 Greetings fellow UUs and supporters! We are meeting IN PERSON and on Zoom until further notice. Our theme for August is Paradox. --- Sunday, August 14th Service:  While science is doing its best to figure out the what, where and why of our consciousness, the paradox is why do conscious beings choose or have to experience unconsciousness on a regular basis. And where does our consciousness go when we sleep and how do we know to bring it back intact. Scientists explorations span the mystical to the physical to further understanding this paradox. Presented by Diane Kirksey. --- Service Outline Service slides Facebook Event 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 (This Sunday!) On other Sundays we go out to eat at a local restaurant. Everyone is invited! Potluck Menu Planning: Here are some suggested food categories for Sunday potlucks. Chris, Mary and Scott have chosen some items already for this Sunday. Veggie Dishes, Meat / protein Dishes, Salads, Bread/ crackers, Condiments ( Pickles, olives, etc), Desserts, Tea & Bag of ice, Sodas, etc. Chris: both cheese & chicken pinwheels. Also got Coke Zero, caffeine free coke & ginger ale to bring. Mary: either lentils & rice or a salad. Scott: Chocolate-covered cream puffs (frozen) --- Last Sunday's Service Recap: Members brought small containers of water or used provided water to share with us their special meaning. We poured these all together into a carafe representing our shared community. From our Water Communion Ceremony: 'Just as we live separate lives, we come together as a beloved community to gain strength, wisdom, and yes, love from each other. Our lives merge together just as the separate containers of water merge into the larger vessel.' Service outline Service slides --- 
---  Move The Mindset Soil Ceremony in Youngsville: You are cordially invited to attend a soil ceremony to be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10am in Youngsville. The ceremony remembers the lives of Ovide Belizaire and an unnamed individual, victims of mob lynching that took place in Youngsville, LA. Details for the event are included in the attached flyer. Move the Mindset, in collaboration with 15 local groups, partners with the Equal Justice Initiative’s Community Remembrance Project as a means to memorialize documented victims of racial violence and foster meaningful dialogue about race and justice today. Ovide Belizaire and an unnamed individual are two of six Lafayette Parish lynching victims identified by the Equal Justice Initiative. Soil samples will be displayed in Lafayette Parish and at EJI memorials in Montgomery, AL. To view the memorial and the soil collection ceremony, visit: https://movethemindset.org/events. Sincerely, Frank Crocco President, Move the Mindset  --- Touchstones Journal for August
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