Please join us on Sunday (1 November 2020) at 11:00 AM for “What Choice Do We Have?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Join us as we continue our season of focus on our Unitarian Universalist Identity.

Larry Androes will lead us in meditation and we will have a new video performance from the All Souls Choir.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us on Sunday (1 November 2020) at 1:00 PM for our weekly family religious education online class via Zoom.

The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook group and on Slack.

If you aren’t currently a member of either online group and you are interested in having your children participate, email Susan to get an invitation to either or both online groups.

This Sunday — “The Story of Halloween” — We will look at the Pagan celebration of Samhain and the Christian observances of All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day.

We will also play some Halloween-themed games.

Please join us on Sunday (25 October 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class — UU Elevator Speech — Session 3 — “Sharing Your UU Elevator Speech.”

We will continue the “UU Elevator Speech” series of the Faith Forward program.

We will role-play some conversations that might come up around the question “What is Unitarian Universalism?” and we’ll talk more about the difference between an elevator speech and a credo.

We also have a new Slack channel for the group (#sundayadultRE) on the All Souls Slack workspace (AllSoulsUU).

If you haven’t yet been invited to the AllSoulsUU Slack workspace, email Susan and you will get an invitation right away.

The “New UU” class will continue this Sunday (25 October 2020) with facilitator Bennett Upton at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

This Week is “Session 5 — How Are Decisions Made? Governance and Polity.”

Bennett has started a new session of this course that offers insight into Unitarian Universalist history, theology, and practice as well as a deeper dive into our own congregation.

This is a great way to learn more about our faith and our church and to spend some time with other members in a small group setting.

It’s not just for newcomers and not just for those who’ve never taken it before — a refresher is always good.

“Scare Out the Vote!” will be happening across Louisiana on Saturday (31 October 2020) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Get together on Zoom at 2:00 PM, get a list of voters in your neighborhood who haven’t voted yet, and either phone bank or safely hit the streets to be sure they turn out to vote.

Block captains should have received an envelope this week full of push cards and Together Louisiana “Precinct Organizing Project” swag for this.

Register here for Saturday’s call.

And if you haven’t voted yet, remember to vote no on Amendment 5 and tell your friends to do the same.

Need more resources? Visit Fight5la.com for social media posts to share, and more.

While you are there, you will have an opportunity to make a short video about why you are voting no on Amendment 5.

Need a quick one page flyer for talking to friends? Find it here.

We need to find a new time for our weekly gatherings.  As soon as we discover what day and time works for all us, we will let you know.

Meanwhile, the middle and high school youth group is also invited to join the Sunday morning 9:00 AM adult religious education class where we will have one more session on “Your UU Elevator Speech” followed by our continuing exploration of the 8th Principle beginning on 8 November 2020.

Please join us next Wednesday (4 November 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

Please join us on Saturday (31 October 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

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 25 October 2020 worship video here.

Please join us on Sunday (25 October 2020) at 11:00 APM for “What Difference Does It Make?  Unitarian Universalism in 2020” with Rev. Barbara Jarrell and Friends.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Join us as we continue our season of focus on our Unitarian Universalist Identity.  Larry Androes is back for our meditation this week.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us on Sunday (25 October 2020) at 1:00 PM for our weekly family religious education online class via Zoom.

The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook group and on Slack.

If you aren’t currently a member of either online group and you are interested in having your children participate, email Susan to get an invitation to either or both online groups.

This Sunday — “Speaking Out” — We’ll learn about Maria Cook (a woman who was jailed for preaching Universalism in the late 1700s) and talk about when it’s important to speak out and stay true to our values.

Please join us on Sunday (25 October 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class — UU Elevator Speech — Session 2 — “Writing Your UU Elevator Speech.”

This week we continue the “UU Elevator Speech” series of the Faith Forward program with some ideas for writing your own.

We also have a new Slack channel for the group (#sundayadultRE) on the All Souls Slack workspace (AllSoulsUU).

If you haven’t yet been invited to the AllSoulsUU Slack workspace, email Susan and you will get an invitation right away.

We need to find a new time for our weekly gatherings.  As soon as we discover what day and time works for all us, we will let you know.

Meanwhile, the middle and high school youth group is also invited to join the Sunday morning 9:00 AM adult religious education class where we will have two more sessions on “Your UU Elevator Speech” followed by our continuing exploration of the 8th Principle, beginning on 8 November 2020.

