e-nUUs - March 29, 2023

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Topics included:

Generosity Campaign

 Support What You Love — pledge campaign wrapping up.

Membership

Active Membership Required for Voting at Annual Meeting

Income Generation

Live Auction – May 6

Thank you!

Kitchen Vendors!

Community Within

Board Breaking News Rescheduled – Sunday, April 2

Annual Reports Due April 15

Journey of Belonging – …

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Welcome Home

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 10 AM.

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

There are different homes we make in our lives.  There can be an unexpected home, a chosen home, the home where we live, a home away from home, our church home.  As we kick off our annual Treats and Talents Auction, with its theme of “Welcome Home”, this service will be an opportunity to reflect on what home means wi…

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e-nUUs - March 22, 2023

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Topics included:

Generosity Campaign

 A message from the Generosity Team

Community Within

The Great Pancake Breakfast Returns! – March 26

Board Breaking News – March 26

Connecting with other Church members

Board Game Library

Concert and Cake!

Halapaloza – April 21

Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opp…

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How to Build a Bridge

Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and DRE Colleen Thoele.

In a small village, a winter storm washed away the bridge across the deep gorge and the villagers were isolated.  They needed to build a new bridge.  As we celebrate the arrival of spring as a community of all ages, we will visit the village and help them build a new bridge.  As we do, we’ll reflect on the bridges…

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e-nUUs - March 15, 2023

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Topics included:

Generosity Campaign

 Thank you

From Rev. Steven

Reproductive Justice in Ohio

Community Within

This Friday!  All Church Potluck Dinner – March 17

Shared Ministries Council Meeting – March 19

The Great Pancake Breakfast Returns! – March 26

Sneak Preview – Halapaloza

Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Volunteer Opport…

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Daring to be Vulnerable

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Randy Bish.

Writer Madeleine L’Engle says that “to be alive is to be vulnerable”.  We may think of vulnerability as a weakness, but what if it is actually a strength that helps us be more human?  This service will explore March’s Soul Matters theme “The Path of Vulnerability” and invites us to see vulnerability as a gift…

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e-nUUs -- March 8, 2023

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Topic included:

Generosity Campaign

 Support What you Love

From the Board of Trustees

More on Hobbs Hall Solar

Community Within

All Church Potluck Dinner – March 17

Euchre Sunday – March 12

The Great Pancake Breakfast Returns! – March 26

Shared Ministries Council Meeting – March 19

Sneak Preview – Halapaloza

Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social …

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Love is the Spirit of this Church!

Original art: Saul Flanner

Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 10 AM.

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

We often use the words of James Vila Blake for our chalice lighting: “Love is the spirit of this church…” Have you ever stopped to think about what that means? What is this Love? What does it ask of us? As we complete our annual pledge campaign and celebrate our shared commitment to th…

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e-nUUs -- March 1, 2023

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Topics Included:

Generosity CampaignLove is the Spirit of this Church!

Community WithinTONIGHT!  Journey of Belonging – March 1Church Clean-up – March 4Discussion on Proposed Changes to the UU Principles – March 5Shared Ministries Council Meeting – March 19Show Us Your Talent!Coffee Volunteers Needed to support Social Hour

Worship & MusicSunday services – 10 AM both in p…

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What is a Unitarian Universalist?

Image: UUA Article II Study Commission

Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 10 AM

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

What would you say if your neighbor said to you, I know you attend the Unitarian Universalist church, but what does your church believe?  What do you think are the essential aspects of the Unitarian Universalism faith?  In this service w…

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Visitors

Welcome visitors! We hope that you will find a spiritual home here and that you will be enriched in the liberal religious practice and heritage of Unitarian Universalism. The members of this church take pride in the fact that we embrace people of all races, ethnicities, ages, creeds, sexual orientations, and abilities. Unitarian Universalism is a religion that celebrates diversity of belief and is guided by seven principles and many sources of wisdom. Our congregation is where we come together in religious community to discern our values and live lives in alignment with them. Ours is a living tradition and we put our faith into action through social justice work in our communities and the wider world. In addition, we are a “Welcoming Congregation” which means we have taken part in a special program, designed by the UUA, for congregations that see a need to become more inclusive towards bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender people. The congregation is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Newcomers are always welcome to visit our congregation. There is no formal conversion process, so becoming a Unitarian Universalist is simply a matter of self-identification. Membership is voluntary and does not require renouncing other religious affiliations or practices.

We invite you to explore our website, visit our congregation, and discover Unitarian Universalism!

There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:

  • The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
  • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  • The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
  • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Unitarian Universalism (UU) draws from many sources:

  • Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
  • Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
  • Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
  • Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
  • Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
  • Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

These principles and sources of faith are the backbone of our religious community.

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