“Coming Out Stories”
Facilitator: Charlene Ball
Musician: Mick Kinney
October 13, 2024 — Pride Weekend Panel
October 6, 2024 — Franklin Abbott
“Change as Opportunity”
Facilitator: D. Patton White
Musician: Alan Brown
September 29, 2024 — Rev. Marti Keller
“Say It To My Face”
Facilitator: Libby Ware
Musician: William Chelton
September 22, 2024 — Rev. Misha Sanders
“Just As I Am; Why Universalists Don’t Do Altar Calls”
Come and join us for an invitation to a saving faith that calls our best selves into being while affirming that we were already whole when we got here.
Facilitator: D. Patton White
Musician: Mick Kinney
September 15, 2024 — Founder’s Day
“Music, Memories and Dance: Looking Backward and Forward”
Several founding members will share memories, and the congregation will sing their favorite songs that have been played over the years. D. Patton White will present a dance performance and the Newcomers’ Guide will be presented to the congregation.
Facilitator: Rev. Marsha Mitchiner
Musician: Shanti Price and Jean Heinrich
September 8, 2024 — Rev. Maureen Shelton
“Polishing our Lens: Deepening Our Insights About Our Interdependence”
Rev. Maureen Shelton will explore the resources of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, particularly one of its teachings around the importance of cultivating awareness of our common humanity and our interdependence.
Facilitator: Sara Drew
Musician: Craig Rafuse
September 1, 2024 — Joel Kottman
“Being Different”
We’re all different. But what does that actually mean? In this sermon, we’ll dive into the nuances and intricacies of neurodiversity and the beautiful significance surrounding it. We’ll also explore how to empower and uplift the neurodiverse community in order to create a just, compassionate and more equitable society for all those who identify as different.
Facilitator: Rev. Marti Keller
Musician: Jean Heinrich
August 25, 2024 — Anthony Knight
“A Barrel of Laughs: At the Nexus of Race, Politics, and Society”
A rumination on race, politics and contemporary society and culture.
Facilitator: Rev. Marsha Mitchiner
Musician: William Chelton
August 18, 2024 — Rev. Chris Glaser
“What Calvin & Hobbes (our dogs) Taught Us”
Spiritual guidance comes not only in words, but from experience with flora and fauna.
Facilitator: Charlene Ball
Musician: Mick Kinney
August 11, 2024 — Rev. Duncan Teague
“I’m with Her”
When I left to go to the International AIDS Conference with a team from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, President Joe Biden was still the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 election. In just a week, things changed dramatically. We’ll explore how alignment with a presidential candidate may benefit our mental health and the sake of the nation.
Facilitator: Cindy Lou Who
Musician: Craig Rafuse