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Sheila Manor will be leading a forum on the cultivation and uses of herbs.
And good company 
We hope to see you there!
Lucy Basler, an experienced professional in home funerals and natural burials, is leading the forum to enlighten others about end-of-life and after-life decisions that many people are not familiar with.
Then we welcome back Phil Lund, the Congregational Life Consultant for the UU MidAmerica Region, for a service that will mark the transition from summer to fall.
And good company
We hope to see you there!
Pat will facilitate an open discussion for the last program of our summer scheduling this Sunday. Keep in mind that next Sunday we will resume our fall schedule of programs: Forum at 9:15 and Service at 10:30. These programs will have a number of guests and special observances and as always will be very worthwhile to come to
And good company 
And good company ????
Linda Thompson will have two focus topics: “Love Resists”, a response to Charlottesville events and the “Wonder of the Eclipse”. Somber and joyful. That’s life, right? The service will include the chalice lighting, welcome and announcements, joys and concerns, reading the 7 principles, music and song, and speaking for social action.
As always, wholesome food, hot coffee, and enlightening conversation will be had at our third Sunday potluck! Bring a dish to pass if you please ????
Kent Shifferd will lead the fellowship with the chalice lighting, welcome and announcements, reading the 7 principles, music and song, speaking for social action, joys and concerns, and his message about “into the valley of the shadow of death and out”
And good company ????
Waldo Asp will lead the fellowship with the chalice lighting, welcome and announcements, the 7 principles, music and song, speaking for social action, joys and concerns, and his message about being mortal, or “who am I now” and will end with the circle of friendship.
And good company ????
The time is right for a discussion on false news and how to spot it. Fake news is nothing new, but now it can take on so many forms and reach new levels of deceitfulness. Judy Barisonzi and Irene Asp will lead this forum that will help us make sense of the many types of news we are exposed to on a daily basis
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The Forum this Sunday will be a discussion of what basis we can see for a common set of values/beliefs that would allow our country to transcend the polarization we increasingly see affecting our political and social lives.
Attached are 2 articles that may serve as thought-stimulators for the interchange.
As always, wholesome food, hot coffee, and enlightening conversation will be had at our third Sunday potluck! Bring a dish to pass if you please ????
How do you communicate with those who you mildly or strongly disagree with? How do we find common ground with people who hold personal, political, or world views that are drastically different from our own? Colten Schmidt will tell a couple stories and ask questions such as these in order to provoke a mindful discussion on getting along and communicating with people whose belief systems seem to be at odds with our own.