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9:15 FORUM: Talking with people you disagree with, part 5

Colten Schmidt will be facilitating the 5th discussion series about talking with people you disagree with.  There will be music, a TedTalk video, and some role playing all related to conflict resolution.  Let’s learn to how use conflict in a positive way!

10:30 sERVICE: SANCTUARY EVERYWHERE

Bob Hasman will be leading the service with with local announcements, speaking for social action, joys and concerns, reading the 7 principles, music and singing, and his message about sanctuary everywhere

11:30 COFFEE, TEA, AND SNACKS

And good company   We hope to see you there!

9:15 FORUM: CREATING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY

Kent Shifferd will be leading the forum discussion on creating the type of community we desire to live in.

10:30 SERVICE: KEEP THE LIGHT ON FOR ME: HOW ONE KEEPS HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD

Jude Genereaux will be leading the service with joys/concerns, reading the Unitarian Universalist 7 principles, speaking for social action, local announcements, live music and singing, and an uplifting and hopeful message.

9:15 FORUM: IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING FEATHERED CREATURES

Rena and Nadine will be facilitating the discussion forum about feathered critters- large and small- this week.

10:30 SERVICE: GUEST AT YOUR TABLE

Linda Thompson will be leading the service this week.  What is “Guest at Your Table”?  The answer, from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, is: “Guest at Your Table (GAYT) is UUSC’s annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about our work to advance human rights. Since UUSC works in over 25 countries, with over 75 grassroots partners, there are thousands of individuals involved in and who benefit from the work that our members make possible. GAYT is an opportunity to celebrate grassroots partnership, support human rights, and learn about just four of these individuals – the “guests” in Guest at Your Table.”

9:15 FORUM: LET’S TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION

10:15 SERVICE: BUILDING UU IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

9:15 FORUM: FINDHORN AND THE ECOVILLAGES MOVEMENT

Kent and Pat Shifferd will be relating their personal knowledge of the Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland to the socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable ecovillage movement in the rest of the world.

10:15 SERVICE: WHAT’S AN ATHEIST DOING IN A PEW?

We welcome back Duluth UU minister Rev. Susanne Wasilczuk for a service entitled, “What’s an Atheist doing in a Pew?” She will address an issue that many of us have pondered: what Godless spirituality could look like and even offer in modern times. You can find out more about BHUU by visiting our website at BlueHillsUU.org.

9:15 FORUM: WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT BHUUF

We will be discussing ideas and forum topics for the upcoming Wednesday evening forums starting in January

10:30 SERVICE: HOW WE KEEP THE PEACE

Brian Rude will be giving a service on how to keep the peace and asking questions like “is it really necessary for us to keep the peace?”  Hint: his answer is yes and he will be explaining why he thinks so.

10:30 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: love surrounds us

11:30 THIRD SUNDAY POTLUCK

Come join the potluck fun and bring some food if you can 🙂

9:15 FORUM: a TRIP TO THE CROW AND LAKOTA NATIONS

Valerie Rude will recount her tour of the Northern Plains. Through lectures given by members of the Crow and Oglala Lakota Nations, Valerie learned of the Native American perspective of events occuring at sites such as Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee.

10:15 SERVICE: THE POWER OF LOVE

Guest speaker Jacob Greutzman will delve into the Power of Love. Although love, compassion, and trust are often seen as weaknesses, they do in fact require a great deal of strength and resolve. In light of everything from ancient gods to modern struggles, we will see love as a unifying force that is the foundation of so many faiths.