Sunday Service June 25: UU General Assembly Worship Service
Join as at 10am this Sunday as we jointly view a broadcast of the GA worship service. Host: Genevieve O’Malley Knight.
Author Archives: Hopedale
Sunday Service June 18: Summer Solstice
Join us at Hopedale as we host a Summer solstice service. Service leader: Libby Earle.
Sunday Service June 11: Field Trip!
Join us for a celebration to wrap up spring adult RE program, “Hungry for Change.” We are planning a tour of the MOON Co-op Market. We can purchase a picnic and then tour Linda Amspaugh’s garden at 4983 Stillwell Rd, Oxford, where we’ll gather for fellowship, food and fun. Coordinator: Ann Fuehrer.
Sunday Service-April 30: “#NoDAPL: Why We Take The Stand We Do”
April 30: “#NoDAPL: Why We Take The Stand We Do” Lydia Yellow Hawk, an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in SD and President of the Native American Student Association at Miami University-Hamilton, will share with us the activities of the organization in support of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock in North Dakota. … Continued
Sunday Service-April 23: “Stewardship of Local Waterways”
In celebration of Earth Day, Dr. Donna McCollum, Prairie/Forest/Wetland Conservationist and Retired Educator, will share with us perspectives gained from her work creating the Edge of the Farm Conservation Area, managing the Butler County Stream Team, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Three Valley Conservation Trust. This is the second … Continued
Sunday Service-April 16: “Lessons Learned from Loss: An Easter Meditation”
Cynthia Kelley, one of our Hopedale friends and a hospice social worker for twelve years, was able to translate the experience of losing her son to help others cope with the death of a loved one. Join us as she leads us in a meditation on her journey of survival, affirmation and caring. Service leader: … Continued
Sunday Service-April 9: “Literally Literacy: The Spirit of Library Week”
April 9 to 15 is National Library Week. The theme of National Library Week this year is “Libraries Transform.” Come join Diane Wright as we consider the legacy and future of libraries, and what their lessons are for us as Unitarian Universalists. Service Leader: Drew Ruther.
Sunday Service: April 2 – “Ohio Justice and Policy Center”
J. “Yaacov” Delaney will present information about the mission of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center in Cincinnati. The goal of the OJPC “is to create fair, intelligent, redemptive criminal-justice systems through zealous client-centered advocacy, innovative policy reform, and cross-sector community education.” OJPC leads in serving the needs of people directly affected by the criminal … Continued
Sunday Service-March 26: “This I Believe: Children’s Edition.”
This I Believe is an organization that encourages people to write about and share the core beliefs that guide their daily lives. In our non-creedal faith community at Hopedale we have a wide range of beliefs. What do our children believe? Let’s turn a service over to the children and hear from them. Service Leader: … Continued
Sunday Service-March 19: The Rev. Dennis McCarty, Gentle Atheist, will share “Thoughts on Religious Language.”
With our UU diversity of belief, language can become a bone of contention. Does it need to be that way? Rev. McCarty looks at the way a concept can develop form stark fact to symbolic poetry and seeks to look at language of faith as a unifying, rather than divisive force. Myth, allegory, and metaphor. … Continued