Calendar
Sunday Services - 11 am at the church and via Zoom
Child care is provided.
June 9, 2024: Rev. Karyn Marsh. Topic: "Building a New Way." Utopian fiction - stories of ideal societies - has been around since ancient times starting with Plato's Republic. Its counterpart, dystopian fiction, has a shorter history stemming from the late 18th century. While utopian novels prevailed in previous centuries, dystopian novels seem to be outpacing utopian fiction in the 20th and 21st centuries and extending to other media including video games. "The Last of Us" was an adaptation of a videogame produced by HBO in 2023. Rev. Karyn Marsh will consider how these dystopian stories can inspire us to build a new way.
June 16, 2024. The church will be closed on June 16. Weekly services will resume on June 23.
June 23, 2024: Mark Nolder. Topic: "Morning Musical Meditation" This is the first of our summer lay-led services.
June 30, 2024: Richard Gordon Zyne, MS, MDiv, DMin, BCC. Topic: "Poems for the heart ... and other organs. Simply a mixture of the profound, the profane, and a little propane."
Our annual picnic will begin shortly after the conclusion of this June 30 service.
July 7, 2024: Speaker: Eileen Woods. Topic: "Shamanism - Recreation of the World and Indigenous Spirituality." The discussion of modern Shamanism, indigenous world views and how this helps with realigning ourselves with nature. Shamanism is a practice that seeks to align the individual, family, and community with the natural world through the development of everyday spiritual practices.
July 14, 2024: Speaker: Fran Kriston. Topic: "The 1876 Presidential Election." The upcoming Presidential election is probably the most important one we ever had. Our democracy is at stake. The vitriol, lies, and accusations of fraud that characterized the 2020 election are likely to be repeated. The 1876 election was not as important to the country's future as the upcoming one. However, with regard to vitriol, lies, and fraud, 1876 probably tops anything being done nowadays. Come and hear the gory details.
July 21, 2024: Speaker: Kelly Blackburn. Topic: "It's Okay to Play." Studies show that play (like that of our youth) can be just as beneficial as 20 minutes of meditation. Play can release stress and boost creativity. This service will allow us to just let go and be silly.
July 28. 2024: Speaker: Steve Elliott. Topic: "Words."
August 4, 2024: Dr. Lisa Tuzo and Mrs. Roxann Redd-Wallace will speak to us about The Harford County Committee of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project.
Additional Activities
Weekly Walk
We meet every Tuesday at 12:00 (the time will be adjusted according to the weather). We will walk for two miles on different sections of the Ma and Pa Trail and other local trails. In the event of bad weather, we will walk at the mall.
The Unitarians were considered heretics, but it was the Universalists Book really caught if from the orthodox. And with good reason: by removing hell from the religious equation they completely upset the dogmatic applecart, taking away the prime motivator for religiously towing the line. With no fear of hell, the orthodox feared chaos. With no fear of hell, the Universalists opened up a whole new world freedom and joy that transformed religion in the West. And we are their ambassadors today.