Program

Advocacy, with its intricate nuances and multifaceted dynamics, is a vast landscape that warrants deep exploration. While a single session can't possibly encompass all its depths, Alex Bender offers a concise, yet enlightening overview of the essential elements of advocacy. Dive into a rapid exploration of what true advocacy looks like, the underlying dynamics that influence change, and the "Four Perspectives" that foster genuine connections. Learn about the challenges of defensiveness in communication and the risks and rewards inherent to advocacy.

Lake Fellowship member Marnie Karger will lead a program exploring November's theme of The Gift of Generosity. To do so, she will narrate an illustrated (slideshow) essay by Robin Wall Kimmerer, titled "The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance," and then invite discussion afterward.

Unitarian Universalism is sometimes referred to as a "big tent theology," meaning that people attend a UU church for many different reasons, and from many different religious or non-religious backgrounds. During the discussion from the UU Heritgae program on Sunday the 1st, several people voiced interest in hearing how current Lake Fellowship attendees came to UU-ism, and perhaps to Lake Fellowship in particular.

Where segregation failed, policing was replaced, as George Floyd knew all too well on May 25th, 2020.
Floyd’s murder would ignite worldwide protests calling for police and racial justice reform in all sectors
of society. As reforms were quickly promised to quell civil unrest, an equal wave of resistance to racial
equity began. As domestic terrorism from the alt right increased by 60%, questions began to arise: What
is it about our culture that allows White Supremacy to thrive? How can I as an ally resist a system that

Have you ever wondered if there is more to yoga than just postures? This program, led by Lake Fellowship member and Yoga Teacher Matthew Tift, provides a brief overview to the history and philosophy of yoga. From premodern India to modern health and wellness, we'll survey yoga's historical purposes as well as the science-based benefits of modern yoga. You will get an opportunity to practice some basic yogic breathing techniques and experience their effects. This program is for anyone, from the experienced yogi to someone who has never set foot in a yoga class.

Lake Fellowship member Marnie Karger will lead a program exploring October's theme of The Gift of Heritage. She'll run through some historical highlights or Unitarian Universalism, and then open it up for a discussion about how meaningful this UU heritage is to you.

Fellowship members Sharon Dana, Roberta Rott, Vicki Larson, and Karen Wendt will present on the Landscape committee's work of bringing native plants back to the Fellowship land.   Sharon Dana will begin the program by guiding us on a historical journey of the woods and landscape and the Dakota’s relationship with the land,  Karen, Vicki, and Roberta will follow up with a description of  landscape work that has been done and plans for work to be done in our continued commitment to be good stewards of this land.

Before the program, we encourage you to read:

- The Proposed Article II: https://bit.ly/47LkvYl
- The Current Article II: https://bit.ly/3YU9Iad

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has been reviewing and updating Article II of our by-laws, where our principles and purposes are held. A vote was taken at the UUA General Assembly this summer to move forward with the recommendations of the Article II Commission, which was tasked with this undertaking.