 Greetings fellow UUs and supporters! We are meeting IN PERSON and on Zoom until further notice. Our theme for October is Awe. Watch a sleeping baby, a rainbow, a towering sequoia tree, or experience any number of life's wonders and you will be in awe. Simply put -- awe is seeing life as sacred. --- Sunday, October 2nd Service:  From a young age, America Fererra wanted to be an actor. In spite of those who told her 'people like her' did not make it in Hollywood. The roles offered her were typically Latino stereotypes. After attempting to mold herself to accommodate what roles were available, she was eventually offered roles that represented women that were imperfect, but endearing. Her big role as 'Ugly Betty' was a great success but it did not change the system that resisted Latinos being their authentic selves. She realized that she needed to demand that the system change but not by identifying who the good guys and bad guys are because most of us are neither one of those. Change will come when each of us has the courage to question our own fundamental values and beliefs then see to it that our actions lead to our best intentions. She was told that in order to fulfill her dream and contribute her talent to the world she needed to resist who she was. She is ready to stop resisting and to start assisting her true authentic self. Her identity is not her obstacle but is her super power because she and we are what the world actually looks like. In order for our systems to reflect that they don't have to create a new reality, they just need to stop resisting the reality we already live in. Please visit us either in person at 1119 Johnston St. or on Zoom: tinyurl.com/zoomuulala or via the link at uulala.org. We now have Religious Education for children up to age 10. 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 and fourth Sunday of the month we have a potluck dinner (This Sunday!) You are welcome to stay after the service and enjoy the meal and/or bring something to share. Suggested items: Veggie Dishes, Meat / protein Dishes, Salads, Bread/ crackers, Condiments ( Pickles, olives, etc), Desserts, Tea & Bag of ice, Sodas, etc. Last Sunday's Service Recap: Michael Winkelman, our guest speaker last Sunday, has authored 'Shamans, Priests and Witches: A Cross-Cultural Study of Magico-Religious Practitioners ', 'Supernatural as Natural: A Biocultural Approach to Religion', 'Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing', and other works available in print or digital format on Amazon. Visit us for this interesting talk on shamanism's origins of spirituality and religion. Service Outline Service slides New! Service Video (private, entire service -- including sermon presentation) ---
---  --- Scott Ferguson and Phyllis Richard attended the September 28 Massacre Memorial event at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse in Opelousas. Guest speakers included Ola Prejean (wife of Fred Prejean) and Frank Crocco of Move the Mindset. The St. Landry Parish council has voted to remove the Jim Crow monument on the courthouse grounds. View all photos from the event here. 
---  We filled out postcards to swing states voters on Saturday, October 1st at the Fellowship building. Thanks to Chris Menard for leading this initiative which included members from Blue Acadiana and Indivisible Acadiana. Chris has extra postcards if you wish to fill some out. --- ---  --- Touchstones Journal for September  --- |