Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Lafayette
Greetings fellow UUs and supporters!
We are meeting IN PERSON
and on Zoom until further notice.
Our theme for May is Reconciliation.
Reconciliation is a process of restoring
relationships between individuals or
groups who have been estranged or in
conflict with each other. It involves
acknowledging past wrongs and working
towards forgiveness and healing. In the
context of Unitarian Universalism,
reconciliation is often seen as a way to
promote social justice and address
issues of oppression and inequality.
Source:
auuf.org/services/the-virtue-and-perils-of
-reconciliation
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Sunday May 28th Service:
Reconciliation to Reparations
Rev. Bryan Plude talks about the
problem of systemic racism in the
United States and how it affects various
aspects of life for people of color, such
as education, health, farming, and
voting. He also discusses the role of
Unitarian Universalists in
acknowledging, repenting, and making
reparations for systemic racism within
their denomination and society. He
argues that reconciliation requires taking
sin seriously and dismantling racist
systems of inequality. He gives
examples of how to educate oneself, be
an ally, and support organizations that
are working for racial justice.
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 Callihans’s Restaurant on Pinhook.
Everyone is invited!
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Sunday May 21st Service: A ministry
of Reconciliation
Rev. Jessica Star Rockers
award-winning sermon on reconciliation
begins with contrasting a Catholic
reconciliation prayer with the way
Unitarian Universalists view
reconciliation. We acknowledge our
failings but we practice reconciliation
among ourselves and within ourselves.
Rather than call others out we call them
in. We mess up, but we can begin again
in love. You will never stop being
inherently worthy. The Prodigal Son
story from the Christian Bible is a good
example of this. One does not have to
ask for forgiveness to be forgiven. Love
does not judge. You cannot be wasteful
with love because there is no end to it.
Service slides Sermon video
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Useful Links:
Past services slides & Recorded live
streams
Our Fellowship photo album
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Annabelle and her cousin with last
week’s R.E. art projects
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Please sign the 2023 Membership Book
on the table at the church entrance.
Thanks!
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Touchstones Journal for May:
