Your Rights training workshops for people dealing with ICE and Border Patrol.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2026 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier and then put “GATP FEB 2026” or “League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of February 2026 will go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of your check go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier.  If you want less than 100% of your check to go to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier, please put the amount you want going to the League of Women Voters of Caddo-Bossier on the memo line.

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Meditation with Larry Androes (31 January 2026)

Please join us on Saturday (31 January 2026) 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.

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World Religion Day Celebration Cancelled (1 February 2026)

Due to weather-related safety concerns and participant conflicts with the rescheduled event date, we are cancelling this Sunday’s (1 February 2026) World Religion Day celebration.

More information about this announcement can be found on the Shreveport-Bossier City World Religion Day website.

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All Ages Worship (25 January 2026)

Please join us this Sunday (25 January 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Murmurations” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live — we will not be meeting in person for this Sunday due to the severe winter weather.

We are moving our videos from Facebook to YouTube for long-term storage and viewing — you can find our worship videos on YouTube here.

We know that respiratory virus transmission is not an issue for this Sunday’s worship service because we will be online only.  However, we will all rejoin the world after the winter ice melts next week and the viral risks will still be there.  We want you to continue to be safe and know about these risks.

State-level COVID data can be found on the Louisiana Department of Health’s respiratory virus dashboard web page.  The most sensitive metric to follow for current COVID trends is the “Laboratory Surveillance Data” link.

The seasonal flu virus has shown significant increase but is beginning to decline slowly from its peak numbers as of 17 January 2026.  The RSV virus is starting to increase as of 17 January 2026.  The COVID virus is persisting at low levels and not showing any increase as of 17 January 2026.

Masking and COVID vaccination are optional for attending in-person events at All Souls.

We encourage you to be vaccinated against COVID and to also have the most-current COVID booster shots.  This provides greater protection to the individual and the church community.

Anyone who prefers wearing a mask is welcome to do so for in-person events and attending worship through livestream video is also an option where required for medical or schedule conflict reasons.

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.

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.

If you have symptoms for COVID or other respiratory illness, please stay home and take care of yourself.

Our January 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is Volunteers for Youth Justice.

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

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No Children and Youth Religious Education Class This Sunday (25 January 2026)

We will not have a children and youth religious education class online or in person this Sunday (25 January 2026).

There will be a story for all souls as part of our online service as usual.

This is due to the severe winter weather this weekend.

We wish you the blessing of actual snow to enjoy with your kids and not an icepocalyptic hellscape — may it be so.

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Online Adult Religious Education (25 January 2026)

Please join us on Sunday (25 January 2026) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM.

For this Sunday only, our class will be online only using Zoom.

We will not meet in person due to this weekend’s winter storm weather.

For this Sunday, we continue our study of Understanding the Bible:  A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals by former Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. John Buerhens.

Copies of this book are available at the church (when the weather improves) or available online for your favorite e-book platform.

For this Sunday’s session, we will continue our exploration of the Christian Testament with the chapter “Passions: The Teachings and Death of Jesus in Matthew and Luke” (pages 150-159).  We will also be reading about the parable of the Good Samaritan and taking a new look at the Lord’s Prayer.

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