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UUCR TREE MANUAL
UUCR TREE MANUAL Get Yours This Sunday! The Green Sanctuary Committee would like to announce the completion of the UUCR Memorial Woodland Tree Manual. Heeding Wendell Berry’s advice to “Learn everything we can about the place where we live, and make common cause with that place,” this manual offers a description of the UUCR … Continue reading UUCR TREE MANUAL
Nov 5, Rev. Sue Browning, “Trusting in Abundant Love.”
Our Universalist ancestors held that love was an unlimited resource and felt called to offer unconditional love. Rev. Gordon McKeenan describes, “Universalists believe that all of us are going to end up together in heaven, so we might as well learn how to get along with each other now.” At this service Rev. Sue Browning … Continue reading Nov 5, Rev. Sue Browning, “Trusting in Abundant Love.”
Nov 12, Dr. Michael Franch, “Thinking About How Lives Matter.”
We claim universality in our faith community. We talk about the worth and dignity of every person. One of our responsive readings proclaims that it doesn’t matter whether one is black or white, gay or straight. That’s true but it’s also not true. If we ignore an identity that is important to a person, we … Continue reading Nov 12, Dr. Michael Franch, “Thinking About How Lives Matter.”
Nov 19, Rev. Sue Browning, “Gratitude and Grace.”
In this harvest season we take time to say thank you for the abundance around us. Join us for an intergener-ational Unitarian Universalist Bread Communion service where we’ll reflect on the grace underlying our gratitude as together we’ll set a table and share in the harvest. The service will include a Child Dedication service welcoming … Continue reading Nov 19, Rev. Sue Browning, “Gratitude and Grace.”
Sunday Service, Oct 22, 10 a.m., Rosemary Ramsey, “Growing into Community.”
Rebecca Solnit writes of a future that is unknown, dark, with an enveloping sense of possibility and com- munion. Martin Luther King Jr. considered “agape,” or love in action, as going to any length to restore community and heal that which divides us. Rosemary will share ideas of what building intentional community means to her, … Continue reading Sunday Service, Oct 22, 10 a.m., Rosemary Ramsey, “Growing into Community.”
Fri, Oct 20, 6 p.m., at the home of Lynn Geisert, UUCR Friday Night Potluck Dinner!
Mark you calendars and stay tuned for directions to Lynn’a house. No need to make reservations; just arrive with a dish to share — we’ll do the rest!
Tues, Oct 24, 4:30 p.m., at UUCR — Building Bridges Partnership Committee Meeting.
The SCSJ Building Bridges partnership with the AME Mt. Olive Church in Butlertown will be meeting to plan activities for the coming year. You may recall that we had a very successful bus trip to the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C. last year, as well as potlucks and fish frys. We are looking for … Continue reading Tues, Oct 24, 4:30 p.m., at UUCR — Building Bridges Partnership Committee Meeting.
Sunday Service, 10 a.m., Sept 24, Rev. Dr. David Pyle, “Held by a Vision.”
Every congregation has a purpose. You cannot be a congregation long without one. The key is uncovering that purpose and claiming it. This sermon and workshop will help us to name who we are as a congregation and what we are called to. Please stay after the service and a light lunch for the 90 minute … Continue reading Sunday Service, 10 a.m., Sept 24, Rev. Dr. David Pyle, “Held by a Vision.”
Oct 1, Rev. Sue Browning, “What is Worthy of Our Bravery?”
In his book The Philosophy and Mythology of Harry Potter author Patrick McCauley reminds us of a core lesson from the Harry Potter series: “The decision to approach and confront that which scares us is not a thought, it is an act.” Being brave is hard. What is worthy of our bravery? When should we act in … Continue reading Oct 1, Rev. Sue Browning, “What is Worthy of Our Bravery?”