Rev. Susan explores the hows and theological whys of maintaining excellent personal boundaries. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82694590385?pwd=TlRCUitCa0VSdnNyY2tvemM5N29KUT09 Meeting ID: 826 9459 0385Passcode: 962432
Feeling negative about the upcoming election cycle? Rev. Ritchie talks about how to avoid the kind of cynicism that leads to apathy and inaction, even while acknowledging the world is broken in all kinds of places. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, … Continue reading A Critique of Cynical Reason
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday created to mourn the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died to preserve … Continue reading How Shall We Remember?
What does it mean to be a species that shapes the world? Our children and youth have been exploring this question, as they learned about local biodiversity, extinction, and endangered animals. In this service, we will mark World BIodiversity Day and consider our place in the interdependent web of life. Director of Religious Exploration Morgan … Continue reading May You Survive and Thrive
On this Mother’s Day, we look at how Transcendentalism emerged from a debate within Unitarianism about what it takes to appropriately care for and feed the ever growing human soul. We’ll look at the spiritual practices the Transcendentalists engaged in (including walking in nature, keeping journals, contemplation, simple living, and conversation) and why and how … Continue reading Nurturing the Soul, Transcendentalist Style
Rev. Susan explores the complicated topic of nostalgia. As a spiritual longing for the past, it can foster valuable feelings of connection and continuity. And yet many group based nostalgias, especially national ones, lead to prejudices and even violence. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin … Continue reading Make Nostaliga Great Again
The Holiday of Passover equates the season of Spring to the liberation of the people from enslavement and oppression. Enlivened by the spirit of regeneration, what might we free ourselves of, this season? Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend … Continue reading Rites of Spring
On the occasion of Earth Day, Rev. Susan looks at what specifically Unitarian Universalist spiritual resources we have to breathe life into what can too often feel like the overwhelming task of addressing climate change. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, … Continue reading Brown Grace
Description: Modern American society is selectively inattentive to people with disabilities. Many individuals with disabilities experience being invisible to the world when they need support, and visible only when they’re objectified as “inspirations.” Seminarian Noa Tobin discusses her experience as a disabled person in society and ministry, widely held misconceptions about disabilities, and steps we … Continue reading Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
An increasing number of Americans hold multiple religious identities, and/or have multiple religious inheritances. Rev. Susan explores the vast potential as well as possible pitfalls of glorious mixities. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this link: Join … Continue reading The Pluralism Within