The “New UU” class will continue this Sunday (25 October 2020) with facilitator Bennett Upton at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

This week is Session 4 — “Social Justice Philosophy and Practice.”

Bennett has started a new session of this course that offers insight into Unitarian Universalist history, theology, and practice as well as a deeper dive into our own congregation.

This is a great way to learn more about our faith and our church and to spend some time with other members in a small group setting.

It’s not just for newcomers and not just for those who’ve never taken it before — a refresher is always good.

Highland Center Ministries is sponsoring a giant food giveaway in their parking lot on Thursday (29 October 2020) from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Volunteers are needed to give out the food and we will also need lots of Halloween candy to give away to the children.

Email Susan Caldwell if you can work all or part of the afternoon.

If you have candy to donate, please bring it to All Souls Tuesday (27 October 2020) between 12 Noon and 5:00 PM.

Every Thursday in October 2020 at 5:00 PM, we’re continuing to offer a citizen education campaign launched on 5 October 2020.

The last “Fight 5 at 5” event will be happening this Thursday (29 October 2020) at 5:00 PM

You will also learn how to talk to your family and friends about this very damaging amendment.

You can register here if you want to attend.

What Amendment 5 Would Do

• Amendment 5 would allow industrial corporations to negotiate what they pay in property taxes, while the rest of us pay what the law requires.
• It would defund public education, pull money away from roads, bridges, healthcare and hurricane recovery and shift the tax burden to working families and small businesses.
• The ballot language was “engineered to intentionally confuse the average American voter,” as one reporter put it.
  That’s why the community education campaign we’re starting is so important.

Attendees for this event will receive:

• Clear, concise information about where Constitutional Amendment 5 came from and the impact it would have
• A packet of educational material and social media posts to share with your congregation, organizational members, clients, customers, neighbors and local media
• Information about how to get involved in the campaign to defeat Amendment 5

Need a quick 1-pager for talking to friends? Find it here.

Please join us next Wednesday (28 October 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

Please join us on Saturday (24 October 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

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 18 October 2020 worship video here.

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 11 October 2020 worship video here.

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 4 October 2020 worship video here.

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 27 September 2020 worship video here.

Please join us on Sunday (18 October 2020) at 11:00 AM for “A Commitment to Healing:  The 8th Principle” presented by our high school youth — Eleanora Lawrence, Daniel Kennen, Gretchen Upton, Andrew Lawrence, and Ian Saucier.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Join us to hear from our High School youth leaders who will introduce us to the proposed Eighth Principle of Unitarian Universalism, its origins, its history, and the process for us to ratify it as a congregation and as an Association.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us on Sunday (18 October 2020) at 1:00 PM for our weekly family religious education online class via Zoom.

The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook group and on Slack.

If you aren’t currently a member of either online group and you are interested in having your children participate, email Susan to get an invitation to either or both online groups.

This Sunday — “Finding Balance” — we’ll continue our discussion about the ways that we find balance (literally, in our bodies, as well as in our lives, between activity and rest, work and play, giving and receiving, and more).

Please join us on Sunday (18 October 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class — UU Elevator Speech, Session 1 — “It’s Not a Credo.”

We begin the “UU Elevator Speech” series of the Faith Forward program.

We’ll devote three sessions to figuring out brief, clear ways to explain Unitarian Universalism to our friends and neighbors (which is something very different from a credo or personal belief statement).

We can take some time to work on personal credos in future sessions.

We also have a new Slack channel for the group (#sundayadultRE) on the All Souls Slack workspace (AllSoulsUU).

If you haven’t yet been invited to the AllSoulsUU Slack workspace, email Susan and you will get an invitation right away.

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Friday (16 October 2020) at 4:30 PM (email Susan Caldwell — Director of Religious Education — for Zoom link information).

We will check in, celebrate this past week’s worship service, and we will decide where we go from here.

Every Thursday in October 2020 at 5:00 PM, we’re continuing to offer a citizen education campaign launched on 5 October 2020.

If you missed the 5 October 2020 online event, you can still see an encore presentation every Thursday in October 2020 at 5:00 PM.

You will also learn how to talk to your family and friends about this very damaging amendment.

You can register here and choose the date(s) you want to attend.

