Flower Communion
The Flower Ceremony is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of the world around us and the beauty and diversity among the people around us. 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of this UU celebration.
Speaker: Cat Barnett
“Taizé Service – on Forgiveness”
Presenter: Cat Barnett Service Associate: Heidi MacLennan .A contemplative service with songs, readings, meditation and no sermon on the theme of forgiveness
Think Outside Your Culture
Member Cat Barnett will talk about what culture is and how it influences our thinking and our actions. Barley Donahue will be the Service Leader
Reflections on Kindness and Not Judging
LCUUF members Susan Miller, Sharon Robinson, Robert Barnett and Cat Barnett will offer reflections on kindness and not judging others.
Water Communion
The Water Communion is a Unitarian Universalist tradition originating some forty years ago at a Woman and Religion Conference, which focused on empowering women in the UU movement. The Water Communion has evolved into an ingathering ritual as people return from summer travel and the church year starts. That ‘church year’ cycle doesn’t really fit … Continue reading Water Communion
Can cities save us?
Right now, about 5% of the earth’s land surface is consumed by cities, which are where a little over half of the world’s people live. The UN predicts that by 2050, over two-thirds of people will live in cities, that is to say, nearly 7 billion of almost 10 billion total people will live in … Continue reading Can cities save us?
Flower Communion 2021
The Flower Communion is an annual springtime celebration in most Unitarian Universalist congregations, celebrating the beauty of diversity. Traditionally each person brings a flower, preferably found in their own garden or by the roadside, and each person leaves with a different flower. We’ll ‘pass the flowers’ in a different way, appropriate for a mixed service, … Continue reading Flower Communion 2021
Who are UUs?
Susan Miller will share information from the UUA and other sources about the people who are UUs, the places they worship and how their numbers have changed over the years. The service leader is Cat Barnett.
Ageing Gracefully
Loretta Downs is a Lakeside resident with a Master’s Degree in gerontology. She is a past president of the Chicago End-of-Life Care Coalition and a Certified Senior Advisor. She will be speaking about adjusting to the health challenges, vulnerabilities and loss of independence that many people experience as they age. Cat Barnett will be the … Continue reading Ageing Gracefully
My Road to Understanding Unitarian Universalism
Cat Barnett will share her slow road to understanding Unitarian Universalism – Service Leader is Susan Miller.