2023 - 2024
| Date | Event | Planner | Reference |
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| Thr-Aug 10, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Aug 13, 10AM | Death and Immortality: How Do We Celebrate Life? | Sarah Stevens | BYOT – Session 9 |
| Wed-Aug 16, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own food |
| Sun-Aug 20, 10AM | Spiritual Check-Up: Where Do We Go from Here? | Sarah Stevens | BYOT – Session 10 |
| Sun-Aug 27, 10AM | Open Forum | Sarah Stevens | (last half hour) Gale Keppel, BS/DC will be presenting an introductary talk on the "Autonomic Response Test", also known as Applied Kinesiology and/or muscle testing.
She, having been formally trained as a Doctor of Chiropractic, has almost 30 years of experience using this bioenergetic "tool" to assist her patients. (See also, Thur. Sep. 14) |
| Sun-Sep 3, 10AM | No Service | ||
| Wed-Sep 6, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Sep 10, 10AM | "Till by Turning, Turning We Come Round Right"
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Rev. Beverly Seese | First formal service of our 2023/24 church year.
Includes Annual Water Ritual/Celebration.
Each attendee is invited to bring a flask of water to represent where your religious journey originated. [reference material] |
| Thr-Sep 14, 7pm | "Autonomic Response Test" | Gale Keppel, BS/DC | Autonomic Response Test is also known as Applied Kinesiology and/or muscle testing.
Gale has been formally trained as a Doctor of Chiropractic and has almost 30 years of experience using this bioenergetic "tool" to assist her patients. |
| Sun-Sep 17, 10AM | "Gratitude" This is sermon IV in the sermon series, “12 Gates to the Holy City of Your Own Life.” Rev. Scott Alexander | Bev Seese | [video] |
| Wed-Sep 20, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Sep 24, 10AM | The Worth of Worship by Rev. Todd Eklof | Sarah Stevens | [video] Rev Eklof says that understanding the origins of words like "worship" and "ritual" can shed new light on their meanings in a way that can make them more meaningful to some of us who have less than orthodox religious beliefs. |
| Sun-Oct 1, 10AM | Our Journey in Peru, South America | Steve Ewbank | Fellowship member Huey-Ching Ewbank and several friends recently returned from a visit to Peru. They visited Machu Picchu (a 15th century Inca citadel), hiked in the mountains, and visited a friend's family there. Alina Jocius, who grew up in Peru, led the group and will be the main presenter. They will tell us about their travels, and Alina can answer any questions about Peru. |
| Wed-Oct 4, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Oct 8, 10AM | Fall Opportunities | Rev. Beverly Seese | Are there things we each need to consider shedding this fall? How can this season help us to move forward on the path of our lives? |
| Thr-Oct 12, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Oct 15, 10AM | "Stocism" Rev. Scott Alexander, Sermon 5 in the 12-part series “Twelve Gates to the Holy City of Your Own Life | Bev Seese | [video] |
| Wed-Oct 18, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Oct 22, 10AM | Living our Purpose as Unitarian Universalists by Rev Dr Daniel Kanter | Sarah Stevens | ● What Does living with purpose really mean for a Unitarian Universalist?
● What does grounding ourselves in rituals and activating our spiritual lives look like? ● Where do we find resources to grow an guide our actions as UUs to make the world a better place? [video] 19 min |
| Sun-Oct 29, 10AM | Origins of Halloween Celebrations The History of Halloween - Samhain Rituals | Doug Eglen | I would guess that you have pondered these mysteries before! Join us as we unlock the secrets behind these customs.
