Dear Lake Fellowship Members and Friends,
Let’s take a moment to pause:
Notice, name, and feel your emotions in this moment.
Take three deep breaths. Picture someone or something that brings up what you’re needing right now: care, love, calm, joy, etc. Send those feelings to yourself . . . then out into the world.
-- my variation of HeartMath's Heart Lock technique
Several Lake Fellowship members have attended UU Summer Camps in the past. As we receive invitations like this one, we'll share them on the LFUU blog as well as in the weekly announcements.
Looking for a great summer experience? Join us at Bayside UU Family Camp held at Wesley Woods Conference Center on the shores of Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, WI.
There is a lot happening right now with the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), and there are several ways for our congregation to put our values into action this month.
MUUSJA is currently hosting several virtual workshops and info sessions focused on urgent justice issues in our state, including:
Join members of the Minnesotans for Equal Rights Coalition (MN4ER) for an engaging and informative webinar on the movement to pass an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Minnesota Constitution.
As people of faith committed to justice and equity, we play a vital role in ensuring constitutional protections against gender-based discrimination. The Minnesota ERA bill (SF37, HF173) intersects with issues so many of our faith communities are already committed to and engaged in: reproductive justice, trans refuge, disability justice, and anti-racism.
Dear LFUU Members and Friends,
A friend posted on Facebook: OMG. There is so much hate in the world. How do you all deal with it!
I commented: I remind myself that it was even worse in the past. So despite backlashes and setbacks, humans are becoming more conscious and compassionate.
She replied: But are they? This doubt is part of the despair.
I replied: The more I learn about the past, the more convinced I am . . .
Dear LFUU Members and Friends,
November’s theme is Nurturing Gratitude. So much to be grateful for!
I’m grateful for YOU! For being part of this Fellowship! For coming to programs, celebrations, and meetings. For sharing your passions, skills, and resources. For making this place possible.
Celebrate 25 years of MUUSJA! We’ll celebrate our history and build capacity for the future. The moment we are facing, with its mass of intersecting crises, harm, and uncertainty, requires us to organize, collaborate, be nimble, brave, and responsive.
The first four sessions for our Tuesday meditation group were well-attended and meaningful. Only one more session remains, and newcomers are welcome! We’ll continue exploring simple meditation practices in a calm, supportive space. If you’ve already signed up, there’s no need to register again. If you’d like to join us on Tuesday (Nov. 18), please register so we know how many to expect.
Greetings, members and friends!
This is just a reminder that this Sunday, November 2nd, marks the end of Daylight Saving Time. This means that we'll "fall back," gain an hour, and will need to set clocks back one hour if they don't change automatically.
Hope to see you in person or on Zoom this Sunday!
Dear LFUU Members and Friends,
Our program theme for October is Cultivating Compassion. How do we as a congregation cultivate compassion amongst ourselves? How do we become what we want to see in the world? To be the light?