Dr. Lindsey Rustad is a botanist and forester who will be joining us from Maine. An expert in extreme weather and climate change, she will engage us in what is the single greatest environmental threat facing the planet today. “Scientists, like myself, live in the realm of facts and knowledge, but it is the arts … Continued

On this day in 1935, the scientific team of Wallace Carothers invented a new polymer substance. Years later, Dupont would call the substance “nylon,” and less than one hundred years later the substance is found throughout our homes, schools and businesses. What are the implications of an invention like this one? Come join Diane Wright … Continued

Luminescence has been created as a distinctly UU holiday to honor the many paths our faith offers for attaining spiritual fulfillment and to celebrate the freedom our faith provides each individual in seeking their own personal truth. This annual service will be modified in many ways from the traditional Luminescence service. I hope that each … Continued

Doris Bergen will review the types of love identified long ago by the Greeks (Eros, Philia, Agape, Pragma, Philautia, Mania, Storge, and Ludus) and explore what the relevance of each type may be for UUs at this particular time period.

Langston Hughes’ 1935 poem “Let America Be America Again” revealed the disparities woven in our country’s fabric. Eighty-five years later, those disparities have been laid bare before a new generation. How can Black people find hope and healing amidst America’s contradictions? Join Amber Franklin, founding member of Oxford’s Police Community Relations and Review Commission, for … Continued

Muriel Blaisdell will discuss one Bible story compatible with UU values: that of the reluctant prophet, Jonah. Jonah’s story is about one person’s refusal to do the work he knows needs to be done and what happens as a result. Sometimes we have to sit a long time inside a fish (or whale) to learn … Continued

Reflections on the story of Shoichi Yokoi. On January 24, 1972, two men checking their shrimp traps along a small river in the jungles of Guam encountered Shoici Yokoi. Several World War II Japanese soldiers had been left behind on the Island of Guam, and Shoici was the last survivor. Come join Diane Wright and … Continued

“Spirituality, Self, and Community: The importance of maintaining a spiritual grounding while navigating the expression of frustrations, fears, anxieties, and support from individuals and families working through a shared challenge.” Join Talawanda School Board member, Becky Howard, for this conversation. Service Leader: Drew Ruther

Ann Fuehrer, Executive Director of the Talawanda Oxford Pantry and Social Services, asks us to consider the first two principles of Unitarian Universalism in the operation of a food pantry. Service Leader: Linda Amspaugh.

This intergenerational service reveals a surprising fact regarding the UU symbol of the chalice and will be presented by our Co-ordinator of Religious Education, Genevieve O’Malley Knight, and some of the children from our Religious Education program: Flora Ruther, Lillian O’Malley, Clara Mortimore, Sylvan Ruther, Mira Davis and Winnie O’Malley. Service Leader: Celia Ellison