Sunday Service Topics & Speakers
All services begin at 10:45am, unless otherwise specified
May 2012
May 6: Jerry Harness. Five Smooth Stones. Here is a new twist on the David and Goliath story. David, facing a giant problem, must have called up from within certain attributes that helped him overcome Goliath. What were those attributes and how can we likewise prepare to face the Goliaths in our lives? Singing practice from 10:25-10:30 a.m. Come learn some new songs.
May 13: Rev. Valerie T. Wills. Compassionate Living. Compassion is intrinsic, but each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. A compassionate life is not just a matter of heart or mind. It is a deliberate joining together of the two. This is a Family Service, where the children join the adults in the sanctuary for the first part of the service.
May 20: UUCH Players. The Right Way to Right Speech. One step on the Buddhist Noble EightFold Path is Right Speech. But how do we know when our words are right? A humorous play to explore a serious concept. Singing practice from 10:25-10:30 a.m.
May 27: Rev. Valerie T. Wills. To Breathe God In. In Joan Chittister's book, Called to Question, she responds to statements about connecting to the holy in a way that makes God accessible to all-even those of us who question God's existence.
Special Welcome for New Members (who've joined our church since September 2011).
June 2012
June 3: Rev. John Gaffney. Is Religion in Crisis? Church attendance is down significantly. Agnosticism and atheism are on the rise. Yet, I believe, in a world searching for meaning, we need religion now more than ever. Singing practice from 10:25-10:30 a.m.
Rev. John Gaffney was our minister in the mid-1990s. Before becoming a UU minister, Rev. Gaffney was a Catholic priest in Bolivia and Chile, director of a social agency and a YMCA, a New York City cab driver, a Latin and Spanish teacher, a track and basketball coach, and an administrator at a residential program for abused and neglected children.
"I have been trained in traditional theology," says Rev. Gaffney, "yet my view has become much more expansive as I have traveled the many roads of life. As a Unitarian Universalist minister, I try to live in the present moment. We speak of "deeds, not creeds."
June 10: Rev. Valerie T. Wills. Annual Blossoms in a Perennial Garden. Bring with you this morning a sampling of flowers from your gardens and we will share them together in the practice initiated by Norbert F. Capek which we call Flower Communion. While we rarely engage in the practice of wine and bread communion, this ceremony invites us to exchange with each other the beauty of the natural world and of our own understandings of the relationships we share within the church community. This is a Family Service, where the children join the adults in the sanctuary for the first part of the service.
June 17: Cathy Hansen. Laughter Yoga blends playful, empowering and tension-releasing laughter exercises with yoga breathing to improve your sense of well-being. No yoga experience or special clothing needed to enjoy Laughter Yoga. You won't even need to move out of your chair. Singing practice from 10:25-10:30 a.m.
Laughter Yoga is a series of breathing, stretching, and laughter exercises to cultivate peacefulness and health. It was developed in the 1990s by doctor and yoga practitioner, Madan Kataria, who was researching an article on "Laughter, The Best Medicine." After reading modern scientific studies with empirical data supporting the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body, Dr. Kataria developed Laughter Yoga techniques. For more information, visit www.laughnlivewell.net.
June 24: UUCH Players. Outlawing Jelly Beans. A humorous play about power and a very UU way to deal with injustice. Bring a non-perishable item for the food offering to benefit Food Resources. Singing practice from 10:25-10:30 a.m.
Musical Notes: (If you enjoy the music, remember that the concert starts five minutes before the service.)
Featured musicians during the service:
May 6: Dean Brocious, vocals & guitar.
May 13: Grant Wills, vocals.
May 27: Grant Wills, vocals and Marlin Barnes,
melodic percussion. Music for Memorial Day.
June 3: Dean Brocious, vocals & guitar.
June 10: Grant Wills, vocals.
June 17: Marlin Barnes, melodic percussion.
Music of Edvard Grieg, whose birthday is June 15.
More Original Music:
Lou Murray's new CD of original jazz music, All Wound Up, should be released in March. Proceeds from Lou Murray's last CD, Way of the Eagle: Music for Meditation, Relaxation and Emotional Healing, which costs $14.95, are donated to our church. See Lou after the service for copies of either CD.
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