Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
We support interfaith, cross-class, multiethnic and multiracial grassroots organizations for purposes of increasing social integration and power in civil society and working for social improvement.
A very exciting Climate Justice Revival is sweeping the UU world this Fall and LCUUF is going to be part of it as we participate in a UU Climate Justice Revival to collectively reimagine a spirit-filled and liberatory future. Through conversations, worship, and advocacy, we will join other UU congregations and begin to realize climate … Continue reading CLIMATE JUSTICE REVIVAL SUNDAY
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh with Service Associate Carol Johnson There’s an idea that there is only a thin veneer of civilization, with things like law and authority, that keeps us all in check, keep us from becoming savage beasts. It seems like common sense, to the point that it’s a movie trope that the civilized … Continue reading The Thin Veneer of Civilization
Presenters: Kari Higgins, Francisco Nava, and Doris Wakeman Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi A presentation by Poco a Poco, a local organization that helps the people in the communities east of Chapala, about all the things they do and the communities they serve.
LCUUF’s April 16th service will speak to the challenges young Americans face upon emigrating to Mexico with their deported parents. We will have the privilege of hearing a presentation by attorney, Tran Dang, executive director and founder of The Rhizome Center for Migrants, a U.S. nonprofit based in Guadalajara. Ms. Dang will speak about the … Continue reading “The Reality of Young Americans in Mexico: Their Aspirations and Barriers”
Teaching for the first time! Ron Avalon has taken on the challenge of teaching English at an elementary school in the Lakeside area, and he will share with us what it has been like to undergo this opportunity. Dee Dee Camhi, who has worked in the field of English as a Second Language since the … Continue reading Teaching English: A New Experience
“To be a Unitarian Universalist means we’re not alone in the work: we are not alone because of our promises to love one another and because we are companions on the journey.” Erika Hewitt. Through music and readings this service focuses on how our UU principles align with Social Justice and how as individuals and … Continue reading Social Justice: For the Love of Justice
Local author & historian David Ellison will speak on the history of Mexican Independence day and the heroes of the revolution. Lynn Cleek will be the Service Leader.
Gun violence is a complex subject and the US has lost perspective of gun violence. It is so common now that we have become numb to it. But there are organizations that work for gun control, and they bring new hope. What can we learn from these efforts? Johannes Bjorner will talk about gun violence … Continue reading Gun Violence in America
Unitarians and Universalists have traditionally led the charge for social change resisting unjust, cruel and morally reprehensible social norms like slavery, war, denial of human rights, minority oppression and religious zealotry. This Sunday ́s service will highlight Unitarian Universalist “Resistance” since the two denominations merged in 1961, focusing on our role in the civil rights … Continue reading UU Resistance
The 5th Principle of UU is the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within congregations and in society at large. UU and Democrats Abroad both share the goal of supporting a vibrant US democracy. Larry Pihl and Terry Rossen, both members of DA will present. Dee Dee Camhi is the service … Continue reading What Values Do Unitarian Universalism and Democrats Abroad Share?