What Amendment 5 Would Do

• Amendment 5 would allow industrial corporations to negotiate what they pay in property taxes, while the rest of us pay what the law requires.
• It would defund public education, pull money away from roads, bridges, healthcare and hurricane recovery and shift the tax burden to working families and small businesses.
• The ballot language was “engineered to intentionally confuse the average American voter,” as one reporter put it.
  That’s why the community education campaign we’re starting is so important.

Attendees for this event will receive:

• Clear, concise information about where Constitutional Amendment 5 came from and the impact it would have
• A packet of educational material and social media posts to share with your congregation, organizational members, clients, customers, neighbors and local media
• Information about how to get involved in the campaign to defeat Amendment 5

Need a quick 1-pager for talking to friends? Find it here.

The “New UU” class will continue this Sunday (18 October 2020) with facilitator Bennett Upton at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

Bennett has started a new session of this course that offers insight into Unitarian Universalist history, theology, and practice as well as a deeper dive into our own congregation.

This is a great way to learn more about our faith and our church and to spend some time with other members in a small group setting.

It’s not just for newcomers and not just for those who’ve never taken it before — a refresher is always good.

Please join us on Saturday (17 October 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

Please join us next Wednesday (14 October 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

Please join us on Sunday (11 October 2020) at 11:00 AM for “It’s Good to Remember Who We Are” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Rev. Barbara is back in the pulpit this week as we continue our focus on our Unitarian Universalist identity and heritage.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us on Sunday (11 October 2020) at 1:00 PM for our weekly family religious education online class via Zoom.

The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook group and on Slack.

If you aren’t currently a member of either online group and you are interested in having your children participate, email Susan to get an invitation to either or both online groups.

This Sunday — “Finding Balance” — we’ll talk about ways that we find balance (literally, in our bodies, as well as in our lives, between activity and rest, work and play, giving and receiving, and more).

Please join us at 9:00 AM on Sunday (11 October 2020) adult religious education class.  You can join us via Zoom.

We will view and discuss the Together Louisiana presentation “Costs and Consequences of Amendment 5.”

We also have a new Slack channel for the group in the All Souls UU Slack  Workspace — #sundayadultRE.

If you haven’t yet been invited to the AllSoulsUU workspace, email Susan and you’ll get an invitation right away.

Every Thursday in October 2020 at 5:00 PM, we’re continuing to offer a citizen education campaign launched on 5 October 2020.

If you missed the 5 October 2020 online event, you can still see an encore presentation Thursday in October 2020 at 5:00 PM.

You will also learn how to talk to your family and friends about this very damaging amendment.

You can register here and choose the date(s) you want to attend.

What Amendment 5 Would Do

• Amendment 5 would allow industrial corporations to negotiate what they pay in property taxes, while the rest of us pay what the law requires.
• It would defund public education, pull money away from roads, bridges, healthcare and hurricane recovery and shift the tax burden to working families and small businesses.
• The ballot language was “engineered to intentionally confuse the average American voter,” as one reporter put it.
  That’s why the community education campaign we’re starting is so important.

Attendees for this event will receive:

• Clear, concise information about where Constitutional Amendment 5 came from and the impact it would have
• A packet of educational material and social media posts to share with your congregation, organizational members, clients, customers, neighbors and local media
• Information about how to get involved in the campaign to defeat Amendment 5

Need a quick 1-pager for talking to friends? Find it here.

The “New UU” class will continue this Sunday (11 October 2020) with facilitator Bennett Upton at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

Bennett has started a new session of this course that offers insight into Unitarian Universalist history, theology, and practice as well as a deeper dive into our own congregation.

This is a great way to learn more about our faith and our church and to spend some time with other members in a small group setting.

It’s not just for newcomers and not just for those who’ve never taken it before — a refresher is always good.

Please join us on Saturday (10 October 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Friday (16 October 2020) at 4:30 PM (email Susan Caldwell — Director of Religious Education — for Zoom link information).

“Ratifying the Eighth Principle” — After a check-in and some planning for the year to come, we will our exploration of the proposed eighth principle of Unitarian Universalism in preparation for its ratification by our congregation along with continuing to plan for our Eight Principle worship service on 18 October 2020.

Please join us on Sunday (4 October 2020) at 11:00 AM for our annual “Blessing of the Animals” worship service.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (4 October 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom at 1:00 PM after the virtual coffee hour is over.

The Zoom link will be on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.

If you are not in this group and you are interested in having your children participate, email Susan for help joining this Facebook Group.

