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Madison Poche — 2023 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Recipient
Every year, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church presents the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to an individual or organization in the wider community who best exemplifies the principles and values of Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion.
For 2023, All Souls is proud to present this award to Madison Poche (Executive Director of the The Highland Center) for how she has amplified and built upon the good work of Highland Center Ministries — drawing in new partner non-profits and small businesses to better serve the Highland neighborhood and the wider community.
Join us next Sunday (5 November 2023) at 11:00 AM for the award presentation during our Sunday worship service.
Following the Emerson award tradition, Madison will also be our speaker in the pulpit on 5 November 2023 and we will honor her after the worship service with a reception in the social hall.
Please join us.
Zoom (and In-Person) Lunch on Wednesday (1 November 2023)
Please join us next Wednesday (1 November 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.
Our weekly Zoom lunch is going dual-platform — 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.
Samhain Ritual (28 October 2023)
Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF – A Druid Fellowship) invites you to a Samhain ritual on Saturday (28 October 2023) at 3:00 PM in the grove in front of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church.
The members of Thistle Grove invite one and all to this celebration of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen) marking the turning of the year on the Druid calendar — a time for remembrance and reverence for the dead.
We will be honoring our ancestors and you are invited to bring one or two photos or special objects for the altar.
You may come in costume if you like, and prepare to get messy. This is a family-friendly event.
And be sure to stay for Trunk or Treat afterward.
The jack-o’-lantern carving workshop will happen at 2:00 PM — BYOP (bring your own pumpkin) and carving tools. The jack-o’-lanterns we carve will be used in the Samhain ritual.
Trunk or Treat (28 October 2023) — Now with Lip Service Performing Live
Join us next Saturday (28 October 2023) from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for our annual Trunk or Treat celebration.
Decorate your car and bring treats and/or a game, craft, or activity for children who come trick-or-treating to your car.
For this year, we are excited to have the Lip Service Trio playing for us.
All ages are welcome to join the fun.
All Ages Worship (22 October 2023)
Please join us on Sunday (22 October 2023) at 11:00 AM for “Unitarian Universalism and the Future of Louisiana” featuring the ministry staff and members of Our Louisiana congregations.
This worship service will be streamed live from the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
You can watch the live video at 9:00 AM in the church social hall or come at 11:00 AM to watch the recording.
The risk for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.
See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.
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.
Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.
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.
Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms. Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.
Our October 2023 give-away-the-plate recipient is North Louisiana Interfaith.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Middle and High School Youth Religious Education (22 October 2023)
Our middle and high school youth will join us in the social hall for viewing the statewide Unitarian Universalist worship service in Baton Rouge.
The All8 Youth Arts Workshop will continue next Sunday (29 October 2023) but youth are welcome to use available art supplies in the social hall this week to work on projects for the principles they have already covered or any ideas they have for the rest of the 8 principles.
No Adult Religious Education Class This Week (22 October 2023)
There is no adult religious education class this Sunday (22 October 2023).
Next Sunday (29 October 2023), we will continue reading the UUA Common Read for 2023 — On Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Damya Ruttenberg. Join us online via Zoom or in person at 9:00 AM.
The book looks back to the 12th Century Jewish philosopher Maimonides as a guide to an authentic process for offering a real apology and making amends.
In our next class, we will be discussing Chapter 4 (“Institutional Obligations”).
Community Lighthouse Launch (2 November 2023)
Please join us on Thursday (2 November 2023) from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM for the Community Lighthouse launch at Morning Star Baptist Church (5340 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport LA)
This is the first launch of the two pilot locations for the Community Lighthouse and our block-by-block strategy to build resilient neighborhoods.
Fill out a registration card at church on Sunday or go to online to register.
