March 5, 2000

Our Faith's Promise: For Our Children, Ourselves, Our Community, Our Future

Worship Leader: Rev. Nina Grey

The 19th-century minister Olympia Brown urged her listeners to "Stand By This Faith." As the 21st century begins, the Unitarian Universalist Association encourages all congregations to join in Fulfilling the Promise of our faith. What might this mean for us to stand by and fulfill the promise of our faith?

This Canvass Sunday service precedes our Canvass Luncheon. The sanctuary will be arranged for our luncheon. As you pick up your order of service, simply ask for your table.

10:15: Kids' Church: "Beyond Pink and Blue, Exploring Gender Roles," worship leaders: Rev. Beth Williams & Anthony David, Woolman Hall

Senior High Coming of Age Group meeting, MRE Office

3:00: Psychopharmacology and Society: Therapeutic Substances, Chris Moore Parlor

March 12, 2000: Unity, Identity, Purity

Worship Leader: Rev. Helen Lutton Cohen

Travel and technology are moving all people on earth toward an increasingly interdependent relationship. Perhaps in response, many ethnic and religious groups fiercely defend their particular identity, as a way to know "who they are." How do Unitarian Universalists, who believe that "all life is one" and who have a vision of a united human family, manage the issue of identity? How is identity important to us?

More information on the Rev. Helen Lutton Cohen.

11:30: First Forum with Rev. David Bumbaugh, "The New Universalism," will explore the development of Universalism, focusing on the period just before the merger with Unitarianism and examining the unfinished business set aside by the merger.

Intergenerational Kite Making, Hang Out Room

Senior High Youth Advisors Luncheon Meeting, MRE's Office

11:30: Great Books, Choir Room

12:30: The Nature of Racism: Neo-Racism&emdash;1966 to the Present, VOV Gallery

3:00: Psychopharmacology and Society: Natural Substances, Chris Moore Parlor

March 19, 2000: Democracy: Blessing and Burden

Worship Leader: Rev. Nina Grey

Our fifth UU principle asserts that we affirm and promote democracy in our congregations and the world. How do we practice democracy in our congregations and our denomination? What are our ties to the democratic processes of our community and country?

11:30: First Forum, Social Justice Council

11:30: Intergenerational Kite Making, Hang Out Room

11:30: Senior High Coming of Age Group meeting, MRE's Office

11:45: Orientation Session, VOV

2:00: Problems in Technology & Ethics: Cloning, Chris Moore Parlor (pre-registration required)

March 26, 2000: Antoinette Brown Blackwell

Worship Leader: Beth Marshall-Pritchard

There are times when history and present converge, when a voice from the past echoes our own dreams and desires. Antoinette Brown Blackwell was the first woman ordained a minister. Throughout her life and ministry, she struggled with issues that are still common today&emdash;social justice, sexism, religious intolerance, substance abuse, poverty, and societal expectations that run counter to our deepest dreams. This is an opportunity to "meet" a figure from our own Unitarian history.

More information on Beth Marshall-Pritchard.

11:15: Used Book Sale Fundraiser

11:30: First Forum: Dr. Paul Ulbrich. "Global warming is a growing concern. But exactly how hot is it going to get? Why is it thought that it will get warmer? Who should care? Is it only those persons with low-level land next to the large oceans? Would not having our winters warmer here in Chicago be nice? These and related questions will be discussed."

11:30: Intergenerational Kite Flying & Kite Auction, start from Hang Out Room

11:45: Orientation Session, VOV Gallery

1:00: Philosophy & Religion in the West, Chris Moore Parlor (pre-registrants only)

3:00: Problems in Technology & Ethics: Alternative Energy Sources, VOV (pre-registrants only)