Category: Worship
All Ages Worship (7 June 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (7 June 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Honoring Our History, Sharing Our Legacy” with Gale Gucker and Russell Pease.
Join us this Sunday as we continue our observance of our 76th anniversary year.
On 17 April 1950, All Souls Unitarian Church of Shreveport, Louisiana affiliated with the American Unitarian Association (one of the predecessor denominations that formed the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1961)
Although a small group of faithful Souls had begun meeting informally in homes or in the restaurant of the Captain Shreve Hotel as early as 1948, the 17 April 1950 date is what we celebrate officially as our anniversary.
We are honored and happy to welcome two longtime active members — Gale Gucker and Russ Pease — to tell us some of the stories that have formed us as a congregation.
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 30 May 2026.
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 June 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is North Louisiana Interfaith.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
31 May 2026 Worship Video
24 May 2026 Worship Video
All Ages Worship (31 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (31 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “JETPIG Welcomes the World: Our UU Values and Welcoming the Stranger” by the children, youth, and adults of All Souls.
Our children and youth learned from Susan Yellott and Taha Hayat (LAAID — Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention) about the work they do helping asylum seekers avoid deportation, gain their release from detention, and join their families and sponsors in the United States.
The children and youth chose LAAID as the beneficiary of their bake and bracelet sale raising over $300 that they will present to LAAID during this worship service.
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 23 May 2026.
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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
All Ages Worship (24 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (24 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Appreciating Our Dilemmas” by Rev. Joy Walker.
Join us as we welcome retired Unity minister Rev. Joy Walker back to our pulpit.
She says of her message:
“When faced with a red light, stop! Breathe! And know that a green light is on its way!”
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 16 May 2026.
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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
17 May 2026 Worship Video
All Ages Worship (17 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (17 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “Companions for the Journey: Reflections from Our Members” with Ann Andrews, Steve Caldwell, and Tara Haskins.
Three All Souls members will reflect on the question “What does being a Unitarian Universalist mean to you?”
Come and celebrate this diversity of perspectives that help to make up the mosaic of our faith.
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 9 May 2026.
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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.
10 May 2026 Worship Video
All Ages Worship (10 May 2026)
Please join us this Sunday (10 May 2026) at 11:00 AM for “In Every Beginning . . . Except One” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Rev. Barbara is in the pulpit this Mother’s Day with additional reflections from Jennifer Russell and Kelli Coffey along with music from members of the All Souls Choir.
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, RSV, and COVID are all showing low numbers in Louisiana as of 2 May 2026.
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 May 2026 give-away-the-plate recipient is the Highland Center Ministries.
And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.