UUFA Services Planning Calendar
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Past Services
June 2017 Theme: Zest and Joy
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 <-- SSC Meeting 10-11:30
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 <-- Summer Solstice, Jun 20 at 11:24pm CDT
25 26 27 28 29 30 GA June 21-25, New Orleans, LA
Jun 4 "Theology and Joy" Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick [98]
Board Welcome: Ben Woline
Facilitators: Sarah Carlson, Jane Runneals
Accompanist: Peggy Earnshaw
Special Music: Music Men - Let the Heaven Light Shine on Me (arr. Johnson)
Special Music: Music Men - Ride the Chariot (arr. Smith)
Sound: Sam Wormley
How are we able to be joyful when there is so much sadness in
the world? Is it possible that playfulness and zest are
liberating and might build the foundation of a spiritual
life?
Jun 11 "Finding Zest and Meaning Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick [72]
in Vulnerability" Board Welcome: Ralph Gandy
Facilitators: Karen Bates, Catherine Huisman
Accompanist: Mary Richards
Special Music: Dennis Kain
Sound: Sam Wormley
In "Daring Greatly", Brene Brown explores how she strives to
engage the possibilities that come if we truly took on this
thought: Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes
afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave
and worthy of love and belonging. How might we learn to "own"
vulnerability and re-discover each of the unique gifts we
bring to the world.
Jun 18 "Recognizing Joy from Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick [80]
the Edges of Life" Board Welcome: Jan Vine
Facilitators: Ralph Gandy, Amy Slagell
Accompanist: Anne Kimber
Special Music: Zach Witherspoon
Sound: Sam Wormley
Paul Martin is bedridden with an incurable illness. He writes:
"To notice your joys instead of minimizing or discounting them
is to become joyous. Notice joy, nourish joy, and consciously
take advantage of your opportunities to experience joy. Joy
known over a long period of time takes you beyond yourself,
deepening and expanding your mind beyond the boundaries of
your disconnections." As summer begins, may we remember to
notice joy and grow into it.
Jun 25 "What Gives You Zest?" Speakers: Amy Slagell (shepherd) [83]
Board Welcome: Jan Vine
Facilitators: Kitty Fisher, Amy Slagell, Karen Bates
Accompanist: Amber Anderson
Special Music: Amber Anderson
Sound: Sam Wormley
"In my own worst seasons I've come back from the colorless
world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long
time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium
outside my bedroom window." Barbara Kingsolver
What is it that adds zest to your life? What stands in the way
of your experience of joy? On this last Sunday of a month
dedicated to the discussion of joy and zest we'll reflect on
these questions and nurture our connections. We'll certainly
do some singing and, with some luck, we'll also create some
poetry together!
July 2017 Theme: None
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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Jul 2 "Dancing in the Streets" Speakers: Jan Cook (Shepherd)
Board Welcome: Melissa Neisen
Facilitators: Sara Carlson, Kitty Fisher
Accompanist: Ginny Molgaard
Special Music:
Sound: Donald Lewis
Jul 9 "Building Bridges: Speakers: Dr. Rose Carraway, Kitty Fisher (Shepherd)
Lessons From Cuba" Board Welcome: Sue Koehrsen
Facilitators: Jan Cook, Ralph Gandy
Accompanist: Mary Richards
Special Music:
Sound: Sam Wormley
On either side of the short distance between Cuba and the
United States, the points of entry at airports open up a
window into relationships between loved ones in the midst of
more than 50 years of (political) separation. On both sides
of the water, everyday individuals hold onto the hope that one
day, contact between friends and family members won't be so
difficult. What lessons can we learn about hope,
reconciliation, and building bridges in looking at the case of
Cuba?
Jul 16 "Qi gong" Speakers: Karen Bates (Shepherd)
Board Welcome: Ben Woline
Facilitators: Amy Slagell
Accompanist: Peggy Earnshaw
Special Music:
Sound: Sam Wormley
Jul 23 "Hymn Sing" Speakers: Jane Runneals (Shepherd)
Board Welcome: Sue Koehrsen
Facilitators: Kitty Fisher, Jane Runneals
Accompanist: Amber Anderson
Special Music:
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Jul 30 "Awe And Mystery" Speakers: Sarah Carlson (Shepherd)
Board Welcome: Dave Fox
Facilitators: Ralph Gandy
Accompanist: Anne Kimber
Special Music:
Sound: Sam Wormley
August 2017 Theme: None
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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Aug 6 "How to Address White Speakers: Fred Van Liew, Jan Cook (Shepherd)
Privilege" Board Welcome: Jan Cook
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Aug 13 "Meditation" Speakers: Karen Bates (shepherd)
Board Welcome: Ben Woline
Facilitators: Catherine Huisman
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Sound: Donald Lewis
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Transition from single 10am service to two services at 9:15am and 11am
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Aug 20 Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick
Board Welcome: Alexandria Coffman, TBD
Facilitators: Sarah Carson
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Sound: Donald Lewis
Aug 27 Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick
Board Welcome: Ralph Gandy, Jan Vine
Facilitators: Catherine Huisman
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Sound: Donald Lewis
September 2017 Theme: Welcome
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 <-- SSC Meeting 10-11:30
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 <-- RE Programming starts on Sep. 10
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 <-- Fall Equinox Sep 22 at 3:02 PM CDT
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Sep 3 Speakers: Rev. Kent McKusick
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October 2017 Theme: Courage
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November 2017 Theme: Abundance
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December 2017 Theme: Hope
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 <-- SSC Meeting 10-11:30
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 <-- Hanukkah - Dec 12-20
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 <-- Winter Solstice, Dec 21 at 10:28 AM CST
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 <-- Christmas Day - Dec 25
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January 2018 Theme: Intention
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February 2018 Theme: Perseverance
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March 2018 Theme: Balance
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 <-- SSC Meeting 10-11:30
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <-- Spring Break - Mar 10-18
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 <-- Spring Equinox Mar 20, 11:15am CST
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April 2018 Theme: Emergence
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <-- Easter, Apr 1
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 <-- SSC Meeting 10-11:30
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 <-- Earth Day, April 22
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May 2018 Theme: Creativity
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June 2018 Theme: Blessing
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 <-- Summer Solstice Jun 21 5:07am CDT
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 GA June 20-24, Kansas City, MO
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Backup ("hip pocket") Programs
o Singing Sunday (congregational member choose their favorites)
o Congregational Sharing (topical)
Ref: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/seasons.html
Year March Equinox June Solstice September Equinox December Solstice
2017 Mar 20 5:29 am CDT Jun 20 11:24 pm CDT Sep 22 3:02 pm CDT Dec 21 10:28 am CST
2018 Mar 20 11:15 am CDT Jun 21 5:07 am CDT Sep 22 8:54 pm CDT Dec 21 4:23 pm CST
2019 Mar 20 4:59 pm CDT Jun 21 10:54 am CDT Sep 23 2:50 am CDT Dec 21 10:19 pm CST
2020 Mar 19 10:50 pm CDT Jun 20 4:44 pm CDT Sep 22 8:31 am CDT Dec 21 4:02 am CST
2021 Mar 20 4:37 am CDT Jun 20 10:32 pm CDT Sep 22 2:21 pm CDT Dec 21 9:59 am CST
2022 Mar 20 10:33 am CDT Jun 21 4:14 am CDT Sep 22 8:04 pm CDT Dec 21 3:48 pm CST
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