Index of Sunday Services 1998-2003

February 2, 2003
The Reverend Clare Butterfield
The Reverend Marlene Walker

"Ground Hog's Day: A Multigenerational Celebration of Ground Hog's Day and the Interdependence of All Life"

We will welcome back the Ground Hog and all signs of Spring as we celebrate and explore our interdependence with the web of all existence.

Rev. Clare Butterfield is a UU minister and graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is the director of Faith In Place, a program of the Center for Neighborhood Technologies. Rev. Clare is a community minister at Unity Temple in Oak Park and her ministry is focused on the environment and ecology. She is also our guide in developing our worm composting project.

February 9, 2003
Rev. Nina D. Grey

Deepening Bonds

We will take this Sunday, five days before Valentine's Day, to think about sustaining and deepening relational bonds in the family, in friendships, in church and in other settings. In this Black History month, one of our foci will be deepening bonds in a multiracial church and world. We will ask what are some kinds of conversation and actions that can help us honor diversity and strengthen unity. One resource will be Beverly Daniel Tatum's book Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, which is on Rev. Grey's reading list for her next Greenfield Group study group meeting in April.

February 16, 2003
Rev. Nina D. Grey

President's Day Reflections

I remember the years when we honored George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays separately. On this day before President's Day, we think about dimensions of patriotism from our faith's perspectives. What might our religion have to say to government in these troubled times?

February 23, 2003
Rev. Nina D. Grey

A Mystery Sermon

This month I will be preparing for and attending my Doctor of Ministry class on Theological and Ethical Reflections on the Practice of Ministry. I wonder what creativity or wisdom my study might offer for our congregation's ministry? Let's be surprised together.