Topic: Community

Animal Blessing

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM We celebrate all the animals in our life, all those who have or are currently bringing joy and meaning to our lives. Bring your animal or a photo. We will also honor those pets that are no longer with us, so please bring photos to place … Continue reading Animal Blessing

Backpack Blessing

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM First UU celebrates the 23nd Feed and Read backpack drive! Join us to consider how direct service ties into our values, and take action by helping to fill our goal of 200 backpacks for local children in need! Presented by Jacques Angelino and Amber Scott.

God Talk

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM In a few weeks the Atheist, Humanist and Skeptics group will talk about why the traditional concept of God doesn’t help them be better people. I will talk this Sunday about why I find the concept of God useful in my life.

Come Play With Us!

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM With the help of a grant, the School for Young Children has been able to substantially renovate their playground! This Sunday we will celebrate its grand opening, dedicating it to the spirit which imbues all of SYC: “Learning Through Play.” Come join us as we engage … Continue reading Come Play With Us!

The Authority to be Human

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM In celebration of the largest Pride March in all of Ohio, and one of the largest in the whole country, Emeritus minister Marco Belletini joins other LGBTQ congregational members to respond to the question raised by the sermon title.

Whose Am I?

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM Together we will ponder the words of Douglas Steere, a Quaker teacher who pondered the connection between our identity and our relationships.

Why Do Stories Survive?

NOTE: Summer Services Hours – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM . Some stories comfort us.  Others challenge us.  Still others carry both wisdom and wounds.  A single story can bring hope to one person and anguish to another.  In this service, Luke Rouker reflects on curiosity, testimony, and why human communities continue to preserve even the … Continue reading Why Do Stories Survive?

Flower Ceremony

Flower Service & Child Dedication (all ages).  Participate in a beloved spring tradition by bringing cut flowers to share, and join us for an all ages Earth Day celebration – including a community child dedication ceremony!