Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper – with special music provided by The Celtic Clan Is that true? Has there really been an outbreak of peace? This morning we’ll reflect on the positive impact peace movements have had as a source for our own hope and courage in continuing our own peace work in our daily lives. 10 am ONLY
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Led by Andrew Rome and Worship Associate Lois Weir at 10 AM only.
Modeled on the This I Believe NPR program, this service will center on making a statement of your personal beliefs, of the values which rule your thought and action. This will be an interactive service presented with the confidence that your belief, simply and sincerely spoken, is sure to stimulate and help those who hear it. May we have your contribution?
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I am interested in politics and world affairs, so I try to pay attention to the news. However, I am also aware that the news is often filled with so much bad news. Where can we find some good news to help ourselves find and keep our balance? 10 am ONLY
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Led by the Rev. Christie Anderson – An old time string band will provide lots of spirited music as the service takes a historical look at Christian music. We’ll explore the roots of some of our favorite hymns and other sacred spirituals and examine instances of alterations by various religious groups, including UUs. Join us in considering whether these alterations are blasphemous or appropriate enhancements. One Service at 10:00 AM.
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Led by Mike Hovancsek and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin –
This service will pull from spiritual, therapeutic, and anecdotal stories about that moment when we make a sudden shift in our beliefs. It will include an exploration into therapeutic concepts and current social trends, tying them into the core beliefs of UUs.
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Led by Kristina Spaude and Worship Associate Lori McGee – My partner has said this phrase dozens of times in the last few years, and it’s become a mantra of sorts for me. During this service we are going to use this phrase as a lens through which we can understand sources of happiness and explore how we can invite happiness into our lives. While there is no key to happiness, there are many opportunities for it if we are open to them.
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Sophie Smith
Dorothea Dix was a leading Unitarian reformer of the 19th century. She worked for improved conditions in prisons and especially for improved treatment and accommodations for people living with mental illness. This morning we’ll look at her work through the lens of Hosea Ballou’s theology of happiness and consider what we might learn from both for our own time.
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One service @10:00 am – Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper — Our annual outdoor worship service and picnic will be at Plum Creek Park in Kent (which is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Mogadore Road). We will be meeting at Pavilion #2 for one service only at 10:00 am. Our service will be fully multigenerational; the whole community is invited to worship and play together. Please bring a lawn chair (and maybe an extra to share), a dish to share at the picnic following the service, your own place setting, any games you would like to play during the picnic and anything else you will need to be comfortable. And remember, we will have one service only beginning at 10:00 am!
Religious Education Sunday and Flower Ceremony
This annual multi-generational worship service is the time for our RE program to shine! Join us as each class presents a special learning from this past church year. We will honor our volunteer teachers, award Boy Scouts with the emblem they have earned and bridge our high school seniors into young adulthood.
Please bring a cut flower or two or three for the Flower Ceremony.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Justin Czekaj – This Memorial Day weekend we will return again to the story of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. Barton devoted her life to tending the needs of soldiers. How are we tending the needs of soldiers and their families today and caring for veterans and their families when they finally return home?
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Kristina Spaude – If Malcolm X were still alive, he would have been turning 88 years old on this day. Over the course of his life cut too short, Malcolm X made an incredible journey from an exclusivist affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood to an expan-sive embrace of what he called “the family of man.” This morning we will tell his story and listen for the inspiration it holds for our own lives.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy – We often say that families come in all shapes and sizes and that love is what makes a family. This morning we will again affirm the many ways in which families are formed and nurtured as we reflect upon why it is that families still matter.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen
The poet Wendell Berry writes, “No, no, there is no going back. / Less and less you are / that possibility you were. / More and more you have become / those lives and deaths / that have belonged to you.” This morning we will explore what it means to become the lives and death that have belonged to us through three particular mortalities selected by last fall’s service auction sermon winner, Gene Wenninger.
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Led by the 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.
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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.
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