Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper – Our celebration of Easter will be infused with song and stories, marked by beauty and centered in a broad, poetic frame. The first service will be created with people of all ages in mind, the second service will be created for older youth and adults. In between we will have our annual egg hunt. Come join us for a wonderful morning.
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7 April – Youth Sunday Change and Growth as Young Unitarian Universalists
Led by the Youth – Through music, readings, ritual and individual reflection, our high school youth will offer the congregation a window into what it means to grow up UU. Join us for this beloved annual worship experience.
14 April Like This Service
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Max Grubb – A colleague recently asked me whether I have ever used the teleprompter app on an iPad when preaching my sermons. I didn’t even know a teleprompter app existed! There are so many technologies being devised to help us work, learn, connect and play better and more efficiently. How do we decide when technological developments can help and when they might actually hinder our growth?
21 April Growing Greener
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Mary Lou Holly – Join us for our annual celebration of Earth Day! This year we will lift up a few of the many ways individuals and communities are exploring to grow greener lives and a greener planet.
28 April Does Life Long Learning Have to Be ALL My Life?
Rev. Elaine Strawn and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper – Continuing Education requirements never end…neither does spiritual development. We will try to integrate psychological and spiritual ideas to understand where we are in the scope of things. Rev. Elaine Strawn is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County. Along with Melissa, she is participating in a three congregation pulpit swap this morning. Melissa will be leading services at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville, PA.
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater – One of the most innovative developments in recent theology has been the development of a field called Process Theology. According to this view, everything is interconnected and God is always in relation, always becoming in relationship with all. This morning we’ll unpack this view of God and consider its implications.
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The board has voted to schedule a special congregational meeting for this Sunday, 3/24, after the second service. We have only two agenda items:
Please remember that only people who have been members of the congregation for at least 4 weeks are eligible to vote. Please note also that a quorum is required in order to conduct the business scheduled for this meeting. All the details regarding the property, cost and requirements will be explained in the meeting.
If you will be unable to attend, we will accept absentee ballots. However, please be aware that absentee ballots do not satisfy the quorum requirement. Please contact Moderator Kathie Slater if you require an absentee ballot.
Kathie Slater, Moderator
on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Led by Lay Leaders Joe Kuemerle and Lori McGee – Poetry is an important part of many people’s lives here at the UUCK. We are reviving the long-held tradition of Poetry Sunday, a tradition that has fallen to the wayside for several years. This service will include poems sent in by members and poems chosen by Joe and Lori which will be woven into an uplifting and inspirational service.
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Justin Czekaj – In the 20th century, the meeting of God and science helped fuel the rise of humanism. Since then, the ongoing relationship between the two has led down many paths. We’ll explore some of them this morning.
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From the UUCK Racial and Immigrant Justice Task Force
| We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform. Our plan is for a massive mobilization of our UU community and partners to hold visits with our Senators and Congresspeople during the in-state district work period from March 25-April 5.Join the Standing on the Side of Love webinar on Wednesday, March 13 at 8pm ET for an informative presentation on what we’re calling neighbor-to-neighbor visits to meet with your federal representatives.
Congress will likely pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) legislation this year and whether it is compassionate in addition to comprehensive depends on how much we and other faith communities influence the outcome. We ask you to commit to doing an in-district advocacy visit, i.e. neighbor-to-neighbor meeting, with your members of Congress. In-district visits are one of the most effective ways to ensure that your voice is heard. More than 30 congregations have already signed up to conduct visits and several UU State Advocacy Networks are making plans for these as well. We’ve also heard from UU leaders of congregations participating in interfaith community organizations that are visiting their Members of Congress. Please call now and make an appointment to meet with yours ASAP. It’s easy to make an appointment to speak with your legislators, and a small group from your community can have a real impact. Never done a lobby visit before? No worries! We can help walk you through the process. This call will also be informative for folks who are comfortable with advocacy, but want a refresher, along with some up to the minute details on where we currently stand with Compassionate Immigration Reform. Join the Standing on the Side of Love webinar on Wednesday, March 13 at 8pm ET and you’ll learn everything you need to set up and conduct and effective advocacy visit. Speakers: UUA Witness Ministries and Standing on the Side of Love staff and leaders from UU congregations, UU state networks and districts. Call-in number: 1-267-507-0240; Conference code: 685974# See our step by step guide on how to set up a district advocacy visit, talking points and more atwww.standingonthesideoflove. With your help, people of faith will play a key role in ensuring that immigration reform is compassionate, and reflects the worth and dignity of all people. Commit to doing an in-district lobby visit today! Love keeps families together, Love respects the inherent worth and dignity of all people, Love has no borders. In faith, Susan Leslie PS: The first 50 congregations to sign-up will receive a packet of Standing on the Side of Love goodies to support their work–click here to register your in-district visit today!
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Congregational Advocacy & Witness Witness Ministries Washington Center email: [email protected] | website: www.uua.org/justice |
We want to thank Larry Cole for donating the following book to the church library.
Mill, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, Essays on Sex Equality with an introductory essay by Alice S. Rossi (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1970). This volume brings together for the first time all of the writings of John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill on equality between the sexes, including John Stuart Mill’s The Subjection of Women, a classic in the history of the women’s rights movement.
There is also an interpretive essay by Alice S. Rossi, a sociologist and a feminist and one of the founders of the National Organization for Women (NOW). It analyzes the long personal and intellectual relationship of John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor.
This book became available March 1 in the Women’s Studies category.
As new books are added to the library, they are shelved on top of the bookcase at the far left end. This section is suitably labelled “New Books in the Church Library.”
Martha Kluth
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy – Join us for a whirlwind tour of some major moments in the history of God. Who has God been in the past and how does all that history inform our understanding of God today?
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