At this turning of the wheel of year, Lori O’Malley will speak about the Samhain and the importance of this sabbath in pagan tradition. We will have the opportunity to join in a ritual of release and renewal as we reflect on all the past year has brought us. Genevieve O’Malley Knight will be the … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Samhain”
Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 10 23 ), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Join Diane Wright as we explore the ways, and the reasons, we measure and understand our world. Service Leader: Patty Klingenberg. Children’s RE: Classes 9:30 – … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Digging Mole Day: A Unitarian Universalist Perspective”
Hopedale member Ann Fuehrer will outline this year’s process of renewing Hopedale’s Welcoming Congregation status. She will frame welcoming practices within the context of the core of the UUA’s 8th Principle, journeying toward spiritual wholeness in Beloved Community. Service leader: Kathleen Carels. Children’s RE: Activity in lower level during the service.
Libby Earle and Liz Woedl represented Hopedale at the UUA General Assembly in June and will describe the GA experience at a time when UUs seek to embrace an inclusive future. Children’s RE: Classes 9:30 – 10:15 a.m., then they will join their families for the intergenerational service.
Kathleen Carels will bring our focus to the source: “Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves.” Most of us still kindle, to some degree in our hearts and souls, parts of earlier experiences that influence our current understanding of what it means to be … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Exploring the Sources of our Living Tradition”
“Zen and the Art of Bike Touring or Life Lessons Gained from Bicycle Riding” Liz Wilson, Professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University, is a scholar of Buddhism and an avid cycler. Come think about lessons gained from travel and exercise. Service leader: Jennifer Blue.
The traditional in-gathering ceremony performed by many UU congregations across the country is intended to welcome everyone back from summer activities and reflect on our time (largely) away. Bring rocks or water to symbolize your journey. But don’t worry, we will have both on hand if you forget. Service leader: Patty Klingenberg. Intergenerational.
The traditional in-gathering ceremony performed by many UU congregations across the country is intended to welcome everyone back from summer activities and reflect on our time (largely) away. Bring rocks or water to symbolize your journey. But don’t worry, we will have both on hand if you forget. Service leader: Patty Klingenberg. Intergenerational.
Join Diane Wright as we review the sources of Unitarian Universalism, with a special focus on the first of six: Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life. Service leader: Patty … Continue reading Sunday Service: “The Experience of Mystery and Wonder: Exploring the Sources of our Living Tradition”
Construction is progressing nicely at Hopedale but is not complete, so there will be no service on August 21 or 28. We will begin our new service year on September 4, when Diane Wright will speak. Our annual Rock & Water Service will be on September 11. Our services this year will be multiplatform, and forthcoming topics … Continue reading Change to Dates for Hopedale Sunday Services
