Topic: 9:30 & 11 am

A Celebration of Commitment: Membership Sunday and Dedication of Children

It is a joy to welcome new members, to celebrate long-term members, and especially to welcome new life among us.  If you are considering membership, please talk with our minister, Elaine Strawn. And if you would like to bring your child for a UU Dedication, Elaine says, “Let’s talk.”  Unitarian Universalists “dedicate” their children to … Continue reading A Celebration of Commitment: Membership Sunday and Dedication of Children

Healthy Masculinity

Boys and men in our culture are encouraged to be strong, in control, fearless, and non-emotional. A more healthy version of masculinity would include a good balance of being nurturing, kind and gentle as well. Where are the role models for this? What can men and women do to support men growing into more healthy … Continue reading Healthy Masculinity

Embracing Change

Yikes! Change can be very scary. Let’s just avoid it. And yet we UUs are called to be agents for change, of transformation even. What do we see around us? What color are the glasses we use? Are they rose colored? Gray? UU theologian James Luther Adams had a no-nonsense way of looking at the … Continue reading Embracing Change

Easter Sunday

Sunrise Service and Brunch starting at 7:30 am. Bring your favorite breads, eggs, fruit and share the joy of the morning. Regular service at 9:30am and 11:00am: Where the Quest for Compassion Can Lead Us….Together.    The Choir will perform.

Of Course I’m Humble!

The ancient Greeks know the dangers of hubris.  It’s time for our contemporary world to take a full and personal moral inventory [to use the words of 12 Step Programs]

Binary Misses So Much

We have lived in a gender binary construct for so long, that it is a constant challenge to look beyond those walls.  Rev. Byrd is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Westfield Center and a founder of the Prysm group in Wooster.  He will share his knowledge and experience.  The Social Action’s LGBTQ … Continue reading Binary Misses So Much

When the Pupil is Ready the Teacher Will Come (Interconnections)

I first heard this ancient Oriental saying many years ago and have struggled with it from time to time ever since.  I don’t want to imply that I am “The Teacher,” still there may be something for all of us to learn in this idea.   Rev. Rod Thompson, Retired UU minister is preaching