Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
For this first Sunday of the New Year, we reflect on the challenging dystopian year of 2020, while noting some hopeful points (democracy survives in the US, yes!). We also look with optimism to a new year, one that perhaps corrects the extremes of the past year. On a personal level, we recall our own … Continue reading Nostalgia for a Hopeful Future
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterTed Fahy, Service Associate Surgeon Atul Gawande is the writer of the book “Being Mortal.” He learned, he says, too late in his career as a physician, that the central question for his patients was “What Does a Good Day Look Like?” Not questions about fighting, or fixing, or when to give … Continue reading “What Does a Good Day Look Like?”
Bob Koches will explore the Southern Italian concept and how it lead to the Slow Movement. As UUs we all need to take a break, slow down, take care of ourselves and enjoy being in the moment. Kathy Koches is the Service Associate.
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh We live in a time of existential despair over climate change and other harms to the earth. We are saddened that so many deny the existence of these harms and even double down on increasing such harms. We can easily get frozen in such despair. How do we avoid allowing such … Continue reading Earth Heal Us
Al Castleman: Presenter Kriss Gang: Service Associate LCUUF treasurer will provide a financial update for the current fiscal year.
Presenter: Rev. Tim Boeve Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi The Rev. Tim Boeve will address the topic, “Settling the God Question, Maybe.” Views on who God is and whether there even is one are myriad. Western civilization has come a long way from the universal Medieval view in a single, divine all-powerful being whether in … Continue reading “Settling the God Question, Maybe.”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh Service Associate: Annie Morris I’ve realized that I’ve lived my life, in part, to search for awe. My interest in science, nature, music, art, and in spiritual things may be driven by a yearning for awe. What is this emotion of awe about? It seems so fundamental to our nature. Why … Continue reading In Search of Awe
Presenter: Ted Fahy Service Associate: Priscilla Taylor Each of us has endless and endlessly different stories about ourselves. Sunday’s service is an exploration of how our personal narratives are formed and reinforced, although they may bear little resemblance to the realities we have lived. It requires effort, open eyes, resilience, and humility to discover our … Continue reading “Stories of Our Lives”
Presenter: Michael Swords Service Associate: Larry Pihl Michael Swords will share his thoughts on the impact a poem called “Dear One” found many years ago on Mount Shasta, has had on his life, with quotes from many spiritual leaders.
Presenter: Kari Higgins, Francisco Nava, and Doris Wakeman Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi A presentation by Poco a Poco, a local organization that helps the people in the communities east of Chapala. They will talk about all the things they do and the communities they serve.
