Unitarian-Universilist Fellowship of Lima, Ohio

2011-2012 Sunday Services Schedule

9/04/11	no service
9/11/11	Water Service	Mary Beth Siferd	Our Annual In-Gathering Water Service. Conducted by Mary Beth Siferd, this program emphasizes the continuity of life. It commemorates past services and persons while welcoming the coming year. Each person, informally and voluntarily, pours a little water into a communal bowl while describing his/her summer activities, feelings, or thoughts.
9/18/11	As Time Goes By	Rev. Chuck Thomas	After the service, we will have a pot-luck picnic for members and guests.
9/25/11	Dedication Time	Rev. Ray Michel	Rev. Ray Michel, retired UU minister from Dayton, is a long-time friend of this Fellowship. After the service, Rev. Michel will rededicate the Fellowhip House in a brief ceremony. This stately house at 875 West Market has been the home of UU Lima since its purchace in 1959. Our Fellowship House underwent a major restoration during the spring and summer.
10/2/11	I Have a Proposition For You	Scott Shafer	Scott Shafer is former Director of the Lima Public Library.
10/9/11	How Unitarian Universalist Principles Inform Our Actions	Rev. Chuck Thomas	A look and reflections on why we exist and what we are hoping and trying to do together
10/16/11	Screening and Intentional Inclusion	Rev. Chuck Thomas	A survey of the summer 2011 issue of The Universalist Herald which focused on screening and inclusion within Unitarian Universalism
10/23/11	Association Sunday	Anne Edwards	Donations at Association Sunday 2011 will support the UUA scholarships, continuing education, and a ministries assessment.
10/30/11	Heroes and Mentors	Dow Wagner	Choosing Mentors
11/6/11	Woodlawn Cemetery stories	Joe Dunkle	Histories and stories about people buried in Woodlawn Cemetery here in Lima
11/13/11		Rev. Chuck Thomas
11/20/11	Meanings	Rev. Chuck Thomas	After the service, we will have a Thanksgiving Feast for members and guests.
11/27/11	Gratitude Round Robin	Member Volunteer Contributions	Individual members and guests make brief presentations of events, thoughts, or blessings meaningful to them.
12/4/11	When Will Truth Prevail?	James Bode	Dr. James Bode, emeritus associate professor in the Ohio State Lima Department of Philosophy, will talk about the philosophical value of truth.
12/11/11	Charles Dickens' "The Goblins Who Stole the Sexton"	John Bell	John Bell, long time member of UU Lima will give his take on one of Dickens' lesser known tales.
12/18/11	Christmas Magic	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Lots of Christmas hymns and a little gruel to hold it all together! After the service, we will have a holiday brunch for members and guests.
12/25/11	no service
1/1/12	no service
1/8/12	Hope in Wintertime	Rev. Richard Venus	In wintertime we hold out hope when there seems no reason for it, no possibility that a season of warm will come. Yet, without hope we settle for what is possible, the lowest common denominator, the easiest but not necessarily the best solution. Without hope we seek not to make waves, or change, or help those in need, or give aid to others whose plight seems hopeless
1/15/12	Let Justice Roll Down...	Anne Edwards	A tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring a message by Rev. Gerald L. Davis, Adjunct Minister at All Souls Unitarian, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1/22/12	A Brief History of Thought and Salvation	Chris Elstro	An overview of the book "A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living" by Luc Perry
1/29/12	The Seventh Principle	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and individualism
2/5/12	Warming to the Subject: Climate Change Denialism	Dr. Kelly Anspaugh	The talk will examine the motives and methods of climate contrarians – those who deny the reality of anthropogenic (man-made) global warming. Also considered will be the ethical implications of deploying anti-scientific rhetoric. Dr. Anspaugh Lectures in the English Department at Ohio State University-Lima
2/12/12	Imagining Masada: A review of Alice Hoffman's "The Dovekeepers"	Holly Norton	Member Holly Norton will discuss The Dovekeepers, a work of historical fiction in which author Hoffman envisions the lives of those who lived on Masada during the siege of the Romans.
2/19/12		Rev. Chuck Thomas
2/26/12	Social Life and Culture In Tanzania	David Woodward and Hassan John Mosoka	Hassan and Dave will present a talk about Tanzania and their efforts, as co-founders of the Jami Project, to raise money and build a medical clinic there.
3/4/12	Astronomy and the Bible	Earl Lhamon	Earl Lhamon, Professor Emeritus Ohio Northern University, will present concepts in Astronomy and illustrate the significance of Job 38:31-38 (KJV). These passages are consistent with 20th Century Astronomy.
3/11/12	God Goes to the Movies	Brian Keegan	A look at archetypes of the Almighty as portrayed in the cinema.
3/18/12	Miracles	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Miracles—violations of the laws of nature by God. Where does forgiveness fit in?
3/25/12	The Axioms of My Life	Rev. Ray Michel
4/1/12	VPs of the US	Dow Wagner
4/8/12	Spirtuality in Music	Paul Reiser
4/15/12		Rev. Chuck Thomas
4/22/12	The Power of Poetry	Dr. David Adams	A description of the role that poetry has played in his public life (such as in his work as a member of City Council) and in his private life (such as in his experience as a widower). It is also in honor of National Poetry Month. Service Leader: Holly Norton
4/29/12	Festival of the Trees	Service Leader: Mary Beth Siferd Connie Hornung on piano	An adaptation of the ancient Jewish festival Tu Bishvat. We look at the natural world with wonder and celebrate the abundance of earth's resources. We read aloud descriptive text interspersed with songs and savor a variety of fruits, grains, nuts, honey and wine. We reaffirm our responsibility to be caretakers of this creation and to commit to neaningful policies that affect environmental integrity.
5/6/12		Rev. Chuck Thomas
5/13/12	Readings	John Bell	Readings from three short stories by William Saroyan
5/20/12	UU Flower Communion	Service leader to-be-announced	Each person brings a single flower and places it in a large vase with all the others, symbolizing the individuals in the church community. The collection expresses the unity, attractiveness, and shared responsibility that enables group action and fellowship. At the end of the service, each person selects and takes home a flower not his own, symbolizing acceptance of the individuality that underlies our group energy and interests. The annual meeting with a brown bag lunch will follow the service.
5/27/12	From the Beginning to the End -- Almost	Rev. Ray Michel