This Sunday is our Ingathering service and water communion. Summer is a season of spreading out. Tree canopies expand, and birds fly from the nest. You may have found yourself out and about as well, whether sitting in your yard, visiting a local park, or traveling further afield. Now, as fall approaches, we return. We return … Continue reading A Ticket to Our Destination: A Celebration of Ingathering
What does stewardship mean? What is legacy in the context of individual spiritual growth? And why, oh why, can’t society seem to plan for days they may not live to see? These questions about days far away can feel daunting, even overwhelming. Please come join us as we ponder these questions and find insight on … Continue reading Preparing for a Play You’ll Never See
Bring your beloved creatures (or a photo or other token of them) to church this Sunday for a blessing and for a brief worship (geared to animal attention spans) on the theme of how animals reflect the holy. We’ll be welcoming the beasts inside unless you are bringing a really, really big animal….which in case … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals
Unitarian Universalism feel hard to describe—yet it’s also wonderfully simple. This Sunday we’ll explore both sides of that truth. Many of us hesitate when someone asks, “So… what is your church about?” but this Sunday Rev. Susan will explore how to speak about our faith with confidence, warmth, and clarity. Immediately after our slightly abbreviated … Continue reading Talking about…Unitarian Universalsim
Longterm UU and NUUC member Margo Hicks talks today about the impact and importance of understanding the stories we all carry with us. Join us at 10:30AM 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 … Continue reading The Stories We Carry
In a world that constantly urges us to hurry, improve, and produce, what happens when we simply stop? In this service Rev. Susan explores how we might recapture the spiritual practices of resting without guilt and being present without agenda. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin … Continue reading How to Do Absolutely Nothing at All
Drawing on the ancient story of a crowd gathered on a hillside—ordinary Palestinians, hungry and uncertain—we remember the moment when a teacher invited them into courage and mutual care. The “miracle” was not food appearing out of thin air, but fear loosening its grip. People who had tucked away their small portions began to share, … Continue reading Scarcity Is Cap: A Story of Shared Abundance
The “Question Box Sermon” has become an annual tradition at NUUC. Rev. Susan takes one Sunday in the summer to respond to the questions you ask—and forms a worship service around the answers. If she cannot get to all of the question that Sunday, she uses them to create worship services later in the year. … Continue reading Living the Questions
Across time, people have reached for small things—stones, charms, whispered words—to ease pain or invite protection. Today Rev. Susan reflect on the deep human impulse to seek healing, and how our own rituals, objects, and stories can become sources of courage and comfort. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church … Continue reading Touchstones & Other Remedies
These times seem to be filled will so much to do, and many people are experiencing exhaustion, overwhelm, and fatigue. The machine of capitalism relentlessly bombards us with work. Whether we are trying to make ends meet, leave enough for our children to struggle less than we did, secure our daily meal, or some other … Continue reading Good Earth
