By De Anna Hoyle
Each year our nation honors the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and often as a day of service. As stated on the website of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the MLK holiday is “a day on, not a day off.” This idea began in 1994, when then Congressman John Lewis and former Senator Harris Wofford proposed the legislation to encourage Americans to find common causes to improve their communities, and the King Holiday and Service Act was signed into law.
Since then, many take the day to do acts of service towards building community.
As a way to build community and do good, the Pagosa Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship is dedicating the fourth Sunday of the month to do acts of service. We have committed to a Share-the-Plate, which will donate to causes in line with our values centered in love.
This Sunday, January 26 we will be putting together care kits, that we will offer to those who may be supported by them. The conversation we will introduce as we work on the care bags will include the idea of mutual aid. This focuses on understanding and acknowledging our shared humanity and to not make assumptions about others. We want to be in partnership with others and the UU Fellowship is committed to life-long learning as we confront the issues that affect the marginalized people in our community and the wider world.
Join us for Action Sunday! as we make friends, grow our spirits and do good.
Pagosa UU Fellowship in-person services are the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 10:30am. The second Sunday is the Going Deeper Sharing Circle, also at 10:30 AM. A meditation practice is offered each Sunday at 9:00 am, with a Dharma talk added the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 9–10:15 am. Joining by Zoom is available for some of the programs. For additional information about the Fellowship and the link to join online, please see the website www.pagosauu.org.
We are located in Unit B-15 of the Greenbriar Plaza, 301 N. Pagosa Blvd. on the north side facing Pagosa Peak. We welcome diversity and invite everyone to share in our faith community.