Vegan Potluck and Documentary Screening (15 March 2026)

The All Souls Peace Alliance is hosting a vegan potluck and documentary movie screening this Sunday (15 March 2026) following the 11:00 AM worship service.

Please bring a vegan dish to share and please bring copies of the recipe to share with others.  Stay for the movie and be entered to win a $50 cash drawing.

We will be viewing The Land of Ahimsa.

The Hindu concept of ahimsa is compassion for all beings, but this documentary focuses on the dairy and farming practices of India that do not necessarily live into that ideal.

Religious Education for Children and Youth (15 March 2026)

For this Sunday (15 March 2026), our children and youth will begin their exploration of peace, social justice, and the interdependent web.

For this Sunday, they will look at  “Justice for immigrants . . . and What We Can Do.”

Susan Yellott will continue her talk with the children and youth about the work she does for Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LAIID).

The class will continue planning a project to benefit the LAIID organization.

Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (15 March 2026)

Please join us on Sunday (15 March 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 will watch The Librarians (Part 3).  This is the third and final installment for this documentary.

For this week and next week, we will continue watching this award-winning documentary on the disturbing trend of book banning around the nation, and the librarians who have become the first responders in the crisis.

All Ages Worship (8 March 2026)

Please join us this Sunday (8 March 2026) at 11:00 AM for “ERAS-HER:  A Look at One of Christianity’s Hidden Heroines for Women’s History Month” by Jennifer Russell.

In honor of International Women’s Day, we will learn the story of a woman that the early Christian Church tried to erase.

Don’t forget that we “spring forward” this Sunday.  Although many clocks we use now reset automatically — if you still have any that need to be reset, don’t forget to set them forward one hour.

Our service will also be livestreamed on Facebook Live here if you cannot attend in person.

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

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.

Flu have shown a significant increase followed by a decline followed by a secondary increase but may be starting to decrease in our state as of 28 February 2026.

RSV appears to be resuming its decline as well.

COVID is maintaining low but persistent numbers.

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 March 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana.

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

Religious Education for Children and Youth (8 March 2026)

For this Sunday (8 March 2026), our children and youth will begin their exploration of peace, social justice, and the interdependent web.

For this Sunday, they will look at  “Justice for immigrants . . . and What We Can Do.”

Susan Yellott will talk with the children and youth about the work she does for Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LAIID).

The class will talk about planning a project to benefit the LAIID organization.

Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (8 March 2026)

Please join us on Sunday (8 March 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 will watch The Librarians (Part 2).

For this week and next week, we will continue watching this award-winning documentary on the disturbing trend of book banning around the nation, and the librarians who have become the first responders in the crisis.

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

Please join us on Sunday (1 March 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 will watch The Librarians (Part 1).

For the next three weeks, we will watch this award-winning documentary on the disturbing trend of book banning around the nation, and the librarians who have become the first responders in the crisis.

YWCA of Northwest Louisiana — March 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 March 2026, we choose the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana.

In fulfillment of their mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, they offer:

  • Leadership development for teen and preteen girls
  • Nurturing parent classes
  • Trauma counseling services
  • Crime victim advocacy services for senior women
  • Dialogue on Race

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo 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 the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana and then put “GATP MAR 2026” or “YWCA of Northwest Louisiana” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of March 2026 will go to the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana.

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

Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education (22 February 2026)

Please join us on Sunday (22 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 will take a look at the Amendments on the 16 May 2026 ballot.

We are looking ahead at the 16 May 2026 election in Louisiana which features five proposed amendments to the Louisiana State Constitution that will be on the ballot (additional information from the Louisiana Secretary of State can be found here).

For this morning, we will focus on four of these amendments to help you make informed decisions about your vote and to have conversations with your friends and family.