 UU Fellowship of Lafayette Greetings fellow UUs and supporters! We are meeting IN PERSON and on Zoom until further notice. Our theme for November services is Nonviolence. Universalist and Unitarian minister Adin Ballou’s and Unitarian Henry David Thoreau’s writings influenced Leo Tolstoy’s, Mahatma Gandhi’s, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy and practice of non-violence. The commitment to non-violence is essential to oppose and subvert a culture of violence that is so damaging. Non-violence is an essential tool in the work to repair the world. Sunday, November 21st Service:  Our guest speaker will be an advocate of 'The Hearts of Hope' center here. They are a nonprofit agency aiding those affected by the trauma of sexual violence in our community and surrounding areas by providing education, advocacy and empowerment services and programs. Visit us for this presentation to learn more about their important contributions to our community. If you are unable to attend in person, you may visit us via Zoom and view the service slides. If you are on Facebook and will attend, please click the GOING button on the service event there. Last Sunday's service recap: Michael Nagler, suggested that the struggle between good and evil centers around nonviolence and that we all are interconnected and cannot injure another without injuring ourselves. If our decision-making avoids a selfish element that will benefit one party at the expense of another, then we have used nonviolence wisely. He gives examples of violence in our society and proposes we use our skills for the betterment of our communities. He has produced a film 'The Third Harmony' which examines the power of love and peaceful cooperation via tools of peace.View the interactive service slides. ---- Our online calendar is now available via this link.   --- |