Sunday Services

What can you expect?

The UUUS is a religiously liberal congregation with Sunday talks each week on varied subjects including, but not limited to, science, spirituality, and social concerns, please refer to our Sunday listing links a the bottom of this page, or past issues of our newsletter, "The Connection" for previous talks. As of December 2004, we have made our Sunday talks available as an MP3 download on our "Audio Page", as well as a tape or CD for our members and friends (friends are those who are not members, but who attend our services).

Our members have varied backgrounds, beliefs, and interest which overlap Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Humanism, etc. Our members and friends are encouraged to participate in our church community, see "Operations," and in our associated community, see "Associations." Of course, all ages are welcome, regardless of ethnicity, or religious belief. Our membership includes and welcomes Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered individuals.

Dress attire is casual. Our child care and Sunday school (for both children and adults) starts at 9:30 a.m., please see the Lifespan Religious Education link for more information. Sunday service begins at 10:30 am. Inside, a greeter will welcome you. Near the start of the service, visitors are invited to stand and introduce themselves, so we can get to know you. Soon afterwards, the service leader for that week will ask if anyone wishes to share any cares and concerns, typically, births, sickness and so forth. Later, the service leader will ask if there are any announcements; this includes information concerning conferences, current events, other meetings or topics of interest to our congregation. The young children are next separated into the back to join-in age related activities, or they may stay through the service with their parents. (Note, we have a glass room where young children and their parents can see and hear the service.) Next, the speaker for this service will be introduced, and then present his or hers talk, which lasts about thirty minutes. A follow up question and answer period of about ten minutes follows. After the service, everyone is welcome to join us for conversation, coffee, refreshments and snacks.

Upcoming Sunday Services for 2008

July 6th    Rev. Mark Spivey   "Mystery" (topic unavailable at time of publication….)

Rev. Spivey is a thanatologist with dual Masters degrees in Theology and Clinical Social Work. He serves Hospice of Volusia-Flagler as a Spiritual Care Counselor. He brings a wealth of human experience and humor to each presentation.

 

July 13     Jamie Powell    "The Power of Drumming to Inspire Everyday Life"        

World traveler and percussionist Jamie was in Ireland during the conflict when he came up with a program to achieve peace thru drumming. He has incorporated the wisdom of this program and brought it to youth programs under the court systems with success. He works with all ages to bring us all back into the natural rhythms of life.    Potluck Sunday

 

July 20  Harry Coverston  "Evangelical Cartoons- Good or Bad"

Mr. Coverston returns to speak to us on a chapter of a book he has contributed about the cartoons circulated on the UCF campus. He is a professor of Philosophy with a Masters of Divinity and a PhD in religion, law and society at UCF. He also has a JD and considers himself a 'recovering lawyer' and a sometimes active priest.

 

July 27    Beth Hollenbeck " Eco Action Canoe Clean-up"

Beth had an epiphany in her 30's and has been single minded in her quest to clean up the environment. She opened the Eco store in College Park, formed the local Eco Action group and celebrates the  500th canoe clean-up this month. She is a Quaker and speaks from her heart on the importance of local action in the effort to be more proactive toward our environment.

 

August 3

'Taking the Pulse of out UU Faith'

From our delegates at General Assembly to the campers at SUUSI we hear how our UU church is impacting lives in our world. Come share our pictures and enthusiasm

 

August 10

Rev Mark Spivey ' How to Mend a Broken Heart'

Mark is a frequent and favorite speaker at UUUS. He brings both experience and compassion from his role as a hospice chaplain and spiritual care counselor.   Potluck Sunday

 

August 17

Tom Cook TBA

Professor Cook chairs the department of Philosophy at Rollins college. He brings reason and wit to bear on all the thought provoking topics he presents.   Quarterly meeting after service

 

August 24

David McElroy 'Why We Laugh'

A talented actor and playwright David speaks to the human trait of humor and how like music humor shares a common thread thru the human tapestry.

 

August 31

Van Jones 'The Ware Lecture'

GA's selection for this highlight of the convention moved all in attendance. Van Jones is a Yale Law graduate who presents solutions to the two of America's most serious problems racial inequality and environmental destruction.

University UUS offers live streaming of the services! What this means is that if you're unable to attend the service while its going on, you can still listen to the service /as its happening/ instead of waiting for the recorded version to be put on the Internet. To listen to the service, visit http://www.universityuus.org/audio.htm and follow the directions there.

 

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COME SING A SONG WITH US Calling all voices! If you can carry a tune and love to sing, please come rehearse with us. We meet Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30 and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.. We are looking for soloists, duets, small ensembles (vocal or instrumental) for the Sunday service. Contact Rachel Christensen or a music committee member for details!