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April 1, 2018
Worship Speaker– Theresa Bakker
Worship Associate-Lisa Erwin
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Ostara: Planting The Seeds For A New Season
Bio - Theresa Bakker is a native Mainer and frequent visitor to the Northeast Kingdom, which is the home of both her oldest friend, and her first crush. A self-described recovering Catholic, Theresa is now a solitary Pagan whose main practice involves political activism for various progressive causes.
Topic - As the Wheel of the Year turns and the winter thaw begins, our minds turn toward rebirth and renewal. The potential of a new growing season stirs not just our gardens, but our hearts as well. What seeds will you plant, nurture, and cultivate in the coming year?
Worship Speaker– Theresa Bakker
Worship Associate-Lisa Erwin
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Ostara: Planting The Seeds For A New Season
Bio - Theresa Bakker is a native Mainer and frequent visitor to the Northeast Kingdom, which is the home of both her oldest friend, and her first crush. A self-described recovering Catholic, Theresa is now a solitary Pagan whose main practice involves political activism for various progressive causes.
Topic - As the Wheel of the Year turns and the winter thaw begins, our minds turn toward rebirth and renewal. The potential of a new growing season stirs not just our gardens, but our hearts as well. What seeds will you plant, nurture, and cultivate in the coming year?
April 8, 2018
Worship Speaker-Steve Finner
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Somebody’s Knocking at My Door
Bio - Steve was the minister of music for 14 years at the St. Johnsbury Congregation and has been a member of UU congregations since 1973. He is currently a member of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier where he sings in that choir as well as in the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir.
Topic - Somebody’s Knocking at My Door is a spiritual about death making that final visit. In February, I was in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. And to put it bluntly, things did not look good. How did this Universalist respond to that knock on the door? What role did my faith play? I will discuss those and other closely related issues.
Worship Speaker-Steve Finner
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Somebody’s Knocking at My Door
Bio - Steve was the minister of music for 14 years at the St. Johnsbury Congregation and has been a member of UU congregations since 1973. He is currently a member of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier where he sings in that choir as well as in the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir.
Topic - Somebody’s Knocking at My Door is a spiritual about death making that final visit. In February, I was in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. And to put it bluntly, things did not look good. How did this Universalist respond to that knock on the door? What role did my faith play? I will discuss those and other closely related issues.
April 15, 2018
Worship Speaker– The Rev. Brendan Hadash
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Telling False Prophets from Real Ones
Bio - The Rev. Hadash is the minister emeritus of St. Johnsbury Universalist Unitarian Congregation, having retired from that society after serving it for 19 years. His first ministerial position was serving the UU congregations in Derby Line, and West Burke, Vermont, and North Hatley, Quebec from January 1982 to June 1986.
Topic - In the 1970’s two men wrote books about becoming enlightened. At the end of their books, each man wrote a list of “Eternal Truths”. One man was a noted psychotherapist and expressed profound ideas about the human condition. The other author “plunged into the psychedelic chaos in San Francisco” and wrote a book that is basically nonsense. Is there a simple way to tell the two apart? It may be harder than you think.
Worship Speaker– The Rev. Brendan Hadash
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Telling False Prophets from Real Ones
Bio - The Rev. Hadash is the minister emeritus of St. Johnsbury Universalist Unitarian Congregation, having retired from that society after serving it for 19 years. His first ministerial position was serving the UU congregations in Derby Line, and West Burke, Vermont, and North Hatley, Quebec from January 1982 to June 1986.
Topic - In the 1970’s two men wrote books about becoming enlightened. At the end of their books, each man wrote a list of “Eternal Truths”. One man was a noted psychotherapist and expressed profound ideas about the human condition. The other author “plunged into the psychedelic chaos in San Francisco” and wrote a book that is basically nonsense. Is there a simple way to tell the two apart? It may be harder than you think.
April 22, 2018
Worship Speaker– David Killam
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila Lapoint
Message vs. Miracle
Bio - David describes himself as a “typical opinionated Yankee with his own independent style of thinking, and a passion for seeing young people succeed”. David is a retired music teacher who has a Master’s in Divinity degree with an emphasis on the far liberal point of view. In addition, he is a published poet, author, and amateur naturalist.
Topic -The service will be “An examination of a young man’s emerging skepticism concerning traditional Christian dogma as he grows, and wends his way through higher education, with a view towards restrictions and impacts often imposed on our thinking by the very fluid nature of the language within which we are forced to communicate”.
Worship Speaker– David Killam
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila Lapoint
Message vs. Miracle
Bio - David describes himself as a “typical opinionated Yankee with his own independent style of thinking, and a passion for seeing young people succeed”. David is a retired music teacher who has a Master’s in Divinity degree with an emphasis on the far liberal point of view. In addition, he is a published poet, author, and amateur naturalist.
Topic -The service will be “An examination of a young man’s emerging skepticism concerning traditional Christian dogma as he grows, and wends his way through higher education, with a view towards restrictions and impacts often imposed on our thinking by the very fluid nature of the language within which we are forced to communicate”.
April 29, 2018
Worship Speaker– Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Special Service (part 3 of 4)
Bio - Back in the day, Nancy was the staff person leading these sessions at the UU New England Leadership School. She has pulled out her old notes and resources to share how to find your preferences for approaching decisions.
Topic - This will be a brief talk by Nancy (the third of four) on the gifts each of us bring to making good decision (based on Myers-Briggs). Following this short service, the Board of Trustees will have an activity planned. More information to follow.
Worship Speaker– Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Special Service (part 3 of 4)
Bio - Back in the day, Nancy was the staff person leading these sessions at the UU New England Leadership School. She has pulled out her old notes and resources to share how to find your preferences for approaching decisions.
Topic - This will be a brief talk by Nancy (the third of four) on the gifts each of us bring to making good decision (based on Myers-Briggs). Following this short service, the Board of Trustees will have an activity planned. More information to follow.
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