October 31, 2023. Happy Halloween

This past Sunday’s service was entitled All Souls/All Saints/ Day of the Dead Sunday of Remembrance Service.

Guest Minister, Julien Kain delivered the sermon entitled We Remember Them. Members of the congregation were encouraged to create memory boards of a beloved ancestor that were placed on the Day of the Dead altar.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fall Back…Don’t forget DST to change clocks back one hour. This Sunday, 11/5/23.

The Inn Ministry: UUFoL continues its support of this generous effort to feed the hungry and homeless. Especially needed are donations of fresh produce, especially fruit, such as apples and oranges, but vegetables, also.  They continue to need powdered milk, peanut butter, and protein. Cash donations are always needed for bus passes. Please bring donations of fresh produce on Nov. 12 & 26.

Join us for lunch after services at El Paso’s at 1809 W. Pinhook. Lunch coupons are available for participants attending our Fellowship Services.

We are planning a day [Saturday, November 11 or 18] to winterize our fellowship building. We will need help, so please consider lending a hand. Details will be forthcoming. Mary will certainly try to divert that energy into doing some weeding and planting around our little building. So, beware!

EVENTS CALENDAR:

November is Native American Heritage Month

November   5      Service    &   Don’t forget:  Daylight Saving Time Ends

November    7      UU Executive Committee

November  11      Veteran’s Day

November 12     Service, Pot Luck and  Diwali  - check out foods on the internet!

Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights that symbolizes the victory of good over evil

Catholics have adopted it as St Lucy’s Festival of Lights.

November 18      Louisiana General Election – [there are several run-offs] VOTE!

November 19      Service  

November 23       Friends’ Giving / Thanksgiving

November 26     Service

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Our monthly theme for November is Interdependence.

Touchstones, our UU worship program, writes

Interdependence & the Common Good

I ndividuals and groups can support the common good by recognizing their interdependence and working together to benefit everyone.

Still, given the weak force of community, overcoming the strong force of individualism is difficult. We can balance individual self-interest and impulses with the common good by emphasizing interdependence.

Beyond resource allocation, moral principles stressing fairness, reciprocity, and justice support a robust concept of the common good. Yet, a human-centric common good has been destructive.

Thoreau wrote, “What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” A viable understanding of the common good requires acknowledging our radical interdependence with the Earth, our only home, our only heaven.