Program

As a fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, we bring the diversity of our religious backgrounds and of our current faiths to the larger group. We often take pride in how open we are to those with differing thoughts and beliefs. But just how open minded are we, really? Several times already this year, many of us have felt a bit "prickly" when our guest speakers talk about their connection to God, their belief in Angels or other signs that they put faith in anything other than tangible matter. Why does this happen? What does it do for us to react this way?

We invite you (and those you know) to join us this Sunday for another discussion.

Our topic to consider and discuss this week will be centered around a recent article from the New York Times, by columnist David Brooks, titled "Building Better Secularists." The article may be read via the following link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/opinion/david-brooks-building-better-…

Join us for a discussion of current events, moderated by Les Kraus. Come with a topic and information in mind, or just join in as you like as we tackle news spanning local, national and global issues.

We invite you (and those you know) to join us this Sunday for another discussion.

Our topic to consider and discuss is related to a task we invite you to try. At some time (or multiple times) during this week, try to take advantage of an opportunity to either "Pay it Forward" for someone, or relax your guard a bit and open your mind to something you might usually put up resistance against. Come prepared to talk about your experiences, successful or not, and to discuss the effects of the trial.

Our guest speaker today is Terry Forliti. She'll be speaking with us about her work with the group Breaking Free. Breaking Free was established in October 1996, by Vednita Carter, Founder and Executive Director, as a non-profit organization serving women and girls involved in systems of abuse, exploitation, and prostitution/sex trafficking.

For more information about this group, visit their web site at: www.breakingfree.net.

We invite you (and those you know) to join us this Sunday for another discussion.

Our topic to consider and discuss this week will be a continuation of our topic for the last few weeks regarding our openess (or lack thereof) to those with strong religious beliefs. We'll continue to work toward forming a program to present to the larger group on February 22nd.

We'll share our thoughts, and figure out what our next topic will be after this. As always, come with an open mind, and an open heart.

Our guest speaker today will be David Jones. The topic of his program is "Prohibition: A Grand Misadventure"

Our speaker today is Molly Friedenfeld. Her topic today is titled Goodness, Honor, Love & the Golden Rule: Creating Your Project of Light

Dr. Gina Moseley will present to us the scope and purpose of her upcoming project to collect samples from caves in Northeast Greenland.

Gina Mosely is a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Gina studies important periods in our Earth’s climate history, such as the melting of the last ice age. Understanding these past periods of rapid climate change is important because it helps us better predict future climate change.