Planning a funeral can be a whirlwind of stress, emotions and decisions that must be made. How do you want to be remembered? Who’s in charge? Who is paying for all of this? In a candid presentation, funeral director and Hopedale member Kyle Hutchinson will share insight into the planning and pre-planning process as well … Continue reading Sunday Service: May Way
Spring Ahead! Move your clock and don’t be late! In 2023 several organizations came together to create National “I AM” day celebrated on the second Sunday of March. This day looks at the power of affirmations and the words we tell ourselves. Diane Wright explores the importance of being aware of messages we give ourselves … Continue reading Sunday Service: The Most Important Monologue: Reflecting on the Things We Tell Ourselves on National “I AM” Day
“Truthiness” was defined by TV personality Stephen Colbert as the belief that truth is what you feel to be true, rather than what the facts support. This attitude sometimes seems to be a defining characteristic of our current public discourse. We appear to have entered a new era of “truthiness.” But momentum for this development … Continue reading Sunday Service: The Free and Responsible Search for Truthiness: A Short History of Alternative Facts
On the final Sunday of National Hearth Month, join Diane Wright as we consider the human heart. We’ll explore the figurative and literal ways the heart keeps us going. Presenter: Diane Wright; Service leader: Kelsey Lovelace Children’s RE: Class Day
When we make decisions about what to do and how to act in the world, we often draw on what we know and seek knowledge in order to make informed decisions. More and more, however, it seems that what one person thinks they know, another person will claim is “fake” and not really knowledge at … Continue reading Sunday Service: Thinking Together in a Divided World
How much stuff do you have? How much of that will your descendants want? I look around my own house and see some things that mean something only to me – some of those came from my parents or my ex-husband’s parents, and I suspect none of that will be interesting to my stepson after … Continue reading Sunday Service: Swedish Death Cleaning
UUs celebrate and/or recognize several religious holidays from other faith traditions. On this Sunday, February 2, 2025, we will celebrate Luminescence, which represents the light we generate as members of the Unitarian Universalist faith. Presenters and Service Leaders: Linda Amspaugh and Kathleen Carels Children’s RE: Intergenerational
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” asked Jean Jacques Rousseau. In preparation for Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-15, Celia Ellison and kids in our RE program will share their thoughts, ideas and plans. Presenter and Service leader: Celia Ellison & Hopedale Kids Children’s RE: Intergenerational Service
The 2021 Action of Immediate Witness of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is to “Defend and Advocate with Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Communities.” Today’s message will be presented by Megan Kuykendoll, a Miami faculty member who is currently Secretary for Oxford Area PFLAG. Megan will focus on the role of advocacy, an important aspect of … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Building Beloved Community with LGBTQIA+ Members”
Due to the weather forecast, we will NOT be meeting in person. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89015873039?pwd=WVNIelRXS0UvaUdQaFZkS0g1WlFTQT09 January 5 is the Catholic feast day of St. Simeon Stylites, an early Christian who became well-known after climbing atop a pillar and living there for over 30 years. Diane Wright joins us to look at the idea of … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Difficult Task as Privilege: Reflecting on the Feast Day of St. Simeon Stylites”
