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Tour de Donut

Sunday, September 25, 10:30 a.m.

Calling all Heritage kids and their grown-ups! Join us for our very own “Tour de Donut” in
the back parking lot during church Sunday. Kids should bring their bikes, trikes, scooters or other wheelies! We will provide the donuts, coffee and adult conversation.

Have you been coming to church all summer? Has it been a while since your family has been to Heritage? Are your kids looking forward to the start of RE (on October 2!)? Are you kids not really interested in RE at all? Regardless of your answer to these questions, this is the absolutely perfect opportunity to connect! Consider this an all HUUC kids and families gathering.

For more information, contact Laci Lee Adams, Director of Lifespan Faith Development.

9/21/2022.

Vespers: Nourishing our Souls in Sound and Silence

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Join us in the sanctuary for an hour of peaceful contemplation in community for our fall Vespers service. Through readings, singing, silence and reflection, we seek to build a sense of calm and communion with the holy. Please note that current church guidelines strongly encourage the use masks to protect our most vulnerable.

Mabon Celebration and Potluck

Mabon altar

Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., on the patio off the kitchen.

The Wheel Turns

Please join us to celebrate the Fall Equinox, also called Mabon, the Second Harvest, and the Apple Harvest.

We welcome folks to bring:

  • A dish to share for our potluck (we will be outside, so think PICNIC!)
  • Something small to represent balance, gratitude, or abundance to place on the altar

We will have a ritual to celebrate the abundance of the harvest and the balance of light and dark in our lives.

If you would like to co-create a piece of the celebration or share a song, poem, reading, or thoughts, please contact Chris Whittaker at:

New Men’s Group

Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Location TBD.

Heritage UU Church is launching a men’s group. The first meeting will be on Thursday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m., at a location yet to be determined.

If you might be interested in joining the group, please contact Dave Stefan at:

8/26/2022.

Babes Return to a Favorite Author

Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.

Sometimes you just have to return to reading a favorite author. Heritage’s women’s book club (known as Babes with Books or the BWB) can’t seem to get enough Jodi Picoult reads, so they have selected her most recent work, Wish You Were Here, for the September 21, 7 to 9 p.m. meeting in the Heritage Room.

Amazon.com describes the novel’s protagonist and plotline as follows: “In the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself—and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different.”

Our future reading selections are as follows, subject to change a month prior to the meeting date:

  • October 19 – Three Words for Goodbye, by Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
  • November 16 – Search, by Michelle Huneven
  • December 21 – Holiday party and film – not yet selected, but investigating a new, comic genre
  • January 18 – The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles

All women (be they members, or friends) are always invited to any BWB meeting – whether they have read the book or not. Unless otherwise announced, the meeting’s selection is available on hold for the Heritage Book Club, approximately a month in advance, at the Anderson Township branch of the Hamilton County library.

For inclusion in the BWB Google group emails, contact the Heritage office.

Let’s “Reimagine” Church!

This past spring, nearly two dozen interested souls gathered for a Saturday retreat focused on “Reimagining Worship” at Heritage. This fall, we are broadening the topic – let’s “Reimagine Church”! Mark your calendars now for Saturday, October 8, at the Anderson Center on Five Mile Road, for an all-day congregational retreat as together we assess what’s working, what’s not, what we’d like to see change, and what the new realities are (circa 2022 and beyond) in our community and our society when it comes to “church.”

The world is changing. The world has changed. And our beloved church needs to change, too, in order to remain relevant. As we approach the 200th anniversary of this congregation (!), let’s look ahead and imagine what church might be like entering the third century of our heritage. It is an exciting time! Let’s get engaged and create the church we want for ourselves, our children and grandchildren, and our wider community.

Watch for more details about the time and agenda for this important congregational discussion.

September 2022.

Social Justice Collaborative Meeting

Heritage members participate in the Women’s March on Washington, the DACA rally in Cincinnati, and the March for Science in Washington.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom.

When the Social Justice Collaborative meets, we are taking a small step toward the realization of the Sixth Unitarian Universalist Principle, “The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.”

All Heritage members and friends are invited to the next meeting of the Collaborative, which will be Tuesday, August 30, 2022, starting at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom. A Zoom link will appear on the church homepage prior to the meeting. It is a good way to offer and receive support as we work to “heal the world.”

If you have questions, please speak with Rae Jane Araujo or Bob Lamb. For contact information, communicate with the Church Administrator at 513-231-8634 or:

Race and Racism in Cincinnati

Tuesdays, September 13, 27, and October 11, at 7:00 p.m. Offsite.

Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP) and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity (ACRU) will host an in-person screening of Race and Racism in Cincinnati, a 3-part docuseries, in September and October. The docuseries is the telling of Cincinnati’s history from the racial margins, a history that is not often told in school curriculums or in mainstream (white) culture. The screenings will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary on September 13, 27, and October 11, at 7:00 p.m.

This video series shares a people’s history that places storytelling authority in the hands of common people, rather than political leaders or other figures of power who have crafted narratives to benefit their agenda. This series features three separate hour-long videos that each tackle a different time span, starting from Cincinnati’s birth and bringing us to the present day. Each viewing will be followed by a discussion session. This series was produced by Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. IJPC recommends that participants plan to attend the full series.

You can register here: https://racismincincinnati.eventbrite.com

If you have questions, contact:

2022.

Banned Book Club: “The Satanic Verses,” by Salman Rushdie

Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 12:30 p.m., for the In-Person meeting, location TBD.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., for the Zoom meeting.

Considering the recent, violent attack on Salman Rushdie, no banned book is getting more attention right now than The Satanic Verses! Rushdie is widely known for the use of magical realism to grapple with questions of identity, history, and religiosity. Undergirding much of Rushdie’s writing is an examination and exploration of those things that we most take for granted.

A recent republication of the article, “Why Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ Remains so Controversial Decades After its Publication” (see https://tinyurl.com/Rushdie-08), includes Rushdie’s own thoughts about the reception of Satanic Verses.

Since the publication of “The Satanic Verses,” Rushdie has argued that religious texts should be open to challenge. “Why can’t we debate Islam?” Rushdie said in a 2015 interview. “It is possible to respect individuals, to protect them from intolerance, while being skeptical about their ideas, even criticizing them ferociously.”

This kind of grappling with religious texts and ideas seemed like a perfectly UU choice for our September Banned Book Club. The book is available for audiobook download through the public library and a physical copy is available for reading at the church. Reach out to Laci Lee Adams to join the Banned Book Club mailing list or to gain access to the book. Laci’s email address is:

September’s Book: Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses
In-person Meeting: September 18th @ 12:30 p.m. (Location TBD)
Zoom Meeting: September 21st @ 7:30 p.m.

Supreme Conservative Activism by Justices Making Law

United States Supreme Court Building

Sunday, September 11, 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s UU Church.

The St. John’s Men’s Group invites any and all area UUs interested in learning about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent decisions and the upcoming term to its annual public program on September 11, at St. John’s UU Church, 320 Resor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45220. UC Professor emeritus and OLLI instructor Howard Tolley, talking on “Supreme Conservative Activism,” will provide an overview of the court’s transformative decision-making on abortion, gun rights, environmental protection, business regulation, voting rights, affirmative action and more. Walk-ins are welcome; no pre-registration is required, but all should wear a mask.

2022.

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