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Services are held at 37 Miller St.
(
Around the corner from the library)

Services are at 10 AM, beginning in September

 

Please call 338-4482 for more information.
Children, infants, and new faces are always welcome. 

Please join us.


 

Newcomers are always welcome

Childcare provided

NOVEMBER SERVICES

 

Sunday Services

 

Services are at 10:00 AM at the UU Church of Belfast, 37 Miller St., behind

the Belfast Free Library. Please call 338-4482 for more information. Children,

infants and new faces are always welcome. Please join us!

 

 

Nov. 2 Let Peace Begin With Me

Given by our minister, Pam Gross

 

Lao-Tse pointed toward one’s own heart as the foundation

of all peace in the world. Becoming a peace

activist starts with one’s own behavior. This is the

foundation of building a “culture of peace.” How

do we affirm peacemaking as a part of our individual

and everyday lives? (This is the first of a sermon

series on peacemaking based on the “Peacemaking

Pledge.”)

 

 

Nov 9 “Bridge to NowHere”

Given by the Rev. Kitsy Winthrop

 

When I heard (again!) about that “bridge to

nowhere” during the recent campaign, I initially

found myself thinking: “What an image for our

nation at this time!” (And this was before the economic

situation had become what it is.) We will, I

trust, know the outcome of the presidential election

by today. What happens on Election Day will surely

influence my thoughts but, whatever the outcome, we

will - as I have already realized - be on the bridge of

Now & Here - as we always have been and will

always be.

 

 

Nov 16 What if the Messiah Came and Nothing

Changed?

given by the Rev. Dr. T. Richard Snyder

 

Will this be the beginning of a new day or will our

hopes be dashed? Is fundamental change possible or

are we caught up in circumstances and systems that

are intractable?

 

 

Nov 23 There is a blessing for THAT?

given by Rabbi Darah Lerner

of the Congregation Beth El in Bangor

 

In Fiddler on the Roof someone asks “Is there a proper

blessing for the Czar?” “Of course there’s a blessing

for the Czar,” the rabbi responds. “May God bless

and keep the Czar — far away from us!” According

to Jewish tradition “A person should say one hundred

blessings daily.” We might say, “Are you serious?”

The challenge of blessing today is not only to find

the time but to find the meaning. We will look at the

nature of blessing and how it can challenge us and

elevate us.

 

 

Nov 30 Bread of Life Communion

Led by Linda Buckmaster

 

Such a simple food — bread — but one with powerful

meanings in many cultures and over many centuries.

For this Bread Communion, a service we have

done in past years, please bring a few small squares of

bread that are meaningful for in you in some way —

an old family recipe, Wonder Bread, locally grown

and produced, or the “bread” of other cultures such

as tortillas. We will add them to the communal baskets,

tell stories, and pass them for sharing. (P.S. You

don’t need to bring bread to participate.)

 

 

December 7 Peace Between Us.

Led by our minister, Pam Gross

 

Our holiday season is traditionally a time for seeking

and creating peace—not only within our selves—but

with an outward “other” focus. The second step in

becoming genuine peacemakers may well be the most

challenging. Perhaps the greatest gift we can give during

this season is to pledge ourselves to “creating

deeper peace in our relations with others.”

Where/How might we start? (This is the second of

a sermon series on peacemaking based on the

“Peacemaking Pledge.”)

 

 

 

 




Text of Selected Prior Sermons

Prior Services

 

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