Sunday Services

Services at 9:30 and 11:00


June 26, 2005 - Gay Pride Sunday. Gay pride is a time to celebrate the lives and love of the lesbian and gay community. It is also a time to recommit ourselves to the ongoing struggle for equality. Join us before the parade as we celebrate and renew our commitment to equality and justice for all. Preachers: Megan Dalby and David Wilke



July 3, 2005 - Reclaiming our Dialogue. Our faith's openness to other traditions exposes us to many types of ritual and learning. As we engage these possibilities,we can grow profoundly...or not. What can get in our way as we seek to use our free faith to enrich our spiritual lives? How do we get past these pitfalls and reach for the religious potential open to us?
Preacher: Hugh David Visor, Meadville Lombard student and 2U summer worship coordinator
Liturgist: Daniel Clark

July 10, 2005 - Being in Place. As creatures in the material world, we all have special places that we love -- places that matter in our lives. Today we'll look at the spirituality of place, through the lens of Japanese traditional religion and our own faith.
Preacher: Laura Horton, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rock Valley, Rockton, Ill. Student Minister and recent Meadville Lombard graduate
Liturgist: Hugh David Visor

July 17, 2005 - UU-ism: A Redemptive Faith. Fred Hammond's personal reflection will challenge us to consider: What does redemption look like for Unitarian Universalists? Are we redeemed?
Preacher: Fred Hammond, Meadville Lombard student who will serve as Intern Minister at 2U's congregation in San Diego
Liturgist: Hugh David Visor

July 24, 2005 - The Body is a Temple. How can taking care of our bodies affirm our spiritual practices and deepen our understanding of our Unitarian Universalist faith? How does our interior spiritual life manifest itself outwardly? And how does our material body provide a gateway to the interior?
Preacher: Allison Farnum, Meadville Lombard student and affirmed candidate for UU ministry
Liturgist: Hugh David Visor

July 31, 2005 - Meet Clarence Darrow. Come back to the 1920's to meet Clarence Darrow preach about the cause of truth and justice that speaks also to our times.
Preacher: Rev. Roger Brewin, minister of Hobart, Indiana church and editor of Religious Humanism.
Liturgist: Hugh David Visor