Author Archives: Hopedale

Sunday Service, September 13: “Holy Food to Health Food: Considering the sacred nature of chocolate on International Chocolate Day.”

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 … Continued

CROP Hunger Walk

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 … Continued

Sunday Service, August 30- “Rocks and Water.”

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.

Sunday Service August 23 “The Path After the Pilgrimage.”

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 … Continued

Sunday Service August 16th Local UU history.

“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.

Sunday Service July 26 “A UU Fieldtrip”

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 … Continued

Sunday Service in July

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 … Continued