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UU Fellowship of Lafayette

Greetings fellow UUs and supporters!

We will be meeting ONLY on Zoom until further notice.

Our theme for the month of September is REASON.
From Touchstones Journal: [Unitarian Universalism has its foundations in Universalism's] 'three leading principles: "first, complete mental freedom in religion rather than boncdage to creeds or confession; second, the unrestricted use of reason in religion rather than reliance upon external authority of past tradition; third, generous tolerance of differing religious views and usages rather than insistence upon uniformity in doctrine, worship, or polity"..."The path to knowledge begins with our sense perception of the world. Based on this, we draw inferences and make deductions in order to expand our knowledge. By contrast, belief is based upon accepting something as true because we are told it is true by an authority."'  

Sunday, September 19th Service:

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Our Zoom service will feature a video sermon by Rev. Meg Barnhouse on the importance of having balance in our lives. This goes along with our celebration of the 'balanced' day and night of the upcoming Autumn Equinox on September 22nd.
Visit us via this link or the one on the uulala.org web page. If you are unable to attend, you may view the interactive service slides here. If you are on Facebook the service event is here.
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Last Sunday's service recap:
In our September 12th Water Communion service several members and visitors shared stories of how water we collected was important in our lives. That water was then used by some to water plants at their homes or the flower bed at the church.
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Thanks to member Kiera for taking care of Hurricane Ida evacuees at the Cajundome!
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Announcements:
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  • Donations to Bruce Snow's schoolmate's family who lost their home to fire in California may be made here.
  • Our September Book Club will discuss Little Fires Everywhere (available at the Library) on September 22nd,  6:30-7:30 pm on Zoom - contact Chris if interested (christinam900@bellsouth.net) The Services Committee is now taking recommendations for the October Book Club book.
  • We are accepting monetary donations for the Hurricane Ida Fund for hurricane recovery efforts. You may donate here or by using the big red button on our uulala.org web page. Thank you!
  • September's issue of Touchstones Journal is here.
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Calendar:

Note: Services to be held via Zoom until further notice

September theme - Reason
9/19 - Service: Life Balance and Autumnal Equinox
9/22 - Autumnal Equinox (equal length day and night)
9/22 - Book Club Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 pm on Zoom
9/26 - Service: Sermon on Reason

October theme - Reverence
10/25 Early voting on the Library funding

November
11/11 - Voting on Library and other funding measures
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Have a great week!
Scott Ferguson, Services
Web: uulala.org
Email:  uulalafellowship@gmail.com
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