{"id":18390,"date":"2026-08-22T11:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/?p=18390"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:12:23","slug":"congregational-meeting-30-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/2026\/08\/22\/congregational-meeting-30-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Congregational Meeting (30 August 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82467013877?pwd=MyvqJdwQbTYB00wjOMbRbRRDFSgTD3.1%20%20Meeting%20chat%20link%20https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/launch\/jc\/82467013877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1326\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting.png 1326w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30Aug2026CongregationalMeeting-1200x682.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>From:<\/strong>\u00a0 Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject:<\/strong>\u00a0 Announcement of Congregational Meeting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a0 Sunday (30 August 2026) at 12:20 noon or immediately following the worship<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Large conference room in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xjJzXaKoJQwEYWfQ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport\u00a0 LA\u00a0 71104)<\/a> or online using <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82467013877?pwd=MyvqJdwQbTYB00wjOMbRbRRDFSgTD3.1%20%20Meeting%20chat%20link%20https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/launch\/jc\/82467013877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Agenda:\u00a0 <\/b>In accordance with last Sunday&#8217;s congregational vote, the congregation will reconsider the decision to not purchase the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/S6DSVZZXbQ2GefcHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">641 Olive Street property<\/a>\u00a0and other business matters.<\/p>\n<p>The vote will be by paper ballot and Zoom attendees will vote through an anonymous online poll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you will be unable to attend either in person or via Zoom, you may submit a Proxy before the meeting on Sunday.<\/strong>\u00a0 You may give your proxy to another active voting member &#8212; a signed piece of paper or an email &#8212; and your proxy representative will present your proxy to the Secretary of the Board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A proxy vote will count in the vote totals but will not count toward a quorum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rescind the 16 August 2026 vote not approving the purchase of the 641 Olive Street property<\/li>\n<li>Vote to approve the purchase the Olive Street property<\/li>\n<li>Allow the board to pay over the 10% of budget during the design phase without getting approval for each expense over $10,000 from the congregation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please let your voice be heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From:\u00a0 Kathy Osuch (Secretary of the Board) Subject:\u00a0 Announcement of Congregational Meeting Time:\u00a0 Sunday (30 August 2026) at 12:20 noon or immediately following the worship Location:\u00a0Large conference room in\u00a0The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport\u00a0 LA\u00a0 71104) or online using Zoom Agenda:\u00a0 In accordance with last Sunday&#8217;s congregational vote, the congregation will reconsider the decision &hellip; 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