Category: Social Justice

The Holy Land Five Documentary Screening (14 June 2024)

Please join us on Friday (14 June 2024) at 6:00 PM for a screening of the documentary film The Holy Land Five (a film by Mohammad Omar).

We will be screening this film in the church social hall.

This film is a documentary exploring the arrest, trial, and subsequent sentencing of five leaders of the Holy Land Foundation (the largest Muslim charity in the US until after 9/11 when it was shut down, assets seized, and leaders arrested by the FBI).

The film features interviews with defense and prosecution attorneys, witnesses, and family members as well as courtroom recreations looking back at the case.

We will have a discussion afterward.

This event is sponsored by the Shreveport chapter of Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.

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Louisiana Trans Advocates — June 2024 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 June 2024, we choose Louisiana Trans Advocates (LTA), a statewide organization offering support, resources, and advocacy for trans and non-binary youth and adults, their supportive family members, and allies.

The Shreveport chapter of LTA meets at All Souls this Sunday and on the first Sunday of every month from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM in the social hall.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2024 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to LTA and then put “GATP JUN 2024” or “LTA” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of June 2024 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 “LTA” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of your check go to LTA.  If you want less than 100% of your check to go to LTA, please put the amount you want going to LTA on the memo line.

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26 November 2023 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 26 November 2023 worship video here.

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Upcoming Events — All Souls Peace Alliance (May and June 2024)

The All Souls Peace Alliance is exploring veganism as a spiritual practice.

All are welcome.

You do not have to be a vegan or vegetarian.  This is a non-judgmental group exploring together avenues for peace in our world.

The All Souls Peace Alliance is a part of the Interfaith Vegan Coalition and the All Souls Peace Alliance is guided by our Unitarian Universalist principles and the sources of our living tradition.

Upcoming Activities

For more information, please text Rev. Joy Walker (Peace Advocate) or Susan Caldwell (Director of Lifespan Religious Education).

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Vegan Potluck (2 June 2024)

On 2 June 2024 after our 11:00 AM worship service, the All Souls Peace Alliance (a group exploring veganism as a spiritual practice) will be hosting a vegan potluck.

If you need recipe ideas, here are some online resource to assist you:

You may also be able to adapt some of your favorite recipes by using plant-based substitutes for meat, milk, eggs, various cheeses, or other animal-derived ingredients.

A wide variety of plant-based products are now available at your nearest grocery store.

Be adventurous and have fun.

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All Ages Worship (12 May 2024)

Please join us this Sunday (12 May 2024) at 11:00 AM for “She’s Someone (a Mother’s Day Service)” with Jennifer Russell.

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 COVID risks for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

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.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms.  Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our May 2024 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Shreveport Chapter of Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.

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

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Poetry Reading and Book Discussion Event (26 May 2024)

Please join us on Sunday (26 May 2024) at 3:00 PM for a poetry reading and book discussion event sponsored by the Shreveport Chapter of Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.

This event will be happening in person at All Souls and on Zoom.

We will be reading and discussing Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by the  Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha.

Join us for readings of poems from this author and other Palestinian poets along with a discussion of the book facilitated by Robert Brown.

If you need a copy of the book, you can pick one up Sunday right after church, or Saturday between noon and 6:00 PM.

You can also text Susan Caldwell to arrange to picking up a copy of this book.

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All Ages Worship (5 May 2024)

Please join us this Sunday (5 May 2024) at 11:00 AM for “All Things Green and Sticky:  Nature’s Lessons on Passive Resistance” by Bennett Upton.

Nature can be an incredible teacher if we are paying attention. All Souls member and former All Souls Board President Bennett Upton is in the pulpit this Sunday.  Please join us.

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 COVID risks for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

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.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms.  Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our May 2024 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Shreveport Chapter of Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.

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

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Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (Shreveport Chapter) — May 2024 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 May 2024, we choose the Shreveport Chapter of Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME).

We are varying our give away the plate routine slightly this month in that the Shreveport Chapter of UUJME is a local chapter of a national Unitarian Universalist organization which is affiliated with All Souls.

However, the Shreveport Chapter of UUJME includes members from the wider community (Muslims, Christians, Jews, and people with no faith affiliation).

Given the current world situation, we feel that the Shreveport Chapter of UUJME is a timely and appropriate choice for our May 2024 give away the plate program.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2024 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to UUJME Shreveport and then put “GATP MAY 2024” or “UUJME Shreveport” in the comment section.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of May 2024 will go to the Shreveport Chapter of UUJME.

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

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All Ages Worship (28 April 2024)

Please join us this Sunday (28 April 2024) at 11:00 AM for “Freed Between the Lines:  The Struggle to Save Books, History, and Libraries for All of Us” with Barbara Deger, Susan Caldwell, John Tuggle, and a special guest speaker.

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.

As school districts across our nation pass book bans and legislatures pass increasingly draconian censorship laws, we take a look at the importance of books that have shaped our own lives and the horrors that arise from depriving our society of a diversity of ideas.

We will follow the service with an opportunity to write letters to our legislators opposing some particularly egregious library bills coming up in the Louisiana Legislature this week.

The COVID risks for Caddo, Bossier and De Soto Parishes (the Shreveport metro area) are all low — the CDC does not recommend mandatory masking for all indoor events in “low” risk areas.

See the CDC website and the COVIDActNow website for more details.

Starting on 13 November 2022, masks will be optional indoors at All Souls.

Anyone who prefers to keep wearing a mask is welcome to do so and attending worship through livestream video is also an option.

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.

Please use this link to evaluate the current COVID risk for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as you make your decisions regarding masking and other COVID preventive measures while attending All Souls.

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.

Please use good judgment and stay home if you have any symptoms.  Even those who have tested negative for COVID can later test positive.

Our April 2024 give-away-the-plate recipient is Chimp Haven.

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

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