Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette
The May theme is the Sabbath
Sunday Sermon: Mother’s Day
“Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop, because our work is never completely done.”
Wayne Muller
Special days coming soon
May is Asian Heritage Month! We celebrate the contributions done by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
May 1st: Beltane/Mayday/International Workers DayMay 5th: Cinco de Mayo- May 11th: Mothers Day
- May 17th: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)
- May 25th: Bicentennial of the formal organizing of the American Unitarian Association (since 1825)
- May 26th: Memorial Day
MAY SERVICES
- May 4th (past): Sermon, Putting Labor Back Into Labor by David Breedam
- May 11th: Sermon
- May 18th: Sermon, Restorative Practices by Aimee’ Dominique, Discussion Group
- May 25th: Sermon, 200th Anniversary of the American Unitarian Association, New Member Ceremony, Potluck
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Every Thursday (May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th) at noon: free lunch for students at the Fellowship.
- Every Thursday (May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th) at 3:30pm: meditation at the Fellowship.
- May 9th:
- 11AM – Meeting with UUA Southern Region consultant via Zoom. Link will be provided as soon as it is available via announcements if you would like to attend the meeting. See details below.
- May 10th:
- Noon – Hands Off Rally at the corner of Jefferson St. and Lee Ave., we will be handing out flowers to passerby’s as well as wish everyone a happy mother’s day. Speakers will be talking about women’s rights, reproductive justice, and keeping the government off of our bodies.
- May 13th:
- 6PM – Freetown Port Rico meeting at 800 E Vermillion St., Maison Freetown. Our Fellowship is in the Freetown – Port Rico neighborhood and we’re in the process of examining our Coterie Plan. Come and make your voice heard and participate in the neighborhood.
HAPPENINGS
Meeting with UUA Southern Region Consultant on May 9th
We will be having a meeting with staff from UUA Southern Region Congregational Life at 11AM. The Zoom link will be provided through announcements closer to the meeting time. They are our local connection to the UUA. The staff have expertise in most aspects of congregational life and also have program areas of expertise.
The mission of Congregational Life staff is to:
- Coach: Congregations feel supported in their work, both structural and missional
- Connect: Congregations feel they are a part of a larger Association
- Challenge: Congregations understand their covenantal relationship with their UUA
- Companion: Congregations feel known, cared for, heard, seen and affirmed
- They support the health and growth of congregations and other Unitarian Universalist communities.
Mothers Day on May 11th
Mothers Day is celebrated this upcoming Sunday, the 11th of May. We will be having a sermon related to the holiday and we hope everyone can enjoy the holiday! Don’t forget to put together your gifts before Sunday comes around.
Meditation Thursdays
MaryAnn Doyle invites you to join her in a series of meditation sessions. If you’d like to attend, please stop by! This is an informal event. Meditations will occurs on Thursdays at 3:30PM.