On Monday we honored the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often as a day of service. In 1994, the King Holiday and Service Act was signed into law, as then Congressman John Lewis and former Sen. Harris Wofford proposed the legislation to encourage Americans to find common causes to improve their communities.
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.”
Since then, many take the day to do acts of service toward building community.
The Pagosa Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship is gathering the fourth Sunday of the month in its upcoming programming 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, Jan. 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 those affected, and the UU Fellowship is committed to lifelong 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 works.
Pagosa UU Fellowship in-person services are normally on the first and third Sundays of the month at 10:30 a.m. The second Sunday is the Going Deeper Sharing Circle, also at 10:30 a.m.
Find us 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.
Visit our website, www.pagosauu.org, to find our current newsletter.
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