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 Sunday (24 July 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will view and discuss the second half of the Ware Lecture from the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2022 featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
Please join us.
Please join us on Sunday (17 July 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
We will view and discuss the first half of the Ware Lecture from the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2022 featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
Please join us.
Please join us on Sunday (3 July 2022) for “The State of the Union: Suprisingly, Not as Bad as it Seems” with Amanda Lawrence and friends.
It is a hard and dangerous time for human rights in this country of that there is no doubt.
However, believe it or not, we are in a better position to handle it now than we were before Roe v. Wade in 1972.
The mourning is real but so is hope. Join us as we welcome our own Amanda Lawrence back to the pulpit.
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.
When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up. However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours. We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.
Religious education classes for children and youth resumes this Sunday as well. The children and youth will be with us for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship service before we sing them out to their classes.
Our July 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Gingerbread House.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Every 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 July 2022, we have chosen Gingerbread House — a child advocacy center here in Shreveport providing comprehensive services for victims of child abuse and their non-offending caregivers in Northwest Louisiana.
Services include forensic interviews, multi-disciplinary team investigations, family advocacy, and counseling.
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go 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 Gingerbread House. All online collection plate contributions for the month of July 2022 will go to Gingerbread House.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Gingerbread House” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of this check go to Gingerbread House. If you want less than 100% of the check to go to Gingerbread House, please put the amount you want going to Gingerbread House on the memo line.
From the Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray:
Boston, Mass. (June 24, 2022) – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women Health Organization case, which overturns Roe v. Wade, upending nearly 50 years of access to abortion. Below is a statement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), regarding this decision:
This decision manifests the worst fears of those of us who have been working for decades to protect and affirm reproductive rights.
The overwhelming majority of Unitarian Universalists (UUs) support keeping abortion legal in all or most cases. This is rooted in our Principles and our core religious beliefs that affirm gender equity. It also reflects a moral commitment to the idea that reproductive care is healthcare and is essential to the well-being of individuals and families.
This anti-choice decision by the Supreme Court infringes on our deeply held religious beliefs. Access to abortion and the right to choose is an issue of gender equality, bodily autonomy, and religious liberty, all of which are long held Unitarian Universalist religious teachings.
As I said when the draft decision was leaked in May, I fear this decision will justify efforts to further limit the rights of women, pregnant people, and other vulnerable people and communities. Curtailing reproductive rights will be felt most by people of color, young people, poor and working-class people, and those living in rural areas. The rights of people in more vulnerable communities will only become more limited and diminish healthcare equity. Too many people are already deprived of ready access to comprehensive and equitable reproductive healthcare, including abortion access.
Unitarian Universalists are committed to Reproductive Justice, a framework created by Black women in the 1980s and 1990s, which affirms the human right to have children, not to have children, to parent the children one has in healthy environments, to safeguard bodily autonomy, and to express one’s sexuality freely. The UU faith has a long history of collaborating in this movement and advocating for safe, legal, accessible abortion care.
The Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health decision does not alter Unitarian Universalists’ commitment to Reproductive Justice.
Comprehensive reproductive care, including access to abortion, is essential to the health and well-being of individuals and families. The decision to limit this basic human right means that this fight will shift to state legislatures across the country. Guided by our moral values, we are prepared to be a part of that ongoing struggle and continue to show up for Reproductive Justice in all aspects of public life.
Our faith calls us to advocate on behalf of all those who need ready access to safe, legal abortion care whenever and wherever they need it. We will not rest until that reality is true across the country. I urge lawmakers, elected officials, and leaders in public life across the country to take action for gender and healthcare equity for all.
Please join us on Sunday (19 June 2022) at 11:00 AM for “In the Shadow of Bloody Caddo: Reflections on Reconstruction in Northwest Louisiana” by Frank Severic (graduate research assistant at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSU-Shreveport).
In light of the antiracism work we are doing and in light of the current trend to try to hide or erase real history, we need these reckonings with the history of our community and our nation.
Please join us as we welcome Mr. Severic to our pulpit.
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.
When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up. However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours. We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.
Religious education classes for children and youth resumes this Sunday as well. The children and youth will be with us for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship service before we sing them out to their classes.
Our June 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Trans Advocates.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
Please join us on Sunday (12 June 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
This Sunday we continue our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.
As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.
Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar. She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.
We will be discussing the following final journal prompts in this book:
Note: The class will be taking a break for three Sundays (19 June 2022, 26 June 2022, and 3 July 2022). We will come back together on 10 July 2022 for check-in and to talk about where we go from here — please bring your ideas.
Please join us on Sunday (5 June 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.
This Sunday we continue our work through the book Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad.
As the author says, “This is not a book you read, this is a book you do” and we will be discussing some of the journal prompts throughout the book.
Layla Saad is a black Muslim woman who was raised in the UK but who now lives in Qatar. She has written, taught, and offered workshops to a global audience.
We will be discussing the following journal prompts:
Our give-away-the-plate recipient for June 2022 is Louisiana Trans Advocates.
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.
Louisiana Trans Advocates is a statewide organization advocating for the rights of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in Louisiana.
The local Shreveport chapter meets at All Souls every first Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM.
Louisiana Trans Advocates provides support, advocacy, and crisis support for trans people, as well as resource lists of health care providers, legal assistance, and a guide to the necessary ID documents for making name and gender changes
Two ways to donate:
Online — Go 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 Louisiana Trans Advocates. All online collection plate contributions for the month of June 2022 will go to Louisiana Trans Advocates.
Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA 71106. Please put “Louisiana Trans Advocates” on the memo line of the check if you want to have 100% of this check go to Louisiana Trans Advocates. If you want less than 100% of the check to go to Louisiana Trans Advocates, please put the amount you want going to Louisiana Trans Advocates on the memo line.
Please join us on Sunday (29 May 2022) at 11:00 AM for “Poetry for Peace — A Memorial Day Service” by the members and friends of All Souls.
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.
The number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations has dropped in the Shreveport metro area where we are safe to return to in-person worship.
When we are indoors at All Souls, we will continue to require proof of vaccination for all attendees ages 11 and up. However, if you cannot be vaccinated, we also accept a negative COVID test in the past 24 hours. We are also required the wearing of masks for all in-person attendees.
Religious education classes for children and youth resumes this Sunday as well. The children and youth will be with us for the first 15-20 minutes of the worship service before we sing them out to their classes.
Our May 2022 give-away-the-plate recipient is the United Way of Northwest Louisiana.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.