 UU Fellowship of Lafayette Greetings fellow UUs and supporters! We are meeting IN PERSON and on Zoom until further notice. Our theme for February is Power. In 1857, Frederick Douglass said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." Thus, a struggle will be required by each generation to renew, repair, and/or reclaim things like democracy, equality, liberty, freedom, and other rights that can be denied or undermined.Our tools of power include reason, non-violence, and courage to oppose hatred, violence, deceit, and more.Sunday, February 27th Service:  ULL Retired Professor and Dean Dr. Phoebe Hayes is our guest speaker during this Sunday's service. Phoebe's education began in the segregated public schools of Iberia Parish. She degreed in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Xavier U and USL (now ULL) and obtained a masters in Communicative Disorders from USL, followed by a PHD in Communications Sciences and Disorders from LSU. While exploring her family history she discovered evidence of suppression of black history achievements by racist leaders of the day. We welcome her insights regarding this troubling time during the sermon portion of our service. Please visit us either in person [1119 Johnston St.] or on Zoom. We visit with coffee and snacks from 10:30-11 am. The service runs from 11 am until 12 noon. Service outline Service Slides After the service we pick a restaurant for lunch and fellowhship. Everyone is invited. If you will be visiting us and are on Facebook, please mark yourself going in the event --- Last Sunday's service recap: Professor Rick Swanson of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette gave an informative presentation titled 'Power and the Serenity Prayer' where he emphasized the power of choice to deal with life's ups and downs in a positive way. Service outline Service Slides. --- Acadiana Renaissance Fete Philip Frey and the band Le Singe Perdu Singers dressed in pirate garb entertained us last Sunday with a music show that was both professionally polished and funny. Rebecca Perkins was costumed in creative 'shipwrecked ' garb and Kiera Frey was a convincing pirate 'wench'. Chris Menard, Scott Ferguson and Daniel Brewster also enjoyed the festivities very much -- Chris dressed in period costume and Scott in pirate garb.  --- ---  ---  ---  --- |