This is our second field trip of the summer. We will meet at the easement-protected property of longtime Hopedale friend Ann Geddes on Indian Creek Road in Oxford. Ann will give us a tour of the property and talk about the importance of land protection. She will host us for lunch from her garden/chickens, though … Continue reading Tour and Picnic at a Three Valley Conservation Trust Property
Diane Ruther-Vierling, Faith Community Outreach Coordinator for the local chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays), will join us to talk about the organization. Service leader: Ann Fuehrer.
On June 12, we hosted 28 people at Hopedale for an Alliance-Building workshop, facilitated by Busi Diamini. We will continue the conversation to plan the work of the Social Justice Committee for the near future. Service Leader: Ann Fuehrer.
On September 24, we will be heading to Ohio State University to participate in the Ohio Interfaith Power and Light Earthkeeping Summit, celebrating the wonders of the earth. Libby Earle will help us construct a fabric panel to display at that gathering. This is an intergenerational service. Service leader: Ann Fuehrer.
This year the Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly is being held in Columbus, Ohio. Some of us will be traveling to Columbus. Those of us staying in Oxford will view the Assembly Sunday Worship remotely in our own sanctuary. This is the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. Host: Ann Fuehrer.
Libby Earle will help us celebrate the Summer Solstice with a fire circle, rituals, and stories. This is an intergenerational service. The celebration will be followed by a potluck.
Join us first at 11:30 a.m. for a lunch (which we will provide) followed by a workshop from 12:30-2:30 p.m. We will welcome Busi Diamini, a cofounding member of Democracy Works in South Africa. Busi is currently a research fellow at the Kettering Foundation in Dayton. She will facilitate an alliance-building workshop, focused on addressing … Continue reading Democracy Works
Our social justice focus for much of the summer will be to tend our garden to grow and harvest produce, particularly green beans, to donate to customers at the Oxford Community Choice Pantry. We will have a short service to connect our summer focus with this past spring’s reading group book, Michael Pollan’s Botany of … Continue reading Summer of the Green Bean: Social Justice
Endings are always challenging. They bring with them feelings of sorrow, anger, and fear. But wisdom reminds us that with an ending comes a new beginning. Many of us worry that the world as we once knew it has perished, and a new one is forming. So, who will we be in this new world? … Continue reading Aug. 17: “At The Beginning of the World”
Sunday services will resume after the summer break with Diane Wright leading the Aug. 17 service beginning at 10:30 a.m.. Children’s religious education activity will be available during the serfice.
