Upcoming Services
This Sunday, December 3:
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Service at 10:30 am:  Photo by Saffu via Unsplash.com
The Zen Teachings of Jesus
Sermon by Dr. Max Salinas (in person) A discussion on how the teachings of Jesus can be incorporated into Zen philosophy. Dr. Maximo H Salinas, aka Max, was born in Managua, Nicaragua and moved to the US as a boy in 1971. He holds a BS degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Virginia, all in Electrical Engineering. Although he grew up Catholic, Max joined his first Unitarian Universalist church in Charlottesville, Virginia, 30 years ago, where he served as president of a 425 member congregation. He has been a devoted Zen practitioner for over seven years and is currently an ordained monk in the Soto Zen lineage, working with his teacher towards becoming a teacher himself. |
Dr. Max Salinas
Music 
Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist, Amy Rosebush, keyboard.
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Children's Religious Education at 10:30 am:
The Youth RE committee oversees the children's Sunday morning RE program, as well as special events during the year, including a one-week ANT (Art, Nature, Theater) Camp each summer. The children begin their Sunday in Friendship Hall with their families and after the opening hymn, come forward for the chalice lighting and the Children’s Affirmation before being sung off to the Sunday school room for their lesson and accompanying activities, provided by teacher Kim Kroflich. Lessons are provided for children ages 5-12, and child care for those younger than 5, concurrent with the adult Sunday morning service.
The committee is responsible for providing a teacher and a teen assistant for the children's RE and overseeing their work as well as maintaining the rooms where the children's activities take place to make sure they are attractive and welcoming as well as safe for children of all ages. For our curriculum, we use the Tapestry of Faith units available for downloading from the UUA website. Teen programs are also available whenever there is sufficient need and participation.
A final important job of the committee is to publicize the children's program and attract more young families to Friendship Fellowship. We welcome new members to the Youth RE Committee, so if you are interested in working with the children and joining us, please see chair Ruth Rodgers. Read more about our Youth Religious Education program...
The committee is responsible for providing a teacher and a teen assistant for the children's RE and overseeing their work as well as maintaining the rooms where the children's activities take place to make sure they are attractive and welcoming as well as safe for children of all ages. For our curriculum, we use the Tapestry of Faith units available for downloading from the UUA website. Teen programs are also available whenever there is sufficient need and participation.
A final important job of the committee is to publicize the children's program and attract more young families to Friendship Fellowship. We welcome new members to the Youth RE Committee, so if you are interested in working with the children and joining us, please see chair Ruth Rodgers. Read more about our Youth Religious Education program...
Coffee and Conversations at 11:30 am:
Enjoy coffee and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones.
(All speakers are in person unless noted)
Photo by Jens Behrmann via Unsplash.com
Dec 10
We're Here to Build Love's House
Sermon by Rev Kristina Spaude (via zoom)
We're Here to Build Love's House
Sermon by Rev Kristina Spaude (via zoom)
The Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Walter Weir
Dec 17
Ancestral Spirituality & Decolonizing Our Faith
Sermon by Dr. Laura Mcguire (in person)
What do our ancestral spiritual practices have to teach us in the present? Many of us have wondered about how our theist forebearers experienced spirituality, but we often struggle to find ways to return to these traditions. In this sermon, Dr. McGuire will discuss their own return to their Indigenous spiritual roots in Judaism and how blending modern faith practices with healing ancestral spiritual trauma can benefit us all.
Ancestral Spirituality & Decolonizing Our Faith
Sermon by Dr. Laura Mcguire (in person)
What do our ancestral spiritual practices have to teach us in the present? Many of us have wondered about how our theist forebearers experienced spirituality, but we often struggle to find ways to return to these traditions. In this sermon, Dr. McGuire will discuss their own return to their Indigenous spiritual roots in Judaism and how blending modern faith practices with healing ancestral spiritual trauma can benefit us all.
Dec 24
What Does Christmas Mean for Unitarian Universalists?
Sermon by Rev Pam McMillan (in person)
What Does Christmas Mean for Unitarian Universalists?
Sermon by Rev Pam McMillan (in person)
Photo by Meiying Ng on Unsplash
Jan 7
A Conversation With God
Sermon by Hellen Bennett (in person)
A Conversation With God
Sermon by Hellen Bennett (in person)
Jan 14
Racial Equality: Where Are We Now?
Sermon by Robert Watts (in person)
Jan 21
Cryptocurrency
Sermon by Scott Tilley (in person)
Jan 28
Israel and Hamas in the Era of Great Power Distraction
Sermon by Dr. Michael Kimmage (via zoom)
Closed Captioning of Zoom Now Available
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https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207279736-Closed-captioning-and-live-transcription
to learn more. We hope this will increase accessibility and participation in Zoom meetings.
If closed captions would help you access our Zoom meetings, you can enable this feature for yourself. Anyone can have this feature, free. Just go to
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207279736-Closed-captioning-and-live-transcription
to learn more. We hope this will increase accessibility and participation in Zoom meetings.