The members of St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church and Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church invite you to celebrate with us the Ordination of Robert Bruce Beisner to the Unitarian Universalist ministry on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Reception to follow. Child care provided.
“Escape Plan.” Do we have any control over our actions? Our guest speaker, Dave Walsh, uses Biblical and Buddhist writings, as well as personal stories, to explore how people escape from their ruts. Dave is currently a student at Earlham School of Religion studying for a Master of Divinity. Please join us for a potluck after Sunday Service.
- Jessica DeCandia has joined Hopedale! She’s a Miami U. student, class of 2014, studying Anthropology and Neuroscience.
- Five of our summer Sundays will include the “Our Place in the Web of Life,” an environmental justice curriculum from the UU Ministry for Earth.
- The members of St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church and Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church has invited the Hopedale UU Community to celebrate the Ordination of Robert Bruce Beisner to the Unitarian Universalist ministry on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio Reception to follow. Child care will be provided.
“Shoulda’ Been Me” Student Minister Bruce Beisner
It has been an honor and a joy to have served this year as your minister. As we prepare to say farewell and move on to new adventures, I’ve been thinking a lot about letting go and holding on. A certain feeling of “shoulda, woulda, couldas” always seems to accompany any big change. Knowing when to move on and when to hold tight to our memories is the biggest challenge in riding the waves of transition in our lives. Service Leader: Liz Woedl.
“Our Contributions to the UU Ministry for Earth.” Spring flowers are out, birds are back, prepared to nest again, and Hopedale UUs should celebrate outcomes of our Green Sanctuary work. We will reflect on new dimensions of our Sunday morning services, our flower, memorial, and vegetable gardens, our ongoing interfaith collaborations on climate risks, our efforts with MOON, the organic food coop, and our joint work with Miami student groups in the Campus Ministry Center and Green Oxford. We will also discuss areas where we could do better. Sallie Killian will be Service Leader.
Earth Day: “Our Blue Boat Home.” Jacob Trapp wrote, “To worship is to stand in awe under a heaven of stars, before a flower, a leaf in sunlight or a grain of sand.” Getting in touch with the sacred often happens when we are able to witness the enormity and grandeur of the living world around us. On this Earth Day, we will celebrate our deep connection to nature in all her glory. Student Minister Bruce Beisner will lead the service. The Congregational Meeting will
follow the service.
“The Interdependence of All Things” is, of course a UU principle, and also a core belief of many Native American traditions. Fred A. Shaw (Neeake), a storyteller from the Shawnee culture and a retired United Methodist minister, will join us for a unique preparation for Earth Day. Service Leader: Liz Woedl. This will be an exciting service and we’d like a big
intergenerational group that morning so please join us. Potluck to follow service.
“Being Born Again.” Easter is a time of re-birth and renewal. As we witness the natural world around us bloom with new life and new beauty, we will reflect on our own need for transformation and spiritual revitalization. How do we find strength and inspiration in those moments when we need to begin again? We will have our annual FLOWER COMMUNION as part of this service. Please plan to bring a flower from your garden. Student Minister Bruce Beisner and Eunice Meadows will lead this special service for all ages. Our annual Easter Egg Hunt for children will follow the service.
“Prayerfully Pro-Choice” with guest speaker Joan Kahn-Schneider. Few issues seem to affect voters more than reproductive rights. More than a few will cast their ballot on this single issue. At the same time I have heard few thoughtful discussions on the subject. Rather, a woman’s right to choose has disintegrated to political sound bites. Choice is not an easy issue, and it needs thoughtful consideration. Join us this Sunday as Joan Kahn-Schneider tells us why she is prayerfully pro-choice. Service Leader: Patty Klingenberg. ByLaw Revision Congregational Meeting follows service.
“Welcoming a Stranger.” Please join us as we welcome back to Hopedale Kaeden Kass, Education Chair for Spectrum (Miami’s undergraduate GLBTQ student organization). Kaeden is bringing several other panel members for a Q & A discussion that continues our March theme of “welcoming the stranger”. Service leader Cindie Ulreich.
