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Services Are at 10am Sunday Morning Unless Otherwise Noted
Services are on Sunday at 10am unless otherwise noted.
June 8
Title or Theme: Born Free?Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Worship Associate: Ivy Lobato
Timothy Snyder in his book “On Freedom” writes: We are told that we are "born free"... untrue. We are born squalling, attached to an umbilical cord. Whether we become free depends upon the actions of others, upon the structures that enable those actions, upon the values that enliven those structures -- and only then upon a flicker of spontaneity and the courage of our own choices. This Sunday, we’ll explore what it means to be responsible for creating our freedom through the structures, actions, and choices of our lives.
June 15
Title or Theme: Bound by FreedomSpeaker: Rev. Amy McCormick
Worship Associate: Margi Pulkingham
Building on the thoughts of the previous week’s sermon Rev. Amy will explore the idea that we are only truly free within the limits we set for ourselves and others. We are bound to one another, and to be free together means to “praise the limits” created by our interconnection. Inspired in part by an excerpt from Sean Parker Dennison’s writing. “Life without limit and unfettered, festers into something that does more harm than good. Freedom that cannot perceive that others must also be free is not freedom at all, but entitlement, greedy and overstuffed”.
June 22
Title or Theme: Flower Communion and More ...Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick, Cayla Miller
Worship Associate: Jacquie Robb
One of Unitarian Universalism’s unique rituals was created in 1923. It was developed by Rev. Dr. Norbert and Maja Capek. Norbert Capek was born in Czechoslovakia and developed the ceremony of inviting congregants to each bring a flower to the altar as a way to celebrate the diversity and beauty we each bring to the world. This year, we are adding an all ages Bridging ceremony. Bridging is typically done when a person graduates high school, and the congregation wants to recognize their transition to adulthood. But we are opening it to all! See more details in the graphic below. This will be a beautiful and celebratory day! Bring a flower for the flower communion!
June 29
Service Time: The Art of GoodbyeTitle or Theme: TBD
Speaker: Rev. Amy McCormick, worship lead
Worship Associate: All Worship Associates
There are so many ways to say goodbye. And so many ways to avoid it too. How might the practice of intentional goodbye set us free? How does the goodbye change when we know it is not forever and when we know it is.
Stay after service for an Ice Cream Social!
July 6
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Laurian Lucretia?
July 13
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Marsha Donahue
July 20
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: TBD
July 27
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Ellie Daniels
August 3
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jacquie Robb
August 10
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Sara Hayman
August 17
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Vanessa Titang
August 24
Title or Theme: Monarch ButterfliesSpeaker: Cyrene Slegona
August 31
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Ivy Lobato
Labor day, using our acknowledgment statement
September 7
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jacquie Robb
September 14
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Chris Wright and the Men's Group
September 21
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Gabe Burford
September 28
Title or Theme: WA Ingathering / Water CeremonySpeaker: TBD
October 5
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jacquie Robb
October 12
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: TBD
October 19
Title or Theme: Creativity as Antidote to Chaotic FutureSpeaker: Bridget Matros
Worship Associate: Cayla Miller
October 26
Title or Theme: SamhainSpeaker: Suzanne d'Corsey
Worship Associate: Jacquie Robb
November 2
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jacquie Robb
All Souls Day
November 9
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Hillary Collins-Gilpatrick
Rev. Hillary Collins-Gilpatrick is from the Yarmouth UU church
November 16
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: TBD
November 23
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Linda Buckmaster
Bread and Cider Communion
December 7
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jacquie Robb
December 14
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Sara Hayman
Note: This is a Saturday
December 20
Service Time: 4pmTitle or Theme: (Solstice Service)
December 21
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Drew Moeller
Drew Moeller is from UU Bangor
Note: This is a Wednesday
December 24
Service Time: To Be SetTitle or Theme: TBD
Speaker: Worship Arts Team
Christmas Eve
December 28
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Donna Dolham
Donna Dolham is from UU Augusta
January 4
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Jan Hutslar
Jan Hutslar is from the UU church in Fairlee VT
January 11
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Marty Pelham
Marty Pelham is from UU Rockland
January 18
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Amy and the Committee on Ministry
January 25
Title or Theme: TBDSpeaker: Rev. Amy McCormick