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Where the Waters Meet  

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, August 27, 2023. This service will be held at Beartown Lakes Reservation and begin at 10:30 AM.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Rev. Will Humphrey.

“And our hearts, like the waters, be mingled in peace.”  As we return from our summer adventures bringing water and stories to share, this festive all ages service of water communion invites us to mingle our water and celebrate our interconnectedness in the great waters of Life.  

This service at 10:30 am will be a joint event with the Eastshore UU Church of Kirtland and will be followed by a picnic.  Please bring a small amount of water for the water pouring ritual and a brown bag picnic lunch and beverage. 

The special offering this Sunday will be for the World Central Kitchen Incorporated, an organization that provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.     

Location:  Beartown Lakes Reservation, 18870 Quinn Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 (in Bainbridge Township) at the Northpoint Pavilion. Addtionally, the service will be offered via Zoom.

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e-nUUs – August 16, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

Important e-nUUs Update

From Rev Steven

  • Save the Date – August 27

Community Within

  • Pastoral Care Note
  • Hobbs Hall solar panels dedicated
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • The Auction Planning Team will meet soon!
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services
  • Where the Waters Meet – Sunday, August 27
  • Singing Together at the Beartown Lakes Reservation Service – August 27
  • Community Sing August 31
  • Welcome from Emily Hall
  • Thanks goes to our July Greeters
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Refreshing and Reframing Racial Justice Work- August 27  
  • Emma’s Revolution – September 8
  • Mary Ann Kasper wins Woman of the Year Award
  • Volunteer to help at the first ever Kent PRIDE Vendor Fair during Kent’s Rainbow Weekend
  • Please Donate to the Free Store
  • August Special Collection – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  • Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning

  • Teacher training September 5

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Opportunity to become a Community Health Worker
  • Northern-Ohio Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities
  • Update from General Assembly
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Roll for Initiative: Confessions of a Dungeon Master

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by Saul Flanner with Kathy and Kailani Walker.

Saul Flanner has been playing Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games for over forty years. Kathy Walker has born witness to this phenomenon for thirty of them. Join the two of them and their daughter Kailani in another adventure on Sunday, August 20. Prepare to learn what role playing can tell us about ourselves and our values and earn some treasure you can keep forever!

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e-nUUs – August 9, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

Important e-nUUs Update

From Rev Steven

  • Save the Date – August 27

Community Within

  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Income Generation

  • The Auction Planning Team will meet soon!
  • Acme Community Cash Back Fundraiser

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services
  • Community Sing – August 10
  • Faithfully Becoming: But What Exactly? – Sunday, August 13
  • Roll for the Initiative: Confessions of a Dungeon Master – Sunday, August 20
  • Thanks goes to our July Greeters
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Volunteer to help at the first ever Kent PRIDE Vendor Fair during Kent’s Rainbow Weekend
  • Please Donate to the Free Store
  • August Special Collection – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  • Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning

  • Magic Summer continues this Sunday

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Opportunity to become a Community Health Worker
  • Northern-Ohio Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities
  • Update from General Assembly
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Faithfully Becoming: But What Exactly?                

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen.

The theme of this year’s General Assembly, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s annual gathering for business, worship, and connection, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June, was “Faithfully Becoming”.  But who or what exactly are we as a faith movement and as congregations becoming?  Rev. Steven will share highlights, experiences, and learning from General Assembly and invite us to reflect on how Unitarian Universalism is changing and who we are becoming.

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e-nUUs — August 2, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

From Rev Steven

  • Save the Date – August 27

Community Within

  • Opportunity for Leadership Training at Our Church
  • Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities – August 12
  • Solar installation!
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services
  • Blessings of the Harvest – Sunday, August 6
  • Faithfully Becoming: But What Exactly? – Sunday, August 13
  • Roll for the Initiative: Confessions of a Dungeon Master – Sunday, August 20
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Youth-served Community Meal this Sunday
  • Please Donate to the Free Store
  • UUCK to host PRIDE Vendor Fair during Kent’s Rainbow Weekend
  • August Special Collection – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  • Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning

  • All Ages Worship this Sunday

UU, Interfaith and Community Connections

  • Update from General Assembly
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Blessings of the Harvest

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser.

As a community of all ages we will celebrate Lamas, an ancient Pagan holy day that marks the first harvests.  With songs and rituals and stories, we will honor our sixth source of spiritual wisdom, earth-centered traditions which teach us to live in harmony with nature, we will give thanks for the earth’s abundance, share freshly baked bread, and reflect on the spiritual gifts of this season.

