Newsletter
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette December 14, 2023
Our theme for December is Winterin
This Sunday’s sermon: The Winter Solstice - Rev. Christine Dance of UU Phoenix
Faith Without Borders
For everything there is a season—a time to die and a time to be born. With the arrival of winter’s low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope. We celebrate the promise of new life and recommit ourselves to the protection of everyone’s right to his or her own radiant humanity.
ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS CALENDAR
December is National Human Rights Month and Spiritual Literacy Month
December 9 UU Clean -Up Day
December 10 Service Sermon: The Spirit of Advent and Pot Luck
December 12 Community Organizing Meeting for Healing & Justice, 6 pm - 8 pm, Downtown Convention Center, 124 S. Buchanan St.
December 17 Service: Winter Solstice
December 21 Winter Solstice
December
21 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day,
6:30 pm,
1st
United Methodist parking lot, 703 Lee St.
December 24 Service
December 25 Christmas Day and Hoagland Christman dinner
December 26 Kwanzaa
December 31 Service
The INN MINISTRY – “Emergency Bags”
In preparation for the coming cold weather, The Inn Ministry will continue to prepare “emergency bags”. If there is a hard freeze, Catholic Charities will provide shelter for the homeless for a certain number of days – but shelter only. The emergency bags would contain foods that are easily prepared or heated in a microwave, or eaten without cooking. Small containers of shampoo and small bars of soap are needed. Cloth bags are good, because whatever is left over when they are evicted can be hauled away in the bags.
The bags might include:
2 sleeves of crackers and the following: a jar of peanut butter; pull-top edibles such as tuna, spam, Vienna sausage, beans; Pull-top fruit cups and cereal; pop-tarts, granola or protein bars; Shelf-stable milk (the milk can be found at $ Tree)
There is not much equipment in a room. So, a bag might include a microwavable bowl and plate and a few plastic forks, spoons, knives. If those are included, then ramen noodles, pull-top beans, chili and soups (these are things they often ask for); quick-cooking or instant rice, grits, oatmeal. If they are being evicted from the Inn, the friends they have made there will often let them return to use their microwave and bathroom.
If a can opener is included, then the above need not all be pull-top, thus increasing variety, decreasing costs. Condiments: salt, pepper, mayo & mustard packets, sugar packets, jam
In the spirit of community, why not invite friends and family over for an Emergency Bag Get-together.
Solstice
Gathering and Bonfire
The Celebration will be at the
home of Bob and Linda Schaller, December 23,2023, 6PM. Fire Lighting
will be sometime after. Bring some food for a Potluck Dinner. Bob and
I will serve roasted chicken. Bring your drink of choice.
There
will be singing and playing bells; Mary will lead us. Call me
337-351-6585 or send text to make plans for more to do. Bring a chair
to sit by the fire.
Our address is 3075 Highway 754, Sunset LA.
Use GPS to find us. Parking to either side of the driveway.
Hope
to see you all, and you may bring a guest. You will all be welcome,
even if you have not been to UU for a while.
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Christmas Dinner If you have no family in the area to visit on Christmas Day, we would love to have you over to our place for Christmas dinner. We will be serving ham, sweet potato casserole, and mashed potatoes, and if you are up to bringing a potluck dish, that would add to our menu greatly. We plan to eat around 2 pm, but arrive early for wine, spiced (or not!) egg nogg and jovial conversation. Just RSVP so we know how big a ham to get! Text at 337-446-5599 (or call) or e-mail me at linda_hoagland2012@yahoo.com. (Just title it Christmas dinner in case it goes to spam.) Hope to make the holidays a bit brighter! |
PICTURES from CLEANUP DAY December 9, 2023 Hanging the banner, repairing the sagging roof, raking, and weeding
