Heritage UU Church

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Upcoming Sunday Morning Speakers

2020

Feb. 2 – HUUC Board / Committee on Ministry
Feb. 9 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
Feb. 16 – Rev. Chip Roush
Feb. 23 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
March 1 – Tracey DuEst
March 8 – Rev. Jessica James
March 15 – TBA*
March 22 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
March 29 – Rev. Connie Simon
April 5 – HUUC Storytellers
April 12 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
April 19 – Rev. Brian Chenowith
April 26 – Rev. Mitra Jafarzadeh
May 3 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
May 10 – Rev. Alice Diebel
May 17 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
May 24 – Rev. Marian Stewart
May 31 – Nathan Liebermann
June 7 – HUUC Youth Group
June 14 – Rev. Leslie Woodward
June 21 – Terri Gaitskill
June 28 – UUA General Assembly service
July 5 – TBA
July 12 – Joetta Prost
July 19 – TBA
July 26 – Rev. Sky Stewart

* TBA = To Be Announced

If you have questions, please talk with the Worship Committee co-chairs, Regina Pugh and Kathy Wade, or email them at:

List as of January 23, 2020.

Sunday, March 1: “What Am I Supposed to Learn from This?”

Tracey DuEst

Tracey DuEst.

Are there ways we can look at things differently that would provide us with a fresh perspective? Can pain and suffering from life’s downpours and unexpected detours be your greatest teacher? What could be more important than the journey of self-awareness and self-love as a path toward liberating ourselves and others? It will officially be spring in 19 days. What will you do differently so that your light begins to shine brightly, and so you can bloom like the flowers will be blooming soon?

Join Heritage member Tracey DuEst as she continues to share lessons regarding her journey of self-awareness and self-love, while offering refreshing insights on how to see life in a new way. Our Youth Choir will also sing today.

Worship Associate: Louise Lawarre.

Tracey is the Associate Director in the Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion at Xavier University. Prior to her job at Xavier, she was a Diversity & Inclusion Consultant for TriHealth and several Greater Cincinnati K-12 schools. Tracey completed her M.Ed. in Humane Education and did her thesis work on the impact of human differences. She is currently working on a two-year program with Dr. Sue Morter to be certified in both the Energy and BodyAwake Yoga. Her children, Trey and Tera, are her biggest teachers and a major reason why she has dedicated her life to being on the cultural proficiency journey.

2020.

Sunday, February 23: “The Blessing of Water”

Rev. Leslie Woodward.

Each year, in our Annual Ingathering Water Ceremony, members and friends of Heritage Church gather and pour water gather from places dear to us together into a common vessel. That water is used to dedicate babies, honor lives lost, and on other ritual occasions.

This Sunday, now half a cycle around the sun since our waters were gathered in, we will consecrate them again, to wash away pain and sorrow, to cleanse our spirits, and to strengthen our commitment to live our values in our annual Water Blessing. Today, our hands – and our hearts – will be touched by holy water. Come experience this simple but powerful ritual of healing and grace. This is a service for all-ages with childcare available for children age 4 and under. The Heritage Choir will also provide us with beautiful music this morning.

Worship Associate: Bob Drake.

2020.

Sunday, February 16: “Ancestral Roots and Wings”

Rev. Chip Roush

Rev. Chip Roush.

Let us draw healing and strength from our ancestors (whether we claim them through DNA, choice, or fortunate circumstance).

Chip Roush serves the First Unitarian Church of South Bend. Born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, he chaired the General Assembly Planning Committee and co-edited The Arc of the Universe is Long. He last preached at Heritage UU Church in 2009.

Worship Associate: Regina Pugh.

2020.

Sunday, February 9: “The Perfect Heart”

Rev. Leslie Woodward.

As we approach the Valentine’s Day holiday, we’ll hear the Paula Coelho story, “The Perfect Heart” about a village that learns what special traits the “perfect” leader really needs. Through story and song, we’ll explore the ways our journey together is one of love and trust. This is a service for all-ages with childcare available for children age 4 and under. We will also enjoy beautiful music from the Heritage Choir.

Worship Associate: Chris Whittaker.

2020.

Sunday, February 2: “Coming Attractions”

Rev. Bill Gupton

The Board of Trustees and the Committee of Ministry will share their excitement for what will be happening during Rev. Bill Gupton’s sabbatical. Come hear about some of the upcoming activities, as well as topics that will be presented by Assistant Minister Rev. Leslie Woodward, our guest ministers, and lay leaders. Find out how we will collaboratively support each other and thrive during Rev. Bill’s absence.

Worship Associate: Regina Pugh.

2020.

Sunday, January 26: “The State of Everything”

Rev. Bill Gupton.

This time of year – usually to coincide with the presidential State of the Union – our Senior Minister presents his annual reflection on the “State of the Church.” Today, for his last sermon before leaving the pulpit for a six-month sabbatical, Rev. Bill expands the scope of his musings to include not only what’s happening in the Heritage community, but what’s going on in the wider world in which we live. This will be a very important year. There is much work to do. But we are strong, and we are ready for the task. Come celebrate where we are, as a church community. Come say goodbye to Bill (for a while). And come prepare for the year ahead.

Worship Associate: Bob Drake.

2020.

Sunday, January 19: “In Recovery from White Moderation”

Rev. Forrest Gilmore

Rev. Forrest Gilmore.

In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice.” What if the white moderate is us? How do we step out of the longing for comfort and order, and into the call for justice?

This MLK Sunday, we welcome Rev. Forrest Gilmore, the Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, a resource center for people experiencing hunger and homelessness in Bloomington, Indiana. Forrest is also the Affiliated Community Minister of the UU Church of Bloomington. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Starr King School for the Ministry, and served churches as a parish minister for a decade before shifting to nonprofit work. Forrest’s recent arrest protesting white supremacists while dressed as a pink-and-purple unicorn gained national attention, including an article in the UU World.

Worship Associate: Rev. Bill Gupton.

2020.

Sunday, January 12: “Our Legacy”

We plant trees under whose shade we do not expect to sit.

Rev. Bill Gupton and our Endowment Committee.

Almost 200 years ago, the first Universalists in Cincinnati formed a church that we now call Heritage. From them – and the generations that followed – we have inherited a wonderful congregation with inspiring traditions, meaningful worship and loving community. More recent generations have bequeathed to us a lovely building, as well as financial and institutional stability. What will our legacy be? Certainly, there are many types of “legacy.” Today we will hear from several folks who have been focused on our legacy to the next generation of Heritage families, and together we will contemplate what our legacy might look like. We will also enjoy moving music from our Heritage Church Choir.

Worship Associate: Lisa Prantl.

2020.

Sunday, January 5: “A New Year: Holding On and Letting Go”

Rev. Leslie Woodward.

As we welcome 2020, let us pause for a moment to look at our lives. What has served its purpose and needs to be released back to the universe? What has come into our lives that we want to hold close and continue to nurture? Come prepared for reflection and ritual, plus a little levity. This is a worship service for all ages with childcare available for children age 3 and under.

All are invited to stick around after the service today as we take down our Heritage Christmas tree, and pack it up until next December.

Worship Associate: Chris Whittaker.

2020.

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