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Dec. 23 |
Christmas: The
Anticipation of Peace.
The special connection between Christmas and expressions peace
suggests the importance of anticipation both as a personal spiritual
practice and as a way to change the world. |
No Children’s Religious Education |
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Dec. 24 |
Christmas Eve Candle Service 7:00PM |
Children in main worship |
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Dec. 30 |
Commissioned Lay Leader Teri Cornell offers a participatory
service.
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No Children’s Religious Education |
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Jan. 6 |
Polyanna, Never: On Choosing Hope. Hope is not optimism: it is a
chosen act of courage than can be made in the face of any
circumstance. |
Explorers: Adam
and Eve…are there new beginnings? |
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Jan. 13 |
God Wars. How many books have been published
in the last year trying to prove—or deny—the existence of God? We look at what understanding
Unitarian Universalism might offer to an unhealthy religious culture. |
Explorers: How
different traditions use the Bible. |
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Jan. 20 |
Altars in the
Streets. Martin Luther
King Day helps pose the question of whether or not we can still imagine a
spiritual solution to urban problems. Some inspiring examples of
community activism suggest we should at least try. |
Last day first semester
Explorers: Working on a short definition of what is
Unitarian Universalism? |
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Jan. 27 |
David Petras offers the service today. |
First day new semester
Explorers: How
do we know what is true? |
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Feb. 3 |
Another
Possibility. Why living
fully asks us to embrace that which is literally unthinkable. |
Children’s Chapel |
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Feb. 10 |
The Half Life of Sin:
What Goes Around Comes Around.
Does what you put out in the universe really come back to you? How the principle of karma, like
Universalism, is more about forgiveness than punishment. |
Explorers: Cain
and Able…what happens when someone does something bad? |
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Feb. 17 |
Jim Dunn speaks on Buddhist teaching and
practice. |
Explorers: Who was Jesus? |
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Feb. 24 |
Recommended
Reading. 19th Century
Unitarians shocked many Americans by equating literature and
scripture. How we too can
benefit by looking through the world with a literary eye. |
Explorers: What
did Jesus Teach?
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March 2 |
Commissioned Lay Leader Teri Cornell offers a service on
accepting brokenness. |
Explorers: Jesus as Social Revolutionary. |
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March 9 |
Parable of
Parables: Jesus as
Teacher. As Unitarian
Universalists, it is a part of our tradition to revere Jesus as a
teacher. Yet Jesus’ disciples
were constantly confused, and the parables just plain confusing. Just what kind of teacher was
Jesus? |
Explorers: Do miracles really happen? |
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March 16 |
Lay Service |
Explorers: The history, facts, and scripture behind
Easter |
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March 23 |
Easter: Putting in an Appearance. The first step to joy
requires that we show up for it, ready or not. Our annual Flower
Celebration.
|
Children in main worship |
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March 30 |
Adopted by
Aliens. A service on the
joys and sorrows associated with that most complicated of all human units:
families.
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Explorers: the story of Joseph prompts questions about
family life. |
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April 6 |
Follow Me. How
can we know when to lead, when to follow, and when to disobey? |
Explorers learn more about the story of Moses. When should you follow a leader,
and when should you protest? |
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April 13 |
Lay Service |
Children’s Chapel |
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April 20 |
Passover:
The Problem with Tribes.
We focus on the special knowledge that comes with exile. Included for discussion is the
ironic case of Spinoza, the greatest of all Jewish philosophers, who could
only have his revelations after being excommunicated from his Jewish
community. |
Explorers enjoy a Passover Seder
today. |
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April 27 |
Fearless. Do we even know what it would be
like to live life unafraid?
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Explorers: Pursuing Peace and Freedom can take
courage! |
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May 4 |
Lay Service |
Explorers: Why can change be so hard? |
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May 11 |
Things I Needed to
Know that I Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten. Mother’s Day prompts a reflection
on the nature of wisdom, seasoned by experience. |
Explorers: How
can we live out our Principles? |
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May 18 |
Music Sunday |
Children in main worship |
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May 25 |
Lay Service |
No Children’s Religious Education |
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June 1 |
From Akron to Antioch. A look at the history of
Unitarianism and Universalism here in Ohio begs the question: can we make a
difference in this region?
|
Last day regular Children’s religious education.
Explorers: What is a Unitarian
Universalist? |
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June 8 |
Religious Education
Sunday |
Children in main worship |
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June 15 |
Foundational Stories
in Unitarian Universalism. From the Miracle in New Jersey to the
Turmoil in Transylvania-- five stories about our history that you should
know as a Unitarian Universalist.
|
Summer religious education program. |
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June 22 |
Question Box
Sermon. Bring your
questions for Susan: to be answered both now, and later. |
Summer religious education program. |
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June 29 |
Lay Service |
Summer religious education program. |
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July 6 |
Lay Service |
No Children’s Religious Education program. |
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July 13 |
Fun as Spiritual
Discipline. Even those
Puritans were wilder than you thought. |
Summer religious education program. |
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July 20 |
Lay Service |
Summer religious education program. |
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July 27 |
Leviticus, the
Movie. What would happen
if we thought of the Bible as a summer blockbuster instead of Sacred
Scripture?
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Summer religious education program. |
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Aug. 3 |
Lay Service |
Summer religious education program. |
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Aug. 10 |
Good versus Evil:
from Batman to Harry Potter.
A look at the theological messages about good and evil in our
popular culture. Bring your
own examples…there will be a chance to share. |
Children in main worship |
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Aug. 17 |
Lay Service |
Summer religious education program. |
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Aug. 24 |
Animal
Blessing…our annual outdoor tradition. Bring on the beasties! |
Children in main worship |
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Aug. 31 |
Lay Service |
No Religious Education |
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Sept. 7 |
Ingathering, 2008 |
Children in main
worship |
Welcome! · 
Worship&RE · 
