Tour of Freedom Summer Memorial on Miami’s Western campus. Ann Elizabeth Armstrong will host us. Meet at Hopedale at 10:30 to car pool to the Western campus.

Once again, join us at Hopedale at 10:30am to discuss the second third of Hillbilly Elegy—come prepared to discuss. Followed by monthly potluck.

Join us at Hopedale to discuss the first third of Hillbilly Elegy—come prepared to discuss: Read the Introduction through Chapter 5 of JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A memoir of a family and culture in crisis. Identify several powerful excerpts that convey some of the main points of Vance’s writing to share with the rest of … Continue reading Sunday Service Discussion

Tour Don Isaac’s nursery 108 Pierce Street, Liberty, IN; lunch at El Reparo Mexican restaurant in Liberty. Last summer, Don talked about the spirituality of gardening for him. Now, we will tour his nursery. We will meet at Hopedale at 10:30 to car pool to Liberty, or meet at Don’s at about 10:45.   Street … Continue reading Field Trip!

Join us at this special time (10am) to view the broadcast of the GA worship service. Host: Genevieve O’Malley Knight.

On June 18, 10:30 AM, Sunday begins with a Summer Solstice-themed service led by Libby Earle. The service will be followed by a potluck lunch around 11:30 AM. Then, at 2:00-4:00 PM, there will be a public screening of the National Geographic / Interfaith Power and Light documentary film “From the Ashes, Sponsored by the … Continue reading Summer Solstice

Celebration to wrap up spring adult RE program,  “Hungry for Change.”  Tour MOON Co-op Market, purchase picnic, tour of Linda Amspaugh’s garden at 4983 Stillwell Rd, Oxford, picnic.  Coordinator:  Ann Fuehrer.

Kickoff of reading Hillbilly Elegy. Congregational Study/Action Issue: The Corruption of Our Democracy. Congregational democracy in action—vote on candidates for next UUA President. Service leaders: Ann Fuehrer and Patty Klingenberg.

In this service, we ask you to bring your favorite poems to share, so that we all can consider ways that poetry can inspire us to “live in harmony with the rhythms of nature” and to aid our “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”   Additionally, poetry can be fun, silly, and help us … Continue reading Poetry and Inspiration

Originated by Rev. Norbert Capek, in his native Czechoslovakia in 1923, the Flower Communion is perhaps the most widely-celebrated ritual in Unitarian Universalist congregations today.  Created out of a need for a symbolic ritual that would bind people more closely together, this communion was inspired by the native beauty of the countryside.  Bring a flower … Continue reading Flower Communion