This Sunday — “The Animals That Share Our Home in the Web”

On Blessing of the Animals Sunday, we’ll talk a little more about how the animals in our lives remind us to live out our seventh principle (respect for the interdependent web of all life).

If you have any questions, send Susan Caldwell an email or text her at 318-465-3427 for help joining this online religious education class.

Please join us on Sunday (4 October 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a planned as a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

This week in UU Theology, we will explore Session 6 — “What Saves Us?”

We look again, more closely, at the roof of our theological house or soteriology (the study of salvation).

If that’s a loaded word for you (or even if it isn’t), take a calming breath and join us to explore this concept in a Unitarian Universalist context.

We’ll talk about how community offers us the opportunity for healing and wholeness along with how each of us is part of that process.

The “New UU” class will start this Sunday (4 October 2020) with facilitator Bennett Upton at 1:00 PM via Zoom.

Bennett has started a new session of this course that offers insight into Unitarian Universalist history, theology, and practice as well as a deeper dive into our own congregation.

This is a great way to learn more about our faith and our church and to spend some time with other members in a small group setting.

It’s not just for newcomers and not just for those who’ve never taken it before — a refresher is always good.

Citizen Education Launch on Amendment 5 will happen on Monday (5 October 2020) at 6:30 PM via Zoom.

A Message from retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré:

I’m writing to invite you to the launch of an education campaign to oppose Constitutional Amendment 5 which is on the ballot this November.

I think it’s one of the worst things to hit Louisiana since Katrina.

We’re launching a citizen education campaign to fight Amendment 5 this Monday, October 5th, at 6:30 PM on Zoom.

I’d like to invite you to attend.

We can have up to 1,000 people on the Zoom call.

You can register for the call here.

What Amendment 5 Would Do

Amendment 5 would allow industrial corporations to negotiate what they pay in property taxes, while the rest of us pay what the law requires.

It would defund public education, pull money away from roads, bridges, healthcare and hurricane recovery and shift the tax burden to working families and small businesses.

The ballot language was “engineered to intentionally confuse the average American voter,” as one reporter put it.
That’s why the community education campaign we’re starting is so important.

Attendees to the event on Monday will receive:

• Clear, concise information about where Constitutional Amendment 5 came from and the impact it would have
• A packet of educational material and social media posts to share with your congregation, organizational members, clients, customers, neighbors and local media
• Information about how to get involved in the campaign to defeat Amendment 5

So please join us on Monday (5 October 2020) at 6:30 PM.

Tell your friends.  Organize your neighbors.

Use this link to register.

Together Louisiana is building a statewide network of block captains to increase voter turnout.

Thanks to All the Souls who have already signed up to help with this.

Together Louisiana now have over 1,100 block captains signed up across our state.

The 2020 election goals are:

• 1,000 block captains statewide by September
• 3,000 block captains statewide by October

Being a Block Captain means:

1. You care a lot about voter participation
2. You’ll attend a 1-hour training (by Zoom or phone)
3. You’re willing to help organize 10 households in your immediate neighborhood to make sure they vote.

Together Louisiana will provide you with a list of voters and the materials and training you need to be effective.

This is a purely grassroots effort and is not supporting any candidate or party.

If you are interested or just want to learn more, sign up here.

This Sunday (4 October 2020), JoDel Adkins will be at All Souls from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM to collect monthly contributions for the Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

Requested donations for this month:

• Canned pumpkin (15 oz.)
• Spaghetti noodles
• Jiffy Cornbread Mix.

Of course, any and all non-expired non-perishable food is accepted but these are the items they are specifically requesting this month.

Look for JoDel’s green Kia Soul and put your food contributions in the rear cargo area.

There are lots of hungry people in our area right now and both Noel and Highland Center Ministries are two organizations that we support are working to feed them.

Please join us on Sunday (27 September 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Gather the Spirit” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

We will be considering some Unitarian trinities (wait – what!?).  We will also be featuring music from an All Souls choral ensemble.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Join us on next Sunday (4 October 2020) for our annual  Blessing of the Animals worship service.  We will have a virtual blessing this year.  We would love to have you and your pets join us on Zoom for the service.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (27 September 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom at 1:00 PM after the virtual coffee hour is over.

This week we will explore “Asking Questions.”

Our fourth principle is the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

One way that we embark on our free and responsible search is to keep asking questions.

We’ll hear a story of someone whose questioning led him to discover a planet

We will also play some games involving questions.

We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources.

You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education Group on Facebook or send it to Susan at dre@allsoulsshreveport.org.

We can use more illustrations of the third and fourth principles and — of course — the eighth principle too:

• How people act when they support each other and learn together
• How people act when they are free to search for truth in their own lives?
• How people act when they are working to dismantle racism and create beloved community?

Join us using the religious education Zoom link about 5 minutes after the worship service.

If you have any questions, send Susan Caldwell an email or text her at 318-465-3427 for help joining this online religious education class.

Please join us on Sunday (27 September 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a planned as a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

This week — Session 5 — “What Are Our Sources?” — We will continue to look at the diverse sources from which UUs draw wisdom and inspiration and consider which ones inform and enrich our individual paths and that of our congregation.

We’ll take some more time this week to look at the different UU perspectives of Jesus.

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Friday (2 October 2020) at 4:30 PM.

“Ratifying the Eighth Principle” — After a check-in and some planning for the year to come, we will our exploration of the proposed eighth principle of Unitarian Universalism in preparation for its ratification by our congregation along with planning for our Eight Principle worship service on 18 October 2020.

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 20 September 2020 worship video here.

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 13 September 2020 worship video here.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (26 September 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Saturday (26 September 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

Please join us on Sunday (20 September 2020) at 11:00 AM for our annual Water Communion worship service.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

This Sunday is our annual Water Communion service.

Like all of our services during this time of COVID-19, this annual tradition will look a little different this year due to the pandemic.

Traditionally, this service has been a time of coming back together, bringing water from our various summer experiences, whether close to home or far away, to pour into a common container as we share our stories.

The water is then boiled, filtered, and frozen for use in future ceremonies such as baby dedications as well as future water communions.   This water is never used for drinking or other internal consumption.

We cannot come back together in person this year.

However, we have several ways for you to participate in a virtual Water Communion:

1. Bring a small container of water to the church, and leave at the office door with a short written statement of where the water comes from, or what it symbolizes.  Although the breezeway by the office is sheltered, it’s a good idea to put the container and note into a plastic shopping bag or another container to provide some protection from the elements.
2. Leave your water at the office door with your name on it, and let us know if you would like to join us on the Zoom to tell the story of your water.
3. If it’s inconvenient for you to drop off water at the church, Barbara can pour from a pitcher of “symbolic water” she will have on hand, just as she has done for our in-person services. If you prefer this option, you can share your story in one of two ways.  You can email your story to Barbara.  Or you can email Barbara or text her to let her know you’d like to join us on the Zoom to tell the story of your water in the worship service.

On Saturday evening (19 September 2020), you will receive a link and instructions for participating on Sunday morning via Zoom if that is your wish.

Every year, we remind you that although Water Communion may include water from travels far away, it’s not a travelogue — it’s about our experiences.

The water you share may just as likely be from a puddle in your backyard where you watched tadpoles with your child, from the faucet in your house, a water bottle from one of the protests, or any source that represents the much smaller and often inward journeys we’ve all had to make during this time.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

We will not have our family religious education time via Zoom today (20 September 2020).

Instead, we will have a drive-up opportunity to honor this Rosh Hashanah in a safe and COVID-friendly way.

Click here for more details.

Yes, there is still sweetness to be found in life — even now.

We honor this Rosh Hashanah by offering a small safely-packaged gift in a safe and brief moment of greeting at All Souls in the circle driveway near the building on Sunday (20 September 2020) from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (or until we run out — whichever comes first).

We look forward to seeing you briefly through your car window as we share this gift of sweetness.

We will not have family religious education via Zoom today so consider driving by for a gift and an in-person “hello.”

Please join us on Sunday (20 September 2020) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a planned as a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

This week — Session 5 — “What Are Our Sources?” — We’ll be looking at the diverse sources from which UUs draw wisdom and inspiration and consider which ones inform and enrich our individual paths and that of our congregation.

We’ll also take some time to explore some of the different UU perspectives of Jesus.

Please join us next Wednesday (23 September 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Friday (25 September 2020) at 4:30 PM.

“Ratifying the Eighth Principle” — After a check-in and some planning for the year to come, we will our exploration of the proposed eighth principle of Unitarian Universalism in preparation for its ratification by our congregation along with planning for our Eight Principle worship service in October 2020.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (19 September 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Saturday (19 September 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (12 September 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

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 September 2020 worship video here.

Religious education for children and youth will not be meeting this week (6 September 2020).

