Plant Sale — Second Weekend — 6 and 7 April 2019

We are having a second weekend for our plant sale at All Souls — here are the dates and hours:

  • Saturday, 6 April 2019 — 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Sunday, 7 April 2019 — 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The sale features a wide selection of native plants, herbs, perennials, vegetable seedlings, and more.  We are also selling yard art and raffle tickets.

All proceeds from the plant sale benefit All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church.

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Plant Sale — 23 and 24 March 2019 (Updated)

We are having a plant sale at All Souls — here are the dates and hours:

  • Saturday, 23 March 2019 — 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Sunday, 24 March 2019 — 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The second date for the plant sale has changed — since plants did not sell out this weekend, we will extend the sale to first Saturday and Sunday in April (6-7 April 2019).

The sale features a wide selection of native plants, herbs, perennials, vegetable seedlings, and more.  We are also selling yard art and raffle tickets.

All proceeds from the plant sale benefit All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church.

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2019 Pledge Campaign

It’s also that time to turn in your pledge for 2019.

Please turn in your pledge forms no later than this Sunday (9 December 2018) so that the Finance Committee can prepare a budget to present at the Congregational Meeting on 16 December 2018.

If you can’t get a form in before then, please take a few minutes to email your pledge amount to Interim Treasurer Melissa Gibson using melissainkdesigns@gmail.com.

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2018 Capital Campaign

All Souls has announced a Capital Campaign for $10,000 running through the end of 2018.

You can send your donation using four different methods:

    • PayPal using this button:



    • Email sent to giving@allsoulsshreveport.org
    • Submitted to the church office during the Sunday service
    • Mail sent to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (9449 Ellerbe Road Shreveport LA  71106)

For more than 70 years, All Souls has provided a home for liberal religion in Northwest Louisiana.

The church currently hosts a variety of activities, including Sunday services, adult and children’s religious education, Eastern meditation, yoga, and more.

All Souls is proud to be a Welcoming Congregation (a Unitarian Universalist denominational program for congregations that have done additional study and discernment around issues related to bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender equality).

Your donation helps maintain and improve All Souls. Thanks in advance for  your donation.

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Festivus Marketplace (2 December 2018)

Please join us for our holiday Festivus Marketplace this Sunday (2 December 2018) from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

  • A market for jewelry, art, soaps, candles, or whatever beautiful thing you make!
  • A market for buying art, soaps, candles, or whatever beautiful things you want to buy as gifts for your friends and family!
  • This event is happening alongside the church’s Annual Monster Cookie Swap/Sale, which is well attended.
  • There is no set vendor fee, but vendors are encouraged to donate a minimum of 10 percent of their sales to All Souls. You will be supplied with a donation envelope and a name tent for your table.
  • You are welcome to attend the 11 a.m. service or stay with your table, but be aware that traffic will likely be very sparse or nonexistent during that hour.

Please email Melissa with the following:

  • Confirm your interest in this event
  • Your name (or name of business) exactly how you want for marketing
  • Your phone number and email.
  • The church has a few folding tables available available on a first requested-first served basis — please let Melissa know if you need one.
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Monster Cookie Swap (2 December 2018)

Monster Cookie Swap — Sunday (2 December 2018) after the worship service.

Everyone:  Gather up an assortment of your favorite cookies and baked goods.  Great gifts for neighbors and friends or bring them to holiday parties to share.  Take as many as you like and just toss your worthy donation in the basket on the table.

Bakers:  Bring a batch of your favorite cookies and drop them off at the Cookie Swap table in the hallway.

Questions:  Email Amanda Lawrence or text her at 318-402-3314.

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Give Away the Plate for November 2018

Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for November 2018 is The Philadelphia Center.  From their website:

The Philadelphia Center developed in the spring of 1990 as concerned citizens responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as it spread into the Shreveport area of Louisiana.  Over the past 20 years, The Philadelphia Center has expanded to become the only HIV/AIDS resource center in Region VII.  The Philadelphia Center serves the parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, DeSoto, Sabine, and Natchitoches.

For the month of November 2018, All Souls will donate half of all our non-pledge income to the Philadelphia Center for a sponsorship of their 2019 Resolution Run in January.

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No Adult Religious Education Class Today — 28 October 2018

Due to our media sale fundraiser and potluck lunch today, we are not having our 9:15 AM adult religious education class today.

Sleep in a little longer today and then come at 10:00 AM to shop the media sale before the service.

Please pass the word along to any regulars who may not always check their email.

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Give Away the Plate for October 2019

Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for October 2018 is the Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

We have changed the way we do our Give Away the Plate donations each month.

Instead of taking up just one collection per month, we are giving half of our non-pledge income each week to one organization for the entire month.

This month’s recipient is Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Here is a description from their website:

What: Noel has the largest food pantry in Northwest Louisiana giving out over 10,000 bags of food every year to people in need in Caddo Parish. The Food Pantry is operated by Director Susan Foster and over 100 volunteers from Noel and various churches of all denominations, including our own JoDel Adkins.
Other services offered include “Start-up” Kits for those who have experienced a recent house fire.

When: Monday-Thursday from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.

Where: The Food Pantry is located at Noel United Methodist Church, 520 Herndon Street, Shreveport LA  71101.

Info: Contact Director Susan Foster at 318-424-0434 or sfoster@noelumc.org.

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Give Away the Plate for September 2019

We have changed the way we do our Give Away the Plate donations each month.

Instead of taking up just one collection per month, we are giving half of our non-pledge income each week to one organization for the entire month.

This month’s Give Away the Plate is going to Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith to help pay the dues we have pledged as a member organization.

Interfaith has been a highly effective partnership of congregations and other organizations working together to create real change in our community and throughout our state as an affiliate of Together Louisiana and the Industrial Areas Foundation.

Continue reading “Give Away the Plate for September 2019”

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