Sunday, May 27
10 a.m. Service
Civil War?
Reverend Jay Wolin

Today we will recognize the ultimate sacrifice that was made by members of our armed services. This holiday was started after the end of the Civil War. Civil is an interesting name for a war. What would you be willing to sacrifice your life for? What would you be willing to sacrifice your freedom for? Let us explore what we do or would sacrifice in our lives.

Sunday, June 3
10 a.m. Service
Torda 450
Reverend Jay Wolin
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2018 is the 450th anniversary of the Edict of Torda. This is one of the world’s first statements of religious tolerance.  In 1568, in the city of Torda, in what is now Romania, a religious gathering presided over by Unitarian King John Sigismund proclaimed:

“In every place the preachers shall preach and explain the Gospel each according to (their) understanding of it…and it is not permitted that anyone should threaten anyone else by imprisonment for (their) teaching”

I am glad they no longer allow imprisonment for preaching that doesn’t satisfy!!  I will share why this was such an important part of our history and why the concept of religious freedom is still critical today.
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Sunday, June 10
10 a.m. Service
​Blessing
Reverend Jay Wolin

The word blessing has many different meanings to different people. To be honest we do not hear the word blessing much in our Congregation. What does it mean to us? What can it mean to us? How can we be a blessing to each other?

Sunday, June 17
10 a.m. Service
To Be Decided
Reverend Jay Wolin



Sunday, June 24
10 a.m. Service
Ancestry & Ancestors
Allen Bertsche & Cici Bernstrom

This Sunday Allen Bertsche and Cici Bernstrom invite you to explore the concept of ancestry with a service that looks at both our UU heritage, but also the rich history of ancestor veneration and connection in many cultures.  How we link to our collective past, as families, communities and as a faith impacts how we live our lives today.  Do we look honestly at the complicated past that helped to shape us or do we fall into the trap of glorifying those who came before us without recognizing that they too were humans, complex and flawed?  Should the lessons we take from the past be those our ancestors wished for us, or do we also look back and see truths that they may not have been ready to face?  Ancestry is a complicated concept, spiritually, genetically and culturally, so join us as we take a step back in time and reconnect with ourselves by exploring the path already taken. 

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