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“Rethinking Darwin” — Bruce Bowdon
Sunday, July 7, 2024 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Kimberley Debus delivered a sermon titled “Rethinking Darwin” on March 13, 2024, at Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation in White Plains, NY. Rev. Debus explained, “…When we talk about Darwin, we start with two phrases: natural selection and survival of the fittest. But, we’re often getting it wrong because that’s not the end of the evolutionary story. Instead, it is cooperation and friendliness.”
Bruce Bowdon will read to us the text of her sermon during our Sunday morning service on July 7, 2024.
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“No Place for Hate” — Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
On the last day of Pride Month, we will consider the hatred, fear, and intimidation that has come out of the shadows in the past decade or so in our society and that currently dominates our social (and definitely our political) discourse. We will acknowledge that yes, there is a “culture war” in America — and that, like it or not, we have a place and a role to play in it. And we will make it clear that hate has no home at Heritage.
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“The Transient and the Permanent in UUism” – Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday, June 23, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
This weekend at our Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, some important and impactful decisions were made about the very nature of Unitarian Universalism. Our Senior Minister will reflect on those decisions and those changes, while reminding us that some things remain bedrock and foundational, never changing in the shifting winds of culture and generations.
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“Pride Sunday: Queer Joy is Resistance” – Laci Adams, DLFD
Sunday, June 16, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Join us for an all ages worship service celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQ+ lives. Centering joy, our worship service will lift up the beauty, the laughter, the power, and the potential of queer lives to build a better world for every one!
Expect to hear the voices of children, to learn from stories, to interact with our community, and to sing with complete abandon as Laci Lee Adams, our Director of Lifespan Faith Development, leads worship that helps us all embrace queer joy in our lives.
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“Wear It on Your Sleeve” (T-Shirt Sunday) — Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
We Universalists and Unitarians have long been among those who “wear our hearts on our sleeves.” Today, you are invited to wear your heart on the front of your shirt – it’s T-Shirt Sunday! Wear a shirt that has a message that speaks for you: Your values and beliefs, your favorite rock band or movie, a place that has special meaning to you, an organization you support, something that speaks to your unique sense of humor (within the bounds of good taste, of course) – that sort of thing. A T-shirt can be worth a thousand words. What will your shirt say about you today?
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“The Practice of Attention” – Rev. Meg McGuire
Worship service for Sunday, May 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
More than just something we pay or give, our attention can be a precious resource, an embodied experience, and a tool through which we can grow what we value most. Guest preacher Rev. Meg McGuire will explore the significance of what we give attention to and how bringing intention to our attention matters, as individuals and in community.
Rev. Meg McGuire is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister currently serving as a hospital chaplain at the OSU James Comprehensive Cancer Center. After working as a labor organizer in New York City, Meg completed her M.Div. at Starr King School for the Ministry and her ministerial internship in San Francisco. She lives in Columbus with her wife and their enthusiastic terrier, where she finds renewal sharing meals in community and biking or kayaking along the local rivers.
