112 Main Street Derby Line, VT 05830
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(802) 873-3563
Sunday Service 10:00 am
January 5, 2020
Service Speaker– Douglas Bouchard
Service Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– What Matters, Ethics
Bio-Douglas is Co-Owner of Historian and Social Worker Construction Company and very expensive toymaker who likes to cook for his friends. He also has aspirations to be a treasurer for a church.
Topic–In a world where truth can easily be twisted for political or personal convenience or denied outright; where honor is mocked and decency scorned and belittled, do ethics even matter? Where do our ethics come from? What is our role in creating and protecting a world where ethics matter? These and similar topics will be discussed.
Service Speaker– Douglas Bouchard
Service Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– What Matters, Ethics
Bio-Douglas is Co-Owner of Historian and Social Worker Construction Company and very expensive toymaker who likes to cook for his friends. He also has aspirations to be a treasurer for a church.
Topic–In a world where truth can easily be twisted for political or personal convenience or denied outright; where honor is mocked and decency scorned and belittled, do ethics even matter? Where do our ethics come from? What is our role in creating and protecting a world where ethics matter? These and similar topics will be discussed.
January 12, 2020
Service Speaker-Frank Davis
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title– Civic Redux
Bio-Frank Davis grew up in the Bronx and also called Virginia, Idaho, Oregon and Connecticut home before moving to Vermont in 1981. A Navy vet, he has taught history and government from elementary school to college level. Locally, he serves as Justice of the Peace, Village Moderator and has run for State Reg. He and Ginny raised and educated their two sons locally.
Topic– UU principle 5 advocates for “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregation and in society at large.” In this coming election year are you informed re: your citizenship rights and responsibilities? Retired Civics teacher, Frank Davis will take us back to class and respond, live, to all you want to know about: voting rights/repression, majority rule and the democratic process, the electoral college, impeachment, constitutional amendments. Bring your questions and concerns to our teacher of the day.
Service Speaker-Frank Davis
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title– Civic Redux
Bio-Frank Davis grew up in the Bronx and also called Virginia, Idaho, Oregon and Connecticut home before moving to Vermont in 1981. A Navy vet, he has taught history and government from elementary school to college level. Locally, he serves as Justice of the Peace, Village Moderator and has run for State Reg. He and Ginny raised and educated their two sons locally.
Topic– UU principle 5 advocates for “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregation and in society at large.” In this coming election year are you informed re: your citizenship rights and responsibilities? Retired Civics teacher, Frank Davis will take us back to class and respond, live, to all you want to know about: voting rights/repression, majority rule and the democratic process, the electoral college, impeachment, constitutional amendments. Bring your questions and concerns to our teacher of the day.
January 19, 2020
Service Speaker-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathleen Yale
Title– Preparing to Die
Bio-Allen Yale has lived in Derby since 1968, the year he married Kathleen. He has been a member of this church since circa 1972. He has owned their current rural property since 1973. He is a saver, not a thrower. With a rambling farmhouse and several barns, he has plenty of room to store his “stuff”.
Topic–When I celebrated my seventy-seventh birthday last year, I suddenly realized that my days on this earth were growing short, and there was much to do to prepare. What does one of us do if the other does not wake up some morning? What will happen to our bodies, our property, our stuff (Kathleen says “junk”), or financial resources? And, how do I find out? I now know a lot more of the answers than I did in February 2019.
Service Speaker-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathleen Yale
Title– Preparing to Die
Bio-Allen Yale has lived in Derby since 1968, the year he married Kathleen. He has been a member of this church since circa 1972. He has owned their current rural property since 1973. He is a saver, not a thrower. With a rambling farmhouse and several barns, he has plenty of room to store his “stuff”.
Topic–When I celebrated my seventy-seventh birthday last year, I suddenly realized that my days on this earth were growing short, and there was much to do to prepare. What does one of us do if the other does not wake up some morning? What will happen to our bodies, our property, our stuff (Kathleen says “junk”), or financial resources? And, how do I find out? I now know a lot more of the answers than I did in February 2019.
January 26, 2020
Service Speaker-Judy Nommik
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter– Sheila LaPoint
Title– Can Psycho Active Drugs be Helpful with Life Issues?
Bio-Judy is on the FUP Board, the Caring Committee, and on the Social Action Committee. She’s a parent to her adult children Aavi, August and Aureon, and a foster parent to Logan. Also, she has been a school psychologist, a career counselor, and has provided many Nonviolent Communication workshops and counseling sessions.
Topic–IMO Yes! This will be a personal history with references to Michael Pollan’s: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and
Transcendence.
Service Speaker-Judy Nommik
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter– Sheila LaPoint
Title– Can Psycho Active Drugs be Helpful with Life Issues?
Bio-Judy is on the FUP Board, the Caring Committee, and on the Social Action Committee. She’s a parent to her adult children Aavi, August and Aureon, and a foster parent to Logan. Also, she has been a school psychologist, a career counselor, and has provided many Nonviolent Communication workshops and counseling sessions.
Topic–IMO Yes! This will be a personal history with references to Michael Pollan’s: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and
Transcendence.
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1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person
