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Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.Richard Herring will be our speaker. In his sermon, Inventing Religion, Part 2, we learn that successful religions typically begin as cults, which then increase in power and inclusiveness until they achieve tolerance outside the circle of believers. Often a mystery, a set of secret instructions and formulas, is available to members who have worked their way to a higher state of enlightenment. Devotees often compete as a tribe with those of other religions and harshly resist the dismissal of their beliefs by rivals. This sermon continues the discussion of notable figures, past and present, whose inspiration expands to foment systems of belief.
Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.Terry L Root will speak to us on Changing Climate: Changing … Well Everything Since the mid-1970s, the average global temperature has increased about 1.7 degrees F. In response to this rapid warming, much is changing on our planet, including earlier spring warming so flowers are blooming and birds are breeding earlier, species moving to cooler areas on land and in the oceans, many more extremely hot events and fewer exceptionally cold events are happening and, of course, sea level is rising. There is a lot we can do to slow the rapid warming and protect our planet, upon which we and our descendants, as well as enumerable species, depend. We can stop our fossil-fuel addiction to avoid irreparably damaging our planet, because we care and it is certainly not too late for us all to make a difference. We just all need to do what each of us can do--it will truly make a difference.
Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.John Yoder: "Contemplating Life and Death, An Opportunity for Learning and Sharing". As important as it is to think about the event of death, the real heavy lifting comes in thinking about the process that leads up to it. Thinking and talking openly about our fears and aspirations with our spouse and children is a good place to start in planning what some have called the fourth quarter of our lives.
We Have a NEW Home! the Lakewood Ranch Hyatt Place
Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch
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PLEASE NOTE: Jennifer Murray is the Event Coordinator for Who Knew Pop-Up Market. She very graciously is setting up a donaation box for Turning Points at the Christmas Party which she is holding for Who Knew Pop-Up Market vendors. If you are not able to go to the fundraiser on Saturday the 8th, you are invited to the Christmas Party where you can make a donation to Turning Points. They will be there until 10 pm so if you are going to Monday at the Movies - you nonetheless can stop by Beef O’Brady on your way home.
Who Knew Pop-Up Market
Christmas party Monday December 3rd
5pm -10pm
Beef OBradys Party Room
1795 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton, FL 34211
Come join us we will have food & some light shopping. It will be a fun evening for everyone we hope you can join us!
Who Knew Pop-Up Market
Christmas party Monday December 3rd
5pm -10pm
Beef OBradys Party Room
1795 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton, FL 34211
Come join us we will have food & some light shopping. It will be a fun evening for everyone we hope you can join us!
Activities Committee
The Activities Committee has been very busy planning new activities for us this year. Already started: Nature Walks, the first Saturday of each month with Kathleen Konicek-Moran. (kathleen.konmor@gmail.com) An excursion to Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda is being planned for January 31. Contact Maureen Puccia (maureenpuccia@gmail.com) for more info. A visit to Selby Garden is also being planned - for February by Martha Conklin (martha.conklin1@gmail.com) and an excursion to Key West is being checked out by Alan Cate (alan.cate@gmail.com)
Please see our LWR Activities page or contact Pat Rosenof (prosenof54@gmail.com) for further info on these and other activities in the planning.
Please see our LWR Activities page or contact Pat Rosenof (prosenof54@gmail.com) for further info on these and other activities in the planning.
On-going Activities
Chalice Groups
"Deep Thinking/ Deep Listening" The Chalice Group will be re-organizing in January, 2019. Contact Pat Rosenof (prosenof54@gmail.com) if you're interested in joining the Group DUUK's InvitationThe DUUKs will be kayaking at Turtle Beach on Monday, December 3 at 9:30 weather permitting. For more info contact Bill Orcutt at orcutt100@verizon.net or
call at 941-993-3794 For more info on DUUK excursions Women's Group -
email Maureen Puccia maureenpuccia@gmail.com. Men's Group: contact: John Brackett: jbrackett01@verizon.net for details. |
Photo DirectoryWant your photo in our new Membership Directory? Diana Brady will take photos on Sundays after the service. So, get your hair done, put on your most colorful outfit and come get your photo taken. Diana has agreed to take some photos each Sunday for 15-20 minutes until we have everyone photographed who wishes to be. Bobby Wyatt will arrange the photos and member info into a Membership Directory.
Get-TogetherGet Together on Wednesday,
Dec at 12. Come join us. Monday Night at the MoviesJoin us on the Monday December 3 for our monthly outing to the Lakewood Ranch cinema for a movie of your choice around 4pm. We'll meet together after the movie for dinner at McAllister's (around 6:30pm). Contact Pat Rosenof if you plan to come so she can add you to the reservation (prosenof54@gmail.com)
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UU Church of Sarasota:
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 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.
Unitarian Universalist
Principles
1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person
2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
Caring Committee - A member or friend needs TLC? Let Wanda McCaa know so she can send a note for us. wmccaa@yahoo.com or 941-962-0024.
to our friends
in December
3 Martha Conklin
3 Bobby Wyatt
15 Kathy Brackett
20 Ron Hertenstein
24 Sofia Pellicani
Become a Member:
Sign our membership book
on the third Sunday of the month -
December 15.
Sign our membership book
on the third Sunday of the month -
December 15.
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!
UU Chalice art from: http://peacepeg.tripod.com
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Members who wish to read
Minutes and Annual Reports -
please go to the FYI page to see the following:
Social Justice Team Minutes
Organizing Group Meeting / Sunday Service Team Minutes
UU Lakewood Ranch 2017 - 2018 Annual Report
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