Home is Here Shreveport — March 2023 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

For the month of March 2023, we choose Home is Here Shreveport (based on the program by the same name in New Orleans).

All Souls members have joined with others in the community with the aim of sponsoring more newly arrived immigrants through a program called Home is Here.

In order to raise money to get our sponsorees who have settled in the community, Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention has made it possible for us to raise money for Home is Here Shreveport through their non-profit organization.

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2023 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the Home is Here Shreveport and then put “GATP MAR 2023” or “HOME IS HERE” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of March 2023 will go to Home is Here Shreveport.

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

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Whitney Plantation Museum — February 2023 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

For the month of February 2023, we choose The Whitney Plantation Museum (near New Orleans in Wallace, Louisiana).

The Whitney Plantation Museum provides a different kind of plantation tour experience — one that tells the truth about the history and legacy of slavery in our nation.

The museum has suffered during the pandemic and in the most recent hurricanes

Here’s how to help preserve this vital link to a history we need to know as light and air are vital to healing.

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2023 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to the Whitney Plantation Museum and then put “GATP FEB 2023” or “WHITNEY” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of February 2023 will go to the Whitney Plantation Museum.

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

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Transgender Day of Remembrance Service (19 November 2022)

Here is the Transgender Day of Remembrance Service by Louisiana Trans Advocate Shreveport Chapter.

For our livestream video of worship services, we are using Facebook Live.

One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the Transgender Day of Remembrance Service here.

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6 November 2022 Worship Livestreaming Video

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we have begun to broadcast a livestream video of our Sunday morning worship services.

This worship video will be available live and in recorded formats.

For our livestream video of our worship services, we are using Facebook Live.  One does not have to log into Facebook or have a Facebook account to view this video.

You can find the 6 November 2022 worship video here.

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World Religion Day Returns (22 January 2023)

The annual World Religion Day event returns as an in-person event in the Shreveport / Bossier City area for the first time since 2020:

This is an time to come together and celebrate the great religious diversity present right here in our community.

We are back in person at the Highland Center for an afternoon of table displays, panel discussions, music, and celebration.

Please join us.

Call or text 318-465-3427 for more information.  And you can find additional information about World Religion Day on their website.

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Volunteers for Youth Justice — January 2023 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

For the month of January 2023, we choose Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ).

Volunteers for Youth Justice is a community-supported non-profit that annually recruits, trains, and supports hundreds of volunteers to provide services for children, youth, and families at risk.

Their services include CASA volunteers (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a Conflict Resolution program for youth, a Truancy Assessment Service Center, Teen Court, Leadership Academy, and many more programs that serve youth and families in our community.

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2023 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Volunteers for Youth Justice and then put “GATP JAN 2023” or “VYJ” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of January 2023 will go to Volunteers for Youth Justice.

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

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Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee’s Closet

The Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee’s Closet returns.

The tree will be up in the sanctuary this Sunday — so bring new mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, and coats for children to decorate the tree.

They will later go to Maggie Lee’s Closet at Highland Center Ministries — a children’s clothing closet that is free to families in need.

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North Louisiana Interfaith — December 2022 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Each month we dedicate all of our non-pledge income to an organization doing the work that best embodies our Unitarian Universalist principles and values.

For the month of December 2022, we choose North Louisiana Interfaith.

Interfaith is a non-partisan political organization made up of member institutions of which All Souls is one of many institutions.

We work together on issues that arise from our congregations at the local level and on statewide issues through our umbrella organization Together Louisiana.

As a member congregation, we make a financial pledge to Interfaith that we fulfill partially through our budget and supplement with Give Away the Plate giving twice each year.

Two ways to donate:

OnlineGo to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2022 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to North Louisiana Interfaith and then put “GATP DEC 2022” or “Interfaith” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of December 2022 will go to North Louisiana Interfaith.

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

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Transgender Day of Remembrance Service (19 November 2022)

Please join us for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Service on Saturday (19 November 2022) at 2:00 PM in the All Souls sanctuary.

Join us as we remember those lost to violence in 2021 and 2022.

Because their spirits live on when we speak their true names in love.

The service is offered by the Shreveport chapter of Louisiana Trans Advocates who meet every first Sunday of every month at 1:30 PM in the social hall.

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All-Ages Worship (6 November 2022)

Please join us this Sunday (6 November 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Slave State”
featuring special guest speaker Curtis Ray Davis II.

Wrongly imprisoned for 25 years in Angola, Curtis Davis got a firsthand look at what it means to be the property of the State of Louisiana.

He has worked tirelessly ever since to try and change that status for others who are still incarcerated.

Join us to hear his story, and to hear why now is the time to remove slavery from the Louisiana Constitution.

We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service.  Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106 if you are able to do so.

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

Although the number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations has increased in the Shreveport metro area, we are still safe to have to in-person worship at this time.

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.

We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees for all indoor events.

Our November 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.

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

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