Category: Communication

Betty Gorey Parent Drive-In Memorial Service (23 May 2020)

On Saturday (23 May 2020) at 10:00 AM CDT (Shreveport local time), we will have a drive-in memorial service to honor the life of Betty Gorey Parent.

The memorial service will happen in the parking lot of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA)

The service will be broadcast locally in the parking lot to the FM radio into your car (87.9 MHz).

The memorial service will also be a livestream video on the All Souls Facebook page.

We will gather — in physical and virtual space — to celebrate the life of Betty Gorey Parent.

In our efforts to do our best to honor her wishes in an event that is safe for all concerned, we are asking attendees to observe these essential COVID-19 safety precautions: Continue reading “Betty Gorey Parent Drive-In Memorial Service (23 May 2020)”

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Zoom Lunch (20 May 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (20 May 2020) 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.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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How Are You Doing … What Do You Need … And How Do You Want to Stay Connected?? — Updated 16 May 2020

Bennett Upton (All Souls Board President) has designed surveys to determine how you are faring through the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and what kind of help you might need or might be able to give.

We also want to know what kind of online programming you would find most helpful to keep you connected to your church community even when we can’t be together in the same room.

Please take just a few minutes to fill out these surveys and help us shape a strong and resilient congregation for the days to come.

  • Coronavirus Check-In — How are you? We’re trying to assess the impact of the coronavirus on the congregation to find our areas of greatest need.  We’ll keep this information held within a small group of staff and lay leadership in the congregation.
  • Staying Connected — We’re looking to see how we can serve you better and keep you connected to the community.  We’re interested to hear all of your thoughts on how we could do it better.  We’ll also use this to better target our communications with you.  Your answers will be kept confidential, held in a small group of members only and anonymous whenever possible.
  • Share Your Interests — Interested in participating in some guided discussion groups?  We can offer these and would be happy to keep you in the loop on whatever you are interested in.  We are more likely to offer things that people have expressed interest in.

Feel free to share these survey links with people that you feel might be interested as church membership is not a requirement for participation in these surveys.

We welcome the inputs from anyone who participates in the All Souls community.

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Online and Offline Giving Options During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic — Updated 16 May 2020

Due to the recent COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and the  restrictions limiting us from having worship in face-to-face settings, we need to find another ways to keep everything happening at All Souls.

If you want to donate to All Souls, you can click on the link provided to our secure donations server.

On this site, there are four options for your donation:

  • 2020 Pledges
  • Capital Fund Drive
  • Collection Plate
  • General Fund

Pick the desired options for your donation.  Your donation can be a one-time donation or a recurring donation (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or yearly).

Note:  If you give online, be sure to include your name in your entry. Several of our pledges are showing up anonymously.  If you wish to remain anonymous, thank you for your generosity and we will certainly honor that.  But if you want credit on your All Souls pledge statement, be sure you are filling in the space that says “Name on Card.”

If the name on the card is different from the pledging member, please specify the name on the pledge account in the Comments section and again — thank you!

If you want to send a check, please mail your check to:

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
9449 Ellerbe Road
Shreveport LA  71106

Please indicate on the memo line of your check if your check is for the 2020 pledge campaign, the capital fund drive, the collection plate, or the general fund.

Thanks for your continued support during these challenging times.

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Zoom Lunch (13 May 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (13 May 2020) 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.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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Zoom Lunch (6 May 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (6 May 2020) 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.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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Zoom Lunch (29 April 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (29 April 2020) 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.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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UPDATE — Special Virtual Congregational Meeting (19 April 2020)

If you are a member of All Souls, you should have already received an email announcement a Special Virtual Congregational Meeting lasting through Sunday (19 April 2020) at 3:00 PM.

On the Agenda:

Application for a small business loan through the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) for the purpose of paying our employees through the time that COVID-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions are in place.

Check your email for a form which will allow you to vote for or against this loan application.

You may vote upon receipt of the form.

Or if you have questions, you may pose those questions at any time between now and 19 April 2020 using the church’s Slack channel using #board-agenda tag.

We will also hold a meeting via Zoom on Sunday (19 April 2020) at 1 PM where you may ask questions of the Board using Zoom (we will supply a link for this before the Zoom meeting).

The deadline for voting will be on Sunday (19 April 2020) at 3 PM.

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Earth Day Zoom Lunch (22 April 2020)

Please join us next Wednesday (22 April 2020) at 12:00 Noon for an Earth Day Zoom Lunch.  If you want to socialize with maintaining the COVID-19 curve-flattening distance, please join us

You can use this link to join your All Souls friends for lunch.

Bring your lunch, meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch (or don’t – it’s up to you), and just catch up.

That’s it.

Just a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

We’ll make this a weekly thing.  We may decide in the future to bring in guest speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there.

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