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Sunday Service: January 24 – The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

Daryl Baldwin will talk about the relationship between Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.  He will also share some of the current efforts of the Myaamia Center in developing language and cultural educational tools for the Miami Tribe community.  Service Leader: Linda Amspaugh.

Sunday Service: January 17: “Shake, Rattle and Roll With It: A UU Perspective on Suffering.”

On the 20th anniversary of the Hanshin Earthquake, a devastating seismic event that killed thousands of people near Kobe, Japan, we will consider the causes of suffering, and how our UU traditions call us to respond.  Service Leader:  Steve Dana.  Second collection will go to the Oxford Family Resource Center to help folks with their … Continue reading Sunday Service: January 17: “Shake, Rattle and Roll With It: A UU Perspective on Suffering.”

Sunday Service, January 3 January 3: “Longing for a Super Savior, or What To Do Until the Messiah Shows Up.”

Donne Hayden, newly retired minister of the Cincinnati Friends, joins us to speak about longing for a super hero. She says, “wouldn’t it be great if someone could stop the         madness—stop the sequence of wars we find ourselves stomping into in the Middle East; stop the brutality of our police forces and the … Continue reading Sunday Service, January 3 January 3: “Longing for a Super Savior, or What To Do Until the Messiah Shows Up.”

Christmas Eve Service: 6:30 pm

December 24:  Intergenerational Christmas Eve Service at 6:30 p.m. Come celebrate Christmas with songs, readings, and more songs.  This is an intergenerational service. Service Leaders: Genevieve O’Malley Knight and Jennifer Blue. All are welcome to bring cookies to share afterward.

Sunday Service, December 20: “Winter Solstice: Symbols of the Season.”

Join in an intergenerational celebration of all the symbols of the season from cultures past and present.  Throughout the ages people have responded to the withdrawal of the light and also have nurtured a desire to share and give gifts to others.  Could it be that the world in its diversity has always been celebrating … Continue reading Sunday Service, December 20: “Winter Solstice: Symbols of the Season.”

Sunday Service December 13: “Evangeline Follows Her Heart: Reflections on Acadian Remembrance Day.”

On this day, people who call themselves “Cajuns” pause to remember their exile from Acadia, and their harrowing migration to other parts of the world.  Almost one third of Acadians died along the journey.  This chapter in history continues to resonate for those everywhere who are displaced, and those who yearn to re-connect with the … Continue reading Sunday Service December 13: “Evangeline Follows Her Heart: Reflections on Acadian Remembrance Day.”

Sunday Service December 6: “ Human Rights Halfway Around the World .”

This past summer Aaron Kawamura quickly took the opportunity to travel to the capital of Mongolia for two months, only knowing that he would be there for two months and would volunteer for Amnesty International. During that time he lived with a host family and explored the country. He joins us this Sunday to to … Continue reading Sunday Service December 6: “ Human Rights Halfway Around the World .”