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Sunday, July 6th
9:15 a.m: Spiritual Celebration: Immigration in a Spiritual Frame
The current debate over immigration is usually framed in practical terms -- does it help or hurt our economy? Does immigrant labor displace American workers or do the jobs no one else wants? What's rarely mentioned are the moral/spiritual questions inherent in this issue. Our Unitarian Universalist principles and traditions speak to these questions, as we listen to the voices of those most affected by our decisions as a nation. Drawing on the actual words of undocumented immigrants, minutemen, humanitarian aid volunteers, and others, Marta Caminero-Santangelo will lead a (hopefully) multi-media contemplation about what it might mean to approach the immigration issue in the context of our "this-worldly" faith.
10:45 a.m: Program: "LINK: Hunger in Douglas County".
Today's program, brought to us by the Fellowship's Social Action Committee, focuses on the local interfaith efforts of the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen to alleviate this vexing problem.
Sunday's program will feature a panel including Janney Burgess, Fellowship Liaison to the LINK Board;Ellen Sward, Fellowship LINK Service Coordinator, and; Herman Leon, Board Member and one of the founders of LINK.
Social Justice: We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of each person; we respect the interdependent web of all existence, our mutual interdependency, and we affirm the need to create a world in which each person has the opportunity to flourish and that each person as a birthright should have enough to eat.
The Fellowship has a long history of participation in LINK since its beginnings in 1985. Members of the Fellowship have generously supported and participated by preparing food and serving the guests. The service will provide opportunity for members of the Fellowship to contribute to The Fellowship LINK Fund.
The funds will be used to purchase various supplemental food items for the days the Fellowship serves. Each of these four or five days out of the year $75 to $100 is needed to supply milk and other necessary food items. The goal for LINK for the coming year is $500 for this purpose.