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Sunday, August 2: “My God: (Still) a Work in Progress”

Rev. Bill Gupton

Every few years, our Senior Minister revisits a sermon he’s been tossing around for a long time, in his mind (and aloud), titled “My God.” The funny thing is, the sermon always seems to be changing. Maybe that’s because Rev. Bill’s ideas about God are ever-changing. Evolving. Morphing, to accommodate new experiences and new information. And isn’t that the way it should be? As the Unitarian Universalist saying goes, “Revelation is not sealed.” Today, we will learn what God looks and feels like to Rev. Bill, here in the middle of the year commonly known to us in the West as 2020.

Worship Associate: Bill Lyon.

Sunday, July 26: “A Shrewd Manager”

Sky Stewart

Did you know Jesus made up stories, spun yarns, and performed spoken fiction? In fact, these fictional stories, the parables of Jesus, fill most of the pages in all four Gospels.

“The Shrewd Manager” is arguably Jesus’s least popular parable. Here Jesus appears to justify embezzling thy employer’s goods. No wonder that’s not popular! Whether, for you, Jesus is the Son of God, another son of two humans, or perhaps a fictional character himself, I hope you will join me in contemplating this parable. It offers at least one way to imagine choosing justice, even in a situation where much has already gone wrong. Hope survives, even where claims of innocence or ignorance offer little help to anyone.

Sky Stewart is a white, nonbinary, trans-masculine person. Sky graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School on May 17, 2020. Sky is 35 and grew up on a farm in Franklin, Ohio. Before and while going to seminary, Sky worked in construction and restaurants. Next, for the past two years, Sky cared for their grandparents, during their grandmother’s final illness. In their free time, Sky enjoys spending as much time as possible out of doors: hiking, gardening, and camping. These activities are even better with their partner, Theresa.

Worship Associate: Bob Drake.

Sunday, July 19: “Creation and Re-creation: Work and Rest”

Rev. Dr. Lynn Unger

Our guest speaker shares her thoughts on the U.S. culture’s messed-up attitude toward work and play in this prerecorded reflection. Plus, we’ll come together (via Zoom) for all our usual worship elements of church covenant, candles of community, music, and much more. The Zoom link will be on the church homepage Sunday morning.

The Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar is minister for lifespan learning and editor of Quest for the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship. She is also a poet, and wrote the poem “Pandemic,” which was shared and re-shared among many Heritage members recently. (“What if you thought of it / as the Jews consider the Sabbath— / the most sacred of times? ….”)

Worship Associate: Kathy Wade and Steph Tacy.

2020.

Sunday, July 12: “Trying Not to Trip: Looking Backward While Moving Forward”

Joetta Prost

Join us this morning as we explore how the difficult history of racial violence and the good news of Universalism intersected in the past and today.

Joetta Prost is a retired psychologist who joined St. John’s UU Church shortly after she and her wife Kathy moved from Atlanta to Northern Kentucky in 2015. A former Catholic and a UU for 35 years, Joetta has been active with congregations in Wichita, Toledo, and Atlanta. For the past five years, Dr. Prost has been one of the psychologists serving on the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee (known as the MFC); this is the Board-appointed body responsible for credentialing new UU ministers and responding to complaints about UU ministers. The work of the MFC has enriched her perspective about our wider UU faith and fostered her engagement with antiracist, anti-oppressive and multi-cultural justice work.

Worship Associate: Regina Pugh.

2020.

Sunday, July 5: “Our Better Angels”

Detail from “When the Morning Stars Sang Together” (1820), by William Blake

Rev. Bill Gupton.

For the past several years, our nation had grown more divided, and our government increasingly dysfunctional. Then came a pandemic that might have united us – but it seems the schisms that have been sown among us run very deep indeed. Yet is there something even deeper that connects us? This Fourth of July weekend, we once again seek to find those “better angels of our nature” that Abraham Lincoln passionately urged an earlier generation to heed.

Worship Associate: Steph Tacy.

Sunday, June 28: General Assembly Worship! – 10:00 a.m.

(no HUUC worship service today)

Join Unitarian Universalists from all around the country (and all around the world) in one giant online “sanctuary” for the first virtual UUA General Assembly Sunday worship service. This service will feature powerful messages and music from some of Unitarian Universalism’s leading speakers and musicians. It will be followed by the largest-ever UU “virtual coffee hour”!

Streaming webpage: UUA’s GA Sunday Morning Worship Page.

Or view the stream at the UUA’s Facebook Page.

2020.

Sunday, June 21: Ageism – Not Just Another “Ism”

Terri Gaitskill

Terri Gaitskill.

On this Father’s Day, we honor all fathers – those still with us and those who are memories. In light of this, Heritage member Terri Gaitskill will talk about Ageism and how it affects each of us – as individuals and as families. Among all the “isms” and “phobias” we deal with today, ageism is the only one that deals with everyone, not just a specific group of people. The one thing that each of us experiences, if we are lucky, is we are all going to get older. Ageism is an obvious and latent, insidious culture. We need to be aware of how it presents and what we can do to share this recognition with others.

Worship Associate: Lisa Prantl.

2020.

Sunday, June 14: “Poetry, Prose and Prayer for Pandemic and Protest”

Rev. Bill Gupton.

Times of trial and tribulation often lead to an outburst of creativity in human populations. The past few months have been no exception. This Sunday we will explore some of the poetry and prose (both spoken and musical) that has been created by inspired souls to help us try to make sense of “these volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times.” And we will examine prayer and other spiritual practices that might help us find meaning and purpose in it all.

Worship Associate: Roger Miller.

2020.

Sunday, June 7: “Youth Pride Service”

Heritage Youth Group.

For decades, Unitarian Universalists have striven to make sure lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people are full and celebrated members of our churches and faith communities. How has that radical inclusion shaped the experiences of children and youth growing up in our congregations? Join us on this Pride Sunday as our youth offer a unique and inspiring window into what Pride means to them.

Worship Associate: Shannon Murley.

2020.

Sunday, May 31: “How Long Must We Sing This Song?”

Protest march against police violence – Justice for George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 26, 2020.

Rev. Bill Gupton

The events of this week bring into stark relief – as if they weren’t already – the grave injustices that permeate our society. This morning we will take a look in the mirror. We will mourn those who have been lost. And we will recommit ourselves to working for a better world than the one we have today.

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