Descriptions of Sunday Services
EASTER: ON THE FACE, FATE, AND FAITH OF JESUS
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece and the Spirit of Life Choir
Albert Schweitzer, in his Quest for the Historical Jesus, suggests that when we peer down to the bottom of a well looking for Jesus, we see our own faces reflected in the water. Jay Moore, Ken Brown and Janis Collins share their reflections on the face, fate, and faith of Jesus.
CREATE YOUR OWN REALITY
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela & Ruth Gilbert
Music: Boyd McDonald
How much of what we call "reality" is objective, and how much of it is subject to our expectations, beliefs, and focus? Come try an experiment in attention and intention as we entertain the concept of creating our own daily experiences. Today's sermon topic is brought to you by Ruth Gilbert, the winning bidder at the 2010 Dream Auction: Stump the Preacher.
BELIEFS, BIAS AND THE SKEPTIC MOVEMENT
Dr. Jeff Orchard
Service Leader: Judith Koeller
Music: Stephen Preece
How do we form beliefs about the world? What are some pitfalls of our senses and intuitions? Dr. Jeff Orchard is a contributor to Skeptic North, a collection of skeptics, science advocates and critical thinkers. He will share some of his experiences with science and the skeptic movement, and what the skeptic movement means to him.
LOST AND FOUND
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela & Linda Thomson
Music: Stephen Preece
In 1972, comedian George Carlin made famous the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” But who do our taboos serve and how do they harm us? What is our most treasured Unitarian taboo? In giving it up, what might we gain?