July 7, 2019 The Web of Life and our Place in the Geologic time line 10:30am to 1pm Meet at Peffer Park, located at 4346 Millville Oxford Rd., Oxford, Ohio 45056. For a Family Fossil Dig Picnic: Bethany and Dan will be grilling. Bring a picnic side dish. Wear water shoes and play clothes. There … Continued
Child care will be provided. Ann Fuehrer will talk about the work of the newly created TOPSS (Talawanda-Oxford Pantry and Social Services) and the role of faith communities in supporting the work of this nutrition center. Followed by Hospitality.
June 23, 2019 GA Service 1:00pm – 2:30pm (Time Change due to West Coast Location) 6pm Summer Solstice Celebration: honoring the earth through Lakota traditions.Intergenerational fun!!!! Picnic potluck (We furnish hot dogs and veggie dogs and smores, you bring sides.) Campfire and campfire songs.
Food Insecurity and the intersection with Justice Issues. Ann Fuehrer will present the concern of food insecurity. How does our food access differ from some people, especially locally? How can the community respond? Children and adults will respond to this question by making a collage mural which will be used in the June 30 service. Intergenerational. Child care for the … Continued
Oxford Injustice: History Often Avoided. Liz Woedl will discuss past episodes of racial injustice in Oxford. We’ll explore an opportunity for reconciliation through community and university collaboration and a partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative’s Community Remembrance Project. Mature subject matter. Child care provided. Hospitality afterward.
UUA Congregational Study/Action Issue: Undoing Intersectional White Supremacy, Dismantling White Supremacy. Through visuals, discussion and interactive activities we will begin to broaden our understanding of “whiteness” and privilege and how to be an anti-racist ally. This service is intergenerational with child care available for the little ones. Followed by hospitality.
We join other Unitarian Universalist congregations who annually celebrate the Flower Communion Service, originated in 1923 by Dr. Norber Chapek, founder of the modern Unitarian movement in then Czechoslovakia. If you are able, please bring a flower to share (extra flowers will be available) for this intergenerational service. Service leader: Celia Ellison.
Join Adriane Ruther as she showcases the Erik/Talawanda natural areas and land lab. These 97 acres of varying Ohio ecosystems were established for study and leisure on the Talawanda High School property in 2012. Service Leader: Drew Ruther. Potluck will immediately follow Sunday service. After the potluck there will be an opportunity to tour the … Continued
To close out our Program Year, the Children’s Religious Education classes will be leading the Sunday Service on Mother’s Day, with a focus on gratitude. What are we grateful for in our families, in our communities, and in our Hopedale Community? How do we best like to say and to hear “thank you”? This multi-generational … Continued
Join Diane Wright as we reflect on the “give and take” of our connections with others, and the ways our own actions can be reflected back to us. Service Leader: Bethany Smith.
