 Greetings fellow UUs and supporters! We are meeting IN PERSON and on Zoom until further notice. Our theme for July is 'Circle of Life'. As Chief Black Elk said, “Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.” Yin and yang, these complementary opposites are expressed in a circle. We live in circles within circles. The rotation of the Milky Way, the solar year, the seasons, solstice and equinox, the waxing and waning of the moon, the rotation of earth that gives us night and day, and birth and death. The circle of life, our life. --- Sunday, July 17th Service:  This sermon by Rev. Lyn Cox suggests we might thrive when overwhelmed by the world by rooting ourselves in the here and now, and the network of living relationships with people and plants and beings all around us. There is comfort in stilling your mind (perhaps through meditation) and touching base with the natural world. We are part of something greater than ourselves and we are not alone. We are part of nature -- interwoven with other species of plants and animals in a wondrous interdependent web of life. Service lead by Bill Edwards, Sermon presented by Chris Menard. Please visit us either in person at 1119 Johnston St. or on Zoom: tinyurl.com/zoomuulala or via the link at uulala.org. We visit with coffee and snacks from 10:30-11 am. The service runs from 11 am until 12 noon. After the service every second Sunday of the month we have a potluck dinner. On other Sundays we go out to eat at a local restaurant. Everyone is invited! --- Last Sunday's service recap: As a human species, we have strayed from our sacred duty to protect the earth for future generations. With a growing interest in indigenous beliefs, the concept of our interconnectedness with nature encouraged a desire to reduce our impact on it. Pagan earth-based styles of worship gradually adopted by the UU church were followed by the adoption of a seventh principle: 'Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.' The sixth source of our living tradition was later adopted -- recognizing 'the contribution of Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.' A battle is happening between the market driven consumer culture that is disastrously out of harmony with the rhythms of nature, and a new way of being that puts us back in harmony with it. As UUs, may we put into practice the spirit of our sixth source of our living tradition and seventh principle to live in harmony with and preserve nature to also preserve our own future. Lead by Chris Menard --- 
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