Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Lima, Ohio

2012-2013 Sunday Services Schedule

09/02/12	no service
09/09/12	Coming Home--Like Rivers to the Sea	The congregation	Our Annual In-Gathering Water Service. Performed by the congregants, 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.
09/16/12	Eliminating the Supernatural	Rev. Chuck Thomas	At the end of the service, we will gather for a potluck picnic on the porch.
09/23/12	Krakow and Ljubljana	Dr. Earl Lhamon	Dr. Earl Lhamon, Mathematics Professor Emeritus, Ohio Northern University, revisits the area of the Holocaust
09/30/12	The Jamii Project - Update on Efforts to Build a Medical Clinic in Tanzania	Hassan Mosoka, Jeff Bowlus, and David Woodward	While growing up in the difficult conditions of Miseke, Tanzania, Hassan Mosoka pledged to one day improve the lives of his fellow villagers. Fate brought him to America in the fall of 2010, and after joining with Bluffton classmates Jeff Bowlus and David Woodward, the three committed themselves to building a medical clinic in Hassan's home village. Last spring Hassan and David addressed our congregation about the need for a clinic and how they plan to accomplish their goal. Now, along with Jeff, they are back with an update on their progress.
10/07/12	Women and Feminism in Islam	Maha Zehery	Maha, origionally from Egypt, has been in the US for 30 years and lived in Lima for 20 years. She has a multicultural personal and professional background and has worked in the fields of marketing, communication, public relations, teaching, and management.
10/14/12	The Mormon Religion	Rev. Ray Michel
10/21/12	A Brief History of Modern Humanism	Rev. Chuck Thomas
10/28/12	United Nations Sunday	Anne Edwards	Celebrating UN Day, we reaffirm our commitment to our Sixth Principle: We Covenant to Affirm and Promote the Goal of World Community with Peace, Liberty, and Justice for All.
11/04/12		Rev. Richard Venus
11/11/12	Nature Legends	Candy Miller	Nature Legends are the tales told to explain why things in nature are the way they are. Also called Pourquoi stories, these tales aimed at adults are ancient and were told by pre-literate peoples to transmit culture and ethical beliefs, and to entertain. Join Storyteller Candace Miller as she shares a few of the hundreds of nature legends she has collected that explain the naming, creation, or characteristics of plants and animals. Service leader: Marilyn Bell
11/18/12	Thanksgiving Celebration	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Following a service dedicated to Thanksgiving, brunch will be served. Each person brings a dish to be shared.
11/25/12	How the Rich Have Won the Tax Code War	Dow Wagner
12/02/12	The Ethics of Humanism	Rev. Chuck Thomas
12/09/12	The Soul	Dr. James Bode	Service leader: John Bell
12/16/12	Christmas Celebration	Congregation	Holiday celebration and brunch. Service leader: Dow Wagner. Music: Connie Hornung.
12/23/12	holiday break		no service
12/30/12	Janus service: Looking Back, Looking Forward	Rick Siferd, Louise Daniels, Cris Elstro, Mary and Matt Buckley	Thoughts for the new year. Service Leader: Louise Daniels
01/06/13	Breaking Bread	Stephen Jenkins	Stephen will discuss how Our Daily Bread is a community of people who come together out of social, emotional, and spiritual need and how this community requires engagement and ownership in order to thrive. Service leader: Holly Norton
01/13/13	The Value of Supporting Diversity	John Upshaw, Diversity Council, OSU-Lima	Service leader: Dow Wagner more ...
01/20/13	Why Try To Be Ethical Without an Enforcer?	Rev. Chuck Thomas
01/27/13	Woody Guthrie: Voice of the Common Worker	Dr. Carmel Morse	Although Woody Guthrie is best known as the songwriter of "This Land is Your Land," most of his songs deal with the strife of the working class in Depression and Post-Depression America. Through songs and other miscellaneous writings, Guthrie connected with the migrant farm and factory workers and told their stories. Dr. Morse's presentation will focus on Guthrie as working-class spokesman and hero.
02/03/13	Travels in Cuba	Holly Norton	On her trip to Cuba in December 2012, Holly learned about the country’s history as well as social, political, and spiritual practices. In her presentation she will share her impressions of Cuban people, culture, and current conditions. Service leader: Anne Edwards.
02/10/13	Dissolving the Chains of Poverty: A New Lesson for Black History Month	Vickie Shurelds	Vickie Shurelds will open a discussion on how poverty is viewed in America and the perception versus the day to day reality. She'll talk about safety nets, bootstraps, and shackles, and how one person's actions can have a profound effect on a community.
02/17/13	Love and Pluralism	Rev. Chuck Thomas
02/24/13	Evolution, Darwin, and Science Education	Dr. Donna Daniels	Donna Daniels, a retired molecular biologist and science educator, will talk about biological evolution and the teaching of science in public schools. Despite several court cases forbidding the teaching of biblical creationism in science class due to violation the first amendment establishment clause, 2013 has already seen 8 anti-evolution bills introduced into various state legislatures.
03/03/13	Who Wrote the Bible?	Dow Wagner	Based on an article by Roland Zimany. more...
03/10/13	Architectural Sculpture: The Visual Bible	Dr. Mary Ann Sullivan	The sculptural messages on church facades in medieval France
03/17/13	Love That Will Not Stop and Love That Will Not Let Go	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Reverend Thomas will discuss the horizontal dimension of Universalism that is spread out among people versus the vertical dimension of Universalism that is focused on God and people
03/24/13	Changing Seasons	Vicky Bambaloff	Lutheran Social Services program, Changing Seasons.
03/31/13	Love Over Death	Rev. Chuck Thomas	Reverend Thomas will discuss unpacking the mythic metaphor of the Easter message
04/07/13	How an Atheist Came to Trust God and His Word—A Search for Truth	Dr. Maryann Brohard	"Dr. Brohard will share God’s amazing mercy to her that culminated in answering her prayer for the truth—did God exist? Once God’s existence was proved to her, she began reading the Bible. Dr. Brohard will tell her conversion story and how she has come to trust the Bible (Genesis to Revelation) as the source of Truth
04/14/13	Who Wrote Shakespeare?	David Adams	Dr. Hadley, David Adams' English literature professor at Piedmont College, dismissed the Romantic Fallacy -- the idea that you can write convincingly only about something you have experienced yourself. "I may not be a chicken," she said, "but I can tell a good egg from a bad egg." That's why Adams believes Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare. He will explore these ideas in his talk. Service leader: Holly Norton.
04/21/13		Rev. Chuck Thomas	A luncheon will follow today's service in honor of Paul Reiser, new member of the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Lima. Please bring a dish to share.
04/28/13	Hungers of the Heart	Judy Decker	Hungers of the Heart by Richard Watts honors the life of Carl Esenwein, a Unitarian minister who thought the church had much to offer in times of social change.
05/05/13	Festival of the Trees		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 meaningful policies that affect environmental integrity.
05/12/13	Mother's Day	Matt Buckley	As we celebrate Mother's Day, congregation members will be invited to share a story or memory of their mothers or other influential women in their lives because, as Robert Fulghum might say, (almost) all we need to know we learned from our mothers.
05/19/13	UU Flower Communion	Rev. Chuck Thomas	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 Rev. Chuck Thomas 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. Article
05/26/13		Rev. Ray Michel

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