Month: April 2022

Idleness as a Spiritual Practice

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by CLM Kathy Kerns and Worship Associate Heidi Shaffer Bish.

Our culture is often very focused on time, with busyness often treated as a valued state of being. By contrast, Italians practice “Dolce Far Niente”, the sweetness of doing nothing, and spiritual practices like honoring the Sabbath are designed to help us slow down to have the time and space to connect with our values and to the people and the world around us. This service explores the wisdom and benefits of adopting idleness, or as the sweetness of doing nothing, as a spiritual practice.

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Annual Meetings of the Congregation FY2022

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Calling all Active Members of our congregation — it’s time for our annual business meetings. Your participation is needed to establish quorum for voting purposes. The Information Meeting will be held on Zoom and the Voting Meeting will be offered with multi-platform options to attend either in person at Hobbs Hall or via Zoom.

Information Meeting: May 5, 2022 at 7 PM

May 5th Zoom option : https://zoom.us/j/95004473689 Meeting ID: 950 0447 3689

Annual Voting Meeting: May 22, 2022 at 11 AM (immediately following the Sunday service)

Click here to review the eligible voters list. An online ballot will be provided for Active Members participating via Zoom at the Voting Meeting.

May 22nd Zoom option: https://zoom.us/j/97464785626 Meeting ID: 974 6478 5626

Click here to view or download a copy of the FY2022 Annual Report.

Need an absentee ballot? Contact MaryBeth at [email protected] to request a ballot.

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e-nUUs — April 20, 2022

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

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Topics included:

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services offered each week in-person and via Zoom
  • Every Day is Earth Day – Sunday, April 24
  • Idleness as a Spiritual Practice – Sunday, May 1
  • Sunday Greeter sign-up

Lifespan Learning

  • No RE Classes this Sunday
  • Nursery care
  • The Amazing Egg Hunt

Income Generation

  • Grocery Card Coordinator Needed
  • Buds in BlUUm auction update

Community Within

  • Hobbs Hall Community Open House – April 24
  • Hospitality Ambassadors – April 24
  • Cookies, cookies, and more . . . April 24
  • Park here, please – April 24
  • Hobbs Hall Building Security

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Get juiced! at our EV Charging Station
  • April’s special collection: International Institute of Akron
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Every Day is Earth Day

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 11 AM

A multi-platform service led by Director of Religious Education Colleen Thoele and our UUCK Children and Youth.

DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE, THE SUNDAY SERVICE IS DELAYED AND WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM.

Our Unitarian Universalist principles affirm that, from fruit flies to giant sequoia trees, all life is interwoven and interconnected. That interdependence moves us to a sense of awe and invites us to care for the life that moves among us. Today as a community of all generations, we will celebrate the web of life and recommit ourselves to the care and keeping of our precious Earth home.

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e-nUUs – April 13, 2022

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services offered each week in-person and via Zoom
  • Oh Day of Joy and Gladness – Sunday, April 17
  • Every Day is Earth Day – Sunday, April 24
  • Sunday Greeter sign-up

Lifespan Learning

  • No RE Classes
  • Egg Hunt this Sunday! – April 17
  • Sundays, 4/17 (Easter) and 4/24 (Hobbs Hall Community Open House)
  • Nursery care
  • Our Youth and OWL kiddos having fun

Income Generation

  • Grocery Card Coordinator Needed
  • Buds in BlUUm Auction is ready for your donations!

Community Within

  • Hobbs Hall Community Open House – April 24
  • Hospitality Ambassadors – April 24
  • Cookies, cookies, and more . . . April 24
  • Park here, please – April 24

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Get juiced! at our EV Charging Station
  • Race4Justice Book Club – April 20
  • April’s special collection: International Institute of Akron
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Oh Day of Joy and Gladness

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns.

Spring is a season of rejoicing as life triumphs once again. It is also a time of many religious holidays that invite us to reflect on life’s power to renew itself. With a special spring character to lead us on an adventure of discovery, we will learn about Easter, a story of life overcoming death; Passover, the story of a people who arose and journeyed to freedom; and other celebrations of this joyful time of the year.

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e-nUUs – April 6, 2022

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

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Topic included:

From Rev. Steven

  • Bob Farwell Celebration of Life
  • Church sewer repair update
  • CER Chalice Lighters

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services offered each week in-person and via Zoom
  • Wake, Now My Senses – Sunday, April 10
  • Oh Day of Joy and Gladness – Sunday, April 17
  • Sunday Greeter sign-up

Lifespan Learning

  • Nursery care available again!
  • RE Classes in person this Sunday – April 10

Income Generation

  • Roots & Wings: Pledge drive update
  • Grocery Card Coordinator Needed
  • Are you ready for Buds in BlUUm?

Community Within

  • Cookies, cookies, and more . . . April 24
  • Creative Living with Stress: Part II – April 7
  • Outdoor Workday Canceled – join us on April 13
  • ALL LEADERS: Annual Reports due 4/10

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Race4Justice Book Club – April 20
  • April’s special collection: International Institute of Akron
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Wake, Now, My Senses

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 10 AM.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns.

Hymn #298, Wake Now My Senses, set to the old Irish folk tune “Slane,” is a hymn that captures the essence of Unitarian Universalism. Some of the Seven Principles are even woven throughout the lyrics. Through singing and a series of readings and reflections we will explore how this hymn invites us to awaken and hear our call to work for justice, practice compassion, and discover our connections with all of life. During this service we will also commission Kathy Kerns as a Commissioned Lay Minister.

Click here to view or download the Order of Service.

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