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Newsletter for members and friends of Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church
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Whole-Congregation Worship
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Sunday worship is 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
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Sunday, January 1: “What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been”
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Bob Lamb. Bob Lamb turned 70 last year, which he finds terribly strange. Join him for a contemplative look back, and a hopeful look forward, on the cusp of a new year and a new world.
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Sunday, January 8: “The Science of Well-being: How To Live a Long and Meaningful Life”
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Dr. David Stefan. What does it take to live a happier life? There are many misconceptions about what brings and sustains happiness; but positive psychology research shows that there are strategies that can significantly increase your meaning, well-being and even extend life. In this service, we explore the research and practices …
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Sunday, January 15: Beyond the Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
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Service Leaders: The Gang of Us.
“I Have a Dream” is most likely Martin Luther King Jr’s most famous speech. Yet, he gave many other powerful speeches that impacted our country and our history. What might we learn from going beyond “the dream” that will help us in our journey toward a better world? Worship Associate: Steph Tacy.
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Sunday, January 22: “Riding the Waves: Changing Ideas About Gender”
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Service Leader: Laci Lee Adams.
Worship Associate: Rev. Bill Gupton.
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Sunday, January 29: “Whither Our Principles?”
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Rev. Bill Gupton. The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association has released its proposed revisions to the Bylaws of the UUA. Our Seven Principles, which have been the bedrock and unifying spiritual affirmation of Unitarian Universalism for more than a generation – which we have taught to our children and shared with our …
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Sunday, February 5: “What Do We Believe?”
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Rev. Bill Gupton. Today our Senior Minister concludes his two-part sermon series examining the dramatic changes taking place in the wider world of Unitarian Universalism. How will these changes affect us? Where does our congregation fit in? What do we – individually, as members and friends of Heritage Church, and collectively, as …
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by Rev. Bill Gupton. A new year is here, and change is in the air. We are entering a time of discernment – both locally here at Heritage Church – and denominationally, in our Unitarian Universalist movement. Closer to home, what do we want our church to be like? What do we want it to stand for? How shall we …
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by Julie Kane. 2022 was a good year; we’ve resumed in-person services, potlucks, choir, Sunday school and many other activities at the church. It was a very good year to reimagine ourselves. How are we different? How do we deal with change? For many of us we have had to learn all kinds of technology. For me, Zoom and Google are the most …
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Thoughts on the Mission and Vision Statement of Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church
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by Kathy Wade. Part Three: We are here to welcome people of all beliefs, to value diversity of all types, and to offer a safe place to explore all questions with honesty. ~ From the Mission and Vision Statement.
Over fifteen years ago, I walked into Heritage Church hoping to find a faith community that would welcome my …
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For All Ages and Stages:
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Opportunities for Faith Development
Across the Lifespan
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At #4 on the American Library Association’s 2021 Most Banned Books list, George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren't Blue is our next Banned Book club read! In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. …
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Social Action / Social Justice
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IPM Holiday Stores Deliver Cheer for Many Families
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Once again this year, Heritage UU Church collected cash donations which were used to buy toys for the Inter Parish Ministry (IPM) Holiday Stores. Merry Leone, Manager of Volunteer Operations at IPM Food Pantry, shared her thanks to everyone who involved in this effort. She provided a video that was made about the holiday event. If you …
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Social Justice Collaborative Meeting
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Sunday, January 22, 2023, around 15 minutes after the worship service, in the Youth Room. Can we stop the reintroduction of legislation that would make it harder for citizen ballot initiatives to amend the Ohio constitution? What has been the effect of recent militia-style groups on UU churches, especially with regard to LGBTQ? What will be …
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UU Council’s Anti-Racism Circle
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January – April 2023. Registration Required by January 4. The UU Council of Greater Cincinnati invites Unitarian Universalists from all six local congregations to participate in the Winter 2023 Anti-Racism Circle, “Building the World We Dream About.” This 12-week interactive workshop is designed to help Unitarian …
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Vespers: Nourishing our Souls in Sound and Silence
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Join us in the sanctuary for Vespers, an hour of peaceful contemplation in community. Through readings, singing, silence and reflection, we seek to nurture a sense of calm and communion with the holy. Let us welcome the darkness of winter and reflect on the year past together. If …
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Time to Take Down the Christmas Tree
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Sunday, January 8, 2023, after the worship service. All good things must come to an end, and that includes the displaying of our 2022 Christmas Tree. Please stay after church on Sunday, January 8, and help us take down and pack away the Christmas Tree and other Sanctuary decorations.
