June 10, 12 PM- Everybody has a right to live: Picnic at Merry Day Park, discuss new Oxford Community Choice Pantry with speakers Lara Osborne and Chris Shoker from the Community Choice Pantry. Field trip: we will gather at noon at Merry Day Park off of Reagh Way in Oxford. Hosted by the Social Justice Committee, HUUC.
June 3, 12:30 PM- Ecological Devastation: View and discuss film “Before the Flood” (running time 1hr 35 min) at the Hopedale UU Community, 3870 Oxford Millville Rd. Oxford, OH. Hosted by Libby Earle, Chair of the Social Justice Committee, HUUC.
Please bring a flower to share for our annual Flower Communion on May 27th, the last service before our summer programming begins in June. We will celebrate Spring with flowers and Genevieve O’Malley Knight will recognize the children, teachers, and helpers who participated in Hopedale’s RE program. Service leader: Susan Thrasher.
These days the news is sometimes overwhelming, and it can be even more challenging when we face personal loss or challenges. Come join Diane Wright and the Hopedale congregation as we reflect on what it means to be in community, navigating a complicated world, and consciously bringing our best selves to each day and each … Continue reading Sunday Service: Feet on the Ground and Breathing
There is a movement within our Association of Unitarian Universalist congregations and communities to add a Principle to our current list of Seven Principles. The June, 2017, General Assembly directed the Association’s Board to form a study commission to discuss adding an 8th Principle as follows: We the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, … Continue reading Sunday Service: The Eighth Principle of Unitarian Universalism
Robert Thurston joins us this morning to discuss 1794: The Year the Federal Government established its authority, a standing army, and the right to suppress internal rebellions; and, oh yes, its ability to regulate arms. Service Leader: Linda Amspaugh.
Tami Lunan is organizing outreach for the National Audubon Society in the Cincinnati area. With a background in public policy, movement and community building, LGBTQ and racial justice, Tami will lead us in a lively discussion about the importance of fostering inclusive participation as we strive to protect and enjoy our planet home. Service leader: Liz Woedl
Around the world more than a billion women and children risk their lives and/or health every day in order to cook the family’s food. The environmental cost is also staggering. Solar cooking could be and important part of the solution. Service leader: Linda Amspaugh. Spring Congregational meeting to follow the service.
Miami’s Department of Architecture & Interior Design has a long-standing relationship with the West African nation of Ghana. J Elliott, who has taken seven student groups to Ghana over the years–and in doing so has even earned the title of Honorary Chief–will share with us some of their inter-cultural accomplishments. Service Leader: Peter Carels. Join … Continue reading Sunday Service: The Miami-Ghana Connection
Hana-Matsuri: Buddha’s birthday Lama Surya Das writes, “Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism value many of the same things, including experiential practice, study and self-inquiry, mindful awareness cultivation, insightful wisdom development, and loving-kindness, combined with active compassion in the world. This is the heart of sacred activism—empowering, educating, edifying, elevating, transforming, and liberating.” Join Diane Wright as we … Continue reading Sunday Service: Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism
