The challenge, to answer the following questions: What inspires your thinking? What personal values and beliefs shape your life? Several members have chosen to respond for today's service with their "This I Believe" essays. Go to www.thisibelieve.org to find out more about this national project.
This Sunday we will join the nearly 600 congregations of several faiths who have agreed to preach on the compatibility of science and religion. This is an endeavor of the "Clergy Letter Project," which is, as stated on their home page, "designed to demonstrate that religion and science can be compatible and to elevate the quality of the debate of this issue." For the last three years, on the Sunday near Charles Darwin's birthday (2/12), clergy from around the world are encouraged to engage this dialogue so that we move forward in our consciousness of being. Scientists and science teachers from our congregation will join Rev. Lisa to offer varied perspectives on this issue.
Ah, yes, the annual "sermon on the amount." Our stewardship theme this year is "charting our course." Fired up from the kick-off dinner the night before, we will share a day celebrating our strength and potential with an eye toward continuing the trend of supporting and growing this congregation.
What exactly is UU spirituality? Today, after service, will be the first session of field testing the new UUA curriculum "Spirit in Practice." To get a feel of what folk will be doing in the class and to muse together as a congregation, this day will be devoted to exploring aspects of "spirituality," including what the word, itself, might mean.