 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette  --- If you would be willing to read next Sunday's (June 27th) sermon on this month's 'Care for the Soul' topic, reply to this email and we will contact you. We have two selections available to choose from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biocentrism/201112/does-the-soul-exist-evidence-says-yes and Thanks! --- Our Fellowship subscription to Touchstones includes a newsletter. Here is a link to June's issue of 'Touchstones Journal' (please let us know if you find this useful): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_gFo27H46z_XCUDTIM2FTz9My9aOtsO/view?usp=sharing --- If you wish to support PFLAG Lafayette's initiative to have the City of Lafayette City Council formally proclaim June as 'Pride Month', you may attend tonight's Council Meeting and/or speak in support during the public comments section of the meeting. Two council members are sponsoring the proclamation, but we really need ALL council members to support it. Your attendance may help convince other Council members to speak in support. Page 5 of tonight's agenda contains the text "3. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Proclamation – June, 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month (Glenn Lazard and Pat Lewis)" From the Acadiana Advocate article 'Lafayette City Council members avoid a vote to proclaim June Pride Month': 'They have stated that this is NOT an endorsement by or of the entire council and it has no An agenda item for Tuesday's City Council meeting includes a proclamation by council members Glenn Lazard and Pat Lewis declaring the month Pride Month, a recognition granted in communities across the country for the LGBTQ+ community. Lewis said Wednesday a vote of the council is not needed because the document is a proclamation by the two council members. A proclamation has no legal authority behind it. "It's not a proclamation being issued by the 'Lafayette City Council' or 'LCG,'" Lazard said. Other council members, he said, have the opportunity to weigh in either in support or opposition during Tuesday's meeting. The proclamation, Lazard said, "is simply recognizing a group of people that have suffered discrimination and are not being accepted by the mainstream community, even in this day and age." Lewis shared similar sentiments. "We want to recognize all citizens of Lafayette Parish," he said. "They've been asking for some time." ' The meeting starts at 5:30 pm. If you wish to speak, arrive early to enter your request into the vestibule computer or: Submit your comments via e-mail to DoNotSpeakCM@lafayettela.gov ▪ In your message, you must identify which Council meeting agenda you are calling about (City Pride Month Proclamation), then include the agenda item number (item 3), your name and your position (for or against) ▪ Emails must be received prior to 4:30pm the day of the meeting --- Scott Ferguson, Services Web: uulala.org Facebook: @UULafayetteLA
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