Worship Services – Heritage UU Church

Sunday, November 6: “All Souls Sunday”

Angel figure at a grave in the municipal cemetery Schöneberg III, cemetery on Stubenrauchstraße, in Germany.

Rev. Bill Gupton

In our traditional All Souls Sunday service, we will remember and honor those who have passed from this plane of existence in the last 12 months, acknowledging the profound truths of death while celebrating this life we temporarily share. Our Choir will add beauty and poignancy to our reflections. If there is a loved one or significant figure who has died in the past year whom you would like to have lifted up this morning, please contact Rev. Bill Gupton with that information and, if possible, with a digital photograph that we can display during our In Memoriam section of the service. Rev. Bill’s email address is:

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Sunday, October 30: “A Salad of the Season”

Worship Leaders: The Gang of Us: Jen Ciolino, Kay Inskeep, Bob Lamb, Alison Lang-Hickey, Laura Palmer, and Steph Tacy

A little bit of Halloween. A little bit of Samhain. A little bit of Day of the Dead. Throw in some spice, a witch’s brew, a crisp fall breeze. What might happen? Come to church on October 30 to see what we can conjure together. Costumes welcome!!

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Sunday, October 23: “The Unseen Order of Things”

Canyonlands National Park

Rev. Bill Gupton

Today’s reflection is inspired by a quote from best-selling author Glennon Doyle: “Faith is a belief in the unseen order of things.” As we keep our eyes, ears, minds and hearts open for the “non-coincidences” this morning, we will be gifted by lovely music from our Choir.

Worship Associate: Kathy Wade.

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Sunday, October 16: “A Take on Universalism I Wonder If You’ve Heard”

Leigh Waltz

Leigh Waltz

Religion in general, and Universalism in particular, are often debated or even dismissed out of hand. What information do we choose to ignore? What assurance is reliable? How hard do we try?

Our guest preacher, Leigh Waltz, is a Unitarian Universalist ministerial aspirant. A world-traveler from Dayton, Ohio, Leigh is an artist who was an exchange student to Malaysia. He lives with his wife, Miki, in Tipp City, Ohio. He is interested in interfaith work, objective, integrational theology, and rational Christology.

Worship Associate: Rev. Bill Gupton.

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Sunday, October 9th Worship Service: “What If (We Reimagined Church)?”

Rev. Bill Gupton

(This article is about the WORSHIP SERVICE on this topic. The day before, there will be an ALL-CHURCH RETREAT. Click here to learn about the retreat.)

This weekend our church staff and leadership are leading us in exercises designed to help us “reimagine church.” In the spring, we explored “reimagining worship,” and this fall – as we return fully into in-person community – we are called to broaden that lens and reimagine “church” (and Heritage Church) itself. There are new realities to consider: the fact that from now on, folks will experience “church” through a multiplicity of media and platforms, many of them virtual and technology-based; the fact that volunteerism (which has long powered the operations of the church) looks a lot different than it did in the previous century; changing needs and changing demographics; and the abiding truth that community and support will always be the reasons we gather together. Come to church today. Let’s have a conversation about it all.

Worship Associates: Steph Tacy and “The Gang of Us”

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Sunday, October 2: “We Begin Again in Love”

Rev. Bill Gupton

What better time than the Jewish High Holy Days, and the week of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), to reflect on the forgiveness we might offer – and seek – in the circles that hold our lives: Self (yes, self). Family. Friends. Church. Community. Nation. World. What better time than this, to begin again, grounded in the Love that is the spirit of this church, and the Love that surrounds and holds us always.

Worship Associate: Lisa Prantl.

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Sunday, September 25: “The Deal on These Days”

Rev. Gretchen Haley

Rev. Gretchen Haley (video sermon)

Our sermon today is courtesy of Rev. Gretchen Haley of the Foothills UU Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Recorded at this summer’s Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, it challenges us to consider the meaning and significance of religious community – in our case, Heritage UU Church. As we prepare to “Reimagine Church” this fall, Rev. Haley’s reflection can center us by reminding us what really matters, in these crazy times, on “these days” we share. In addition to the pre-recorded sermon, those of us who gather in the sanctuary this morning will share beloved Heritage rituals like Candles of Community, our Covenant, hymns, and more.

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Sunday, September 18: “Cultivating Peace (Within, Between, Among and Beyond)”

Laci Lee Adams

Join us for this All Ages worship as we explore how everyday activities, experiences, and stuff can help us cultivate peace within ourselves, between each other, among others and beyond ourselves! Worship will be inspired by the activities and experiences of our first ever Peace Camp this summer, including the Blessing of the Peace Pole created by our Peace Campers. Laci Lee Adams, Director of Lifespan Faith Development, will be leading worship.

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Sunday, September 11: “I Am the River”

The Ohio River

Rev. Bill Gupton and Laci Lee Adams

This morning we celebrate our annual Ingathering Sunday and Water Ceremony, officially marking the end of summer and the beginning of a time of deeper, more intentional shared community. You are invited to bring with you to church a small container of water that you either gathered this summer, or that represents a location that is significant to you from this summer. We will combine our waters in our Unitarian Universalist Water Ceremony (see article elsewhere in this newsletter). Our Choir and soloists will sing. We will all sing. And smile. And welcome one another. And reflect on the profoundly interwoven truth that – through the element of water – we are all connected. Each of us is the river – and together, we are the river.

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