Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Lafayette
Greetings fellow UUs and
supporters!
We are meeting IN PERSON
and on Zoom until further
notice.
Our theme for April is Grief.
The reality of grief is far
different from what others see
from the outside. There is
pain in this world that you
can't be cheered out of. You
don't need solutions. You
don't need to move on from
your grief. You need someone
to see your grief, to
acknowledge it. You need
someone to hold your hands
while you stand there in
blinking horror, staring at the
hole that was your life. Some
things cannot be fixed. They
can only be carried. Survival
in grief, even eventually
building a new life alongside
grief, comes with the
willingness to bear witness,
both to yourself and to the
others who find themselves
inside this life they didn’t see
coming. Together, we create
real hope for ourselves and
for one another. We need
each other to survive.
– Megan Devine
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Sunday, April 2nd Service
In this video sermon by Rev.
Beth Dana, we may speculate
many scenarios of what
happens after we die, but we
will not find a capital 'T' truth
about death and the afterlife
in Unitarian Universalism. We
*can* find a love that sustains
us in our Sanctuaries, in our
lives and beyond this life
because love never dies.
Love transforms and connects
us as we enter this life as we
make our way through it and
as we leave it. As UU's we
have many beliefs about the
afterlife and we affirm the
importance of finding meaning
and purpose not only in the
hope of something coming
after death but in this life that
we are living now. We must
bear witness to the goodness
and the value of this life
whatever comes after death.
We love and are loved. We
discern our gifts and purpose.
We do good work in the world.
We move from fear to
possibility. If we do these
things before we die we will
have caught glimpses of the
goodness and holiness of
whatever comes after death.
So trust your experiences.
Trust those glimpses. Bear
witness to them and find hope
in them for you and for all
whom you love.
Service outline
Service slides
Sermon video
Facebook event
Please visit us either in
person at 1119 Johnston St.
or on Zoom:
tinyurl.com/zoomuufol or via
the link at uulala.org.
We now have Religious
Education for pre-teen
children. We visit with coffee
and snacks from 10:30-11 am.
The service runs from 11 am
until 12 noon. After the
service we will lunch at El
Paso Mexican restaurant on
Pinhook Rd. Free lunch
coupons available and
everyone is invited!
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Last Sunday’s Service
Recap
This service features a
presentation by Marlene
Lucas which includes recalling
a meditation retreat in India.
Marlene has extensive
expertise in Psychiatric and
Addictive Medicine Services.
She also speaks and trains on
addictions and recovery, grief
and loss support, coping and
therapeutic interventions for
trauma .
Service outline
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Touchstones Journal for
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