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Unitarian Universalists of Lakewood Ranch 
Sunday Services have been canceled until further notice.  

Organizational meetings, discussion groups, book clubs and get togethers will not be held except through Zoom -  a free internet platform where participants can see and hear each other. 
Connecting with Zoom - at:  zoom.us -  ​set up an account (your email address and a password is all that is needed) and you are ready to go. Send out invitations for a meeting.
 
Until we resume our services we encourage you to take advantage of  UU Church of Sarasota's streamed services (see details below).
Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota (UUCS):
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All services have been canceled until further notice.  
Meetings are also canceled
​to prevent virus spread

​Updates to be posted here as they become available.
UUCS Sunday Services: 
Beginning Sunday, March 22, we will provide weekly services created by our Ministers and produced by Doug Caldwell and Klaus Obermeit. ​  New services will appear on our website each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and remain available for you to watch whenever you choose. Please watch and provide us your feedback on the event. This Sunday's message will be at the top of our home page at www.uucsarasota.com and will be highlighted in the Weekly Contact. 

Office Support:  
From 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, Administrative Assistant 
Dee Widder, in consultation with Director of Finance and Operations, Roberta Druif, will respond to phone calls and emails.  Reverend Beth Miller or Reverend Budd Friend-Jones will be available by appointment or by phone those same days.

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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 sermons.  These are published by speaker.   Check out Richard Herring's most recent sermon:  Who Do You Think You Are?   
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Social Justice Committee ​

We continue to support Turning Points. Check our Social Justice Page for other activities.   
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​​ ​to our friends in:

​October

3 Bob Cheung
14 Chuck Shah
21 Garrett Cantrell

November

12 Diana Brady
13 Sheila Sullivan

Become a Member:
We have a
New Member Sign-up Sunday
​on the third Sunday of each month. These will resume when we rsume services.

Caring Committee 

 A member or friend needs TLC?  Let Bev Godwin know so she can send a note for us.  202-603-0502 or bev.godwin@gmail.com

Social Activities Committee

The Social Activities Committee:  Zoom groups are forming.   Check with Activity Organizers.

Thinking Out Loud 


Thinking Out Loud  will be meeting by Zoom
On the first  Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm.
The topic on Sept. 3 - Sirituality. Contact Neil Vanderveen if you wish to join the discussion: shepneil@gmail.com

Pickle ball 

UU Pickleball is alive and well.  ​
​They usually meet on

Saturday mornings at 10:00  
​at Lakewood Ranch Park

Kayaking 

is on hold until further notice.
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Men's Group: 
contact: John Brackett: jbrackett01@verizon.net  for details
​Women's Group :
will be meeting by Zoom once a month.  Dates and times vary.   For more info: email Maureen Puccia at: maureenpuccia@gmail.com.  ​

Monday Night at the Movies 

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Our monthly outing to the Lakewood Ranch cinema has been cancelled.  Contact Pat Rosenof at: (prosenof54@gmail.com)  for info as to when they will resume. 

Get-Togethers 

 
Get-Togethers at Truman's have been canceled due to Covid 19.  Zoom Get-Togethers are being held.  Contact Pat Rosenof 
(prosenof54@gmail.com) for more info.

Vegetarian Lunch 

Bev Godwin is organizing a "Vegetarian Lunch".  If interested, contact Bev at bev.godwin@gmail..com  Bev will email more specific info as to restaurant and time.  

Book Club 

Our Book Club is currently meeting on the 2nd Thursday afternoon by Zoom.  For more info: contact Maureen Puccia at
maureenpuccia@gmail.com.  
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Where we meet:  
​ Lakewood Ranch Hyatt Place
Directions
Join us for Coffee and Conversation after the Sunday Service

What's Happening?

 Meeting Notes and Agendas are posted on "Get Involved"
When's the next meeting?  Check "Get Involved"
Get Involved

Welcome, guests and visitors!

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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.

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​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
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​David Longo and Barbara Hewitt -
​Music is my Friend 11/4/18  

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New Member Recognition Sunday January 2019

​HELP WANTED 

Interested in:
          Social Justice
          Membership Com.
          Web Site Devel. & Maint.
          Sunday Services
               Setting up Power Point
               Worship Leader
​               Song Leader 
​     We need you - see "Get Involved"
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UU Chalice art from: http://peacepeg.tripod.com
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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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 Chalice Group
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​"Deep Thinking/
​Deep Listening"






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We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence.

Who We Are and What We Do​

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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.​​

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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.

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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Join the discussion on FacebookActive on Facebook?  Make 'Unitarian Universalists of Lakewood Ranch' your Friend.  Sheila Sullivan has done a great job of raising our profile on this social media site.  Join us here: https://m.facebook.com/Unitarian-Universalists-of-Lakewood-Ranch-800344990004289/?tsid=0.20781894815848567&source=typeahead, 'Like Us' and Share a post to let others know who we are and what we're about.  
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  • Home
  • Social Justice
  • Sunday Gathering
    • Sunday Conversations
    • Katherine Brackett
    • Richard Herring, Ph.D.
    • Rev. Brock Leach
    • Rev. Gilbert Friend-Jones >
      • Rev. Roger Frittts
      • Rev. Michael McGee
    • Rev. Beth Miller
    • Rev. Bill Morgan
    • Doug Muder
    • Previous Sunday Gatherings
  • Social Activities
    • Calendar
  • Get Involved
  • Directions
  • For Members Only