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e-nUUs — July 27, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

From Rev Steven

  • Save the Date – August 27
  • My Schedule
  • Our Transitional Music Director

Community Within

  • Opportunity for Leadership Training at Our Church
  • Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities – August 12
  • Kim’s Hobby Greenhouse
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services
  • A Spiritual Backpack for the Journey – Sunday, July 30
  • Blessings of the Harvest – Sunday, August 6
  • Faithfully Becoming: But What Exactly?  -Sunday, August 13
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • UUCK to host PRIDE Vendor Fair during Kent’s Rainbow Weekend
  • July Special Collection – Immigrant Worker Project
  • August Special Collection – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  • Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning

  • Summer RE: Magic Summer
  • Fill the Pool for School

UU, Interfaith & Community Connections

  • Back to School Health and Wellness Fair – August 3
  • UU Class Conversations
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A Spiritual Backpack for the Journey 

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

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

Our congregation has served the local community, providing a home for religious liberals, for over 150 years.  At this moment in our congregation’s journey, with all of its joys and challenges, what spiritual qualities do we need to bring with us for the next phase of our journey? 

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e-nUUs – July 19, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

From the Board of Trustees

  • Board Breaking News

From Rev Steven

  • Our Transitional Music Director
  • My Schedule

Community Within

  • All Church Potluck – July 21
  • What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic –  July 23
  • Renewal and Renovation
  • Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities – August 12
  • Signage Update
  • Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Volunteer Opportunities – we need you!

Worship & Music

  • Multi-platform services
  • Take a Chance – Sunday, July 23
  • A Spiritual Backpack for the Journey – Sunday, July 30
  • Blessings of the Harvest – Sunday, August 6
  • Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • July Special Collection – Immigrant Worker Project
  • Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning

  • Summer RE: Magic Summer
  • Fill the Pool for School

UU, Interfaith & Community Connections

  • UU Class Conversations
  • Garden Ambassador for the Portage Park District
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Take a Chance

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

Led by Rev. Christie Anderson and Worship Associate CLM Kathy Kerns.

Research reveals that impromptu interactions with strangers are necessary for our our well-being. Further, meaningful conversations with strangers can embody our first UU Principle by drawing out the best in ourselves and others, including those who appear to be the hardest to approach. With inspiration from true stories, will you stretch your comfort level and take a chance to let your light shine?

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e-nUUs – July 12, 2023

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Click here to read this week’s announcements.

Topics included:

From the Board of Trustees
Board Breaking News

Community Within
What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic –  July 23
Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities – August 12
Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities – we need you!

Worship & Music
Multi-platform services Music and Emotion – Sunday, July 16
Take a Chance – Sunday, July 23
A Spiritual Backpack for the Journey – Sunday, July 30
Sunday Greeters Needed

Social Justice and Community Outreach
July Special Collection – Immigrant Worker Project
Special Collections – How to donate.

Lifespan Learning
Summer RE: Magic Summer
Fill the Pool for School

UU, Interfaith & Community Connections
UU Class Conversations Garden Ambassador for the Portage Park District

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What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Join us for a unique theatrical event that combines spoken word, music, movement, and digital dialogue to create an innovative interactive experience. 

Date:  Sunday, July 23, 2023

Time:  12:30 PM

Location: Hobbs Hall at the UU Church of Kent (fellowship hall located behind the church building)

Parking:  “On Us” Portage Hike and Bike public parking lot located on Gougler Ave. just north of the church. There is a connecting sidewalk to church property located at the back end of the parking lot.

Cost: Free — this is made possible by the support of the Ohio Arts Council.

In March 2021, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, Tucson, Arizona, launched the interactive website for the Global Vaccine Poem project, inviting anyone to share experiences of the pandemic and vaccination through their own poetic reflection. Thousands of everyday people responded from India to Ireland, from Maine to Hawai’i. In the spring of 2022, an anthology of these poems, Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic, was published by The Kent State University Press.

“What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic” is based on the anthology “Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic.”  It has been adapted for the stage by David Hassler, Director of the KSU Wick Poetry Center.

For those not able to attend the performance in person, we hope you’ll join us via Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/95068596085

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Music and Emotion

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by Julie Swango and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser.

We encounter music throughout our daily lives: while watching movies, playing video games, shopping at grocery stores, visiting offices, attending special events, and while attending church! Join us to consider the link between music and emotion. This service will focus on reviewing qualities of music that drive our emotional response. Come ready to explore music both familiar and maybe not so familiar.

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Wisdom’s Common Ground

Posted on by MaryBeth Hannan

Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by David Weaver and Worship Associate Rev. Steven Protzman.

We are surrounded by a blizzard of information offering guidance on matters great and small. Where do you look for wisdom?  Within yourself? In ancient texts? In the collective thoughts of people you trust? We’ll explore these questions together.

View or download the order of service here.

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