We will resume this event the following Sunday (13 September 2020) at 1:00 PM

We encourage all ages to join us in community for our Artist Sunday worship service.

Please join us on Sunday (6 September 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a planned as a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

For this week, we will begin Session 3 — “What Is Our Purpose?”

We’ll explore the ways that a sense of purpose impacts our daily lives and our involvement with the church, and revisit the importance of covenant as the foundation of our faith and community.

Please join us next Wednesday (9 September 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (5 September 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Saturday (5 September 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

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 30 August 2020 worship video here.

Please join us on Sunday (30 August 2020) at 11:00 AM for
a wonderful sermon (title to be announced later) by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Because of the impact of Hurricane Laura (including the fact that many of our performing artists have no internet and no electricity), we are postponing our online Artist Sunday worship service until next week (6 September 2020).

Rev. Barbara and our worship team will be back this Sunday with yet another inspiring and thought-provoking service on a timely and needed theme.  Please join us.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (30 August 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom at 1:00 PM after the virtual coffee hour is over.

We begin our season of focus on Unitarian Universalist Identity with Love Surrounds Us (a Tapestry of Faith curriculum that explores all of our Unitarian Universalist principles in the context of beloved community).

We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources.

You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education page on Facebook or send it to Susan at dre@allsoulsshreveport.org.

We can use more illustrations of the third and fourth principles and — of course — the eighth principle too:

• How people act when they support each other and learn together
• How people act when they are free to search for truth in their own lives?
• How people act when they are working to dismantle racism and create beloved community?

Join us using the religious education Zoom link about 5 minutes after the worship service.

If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan Caldwell an email or text her at 318-465-3427 to get into Zoom for online religious education class.

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Sunday (30 August 2020) at 2:00 PM.

“Ratifying the Eighth Principle” — After a check-in and some planning for the year to come, we’ll take a look at the proposed eighth principle of Unitarian Universalism and talk about introducing this to the congregation later this fall.

Please join us on Sunday (30 August 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a planned as a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

For this week (Session 3 – “What Are God and Spirit?”), we will continue explore the range of beliefs about God and Spirit that are encompassed within Unitarian Universalism.

Please join us next Wednesday (2 September 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (29 August 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Saturday (29 August 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

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 23 August 2020 worship video here.

Please join us on Sunday (23 August 2020) for “Fixing the Pump” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

All Souls members and friends have asked us what is the timeline for getting back into the building for worship services and other gatherings.

The Board has determined that we will not even begin a
discussion of in-person services until the state has entered phase three.  And we will likely take some time to discern whether and how long that phase three will last.

And the UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray recently issued a statement that we should be prepared to continue meeting virtually through at least May 2021.

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (16 August 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom at 1:00 PM after the virtual coffee hour is over.

The Zoom link  for this group will be found on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.

We begin our season of focus on Unitarian Universalist Identity with Love Surrounds Us (a Tapestry of Faith curriculum that explores all of our Unitarian Universalist principles in the context of beloved community).

We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources.

You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education page on Facebook or send it to Susan at dre@allsoulsshreveport.org.

We can use more illustrations of the third and fourth principles and — of course — the eighth principle too:

• How people act when they support each other and learn together
• How people act when they are free to search for truth in their own lives?
• How people act when they are working to dismantle racism and create beloved community?

Join us using the religious education Zoom link about 5 minutes after the worship service.

If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan Caldwell an email or text her at 318-465-3427 to get into Zoom for online religious education class.

The All Souls middle and high school youth will be meeting via Zoom for religious education this Sunday (23 August 2020) at 2:00 PM.

“Ratifying the Eighth Principle” — After a check-in and some planning for the year to come, we’ll take a look at the proposed eighth principle of Unitarian Universalism and talk about introducing this to the congregation later this fall.

Please join us on Sunday (23 August 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will continue the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

For this week (Session 2 – “What Are God and Spirit?”), we will explore the range of beliefs about God and Spirit that are encompassed within Unitarian Universalism.

Please join us next Wednesday (26 August 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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 16 August 2020 worship video here.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (22 August 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Sunday (16 August 2020) at 11:00 AM for “As American as Motherhood and Suffrage Pie” with Pamela Carlisle and worship associate Susan Bettinger.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

We welcome Pamela Carter Carlisle (All Souls Member and Outreach Specialist for the Bossier Parish Libraries History Center) who will present “As American as Motherhood and Suffrage Pie” — a look at how far we’ve come in the 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment and how far we have yet to go.