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The Babes Cross 1950s USA with Amor Towles
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. With more than a million copies sold, all those readers can’t be wrong about Heritage Book Club’s selection entitled The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles. The meeting will happen on January 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Heritage Room. Curl up in front of a warm fire for this lengthy read …
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Patriarchy Discussion for Women and Men
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 7 to 9 p.m. Patriarchy could be defined as "a system that encompasses a worldview, arrangements about how we live as humans with each other on this planet, implicit blueprints for what kinds of institutions we create, and guidelines for what to do with our young to prepare them for the system itself. The …
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Sunday, January 29, following the service. The Heritage UU Church Board of Trustees will host a Town Hall meeting following the service on Sunday, January 29th. We expect the discussion to begin sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. We will continue in-person from the sanctuary or on the Zoom service link after a brief break when the …
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Joint Worship Service of Area UU Churches
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Sunday, April 30, 2023, 10:30 a.m. A joint worship service of area UU churches will take place on Sunday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, President of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), will give the sermon, and a question-and-answer session will follow the service. (Our own Rev. Bill Gupton …
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Call for UUA General Assembly Delegates
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Do you think you might want to be a voting delegate at the upcoming UUA General Assembly, which occurs June 21–25? It is possible to be a GA delegate by traveling to its location in Pittsburgh, or by connecting remotely through the Internet. For more on GA in general, see the article from the December Heirloom: General …
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What's Your Ikigai? A Guide to Living a Long and Meaningful Life
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by Dr. Dave Stefan. On Sunday, January 8th, I will be facilitating an interactive worship service that challenges us to consider our ikigai, a Japanese word that means “reason for being,” and to construct well-being goals for the new year. Leading up to our January 8th service, please take time to complete the following as you reflect on your own …
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Rev. Bill Gupton, our Senior Minister, will be on winter break (a combination of vacation and study leave) from December 25 through January 18. He will be available only in case of emergency, by cell phone.
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What’s Happening at Heritage?
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There’s a lot happening at Heritage Church these days! You can learn about it in the new issue of the “What’s Happening at Heritage” catalogue. In its pages, you will find an alphabetical listing and description of many of our ongoing events, activities, and groups. Each listing also includes contact information. You can pick up your …
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Heritage Church Welcomes New Members
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On Sunday, December 4, 2022, Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church welcomed new members. …
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Our Heritage Christmas Tree was set up on Sunday, December 4. Thanks go out to everyone who helped! (Thank you, Jaime Castle, for providing these pictures!)
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Board Briefs for November 2022
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Feder bequest use of funds: The Board has decided to allocate $78k (the $70,453 remainder of the original bequest, plus some additional funds) as follows:
$25k: Put towards endowment;
$25k: Held for future church roof replacement (our church roof is nearing the end of its usable life) …
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Board Briefs for October 2022
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Additional signers on Schwab account: Because we only had one valid signer on our Schwab account (Bob Booth), the Board added two additional signers: Reid Hester (Finance Committee chairperson), and Luke Walczewski (as a backup).
Revised COVID policy language: To keep up with the ever-changing …
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Unitarian Universalism is Becoming a Religion!
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Opinion by Bob Lamb.
You have read a lot recently in this space about things going on at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) level, especially the review and rewrite of Article 2 of the Bylaws, which contains the seven principles. I want to provide my perspective as an observer and sometimes delegate for Heritage …
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Individualism and the Soul of Unitarian Universalism
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“We will Transform the World by our Liberating Love”
Opinion by Rebecca A. Pace.
“We will transform the world by our liberating love.” These glorious words are the last sentence of the proposed Purposes clause, in Article II of our UUA bylaws, up for a vote for approval at the 2023 General Assembly. (To see a …
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The Stories of 42 Ministers Who Have Served Our Church, Part 5, by Mike Roberts, Church Historian.
As we continue our review of our past ministers, be reminded that near the turn of the century, led by minister Ulysses Milburn, our congregation had moved into a beautiful new facility in Walnut Hills. Milburn resigned near the …
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The 2023 General Assembly Has Important Business
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At the UUA Board meeting on December 12, 2022, a Board member said that most of the business of the next annual General Assembly will be about two things: The UUA Presidential election and the Article II Bylaws revision. UUA Presidential Election: 2023 is the year to select another UUA President for a 6-year term. At this time there is …
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January 16 - February 14, 2023. Spiritual Nourishment for the Long Haul. Side With Love is thrilled to announce 30 Days of Love 2023! Our annual month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice, 30 Days of Love will go from Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16) through Valentine’s Day …
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Calendar of Events
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Get Weekly Updates
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People in the Google Group “huuc-announcements” get a few Heritage-related announcement emails each week, including a summary on Monday of the upcoming activities and worship. If you would like to receive huuc-announcement emails, please send an email requesting it to the church administrator. For the email address, please click the "Contact Information" link a little further down.
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Heirloom
Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church
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Rev. Bill Gupton, Senior Minister
Rev. Doak Mansfield, Minister Emeritus
Julie Kane, Board President
Laci Lee Adams, Director of Lifespan Faith Development
Les Tacy, Music Director
Steve McCamley, Choir Director
Martha Viehmann, Church Administrator
Kevin Palmer, Technology Coordinator
Dina Trahan, Childcare Attendant
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Russ Araujo, Heirloom Editor
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Submissions for the next Heirloom are due January 23, 2023.
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