Author Archives: Hopedale

Sunday Service, July 14th Desert Island Discs

If you were stranded on a desert island, what one piece of music would you wish to have with you?  Come share your music with others, and hope that we would all be stranded together.  Steve Moore will be our DJ.

Social Justice Sunday, 6/30 “Hopedale and a Community Café”

June 30: “Hopedale and a Community Café” We will discuss whether and how Hopedale might be involved in a Community Café. Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 3870 Millville Oxford Rd. Oxford, OH. Children’s Religious Education and Childcare are available. July Sundays will provide opportunities for favorite summer pastimes: communing with nature through Saturday night campfire/campout and Sunday garden … Continued

Celebrating God’s Love for ALL People!

Thursday, June 27, 2013, 7pm First Unitarian Universalist Church, in Avondale 536 Linton Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219 Join us in celebrating the spiritual side of pride with an interfaith evening of music, readings, prayer and inspiration! Clergy and lay leaders from across the rainbow of spiritual and religious perspectives will gather to honor how their diverse faiths … Continued

Social Justice Sunday, 6/23 “Oxford Works”

June 23: “Oxford Works” We will look at the success of the employment readiness program at the Family Resource Center. We will talk about how a Community Café might support Oxford Works. Visit www.frcoxford.org/page8/OxfordWorks.html webite. Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 3870 Millville Oxford Rd. Oxford, OH. Children’s Religious Education and Childcare are available.    

Social Justice Sunday, 6/16, “One World Everybody Eats Foundation”

June 16: “One World Everybody Eats Foundation” A nationwide foundation supporting Community Cafes. We will look at the example of o.n.e. Bistro in Miamisburg, OH. Visit: oneworldeverybodyeats.org website. Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 3870 Millville Oxford Rd. Oxford, OH. Children’s Religious Education and Childcare are available.    

Social Justice Sunday, June 9 “Localism as Social Justice”

We will discuss the significance of localism as a social justice concept, exploring connections with local farmers, the MOON co-op market, and the Uptown Farmers’ Market. The 10:30- 11:30am session is open to the public. Childcare will be provided. Read pieces by Wendell Berry and Barbara Kingsolver at: Kingsolver reading The Pleasures of Eating – Wendell … Continued

Social Justice Sunday, June 2- Oxford Community Cafe “Think Piece”

In a community café, the food would come, as much as possible, from local farmers and gardeners.  Customers would pay based on a “pay what you can” model.  The café would be staffed by a paid, professional chef, but all other jobs would be performed by volunteers, by members of the Oxford Works program of … Continued

Sunday Service, May 26, Meet UUs at the Knolls!

We are taking our service to the Knolls of Oxford at the other end of town this Sunday, in hopes that some guests will join us!  We’ll all have a chance to get to know each other better as we learn what has attracted several of our regulars — from life-long UUs to brand-new explorers of … Continued

Sunday Service, May 19th “Rocks and Starts: A Circle Worship.”

What are the congregation’s hopes and dreams for religious education for all ages? The service begins at 10:30am. Children’s Religious Education and Childcare are available. The service begins at 10:30am. Children’s Religious Education and Childcare are available.

Sunday Service, May 12th “Flower Communion.”

On this special Sunday, we will celebrate graduation and Mother’s Day with our Flower Communion. This is an intergenerational service.Bring flowers — and a celebratory spirit! Linda Amspaugh, Sallie Killian and Judi Hetrick will lead the service. We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday morning! This is an intergenerational service, so we’ll have an … Continued