Ann Fuehrer, currently a member of the planning team of OASH, Oxford Area Solutions for Housing, will address an example of what commitment to being a Green Sanctuary means.  Ann will make a link between the climate crisis and homelessness, talk about how the link manifests globally and locally, suggest local actions, and prepare us … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Climate Crisis and Homelessness: Bringing the Global Local.” 

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 13 other women attempted to vote in Rochester, New York. Join Diane Wright and our congregation as we get ready for Election Day in the United States. We will consider our 5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations … Continue reading Sunday Service: “The Judge and Susan B. Anthony: Important Echoes from 151 Years Ago”  

We welcome the Rev. Kip Colegrove, a retired Episcopalian priest, to share with us the spirit of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Oxford as a Welcoming and Affirming faith community. Service Leader: Ann Fuehrer Children’s RE: Hallowe’en-themed activity in lower level during the service.

In 1950, the Chinchaga Fire burned through British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, and eventually was the largest forest fire ever recorded in North America.  In late September, as a result of that fire, towns across the eastern seaboard of the United States experienced darkness in midday from the smoke.  Join Diane Wright as we explore … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Blue Moons & Smoke Plumes: Lessons from Chinchaga Firestorm “

How do we define disability?  Are any of us not disabled in some way?  Join Jennifer Blue as we tackle these questions and join in conversations about how we can design our spaces and services to be welcoming to everyone. Service Leader: Jennifer Blue. Children’s RE: Class day.

Oxford Friends’ Meeting (Quakers) will worship with us and bring a message about the sources of their intention to be an affirming and welcoming presence in the Oxford Community.  They will speak out of the silence of Quaker worship as part of our order of service, in keeping with the traditional Quaker practice of listening … Continue reading Sunday Service: “A Visit from the Quakers.” 

Shana Rosenberg will join us to share how Thread Up Oxford is benefitting our community. Service leader: Genevieve O’Malley Knight.

Join us as Tim Kraus, from the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, explores some of the central challenges Unitarian Universalists face as we grapple with what it means to build Beloved Community in this uncertain time of social, political and environmental turmoil. Service leader: Jennifer Blue. Children’s RE: Class time during the service. Stay for … Continue reading Sunday Service: “What Does Our Faith Require of Us?”

We will hear from Hopedale’s delegates Libby Earle and Liz Woedl, who attended remotely, as well as RE Coordinator Genevieve O’Malley and Lilly O’Malley, who attended in person. Come and see the ribbons Lilly collected at the booths. Service Leader: Genevieve O’Malley Knight Children’s RE: Activity in lower level during the service. Stay for the … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Revisiting the Unitarian Universalist Association’s 2023 General Assembly”

On September 10, 1801, Marie Catherine Laveau was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Over the decades of her life, she became the most prominent practitioner of Louisiana Voodoo, and her name continues to be associated with this unique religion. Join Diane Wright as we look at the history of voodoo and consider it via the … Continue reading Sunday Service: “A Secretive Religion: Looking at Louisiana Voodoo on the Birthday of Marie Laveau”