Linda Crawford presents “Spiritual Growth” About our Service: Our third principle asks us to encourage each other to grow spiritually. But what is spiritual growth? To Linda, spiritual growth is mostly about becoming as open and vulnerable as we can. That means we become open to both pleasure and pain, to both the joys and … Continue reading Spiritual Growth
Phillip Baber Presents “The Death of Manhood: Beyond Masculinity” About our Service: What does it mean to be a man in the day and age of “toxic masculinity”? Phillip explores answers to this question: from redefining “manhood” to ridding ourselves of the notion of “masculinity” altogether. About our Speaker: Phillip Baber is a graduate of the … Continue reading The Death of Manhood: Beyond Masculinity
Chris Jarman, Director of Religious Education, presents “Three Teachings from Dr. Seuss” (A Family Worship Service – for All Ages!) About our Service: Join us for a joy filled day to start the new school year. The Blessings of the Backpacks will also occur during this service. Three Teachings from Dr. Seuss: Since Theodor Geisel published his first … Continue reading Three Teachings from Dr. Seuss
Jim Wood (along with Jacksonville CUUPS) presents “Lughnasadh – Festival of the First Harvest” About our Service: Jim Wood along with members of our own Jacksonville CUUPS will present the history, folklore and customs of this ancient Celtic Fire Festival and its relevance to today. Join them as we explore our own personal “harvests” through … Continue reading Lughnasadh – Festival of the First Harvest
The Reverend Elena Rigg presents “The World Needs Our Presence…and our Absence” About our Service: “In order to understand the world,” wrote Albert Camus, “one has to turn away from it on occasion.” More than anything else, we must be fully present to both the beauty and the brokenness of the world, if we are to help redeem … Continue reading The World Needs Our Presence…and our Absence
Ev and Michelle Corum present “Adam and Eve According to Mark Twain” About our Service: Join us this Sunday to see Ev and Michelle share Mark Twain’s “Diaries of Adam and Eve.” About our Speaker: Ev and Michelle Corum are members of BBUUC. Michelle works as the Morning Edition host and Radio Reading Service manager at … Continue reading Adam and Eve According to Mark Twain
Dr. Jeff Hess presents “Deafening Silence” About our Service: Join us for a quiet talk about silence. We’ll explore our often fragile and sometimes contentious relationship with quiet and its inherent, communicative power. About our Speaker: Dr. Jeff Hess holds a Master of Arts degree in Speech Communication from Eastern Illinois University and a doctorate … Continue reading Deafening Silence
Bethany Crawley presents “Opening Through Mindful Exploration of Relationship” About our Service: We are often compelled to protect ourselves, emotionally, physically, and energetically, from one another. Circumstances, personal history, culturally imposed competition, and environments, at times, require that we strive against one another, leaving us feeling potentially isolated and separate from one another and our … Continue reading Opening Through Mindful Exploration of Relationship
Jennifer Stokes presents “The Seven Principles and Patriotism” About our Service: Can you be a “good” Unitarian Universalist and still love, honor, and defend your country? Jennifer will take a look at where the UU faith intersects with traditional patriotic values, and where we are at odds with love of country. About our Speaker: Jennifer … Continue reading The Seven Principles and Patriotism
Ev Corum presents “Inspiration” About our Service: Ev will address what sources of inspiration we might seek when it seems that we live in a world that does not offer us much about which to be inspired. About our Speaker: Ev is on the faculty of Mandarin High School, where he teaches dual enrollment Humanities … Continue reading Inspiration
