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Sunday, September 11, 2005 Welcome Back
Presented by Martha Anderson, Ceile Hartlieb & Virginia Bergman
Bring some stories to share from your summer and, if you rembered, some water from your travels. Martha Anderson, Ceile Hartlieb & Virginia Bergman conduct the service.
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Sunday, September 18, 2005 The Shape of the Real: Mapping Becoming with Alfred North Whitehead
Presented by Rev. Paul Sponheim
What is most basic in life? Is it things or is it actions? Substance or becoming? Hear what one famous 20th Century philosopher had to say.
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Sunday, September 25, 2005 Confronting the Racism of Low Expectations
Presented by Julie Landsman
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Sunday, October 02, 2005 Twin Cities Marathon Sunday
Inside we will have our own marathon music service, and outside a table with our wares and lemonade for spectators who come to cheer on the runners. Darr Schurers leading.
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Sunday, October 09, 2005 What We Are Doing about Renewable Energy
Presented by Larry Herbison
Our reliance on fossil fuels threatens the environment as well as political stability around the world, yet our appetite for fuel grows. What are the alternatives to fossil fuels and how can we help bring them to the marketplace?
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 God, Evil & Suffering
Presented by Rev. Paul Sponheim
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Sunday, October 23, 2005 God and the Transformation of the World
Presented by Rev. Paul Sponheim
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Sunday, October 30, 2005 Day of the Dead Service
Presented by Dick & Diane Sartell
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Sunday, November 06, 2005 Moral Capitalism
Presented by Steve Young
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Sunday, November 13, 2005 The End of Poverty
Presented by Jim Campbell
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Sunday, November 20, 2005 Liberation Theology
Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis
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Sunday, November 27, 2005 Gypsies
Presented by Bill Duna
We all have heard of Gypsies, but do we know more then the stereotypes? Bill Music. His history of Gypsy persecution, Gypsies: A Persecuted Race, can be read here.
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Sunday, December 04, 2005 The Overwork Crisis
Presented by by Rev. Dawn Cooley
In the United States, we seem to be wearing ourselves out. We don't have time for our families, for our hobbies, certainly not the energy to keep up with what is going on in the world around us. This is a serious crisis, but we don't even have the energy to think about it, much less DO anything about it. Where can we even begin when everything is telling us to do more, more, more?
Dawn Cooley is a graduate of United Theological Seminary and is studying to become a UU minister. You can learn more about her at her web page.
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Sunday, December 11, 2005 Challenges Facing Roman Catholicism
Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis
Using a combination of written sources and personal interviews, we will examine tye years ahead for the world-shaping force of Roman Catholicism. We will also look at Roman Catholicism as an important mythology for Western civilization.
This sermon can be found here.
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Saturday, December 17, 2005 Winter Solstice Celebration
Celebrate the longest night of the year with a potluck supper at 6:30 pm followed by a ritual in the pagan tradition. Family members are encouraged to attend.
This is a Saturday evening service. The next service will be on January 8th. Enjoy the holidays!
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Sunday, January 08, 2006 Drumming
Presented by Jamie Meyer
Drumming is one of the oldest forms of entertainment as well as a way to enter into a state of reverence and prayer. Some say that drumming helps to unconver and liberate your indigenous soul and wild spaces. Come and find out if this is true for you.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006 Losing a Pet
Presented by Dr. Becky Rose
How do you decide what's best for your pet then their decline or trauma requires a decision? Veterinary pathologist, Becky Rose, will present some thoughts about euthanasia and lead a discussion about this painful subject.
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Sunday, January 22, 2006 Growth: Is It For Us?
Panel presentation and discussion. Should we aspire to growth, and if so, how do we do it? Do we need a larger space to attract more members? Or do we need more members to afford a larger space? Listen to others who have participated in their congregation's growth, and see if their experiences apply to us.
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Sunday, January 29, 2006 Seeing the USA by Bicycle
Presented by Ben Stallings
What can you see and learn in a year of bicycling around the country? And why would you sell your possessions and undertake such a trip? Find out from a UU who did just that!
See the story of the ride in pictures here.
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Sunday, February 05, 2006 Buddhism
Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis.
The Buddha delivered the principles of dharma 2500 years ago. Initially Buddhism spread over most of Asia, but is in decline. Buddhism now has to contend with two broad alternatives to itself - theism and materialism - the same ideologies the Buddha faced in his own day. Suggested reading, An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World, by Pankaj Mishra.
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Sunday, February 12, 2006 Meditation Techniques
Presented by Therese Jacobs Stewart
Therese Jacobs Stewart is a practicing psychologist, workshop developer, international consultant, and author of Paths are Made by Walking: Practical Steps for Attaining Serenity. She is also founder of Mind Roads Center for Spirituality.
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Sunday, February 19, 2006 Gifts of Life and Health
Presented by Donna Naumann
Learn about organ and tissue donation to assist you and your family in making end of life decisions.
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Sunday, February 26, 2006 Inside Out or Outside In: Who Says You're Married
Presented by Lynne Biddle Walker and Lois Hamilton
Lynne and Lois review the history of marriage, an institution John Stuart Mill labeled the first political institution most of us enter as adults.
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Sunday, March 05, 2006 Religion and Postmodern Thought
Presented by Rev. Charles Ellis
If modernity poured acid on supernaturalism, a post-modern perspective pours acid on naturalism. Post-modern thought fits well with the liberal faith tradition by giving us a chance to step outside the Big Story and look at it with fresh eyes.
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Sunday, March 12, 2006 Generative Justice
Presented by Rev. Jean Greenwood
A New Look at the Restorative Paradigm. Rev.Jean Greenwood — a practitioner of this inspiring grassroots movement for social change — discusses how it offers a hopeful paradigm with wide-ranging applications in our lives and in the world.
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Sunday, March 19, 2006 Spring Equinox
Presented by Kari Tauring
Moderated by ceceile_hartleib
Kari C. Tauring is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, ritualist, and performer. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of St. Thomas.
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Sunday, March 26, 2006 Why am I at a UU Fellowship?
Presented by Donna, Virginia, Martha, Sara & Darr
Moderated by leiste
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Sunday, April 02, 2006 Physics for the Rest of Us
Presented by Dr. Roger Jones
Moderated by darr
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Sunday, April 09, 2006 The Big and Little Century
Presented by Susan Sternfels
Moderated by darr
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Sunday, April 16, 2006 Blues and Spirituals
Presented by Johan Dirks
Moderated by guyton
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Sunday, April 23, 2006 Through the lens of process theology: an ecological attitude
Presented by Virginia Bergman
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Sunday, April 30, 2006 Poetry Reading (with Jazz!)
Presented by Julie Landsman, Dion Cunningham and the rest of us
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Sunday, May 07, 2006 Hinduism
Presented by Dr. Akhouri Sinha
Moderated by susansternfels
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Sunday, May 14, 2006 Mentors' Day Service
Presented by Martha, Lynne & Pat
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Sunday, May 21, 2006 Flower Communion
Presented by Martha, Lynne & Pat
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