February 2010 UUFD Services
Unless otherwise noted, all services are held
at 10:00 a.m. at our new location:
419 San Juan Drive, Durango, CO 81301
(the corner of San Juan and Columbine, southwest of Needham Elementary)
Child Care Available
UU Principle Featured in February: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
February 7
Engineers without Borders at Fort Lewis College: Students learning to make a difference in the lives of real people in need —Roland Constable
EWB-FLC, an all-volunteer student organization, has been working since 2005 to improve the lives of economically impoverished, rural agricultural communities in Thailand, Ecuador, and Laos. Their primary objective is to improve people’s health in rural agricultural communities. As a result of their efforts more than 1800 people have clean drinking water and improved health today—and that number is growing each year “one village at a time.”
Roland (Rolly) Constable has taught writing at Fort Lewis College since 2006. Along with his wife, FLC Engineering Professor and EWB Co-Director Dr. Laurie Williams, he has been a faculty advisor and Professional Partner in EWB-FLC since that time and has travelled every year with students on five trips to Thailand, Ecuador, and Laos. He states that working with EWB has made him realize “…how fortunate I am; how much I have to give; and how much I have received by giving. “
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February 14
More Love—Rev. John Lloyd
What is it that draws people together to form a religious community? What is it that we build there and find there that is distinct from our personal worship or the joy of meditation in nature? There is an aspect of humanity that is an aspect of God. When this relationship is made conscious it is made visible. When we come together to worship God we find him in the radiance of those around us. This Sunday service will take the form of the Universal Worship where we acknowledge inner truth of all religious traditions and the divine light that spreads from the lineage of the masters saints and prophets to illuminate our hearts.
Reverend John Lloyd is an ordained Cherag and spiritual guide in The Sufi Order International. Rev. Lloyd's background includes twenty five years of spiritual practice, religious pilgrimages and training in chaplaincy.
February 21
Commununity and Faith: A look at the connections we value—Ann Butler
While wearing the hats of Neighbors columnist, obituary writer and religion editor for The Durango Herald, Durango native Ann Butler has learned the fabric of La Plata County. Her talk will focus on the many facets of human interaction seen locally and why feeling connected to this vital community means so much to those who live here.
While her background and work experience are in the field of international business, Ann Butler has recreated her life as a journalist and amateur historian in the past decade with her work at The Durango Herald. She also frequently offers courses on memoir writing and the history and culture of Durango through the Continuing Education Program at Fort Lewis College.
February 28
Resting in Receptive Awareness: A Meander through Buddha's Teachings— Katherine Barr
As Buddhism comes to the West, are Buddha's ancient Teachings relevant? Can these Teachings speak to the modern Western mind? What is the embodied experience of Buddha's Teachings for us in the West?
Katherine has been practicing Buddhist Vipassana meditation for 15 years. She serves on the Community Dharma Leader Council of the Durango Dharma Center where she teaches meditation classes, Dharma study programs and daylong retreats. Katherine also teaches meditation in the greater Durango community and is interested in ecumenical outreach
