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Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 10:00 am Susan Slack - Divine Feminine - A Groundhog Day Historical Rewind When did religions begin? Why did the Y-chromosomed beings (males) come to call the shots? Surely women have had some ideals and beliefs of their own. Joseph Campbell gives us his expert opinion which is where we will begin. In honor of the Groundhog Day movie, where we repeat events til we get it right, we'll review Divine Feminine approaches from around the world and thru the ages. How? Through a little talking and a lot of interactive singing of short, sacred phrases of traditions from Egypt, India, Judaism, Buddhism, Native American, West African and Christian, all accompanied on percussion instruments.
Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 10:00 amThere will be no service on this Sunday
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In our Sunday Gathering page we have made available for review in our Sunday Conversations the text of some of our interesting sermon These are published by speaker. Check out Richard Herring's most recent sermon: Who Do You Think You Are?
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UU Church of Sarasota Serendipity Auction - February 2,Two of our members are offfering these activities in the Serendipity Auction
Micky Bernard - a Deck Boat Outing on Sarasota Bay for 4 in April. Minimum bid: $50, Buy it now: $150 Kathleen Konicek-Moran - 2 day Everglades Tour for 8 Minimum Bid: $100, Buy it now: $300. Meals, transportation and lodging - not included Let's make these Lakewood Ranch Activities while supporting UU Sarasota Social Justice Committee We continue to support Turning Points. Check our Social Justice Page for other activities.
Our Arts & Crafts Fundraiser for Turning Points was held in partnership with Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at the Realize Bradenton Farmers' Market on
November 16 2019.
Social Activities CommitteeThe Social Activities Committee: Would you like to play Pickle ball? Check our Social Activities Page.
We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
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Where we meet:
Lakewood Ranch Hyatt Place Join us for Coffee and Conversation after the Sunday Service
David Longo and Barbara Hewitt - Music is my Friend 11/4/18 Welcome, guests and visitors! 
Here we affirm and promote reason and the scientific method as the tools in learning to love each other and live in harmony with the earth.
We have no creed, but we do strongly encourage everyone to treat each other with respect. We are affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person. 
We are a Welcoming Congregation, celebrating and affirming the active presence here of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual members and friends, and their families.
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Who We Are and What We Do
Some members of the UU Sarasota Congregation set out in 2015 to bring the Unitarian Universalist message to Lakewood Ranch. They were encouraged by Roger Fritts, Minister of the UU Church. They found a place to meet at The River Club. With help from their friends in Sarasota, and grants from the UU Association, the UU Church of Sarasota and the Manatee UU Fellowship, they started this new venture.
Its purpose is to bring to the LWR community a place, a home, where people can come together to share their concerns, to help each other find solutions for these concerns but also to celebrate their lives.
Because we believe firmly in the Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles, we try to help those who are less fortunate among us through our Social Justice Program. We are a Welcoming Congregation. We may hear a sermon on Jesus' teachings of love and forgiveness, on creating change through humanism, on gun violence, or an exercise in zen meditation. We may also hear in our forums and discussion groups concerns of voter suppression in this or other countries, and about issues that affect people throughout the world and affect our planet and all life on it.
The UU at Lakewood Ranch more than anything else seeks to provide a meeting of like-minded people who can come together and support each other. We are now in our second year and we look forward to growing in this community.
Because we believe firmly in the Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles, we try to help those who are less fortunate among us through our Social Justice Program. We are a Welcoming Congregation. We may hear a sermon on Jesus' teachings of love and forgiveness, on creating change through humanism, on gun violence, or an exercise in zen meditation. We may also hear in our forums and discussion groups concerns of voter suppression in this or other countries, and about issues that affect people throughout the world and affect our planet and all life on it.
The UU at Lakewood Ranch more than anything else seeks to provide a meeting of like-minded people who can come together and support each other. We are now in our second year and we look forward to growing in this community.
Our Flower Power Service on April 16, 2017 was a nice reminder of how far we've come in 2 years. It felt like a celebratory reunion!
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