05/30/2026
SUNDAY, May 31, 2026, 11am
Sanctuary & on Zoom
Zoom Update: The link to join service online has recently changed. Use this Zoom link for online service on Sunday:
https://zoom.us/j/98147727735
We invite you to join us for our Sunday service "The Sacred Adventure of Not Knowing", led by Rev. Rainbow Weldon. Rev. Rainbow is an ordained minister with Centers for Spiritual Living. She recently stepped down from her role as Spiritual Director at Ahava Center here in Lexington where she served for the past 6 years. She is currently developing a new ministry, Q***r Spirit Collective led by and centering the LGBTQIA community both in person and online. Before moving to Lexington, Rev. Rainbow worked at the Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago as the founding Director of the Youth and Family Ministry and then Director of Education and Community Engagement.
Children's Religious Exploration (RE):
Carrying on with our Curiosity theme this month, we will explore the idea of a Pride Festival. With our Lexington Pride Festival on May 30, and June being Pride month, it seems like a timely topic. When did it start? Why have a Pride holiday? What do all the flags mean? What does it mean for me? These will be a few of the questions we will explore this coming Sunday!
Youth RE: This week, youth will make an "affirmation station" for the congregation to enjoy. This will be a small decorated corner where people can pick up small affirmations created by the youth. These will be little "pick me ups" for people to take with them when they need to know they are enough, smart, worthy, appreciated etc... We hope your creative and kind kids can join us!
Youth Choir: We resume on Sunday, May 31 at 10:30am in the Allen House. We will delve into a new song that we will perform for Flower Communion on June 7. It's not too late to join, and we would love to see you there!
Childcare on Sundays: Childcare is available in the Shoots & Sprouts nursery for ages 4 and under. Please ask one of our greeters for more info.
EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES: Sign up for the Weekly eNews at the link on our website (uucl.org) for a LOT of additional information. You'll find many more opportunities for connection in the eNews, along with links to sign up and/or learn more.
- May Give Away the Plate: Our GATP collection this month will go to Kentucky Refugee Ministries (https://kyrm.org).
Checks can be made out to UUCL with "May GATP" in the memo line and mailed to the church; text UUCLGATP to 859-659-6363; or use the Donate link on the church website.
- Sunday Fellowship Hour: All are invited to join us for fellowship before and after the service in the Fellowship Hall. Please label any snacks you bring to share with your name and ingredients. Our kitchen is a nut-free facility.
- Lexington Pride Festival: Saturday, May 30, Noon-10pm. UUCL is an event sponsor and will be at booths 349 and 350. Please come visit us!
- Game Day: Saturday, May 30, 4-6pm.
Fellowship Hall.
- My Grandmothers Hands - Adult RE Series: Sunday, May 31, 9:30-10:30am. This is the last date of this Adult RE series. You are invited to join Intern Minister Jeff LaBonde for a gentle, experiential Adult RE session that uses the wisdom of Resmaa Menakem’s "My Grandmother’s Hands", to will learn somatic practices to help process the weight of racialized trauma and systemic oppression. All are welcome to explore this healing path together.
- Wednesday Wellness: Begins Wednesday, June 3. Our new Wednesday Wellness program offers holistic activities to recharge your Body, Mind, and Spirit. Come feel welcomed, get encouraged, and stay connected. Contact Marie Conger, [email protected].
- BUILD Celebration: Monday, June 8 at 6:30pm, Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary (601 Hill N Dale Road, Lexington KY). UUCL had over 100 members attending the Nehemiah Action - and that's a cause for celebration! Join BUILD for a festive party with a light meal and fellowship on Monday, June 8.
- Peace Camp 2026: June 22 - 26. For grades 2-6. Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdsOubagh00FdYIh_Hg_-gStGynPMuXYc1YjkeJ92nnLR1qA/viewform
- UUCL Is Seeking an Operations Manager:
We are looking for a 3/4 time Operations Manager to oversee, engage, and plan for the sustainability and smooth running of our historic buildings and seven acres. Please take a look at the job description posted on our website, https://www.uucl.org/job-openings.
- UUCL Mini-Pantry: Sundays, before/after the service in the Fellowship Hall. Bring what you can, take what you need, no questions asked.
- Welcome Center Art: Works from artist Deb Schweitzer are currently on display in the Welcome Center through July.
Artist Statement: "Photography, the art and science of drawing light, is to me a magical act of freezing time. It is a method of collecting beautiful things, facing painful truths and communicating complicated ideas. Mostly, it is a study in the diversity of vision. Simply put, I love to take pictures."
UUCL is proud to offer art exhibition opportunities for local artists in the Lexington community as well as for UUCL Member-Artists. Artists interested in exhibiting in the Welcome Center are encouraged to contact Judy Hower, [email protected].
PARKING: We have a lot of visitors on Sundays, so here's a reminder for our frequent attendees: We have permission to use the "La Petite Academy" parking lot at 1450 Higbee Mill. There are also other side streets around UUCL that you can park on. If you know of UUCL members near where you live, see if you can catch a ride with them.
If Sunday services and events need to be adjusted or cancelled due to weather conditions, updates will be posted by Saturday evening at the latest. You'll find the notice on WYKT, Facebook and Instagram and the church website, uucl.org.
