Upcoming Services

August 2 – “Dog Days of Summer” – Chris Hyson, Kathy Beatty, Mark Demitrack

August 9 – “Love your Enemies” – Chris Hyson

“Love your enemies, Pray for those who persecute you” is perhaps the most challenging verse in the Bible. It seems particularly challenging in today’s political climate. How could we do that?  In her sermon, Karen Tibbals will provide you with examples of how this can be done and tools, drawn both from psychology research and spirituality, that can help you learn to better achieve that worthy goal.
Karen Tibbals is a former pharmaceutical executive, who left that world to go to a Quaker seminary.  Her thesis topic was about how Quakers applied their religious faith to their business life. She teaches Adult Religious Education for her Quaker congregation. She has written a book, “Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility Across the Political Divide”, which focuses on one tool and writes a free Substack newsletter “Mending Fractured Relationships” which includes many other tools.

August 16 – Hymn Sing – Kathy Beatty, Lisa B

Do you have favorite hymns that you love to sing? Join Kathy Beatty and Lisa Bennett, with assistance from Abby McGillivray, as they team up to share hymns that are meaningful to our beloved community. Prior to the service 3×5 cards, pencils, and both hymnals will be available for you to take to your seats. You can take time to locate the name and number of your favorite hymns to write on the cards. These will be collected by the ushers and given to Kathy, Abby and Lisa. The cards will be randomly drawn for the Congregation to sing together throughout the service. There may be a lot of sight-reading for the more obscure hymns. All part of the fun!

August 23 – The Spirit of a Place – Rev. Dan Schatz

As Summer begins to come to a close, we reflect on the traditions of local spirits that abound in many religions. What can the spirit of a place mean for us, whatever our own beliefs? This service will be followed by a potluck lunch – please plan to stay and enjoy food and community. All are welcome!

August 30 – “Our Unitarian Universalist Odyssey” – Rev. Dan Schatz

Odysseus faced a long journey before he finally returned home. In this special service, Rev. Dan will share stories of our religion through the centuries as we delve into the Odyssey of a free faith.