● The History of Halloween ● Samhain - the traditions of Halloween at National Museum of Ireland |
| Tue-Oct 31, 5-8pm |
Trick or Treat | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Join us to hand out candy |
| Wed-Nov 1, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Nov 5, 10AM | Artificial Intelligence | Doug Eglen | This is a relatively recent sermon given by Todd Eklof of the Spokane Washington UU Church (also of the NAUA) . He does a very good job of researching this topic which is moving so fast and changing the way we will live into the future. "Everything I knew about AI Yesterday" by Spokane UU minister Todd Eklof. [video] 34 min |
| Thr-Nov 9, 7pm | Please attend the viewing of an informational video concerning changes in the UUA | Sarah Stevens | Left vs Left: What's Happening Here Ain't Exactly Clear
● This video discusses the ideological differences causing rifts in our congregations. [video] (1:11:20) |
| Sun-Nov 12, 10AM | A Visitor From 16th Century Germany | Rev. Seese | Katharina von Bora Luther - Learn about this little-known former nun, 16th Century entrepreneur and wife of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation. The Morning Star of Wittenberg: The Life of Katie Luther [26:24] |
| Wed-Nov 15, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Nov 19, 10AM | "Justice" Rev. Alexander continues his worship series this Sunday. This will be Sermon VI in the sermon series “Twelve Gates to the Holy City of Your Own Life.” | Rev. Seese | [video] |
| Sun-Nov 26, 10AM | "Why I, as an atheist, am no longer a humanist" | Doug Eglen | Drew McCoy YouTube influencer with > 500,000 subscribers to his atheist channel [video] 15:34 min
This is a calm well-spoken YouTuber who was raised as fundamentalist Baptist believing the inerrancy of the Bible, studied psychology in college, converted Mormons for a while, dabbled in essential oils as a family business, continued his trek into skepticism, traveled widely and ended up authoring works on atheism. He has a large number of YouTube presentations regarding atheism. |
| Sun-Dec 3, 10AM | Not Fallen Angels - Rev. Mark Gallagher | Sarah Stevens | NAUA - Not Fallen Angels: Reconsidering fashionably cynical attitudes about humanity and civilization.[video] @13:02 |
| Wed-Dec 6 , Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Dec 10, 10AM | End of Year Review: "How Can We Be Hopeful About the Future" | Rev. Beverly Seese | ● If you’re not optimistic about the future, try these 4 strategies to flip your perspective
[article]
● An optimist’s guide to the future: the economist who believes that human ingenuity will save the world [article] ● 5 ways to be optimistic about the future (at any age) [article]
Who is struggling with the challenges of accelerated social change at the close of this 24th year of the 21st Century?
* Humanist and Atheists * Conservatives * The Catholic Church * Mainline Protestant Churches * LGBTQ+ folks * Jewish community members * Muslim religion practitioners * Black and Hispanic families * Mentally Ill persons * Low income families * Immigrants * Prisoners * Homeless people * Disabled persons * Senior Citizens * Women and Men * All of Us |
| Thr-Dec 14, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Dec 17, 10AM | "Generosity" Rev. Alexander continues his worship series this Sunday. This will be Sermon VII in the sermon series “Twelve Gates to the Holy City of Your Own Life.” | Rev. Seese | [video] |
| Wed-Dec 20, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Dec 24, 10AM | No Service | ||
| Sun-Dec 31, 10AM | No Service | ||
| Wed-Jan 3, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Jan 7, 10AM | Hypatia, a prominent female astronomer and mathematician | Ted Wetekamp |
Hypatia, (born c. 355 ce—died March 415, Alexandria), mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in a very turbulent era in Alexandria’s history. She is the earliest female mathematician of whose life and work reasonably detailed knowledge exists. A Greek intellectual considered by many to be the last classical philosopher,her quotations provide insight to her wisdom and beliefs.
The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field Fiorio
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| Thr-Jan 11, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Jan 14 , 10AM | CANCELLED | Rev. Beverly Seese | Zero degrees |
| Wed-Jan 17, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Jan 21 , 10AM | Navigating as an Agnostic in a Christian World | Rev. Beverly Seese | The book by Sue Monk Kidd "Dance of the Dissident Daughter" |
| Sun-Jan 28, 10AM | Delegation to Bolivia | Carl Seese | For the last ten days of November, Carl Seese was part of a delegation to Bolivia (South America) organized by the Alliance for Global Justice. On January 28, Carl will share some of his slides and insights from ¨Bolivia: Food Sovereignty, Popular Democracy, and Indigenous Resistance.¨ |
| Sun-Feb 4, 10AM | Twelve Gates to the Holy City of Your Own Life - Enthusiasm | Rev. Beverly Seese | Rev. Scott Alexander continues his worship series this Sunday. [video] |
| Wed-Feb 7, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Feb 11, 10AM | "Courage" | Rev. Beverly Seese | The Courage to Be - Paul Tillich
The Courage to be Free - Ron DeSantis The Courage to be Free - Charlton Heston |
| Thr-Feb 15, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Feb 18, 10AM | Rev. Scott Alexander continues his worship series, Sermon IX - Compassion, "The twelve gates to the holy city of your own life." | Rev. Seese | [video] |
| Wed-Feb 21, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Feb 25, 10AM | Ten Things I Learned About Spain After I Moved There | Jack Johnson | [video] |
| Sun-Mar 3, 10AM | "A Brief History of American Prisons: Punishment and Reform." | Scott Blackwell | Scott will present a brief history of the American prison system from the Colonial days until the present. He will specifically focus on how successful this system is at reforming offenders. |
| Wed-Mar 6, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Mar 10, 10AM | Why We March: Maintaining Hope -Walking Together | Rev. Beverly H. Seese | A Poor People’s Campaign State House Assembly March will take place on March 2nd in Indianapolis and 32 other capitals around the country. |
| Thr-Mar 14, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Mar 17, 10AM | How music affects us | Sandy Mcdowell | [Your brain on music | Alan Harvey] (17:18)
Other references: ● Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks ● This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin ● [Music and emotion through time] (19:57) |
| Wed-Mar 20, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Mar 24, 10AM | The Importance of Changing Your Subconscious Mind and How to Do It | Gale Keppel |
● Dr. Bruce Lipton Explains How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind
● The Mind-Body Connection Explained |
| Sun-Mar 31, 10AM | Rev. Scott Alexander continues his worship series, Sermon X - Hope, "The twelve gates to the holy city of your own life." | Rev. Beverly Seese | (reading)
(sermon) |
| Wed-Apr 3, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Apr 7, 10AM | Climate Change | Doug Eglen | "What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to Know" TED talk presented by Al Gore July 2023 in Detroit, MI. [25:45] |
| Thr-Apr 11, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-Apr 14, 10AM | The Fallacy of our Differences: Fostering Welcoming Communities | Rev. Beverly Seese | The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and Belonging Essay by John A. Powell and Stephen Menendian |
| Wed-Apr 17, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-Apr 21, 10AM | Rev. Scott Alexander, #XI in Sermon Series - Resistance | Rev. Beverly Seese | [video] [27:40] |
| Sun-Apr 28, 10AM | Demythologizing Generative Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Scott Blackwell, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, IUK |
Sarah Stevens | In this presentation I argue that we need to stop anthropomorphizing generative artificial intelligence programs such as Open AI's Chat-GPT. Doing so degrades our own humanity. I present a brief history of major achievements in AI and explain how generative AI operates. Then I discuss the limitations of generative AI and provide a demonstration of Microsoft Copilot, showing how it works. |
| Wed-May 1, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-May 5, 10AM | From May Day to Memorial Day, Cinco De Mayo and Mother's Day - What a wonderful month is May | Rev. Beverly Seese | ● International Workers' Day (Wikipedia)
● Why The Tradition Of May Day Baskets Should Make A Comeback (Southern Living) |
| Thr-May 9, 7pm | Game Night | Rev Seese | Bring your favorite games to the church at 7:00 and enjoy fellowship and light snacks |
| Sun-May 12, 10AM | Is Race Real? | Doug Eglen | Closer To Truth - Episode 2304 Robert Kuhn [video] |
| Wed-May 15, Noon |
LUNCH BUNCH | Rev. Beverly Seese | 1704 W. Boulevard
Everyone welcome ● Bring your own lunch |
| Sun-May 19, 10AM | Flower Communion during Final Service of our regular church year. Potluck lunch to follow. | Rev. Beverly Seese | TBA |
| Sun-May 26, 10AM | No Service | ||
| Sun-Jun 2, 10AM | Big History - In a TED talk, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe,
from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes
plus just for fun - a Japanese dance group Avantgardery |
Doug Eglen | [video] The history of our world in 18 minutes (17:40)
[video] Avantgardey impresses the crowd with SPECTACULAR dance! (3:50) |
| Sun-Jun 9, 10AM | Conspiracy & Belief - Michael Shermer (author and producer of the SKEPTIC magazine & podcast) explains how to understand conspiracy theorists. | Doug Eglen | [video] How to understand conspiracy theorists (27:37) |
| Sun-Jun 16, 10AM | Do People have Souls - Two interviews by Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Closer to Truth series) - Warren Brown (professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary ) and Sam Parnia ( associate professor of Medicine at the NYU Langone Medical Center, investigator of near death experience ) | Doug Eglen | [video] Warren Brown - Do Persons Have Souls? (8:17)
[video] Sam Parnia - Do Persons Have Souls (9:39) |
| June 20-23, 2024 - UUA General Assembly (Virtual GA)
See information online at UUA website. A vote will take place on the final revision of the "Values and Covenant" which replace the 7 Principles (Amendments to Article II of the UUA Bylaws and Rules). |
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| Sun-Jun 23, 10AM | 'Human' What does it mean to be human? Episode 4 of "A Brief History of the Future" from PBS | Doug Eglen | [video] (53:02) |
| Sun-Jun 30, 10AM | TED video "my stroke of insight" account of Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroscientist who had a stroke. | Gale Kepple | [video] (18:41) |
| Sun-Jul 7, 10AM | Videos demonstrating nature. | Sandy McDowell | Two videos: the Frog Ark , a PBS presentation - scientists working to save endangered frogs with modern techniques 16 min
TED talk excerpt: Hidden miracles of the natural world- 7+ minutes of a noted nature photographer presents some of his work. |
| Sun-Jul 14, 12:00 | Fellowship Picnic | Doug & Lynette Eglen | Guests welcome
● Hobbit Farm
Further details will be forthcoming in the Uniflyer. |
| Sun-Jul 21, 10AM | How to save democracy - Indiana and beyond | Carl Seese | Ideas that merit consideration in the school curriculum of Indiana to produce well rounded, thoughtful citizens of the future. |
| Sun-Jul 28, 10AM | The superiority of secular morality by Matt Dillahunty. (27 min) | Doug Eglen | Raised Southern Baptist, Matt Dillahunty is now an atheist activist participating in many debate formats. |
| Sun-Aug 4, 10AM | Video from Wondrium (used to be the Great Courses) topic is the Spiritual Brain; lecture 2 (of 24). | Beverly Seese | This video is available only by subscription (which Doug has) and will sign in on the day of presentation. It is 29 min. The speaker is a nuclear medicine specialist with an interest in spirituality . |
| Sun-Aug 11, 10AM | TED Talk: 3 Ways to Practice Civility | Doug Eglen | What does it mean to be civil? Journalist Steven Petrow looks for answers in the original meaning of the word, showing why civility shouldn't be dismissed as conversation-stifling political correctness or censorship. Learn three ways we can each work to be more civil -- and start talking about our differences with respect. |
| Sun-Aug 18, 10AM | TED talk "The lies our culture tells us about what matters - and a better way to live | Doug Eglen | Our society is in the midst of a social crisis, says op-ed columnist and author David Brooks: we're trapped in a valley of isolation and fragmentation. How do we find our way out? Based on his travels across the United States -- and his meetings with a range of exceptional people known as "weavers" -- Brooks lays out his vision for a cultural revolution that empowers us all to lead lives of greater meaning, purpose and joy. |
| Sun-Aug 25, 10AM | In Peace and Unafraid | Beverly Seese | ● New Community Project
● New Community Project - Harrisonburg |