This marks our final formal gathering of the season. We'll host a talent show open to anyone and everyone, and we'll conclude with a potluck cookout. Bring your smile, your talent, a dish to share, and something to grill.
Current Lake Fellowship Board members, Dave Wahlstedt and Dan Larson will talk with us about what makes LFUU great and what we need from everyone to make it sustainable. They will go through each of the committees to discuss roles and responsibilities, estimated commitment, where there are gaps, and what we need (changes, additions, new positions, etc.) before we break for summer and start up again in the fall. This talk falls nicely just before the Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, May 16th.
Our guest speaker today is Allison Gardner. Her program will be about disability as a social construct, the stigma surrounding students with mental illness, the impact of such a stigma as well as what (legal and other) power we have to impact change -- a power most people do not even realize they have.
“Never again will you believe that a person is too hard to work with, a decision too complicated to make, or a conversation too difficult to have.”S. McCormick Our guest speaker today is Dr. Yvette Erasmus. Her talk will focus on practical applications of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) that demonstrate the power of dialogue to transform human communication. We will review the core foundational principles of NVC and will explore applying them to challenging conversations that often center around differences.
Lake Fellowship welcomes back, speaker J. Drake Hamilton. J. Drake Hamilton is the Science Policy Director at the nonprofit organization Fresh Energy Minnesota is on a clean energy path that is creating thousands of jobs and protecting human health and natural resources while cutting carbon pollution that causes global warming. But our work is not done. Join J. Drake Hamilton, science policy director at Fresh Energy, to learn more about historic opportunities Minnesota has to make big strides in clean energy in 2015.
Today, we're in for a treat as we welcome back Mr. Tony Ortiz for another brilliant musical performance.
Who the Heck is Tony Ortiz???
Join us for our annual celebration of the Spring season with a potluck and fellowship as our main events. Add to the sign-up sheet on the bulliten board to bring food for this day.
We invite you (and those you know) to join us this Sunday for another discussion.
Our topic to consider and discuss this week will be UU ideals. What do we as UUs and/or as a fellowship hold up as sacred? Where do we source our moral guidance? Are we too cozy and comfortable or can we be more inspired somehow?
We'll share our thoughts, and figure out what our next topic will be after this. As always, come with an open mind, and an open heart.
For today's program, the spotlight will be on our kids. We'll ask them questions about what it's like for them to grow up Unitarian Universalist, how they respond to questions about their religion and spirituality, and what they think within a predominantly Christian culture. In turn, they can ask us old folks similar questions and perhaps gain a new perspective on their self-identification as UUs.
We invite you (and those you know) to join us this Sunday for another discussion.
Our topic to consider and discuss this week will be based a bit on the program for today on seeking transcendence. What do we seek for or get out of our spirituality? Are our lives made more whole by exploring myths and mysteries, and by seeking some non-corporeal part of our existence?
We'll share our thoughts, and figure out what our next topic will be after this. As always, come with an open mind, and an open heart.