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PodcastJogging With Tolstoy at 8:30; Disconnection by Design: Keeping Afloat in a World of Distance
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
8:30 a.m. only
“Jogging With Tolstoy”
Tolstoy is not only one of the greatest novelists of all time, but one to whom I find myself returning again and again. As philosopher Walter Kaumann once said, “Other writers one can take or leave, read and forget. To ignore Tolstoy means impoverishing one’s own mind; and to read and forget him is hardly possible.” Join me for one of Tolstoy’s unforgettable stories with a little twist at the end that hit me while jogging up a hill with Tolstoy on my silent retreat last summer. —Drew
9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
"Disconnection by Design: Keeping Afloat in a World of Distance"
How do you feel disconnected? Does technology encourage or discourage true connections? Do you feel connected to your political leaders? How can our UU Principles help us strengthen our connections? These questions will be creatively addressed in two lively and engaging youth-led services. — Kris Hubatch
Lonelier Than God
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
Today we welcome our New Members!
Taking our cue from the poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren who tells a harrowing story, a true story, about an old, wealthy high school friend who “smelled wealthy,” please join us as we wrestle with the idolatry of greed and the place of money in our lives, a perennial spiritual issue. We will also joyfully welcome our newest members this Sunday. Please join us. —Drew
God is Not...Love
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
When folks argue about what (and whether) God is, “God is love” is frequently intoned. What if it’s not true?
The Rev. Matthew Cockrum serves as Minister of Spiritual Life and Learning at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, MI, where he lives with his husband, Chad Beyer. Matthew was a ministerial intern at First Church during the 2001-2002 church year and is honored and excited to return to the pulpit. In the years since Milwaukee, Matthew has ministered in churches and hospitals. He recently completed a Spiritual Direction certification program and his reflections will be based on insights from the apophatic traditions of western Christianity, the adverbial theology of Meister Eckhart and the wisdom of yoga, of which he is a practitioner.
Amidst Misunderstandings, Failures, and Against Great Odds
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Love is a Higher Call
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
Kate Landis is the ministerial intern at the UU Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn, MA and has nearly completed her studies at Andover Newton Theological School. Last summer she was the staff chaplain at Ferry Beach, a UU camp in Maine, and this spring she will be ordained. She lives with her partner Jay in suburban Boston.
- Music: 8:30 & 9:45 a.m. - Mary Schuett, Guest Organist; 11:15 a.m. - Jack Forbes Wilson
Learning to Say "No"
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012
Children in their “terrible two’s” practice saying “no” incessantly, pushing their parents’ patience to the limit. It’s an important step in human development – learning to set personal boundaries by saying no. As a practice of self-care throughout our lives, saying no to others often means saying yes to yourself, sometimes a life-saving “yes.” Today we’ll consider the personal dimensions of resistance, and perhaps, how they interface with the powers and principalities of the world. — Dena
Is America Going to Hell?
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
About three weeks before Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed by a sniper, he opined, in a memorable phrase, that the Rich Man in one of Jesus’ parables went to hell because he wanted to be “a conscientious objector in the war against poverty.” Continuing, King went on to say, “I come by here to say that America, too, is going to hell.” Join me as we unpack the context for this statement and assess its validity for today in this era of “Occupy Wall Street,” on the one hand, and Milwaukee’s NAACP’s “Milwaukee Today” report from last June, on the other hand. —Drew
January 15 is Samaritan Sunday (so please bring some food to give away).
MUSIC: (all 3 services) - Alissa Rhode, with Allan Williams & Nick Hayes
Resistance the Gandhi Way
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
- Family Sunday
Resistance is our monthly theme this month. A fascinating, inspiring line runs back from Egypt to Tunisia to Serbia to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Mahatma Gandhi. Did you know that King heard about Gandhi in a Unitarian Church when he was in graduate school in Boston? And that Gandhi once met with NYC Unitarian minister John Haynes Holmes? In this era of “Arab Spring” and “Occupy Wall Street,” what better time to review the non-violent genius of Mahatma Gandhi than now? As a Family Sunday, the children are invited to join us with their parents for the first portion of the service. Please make them welcome. — Drew
Speaking from the Decades
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
What are you leaving behind in the old year? What is your dearest hope for the future? These questions will be answered by members who represent each decade of life, from someone who is ten years old all the way up to someone in their eighties. We started this tradition two years ago and it has become a favorite way to start the new year. Come and be moved by the wisdom of the decades! — Dena
No services on Sunday, December 25
In light of three services on Christmas Eve, there will be no services on Sunday, December 25.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Saturday, December 24
at 3:30, 5:00 and 6:30 p.m.
(details at right)
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