Guest Speaker

"Honoring Our Values: A Principled Response to the Religious Right"

Datetime: 
07/25/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Rob Boston
Type: 
Guest Speaker

Rob Boston, assistant director of communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and assistant editor of AU's monthly magazine Church & State will be the guest speaker.

Sound Meditation using "Singing" Bowls

Datetime: 
07/18/2010 - 10:15am - 11:30am
Speaker: 
Sandee Conroy
Type: 
Guest Speaker

Everything vibrates …where there is vibration there is sound. Every atom and system of the body absorbs and emits sound., and has its own healthy frequency. The tones of “singing” bowls help restore the body’s vibrational integrity.

Celebrating the Seventh UU Principle

Datetime: 
05/09/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Kathy Moser
Type: 
Guest Speaker

"Celebrating the Seventh UU Principle"  Folksinger Kathy Moser will present a service of songs focusing on "respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part." Kathy  is a long time songwriter and environmental activist.  She seeks to inspire and support others on their journey of living lighter on the planet through music, word and levity.

"Deep Time: from Millions of Years to Everyday Life":

Datetime: 
04/25/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Josh Galster
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Theme: 
Earth Day

 "Deep Time: From millions of years to everyday life"   For Earth Day I will share some of my thoughts on deep, or geologic, time, since as a geologist I think of time in ways that might be different: to me something that occurred 2 million years ago might be called "recent".  Do our short human timescales make us special, insignificant, or both?    presented by Josh Galster 

"Universalism Comes Ashore"

Datetime: 
03/07/2010 - 10:15am - 11:30am
Speaker: 
Michael Masters
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Theme: 
Universalism
Theme: 
UU history

Eighteenth-century farmer Thomas Potter will join us this morning, courtesy of Michael Masters of Murray Grove, to share the remarkable Universalist story that took place in Good Luck, New Jersey, in 1770. Come travel through time with us!

"Standing on the Side of Love: A 2009 General Assembly Responsive Resolution"

Datetime: 
02/14/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Robin Slaw
Type: 
Guest Speaker

Robin Slaw will talk about the Standing on the Side of Love initiative based on materials sent out to the district General Assembly attendees about how each congregation can begin to discuss this issue as well as Robin's own experiences from the 2009 General Assembly. Particular attention will be paid to the responsive resolution.

"A Mile in My Shoes"

Datetime: 
02/07/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Type: 
Guest Speaker

The video is "A Mile in My Shoes" written and directed by Denise Plumb. From the liner notes:  "A mother and daughter with few resources face an uncertain future in this short film set in the Dust Bowl era of the American West.

"Putting Our Faith Into Action"

Datetime: 
01/10/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
David Turley
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Theme: 
human rights
Theme: 
Social Action
Theme: 
LGBT

David Turley of the Human Rights Campaign will provide an update on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. What is the bill, where does it stand as we enter the new year, and how can we help?

"Life as Process: In the Flow with Martin Luther King and Eckhart Tolle"

Datetime: 
01/17/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Alan Oliver
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Theme: 
Spirituality

This talk will focus on the process of spiritual development, which is evolutionary in its basic nature. After the coffee hour, Alan would also like to continue the informal discussion with anyone interested in exploring these ideas further.

Orphanage Project in Nepal

Datetime: 
12/13/2009 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Maggie Doyne
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Theme: 
Social Action

"Orphanage Project in Nepal"     Maggie Doyne
Maggie Doyne, who was raised in Mendham, has been living in a small village in Nepal for the last few years where she has started an orphanage and other programs. She will talk about the orphanage, how she got from Mendham to the foot of the Himalayas, and her future plans.

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