Sunday August 30, 2009

BOOKS THAT SHAPED OUR LIVES
Craig Beam, Mavis Kerr, Tui Torrie, Jane Bell
Service Leader: Craig Beam
Music: Tom Nagy

In honour of the 10th anniversary of Craig's PhD thesis defence, he is organizing a second Book Service, this time with a focus on books that inspired us in our formative years. The focus will be autobiographical - why did that book speak to me at that particular time? Speakers Craig, Mavis, Tui, and Jane will include "Why I am Not a Christian" (Bertrand Russell), "Man's Search for Meaning" (Victor Frankl), "The Diary of Anne Frank" and one to be announced.

Sunday August 23, 2009

I STAND IN THE RIVER
Sky Dasey
Service leader: Mavis Kerr
Music: Lindsay and Jon Rivard

An agnostic questions the nature of miracles, and the wonders of an engaged life. This is an invitation to roll up the slacks and wade in... mud in the toes is just the first pleasure.

Sunday August 16, 2009

DIVERSITY
Lucia Harrison
Service Leader: Marc Xuereb
Music: To be announced

Our UU congregation is a fairly homogeneous group, and not very reflective of the diverse population of Waterloo Region. Today's service will challenge Unitarian notions of diversity and explore ways we might work in partnership with people from some of the many cultures in our region. Guest speaker Lucia Harrison is the Executive Director of the K-W Multicultural Centre.

Sunday August 9, 2009

COMFORT FOOD
Jim Moir
Music: Tom Nagy

Jim Moir is a fellow classmate of Rev. Jess's who is currently studying for the ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School. Working as a college librarian in Florida for twenty years, Jim was also a lay leader at two UU congregations and the Florida District UU Association. Of today's sermon Mr. Moir says: "We turn to comfort food ... to help us celebrate, or help us through a tough situation. Our church home can also be a comfort to us.” This sermon explores how to get the most out of our comfort food and our comfort faith. Service leader: Mag Horman.

Sunday August 2, 2009

Do-It-Yourself Liturgy
Rev. Jessica Rodela
Music: Boyd Donald

There is an interesting and useful tension in Unitarian Universalist congregations between honouring tradition and embracing innovation. Our Sunday morning liturgy is a kind of historical map of the relationship of this congregation to its faith and its ministers. For some, it is boring to do the same thing week after week; for others, it’s anathema to change a single word. I wonder what would happen if we subjected the entire Sunday process to our other time-honoured tradition – democracy! Come enjoy a light-hearted and potentially revealing experiment as we co-create this morning’s service and sermon by putting each element to the vote.