All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana
A home for Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion in Shreveport, Bossier City, and Northwest Louisiana since 1950
Please join us on Saturday (11 September 2021) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.
There are tasks indoors and out for all ages and abilities — come for the whole time or for whatever part of the day you can make it.
Vaccinated or not vaccinated — please wear your mask when you are working near others. Hope to see you there.
Please join us on Saturday (14 August 2021) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for our monthly building and grounds work day.
There are tasks indoors and out for all ages and abilities — come for the whole time or for whatever part of the day you can make it.
Vaccinated or not vaccinated — please wear your mask when you are working near others. Hope to see you there.
Please join us this Sunday (18 July 2021) at 11:00 AM as we welcome the 2021 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award recipients and guest speakers Breka Peoples and Omari Ho-Sang.
Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.
We are honoring their work from the Summer 2020 organizing the 45 Days of Action Campaign in Shreveport / Bossier City, Louisiana along with their continuing work to dismantle systemic racism and create beloved community in Shreveport / Bossier City.
All Souls presents the Emerson Award each year to an individual, group, or organization in the wider community who best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles and the values of liberal religion.
Watch for our weekly email announcements for info on the next in-person worship service and other opportunities to gather in smaller groups in person. You can sign up for these announcements using this link.
Our July 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Shreveport Green.
We will have a virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Please join us at 11:00 AM on 18 July 2021 for our worship service where we will be honoring Breka Peoples and Omari Ho-Sang as our 2021 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Recipients.
We will be presenting this award during our Sunday worship service using Facebook Live video.
We are honoring their work from the Summer 2020 organizing the 45 Days of Action Campaign in Shreveport / Bossier City, Louisiana along with their continuing work to dismantle systemic racism and create beloved community in Shreveport / Bossier City.
All Souls presents the Emerson Award each year to an individual, group, or organization in the wider community who best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles and the values of liberal religion.
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)”
Friends and family of Hazel Martin will gather on Saturday (27 April 2019) at 3:30 PM in the sanctuary to celebrate her life (Hazel passed away on 10 March 2019 in Raleigh NC).
Hazel was a longtime active member of All Souls and a dedicated Unitarian Universalist at the district and national level as well.
A tribute to Hazel and her many contributions to church life is on page 2 of the April 2019 newsletter.
We will have a reception in the social hall for those in attendance immediately following the service.
We would appreciate more help with set-up and clean-up for that event and — if anyone can bring some nice cookies, pastries, or a fruit or veggie tray to go with the food we already have coming, that would be lovely.
Join us to welcome Hazel’s family and to celebrate a great life well lived!
Please join us on Sunday (21 October 2018) at 11:00 AM for “Good News in Difficult Times” presented by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
The 20th Century Unitarian Universalist theologian James Luther Adams said:
Religious liberalism holds that the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism.
Do we truly have right and reason to be hopeful?
Our children and youth will present some reasons.
This service will also include a brief memorial tribute to Carol Graywing (former member of All Souls who had moved to Seattle several years ago to be closer to her daughter and grandson, and who also passed away in September 2018).
Carol was very active in the women’s movement of the 1970’s and 1980’s along with the women’s movement within our own denomination as well.
Throughout her life, she remained a powerful voice for women, a thoughtful poet, and a seasoned leader of worship with a wonderful sense of reverence and drama. Carol’s obituary can be found here.
This Sunday is her daughter and Carol’s daughter Lauren Gaddy has bought flowers to be placed on the altar of every Unitarian Universalist church where Carol held membership — San Francisco, Little Rock, Shreveport, and Seattle. She has also has asked that we remember her in the service. Knowing the depth of this loss to our national faith community, we are honored to honor her.
A newcomer session will follow the service — all interested persons are welcome to attend
We will see a video about our faith and hear your stories as you are comfortable sharing them along with answering any questions you may have about Unitarian Universalism and about membership in our congregation.
Our “Give Away the Plate” recipient for October 2019 is Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.
During our September 2017 Homecoming Service (when we honored our 25-year members) we made a horrendous mistake and forgot to honor Gale Gucker (our 50-year member).
We plan to correct that oversight at our 11:00 AM Sunday service on 29 October 2017.
Gale has served the church in numerous positions over the years — President of the Board, Chair of the Building Committee for our current location in the beautiful woods of South Shreveport, and in many other roles.
She has also served in leadership roles with the former Southwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Please join us to honor Gale and to hear her speak about the early years of our congregation.
Please join us on Sunday (19 March 2017) at 11:00 AM for our presentation of the 2017 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to Lois Scheib.
All Souls presents its yearly Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to an individual or organization from the wider community who best embodies the values and Principles of liberal religion.
This year, we have chosen Lois Scheib.
Continue reading “19 March 2017 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth”
At last Sunday’s congregational business meeting (14 December 2014), our members approved several changes to our bylaws. The revised bylaws are now online in PDF format: