The Children of the Church and their RE Teachers and RE Committee members serving as Worship Associates
Our annual Religious Education Sunday is the culmination of the church year. The children have prepared presentations to illustrate what they have learned. There
will be special music, teacher appreciation and at the 11:30 service, the Bridging Ceremony for our graduating high school seniors. Come join us on this joyful Sunday!

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy – The late Irish philosopher John O’Donohue has argued that beauty is a defining aspect of God. How might beauty be related to divinity?  How can beauty inform our moral sensibilities? What might an exploration of beauty reveal to us about depth in ourselves and each other?

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater

Perhaps the only uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual we celebrate is our annual Flower Ceremony. Though each flower is lovely on its own, together the flowers create a more expansive beauty. Come experience the ritual and consider the meaning of the metaphor in our beloved community. Bring a flower (or two) to share during the service.

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Mary Lou Holly –  Hindus celebrate a spring holiday called Holi. It is literally a festival of colors. This morning we wonder together how exploring color might help us explore spirituality.

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Led by the  Youth Group and Worship Associate Lori McGee

Join us for our annual Youth Sunday created and led by our senior high youth.  They will consider the joys and challenges of letting go as they move from childhood to young adulthood.

Original Art by Sydney Haines

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Led by Matthew McHale, Intern Minister, West Shore UU Churchand Worship Associate Justin Czekaj – This spring, as signs of new life and new possibilities emerge all around us, we consider our relationship to one another and to the environment which sustains all life on this planet. Can planting a garden be a radical act? How can the way we grow and eat food help create communities that align with our liberal religious values—promoting justice and honoring the interconnected web of existence?

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus, and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen – Where are we going?  And how shall we live the journey?  Wonderful music and uplifting worship await you this morning as we celebrate Easter together. Our first service will be multigenerational and designed to be especially welcoming for families with younger children to attend together. Our second service will be prepared with older youth and adults in mind. Our annual Easter egg hunt will be held after the first service.

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer and Worship Associate Ted Voneida – What are we? What does it mean to be human?  Perhaps the biblical stories of Jesus’ final days can give us some insight into the nature of our own being.

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Lori McGee – Where do we come from?  What was there before the beginning?  This morning we draw upon the ancient history of religion and the modern insights of science to reflect upon the mystery.

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Led by the Rev. Elaine Strawn, Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County, and Worship Associate Max Grubb

What if generosity means a deep call from within-what energizes you, calls you to share from yourself, challenges you to leave your mark on a better world?

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Led by Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Mary Lou Holly

We end our exploration of sin and evil by considering what the earth might say about this subject if the earth could speak.

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Led by Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater – Every now and again someone asks me whether Unitarian Universalist ministers take confession.  This morning we’ll consider the question as well as the experience behind the question.  This morning we look at the personal dimensions of sin.

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy – This morning we begin our exploration of sin and evil with a reflection on the social dimensions of sin as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi.  Come join us as we reflect on the ways in which we are complicit as well as on the ways in which we can participate in our collective liberation.

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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer,and Worship Associate Sophie Smith – Is there a shadow side to the pursuit of harmony? Are there times when seeking harmony isn’t necessarily the best goal? Come join us as we continue our exploration of what harmony is and is not.

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