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Newsletter – December 25, 2024

    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette

    This Sunday’s theme is Renewal: Releasing the Year Behind Us and Looking to the Future

    Sunday Sermon: Burning Bowl Ritual led by Linda Hoagland

    The new year calls us forward, filled with mystery. As we turn toward that new year, we take a final glimpse of the past year and reckon with all that it held for us.

    Special Days left in December

    December 25: Christmas; Hanukkah begins

    December 26: Kwanzaa begins

    December 31: New Year’s Eve

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    January’s theme is Authority and Leadership

    EVENTS CALENDAR

    • December 29 – Service: Burning Bowl Ritual led by Linda Hoagland

    HAPPENINGS

    UPCOMING ELECTION

    This is being repeated for those who have not seen it.

    Elections will be held for UUFoL Executive Board on January 26. Positions to be filled: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. We hope that some members of the congregation will consider running for office or nominating someone. These offices are open to all members.

    Active Membership in this Fellowship shall be open to all persons who are in sympathy with its purpose. Active voting membership shall also be contingent upon the presence of the member’s signature on an annual roster. If you wish to become a member and have not yet signed the membership roster, you may do so by signing up any time. The book is found on the table near the entry. Ask for help if you need.

    Following is a summary of the duties for each office:

    • The President shall preside over all regular and special meetings of the Fellowship; serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee; represent the Fellowship on all public occasions for which no special delegation is provided; appoint, with the approval of the Executive Committee, all Standing Committees and such special committees as are deemed necessary to carrying out the business of the Fellowship; and install new officers at the end of their term. The President shall account for Fellowship’s successes and challenges at quarterly and annual business meetings orally and in writing, and provides guidelines and mentoring to incoming replacement.
    • The Vice President shall assume the duties of the President in the absence of the latter officer. The Vice President shall also serve on the standing committees of Services and Religious Education. They will report on Services and Religious Education successes and challenges at quarterly and annual business meetings orally and in writing. They will also provide guidance and mentoring to incoming replacement.
    • The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all regular and special meetings, handle all official correspondence of the Fellowship, and serve as Secretary to the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall provide minutes of all meetings to the Fellowship and to Archives and History, and provide guidance and mentoring to incoming replacement.
    • The Treasurer shall receive all monies collected by the Fellowship, make disbursements authorized by the Executive Committee, keep a record of all monetary receipts and disbursements, present a financial statement at quarterly business meetings, provide for budget projections as needed by the Executive Committee or the Fellowship, monitor and explain Fellowship investments, present a financial statement to the Fellowship and to Archives and History at the end of the fiscal year, and provide guidance and mentoring to incoming replacement.

    The Inn Ministry

    We’re working with a family at “The Inn” who has finally gotten into an apartment, and are in urgent need of furniture and household goods. So far, Demetrius and Octavia have acquired a bassinet for their newborn, 2 mattresses (for mom and dad and for the 2 other kids), a love seat and a dresser. They need bed frames, dining table, chairs, pots, pans, and so, so many other things.

    If you know of anyone who has household items to spare, please contact Octavia directly at the number below. The apartment is in Carencro, and they have a car, so you might be able to arrange for them to pick things up, but of course someone with a truck and free time to pick up and deliver would be a wonderful help. We hope someone in our congregation will volunteer to coordinate this with other UU-ers.
    Contact Octavia Jones at [phone number removed for privacy considerations — talk to Mary]. THANK YOU!

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