There’s No Place Like Home Heidi Jannsch, Melissa Hutchison, Debbi Dagavarian, and the Teen Class Join us for this intergenerational, family-friendly service as we bid a fond farewell to Reverend Cynthia. We will celebrate Reverend Cain’s two years with us with music, reflections, and Wizard of Oz themed surprises.

Optimism and Its Discontents Lay speaker Jon Luoma One hundred years ago, some of our Unitarian ancestors saw a future of only "progress… onward and upward forever." A century — and world wars and inhumanity and environmental degradation — later, have we become too pessimistic? Today, a message of hope, with evidence!, and a few … Continued

PRIDE Sunday Rev. Cynthia Cain and Guest Speaker Travis Love, AC Poet, Dancer, & Activist Rev. Cain and Mr. Love will discuss LGBTQ issues, with a focus upon youth/young adults, current backlash, and issues of intersectionality. Don’t miss!

WICKED! Rev. Cynthia Cain A take on the Wizard of Oz classic, which, it turns out, lends itself beautifully to UU interpretation and metaphors about community.

Come to the Table Rev. Cynthia Cain We’ll be using the metaphor of food (as well as actual food) to talk about key concepts of how community works (and does not work). How will you go forward? What is your mission? How do you honor each new person, their talents and skills and passion, while … Continued

Time of Your Life Rev. Cynthia Cain “Time is everything. So what does it mean if you have none?” More than anything, the bane of UU institutional existence is the lack of time people seem to have for both the tasks and the community building parts of shared ministry. I worry about that. Do you?

Taking a Different Road Guest speaker Mike Holliday Mike Holliday is a Singer-Songwriter from Pottstown PA. He has taken his music and message from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts and points in between. He will share how “Taking a Different Road” has given him a voice.

Justice and Income Inequality Lay speaker Kit Marlowe Our second principle calls for “justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.” Inequality in both wealth and income moves the USA further from this goal every year. Between 1979 and 2012, the richest 0.01% saw their incomes increase 467%. The poorest fifth saw a decrease in real … Continued

YOUR SHARED MINISTRY, PART II: Cultural Creatives Rev. Cynthia Cain Are you a “cultural creative?” Learn how this new way of looking at life and the world can help you redesign the way you interact with your own destiny, and most important, the way you as a congregation have a great deal more freedom about … Continued

Transformative Poetry Lay speaker Jack Miller Poet Adrienne Rich called poetry “the moment of change.” Jack Miller will reflect on how poetry can capture an insight, and how that insight can lead to change.