Member Announcements

Join our Sunday, June 21st (10:30-11am Fellowship, 11am Service) HERE . View the Order of Service Presentation HERE . Our theme will be 'Siding with Love'

In order to protect the health of our congregation and the community, all services will be streamed online until further notice. We have set up an online meeting and chat room for the fellowship. Clicking this link will prompt you to open the video call application Zoom, and if you have not installed Zoom, it will walk you through the installation. If you have any problems, call or text Hunter at 337-581-2665, or email uulalafellowship@gmail.com and someone will help you through the process. The services will begin streaming every Sunday at 11:00 AM. Coffee and community will start at 10:30 AM, so make yourself a cup at home and come join us! If you prefer to simply watch the service, we will also be streaming it to our Facebook page , where you can participate through the live chat. The Zoom chat room will be open continuously during this difficult time, so that people may connect with each other and find support. Need to attend by dialup? (from the UULaLa Calendar): Unitari...

If a few others are interested in participating, I would like to lead a service some time in February with this title. Several of us have been in visual arts and crafts, as amateurs or professionals, and could talk about what we do and why. Thanks, Bill 

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ORDERS OF SERVICE Click a Sunday’s date to view or print the Order of Service for that day. 2019 December: 01    November: 03   10   17   24 October: 06 13 20 27 September 01 08 15 22 29 August 11 18 25 July 07 14 21 28 June 02 09 16 23 May 05 12 26

Orders of Service are now available online! Go to: tinyurl.com/uulalaoos Then select a date from the calendar.

The service was led by Morris Hoagland. Reverend Michael Seider from Breaux Bridge was our guest minister. His sermon's topic was "Is to Question the Answer?" which expanded on the UU tradition of questioning. Scott had a sing-along with Randy Newman's "You've Got A Friend in Me". We are hopeful that Rev. Seider will return for more interesting sermons. Jackie Phelps announced that the new building remodeling is nearing completion and Scott was congratulated for M.C.ing Friday's Global Climate Strike - Rally. Bill Edwards led the congregation in the closing Unitarian Ascription.

Sunday, September 8th: Our featured guest speaker will be Bruce Leininger, co-author with his wife Andrea of " Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot ." Bruce will discuss the true story of his son James recurring nightmares and James' recollections of wartime events that he had never personally experienced. The book suggests that James' story is 'evidence for reincarnation and demonstrates how the knowledge that life might be infinite and can help to heal the fear and pain of human mortality.' (Source:  https://bookpage.com/ reviews/6012-andrea-bruce- leininger-soul-survivor- religion-spirituality )

Please join us on September 1 for our Sunday Service. The title of our presentation is "Agriculture Policy" presented by Marguerite Green. She is the executive director of  SPROUT NOLA , a nonprofit that supports a healthy local food system in New Orleans and develops beginning farmers statewide. She is also a founding organizer of the Greater New Orleans Growers Alliance, an extensive network of growers who advocate for farmer’s needs on the state and national levels. Green also co-founded the New Orleans Flower Collective, a mutual aid and professional organization for area flower farmers. She lives with her fiance Elliot and their two dogs, Mae and Palma. Photo credit:  https://www.sproutnolafarm.org/programs Marguerite Green is currently a candidate in the October 12 voting for Louisiana Ag Commissioner. Please be aware that our Fellowship does not support or oppose any candidates for public office. You are also invited to share our monthly First Sunday potluck lu...

AUGUST 25 UULALA Monthly Theme:  PRAYER AND MEDITATION   IMPROVE YOUR LIFE WITH MEDITATION Please join us this Sunday morning, August 25, as Member Linda Hoagland shares her insights on the benefit and value of meditation as a life tool. No one can dispute the benefits that a daily meditation ritual will have on your body both emotionally and physically. However, getting into a daily routine is often a daunting task. You may try to sit and quiet your mind, and find yourself recalling your shopping list or find yourself going over your last meeting with the boss. Don't despair and give up! There is no one best way to meditate. However, there is probably a best way for YOU to meditate that will be unique for you.  By checking out different styles of meditation and relaxation techniques, you can be on the way to an ideal routine for you. Let's explore a few different types of meditation and some tips that might help you to create your ro...

AUGUST 18 UULALA Monthly Theme:  PRAYER AND MEDITATION   OFFBEAT THEATER AT   THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Please join us this Sunday morning, August 18, as Fellowship Historian Bill Edwards shares his recent experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.   Bill attends the Festival each year and  reports back to the Fellowship.  Three plays stood out for Bill this year: "Indecent" - about Yiddish theater author Sholem Asch, and a shocking play he wrote in 1906, dealing with piety, hypocrisy, and lesbianism(!). "Cambodian Rock Band" - rock musicians in Cambodia when it was falling to the Khmer Rouge, and their survivors after its overthrow. "La Comedia of Errors" -  Shakespeare's absurd comedy reset on the Texas-Mexico border, with twins separated at birth, growing up on opposite sides of the Rio Grande, the dialog in Spanish and English, sometimes translated, sometimes not. Prayer and meditation take many forms...

Join us this Sunday morning for coffee and fellowship at 10:30; Service at 11:00. Child care available during Service We are a growing, lay-led religious community of diverse individuals. We offer reverent services, stimulating learning, social concerns, and a welcoming community. We meet Sunday mornings for coffee and fellowship at 10:30; Service at 11:00 at The Camelia House, 709 Jefferson Blvd., Lafayette.   MAP AUGUST 11 UULALA Monthly Theme:  PRAYER AND MEDITATION PRAYER WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? Please join us this Sunday morning as Fellowship Services Committee Chairman, Morris Hoagland, introduces our August theme:  prayer and meditation.  Morris will explore what prayer means to each of us. As Unitarian Universalists, prayer can sometimes remind us of former religious affiliations and doctrines that are no longer at the forefront of our spiritual lives.  But UU congregations hol...

Join us this Sunday morning for coffee and fellowship at 10:30; Service at 11:00. Child care available during Service We are a growing, lay-led religious community of diverse individuals. We offer reverent services, stimulating learning, social concerns, and a welcoming community. We meet Sunday mornings for coffee and fellowship at 10:30; Service at 11:00 at The Camelia House, 709 Jefferson Blvd., Lafayette.   MAP AUGUST 04 UULALA Monthly Theme:  PRAYER AND MEDITATION   WHAT IS A RELIGION? Please join us this Sunday morning as we welcome Jerry Touchton, President of the Alexandria Unitarian Universalist Church.  Jerry will be sharing some thoughts from the best seller, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Sapiens was published (English) in 2014 and made the 'must read' lists of Bill Gates, Barack Obama and other noted thinkers.  The book is an expansive review of humankind and the evolution ...