Montezuma drank it for strength; an early Roman Bishop declared that drinking chocolate didn’t count as breaking a religious fast; and today, in popular culture, chocolate plays a role in religious feats and romantic courtship.  September 13 is International Chocolate Day, and we’ll consider all the ways even a common sweet treat can be a … Continue reading Sunday Service, September 13: “Holy Food to Health Food: Considering the sacred nature of chocolate on International Chocolate Day.”

Disconnects, the Broken Paradigm, and what can we do about it.” How did we go from New Deal to No Deal? Maybe an answer can be found in the difference between the Truth and the Whole Truth.   This will be an intergenerational service.  Service Leader:  Russ Vie Brooks.

Oxford’s annual CROP Hunger Walk takes place on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10:00 am at Millett Hall on Miami’s Campus. Proceeds from the Walk will go to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry. If you would like to walk, to sponsor a walker, or make a donation, email Ann Fuehrer at fuehrea@miamioh.edu before September 12. Ann will … Continue reading CROP Hunger Walk

Please join us for our annual service of gathering and rededication, a celebration of the beginning of a new church year. Bring water and/or rocks from your summer travels and tell us what they have meant to you. Don’t worry, though, symbolic water and rocks will be provided. Service Leader:  Patty Klingenberg.

Whether or not we have spent our summer traveling, it’s a season of transition and discovery.  At the end of these months, we come to find ourselves re-adjusting to our “everyday lives.”  Come join Diane Wright as we consider the change of seasons, and some strategies for bringing the lessons and rejuvenation of one season … Continue reading Sunday Service August 23 “The Path After the Pilgrimage.”

“Unitarians and Universalists doing social justice in Oxford, Reily and Hamilton:  Past, present and future”  Liz Woedl and Ann Fuehrer will recap Summer Sundays’ services and field trip, highlighting the social justice focuses of U and U communities in the area over the last 100 years. Join us for the Third Sunday Potluck after service.

August 9- “WWMRD: A Celebration of Neighbors First Unitarian of Cincinnati and Hopedale are UU neighbors.”  This is a celebration to get to know each other.  But we have lots of other neighbors near and far.  How do we get to know and appreciate them?  What if fear keeps us apart?  Even if you are … Continue reading Sunday Service August 9- “WWMRD: A Celebration of Neighbors First Unitarian of Cincinnati and Hopedale are UU neighbors.”

August 2- “Justice, Equity, Compassion, and the War on Crime.” Steven Nelson will be joining us to talk about what are the moral and psychological implications of our 30-year old ‘war’ on crime and where has it brought us and what are we to do?  Service Leader:  Linda Amspaugh.

Sunday, July 26 “The History of UUs in Oxford, Reily and Hamilton:  A Field Trip with Liz Woedl”  We will begin at Hopedale at 9:30 am and carpool to six local sites that represent the history of UUs in Oxford, Reily and Hamilton.  After our historical visits, we will gather for lunch at J Austin … Continue reading Sunday Service July 26 “A UU Fieldtrip”

For the fifth summer in a row, the Social Justice Committee will use alternate worship formats to explore issues of justice, and to put our affirmation into practice. Sundays, July 5, 12 and 19 “Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow.” We will continue working through Daniel Hunter’s organizing guide to build a … Continue reading Sunday Service in July