We also welcome worship associate Susan Bettinger (All Souls member and President of the Caddo Parish League of Women Voters).

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Please join us for our online religious education for children and youth this Sunday (16 August 2020) — we will start this online Zoom classroom at 1:00 PM after the virtual coffee hour is over.

The Zoom link  for this group will be found on the All Souls Religious Education Facebook Group.

• Along with the recent surge throughout our state, we keep learning more about this virus and the wider age spectrum of people who are getting sick from this virus.
• With schools reopening and our families in various stages of preparation — in-person or virtual — we don’t feel responsible bringing people together for additional in-person gatherings that — however fun — are not essential.
• When the weather gets cooler, we’ll figure out some multi-generational outdoor activities that require less handing of things from person to person and allow for better physical distancing.
• If your family was looking forward to tie-dye, email Susan and she will get a tie-dye kit to your house with a few colors of dye, some soda ash, and all the instructions.  Otherwise, we promise we’ll get together and tie-dye as soon as it’s safer.

We can still use your art work illustrating our principles and sources.

You can post it on the All Souls Religious Education page on Facebook or send it to Susan at dre@allsoulsshreveport.org.

We can use more illustrations of the third and fourth principles and — of course — the eighth principle too:

• How people act when they support each other and learn together
• How people act when they are free to search for truth in their own lives?
• How people act when they are working to dismantle racism and create beloved community?

Join us using the religious education Zoom link about 5 minutes after the worship service.

If you aren’t on Facebook, send Susan Caldwell an email or text her at 318-465-3427 to get into Zoom for online religious education class.

Please join us on Sunday (2 August 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will begin the next series of Faith Forward — UU Theology.

UU Theology is a six-session series exploring various theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens.

Each session addresses the question “What does our Unitarian Universalist tradition teach about this concept, and how does that help me clarify and act on my own beliefs?”

Please join us next Wednesday (19 August 2020) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch.

Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

This a chance to connect and catch up midweek.

At some point we may decide to bring in speakers but for now we’re just hanging out and enjoying each other’s virtual company.

Hope to see you there!

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 9 August 2020 worship video here.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (15 August 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Saturday (15 August 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

Please join us on Sunday (9 August 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Light Among the Means and Ends” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

Means and ends are inseparable.

How could we ever expect to achieve positive ends through negative means?

We must be able to see and be the light — and to believe in something better — if we are to bring it about for our world.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Religious education for children and youth is taking a break for a few weeks and will return on Zoom (with a surprise) on 16 August 2020.

Meanwhile, we will still post ideas and projects for you to do at home and stay in touch via the All Souls Religious Education Group on Facebook.

Parents — email Susan Caldwell if you are not a member of the religious education group on Facebook.

The Sunday morning adult religious education class that normally meets at 9:15 AM every Sunday will not be meeting this Sunday (9 August 2020).

The adult religious education class will resume on 16 August 2020 at 9:15 AM.

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 2 August 2020 worship video here.

Please join us on Saturday (8 August 2020) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes.

This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching.

The group is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Larry via email or phone using (318) 272-0014.

If you wish to join the group, please email Larry Androes for Zoom meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

The Great Decisions Group is meeting online on Saturday night  (8 August 2020) at 6:00 PM.

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association.

If you are interested in being a part of the group, email Melodie here and she will send you the link for the meeting.

Please join us on Sunday (2 August 2020) at 11:00 AM for “Committed and Connected” with Eleanora Lawrence and Gretchen Upton.

This week — when we remember the life and legacy of the late John Lewis — we are joined by two of our youth who are both activists and leaders — who will speak about the ways we stay engaged and committed to the work, and the importance of working in community.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

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

Religious education for children and youth is taking a break for a few weeks and will return on Zoom (with a surprise) on 16 August 2020.

Meanwhile, we will still post ideas and projects for you to do at home and stay in touch via the All Souls Religious Education Group on Facebook.

Parents — email Susan Caldwell if you are not a member of the religious education group on Facebook.

Please join us on Sunday (2 August 2020) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We have just finished the Faith Forward series on Spiritual Practice.

We’ll use this piece by Thich Nhat Hanh to reflect on how our spiritual practice might change us, and how that in turn might be a step toward changing the world.

And the class will not meet next Sunday (9 August 2020) but will resume on 16 August 2020.