May 27-“Where Shall We Have Lunch Today?” Our spiritual development and our dining habits pass through various stages – are you nourishing your journey? Join Amy Shaw, intern minister at St John’s UU Church, in an exploration of UU spiritual and faith development. Service leader: Patty Klingenberg.
June 3- “Community Garden Stewardship” Hopedale maintains a community garden to share will all who need fresh food and are willing to pitch in with some help and tending. We’ll tidy up the flower and vegetable gardens then build a new scarecrow. The kids are invited to help out with their parents. We have a few tools but encourage you to bring you own. 10:30- 11:30am service work session is open to the public. Childcare will be provided.
June 10- “WEB OF LIFE,” Session # 1: Creating a Learning Community. We will explore the spiritual/theological dimensions of why environmental justice work is important; begin discussion of the interconnected nature of human values and the limited resources of our planet and discover the role of gratitude as a response to issues of environmental in justice. The 10:30- 11:30am session is open to the public. Childcare will be provided.
June 17- “WEB OF LIFE,” Session #2: The Role of Stuff in Everyday Life. We will explore some of our individual and collective behaviors as well as our ethics/values that are influenced by our socio‐economic, cultural, religious,historical and generational “place” in the web of life and also begin to discuss the impact of our values and behaviors on other human beings and our planet’s limited natural resources. The 10:30- 11:30am session is open to the public. Childcare will be provided. Potluck to follow.
June 24- “Democratic Citizenship” Joe Wegwert, now living in Flagstaff, will talk to us about intersections between UU principles and democratic citizenship including a look at current issues. Coming on the heels of the UUA’s Social Justice General Assembly in Phoenix and, in the context of Arizona politics, we’ll experience an opportune moment though an interesting and unique lens. The 10:30- 11:30am service is open to the public. Childcare will be provided.
