This Month’s Services
Services for April, 2008
JOIN US AFTER EACH SUNDAY SERVICE FOR SOCIAL HOUR
- Services & Nursery, 9 AM & 11 AM
- Children’s Religious Education:
- Preschool-grade 5, 9 AM & 11 AM
- grades 6-8, 11 AM only
- grades 9-12, 12:15 PM
- Coffee, refreshments & socializing:
- 10-10:45 AM
- 12-12:30 PM
May 4, 2008
Love and Reason: Exploring Humanism
The Reverend Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, preaching
Linda Dixon, associate
Today we continue our series, Who we are, what we believe, how we practice, with an exploration of one of the most powerful strands of Unitarian Universalism in the 20th century.
Pete Wernick’s approach to this morning’s service comes from his thoughtful banjo.
May 11, 2008
Mother’s Day
The Art of Imperfection
The Reverend Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry, preaching
Camille Hook, associate
Parenting, they say, is ‘the hardest job you’ll ever love’. Pressures on parents are mounting as expectations about career, relationships and parenting seem to rise with each generation. On this Mother’s Day, we’ll explore practicing ‘imperfection’ as an opportunity to bring more ease into our most precious relationships.
Carolyn Kuban and her whimsical harp underline today’s message.
May 18, 2008
Youth Sunday
Annual Coming of Age Service
The Reverend Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry
Katie Erslev and Youth
All of living is a process of coming of age, of reconciling the inner self with the world, and with the expectations for that self in the world. The teen years are when the coming of age process is most obvious. In today’s service, we celebrate the seven individuals and their mentors who have completed our formal year-long Coming of Age (COA) program, and acknowledge our graduating high school senior who will be performing Irish Step Dancing. Come celebrate with our young people as they share who they are and what they believe.
The path to “Coming of Age” will be lined with music from the children’s singing group led by Leah Reddell, and the Fellowship Singers directed by Marlys Brinkman
May 25, 2008
From Baltimore, 1819 … to Boulder Valley, 2008
The Rev. Penny Rather
On May 5, 1819, William Ellery Channing delivered what has become known as the “Baltimore Sermon”, one of the great classics of American Unitarianism. The official title of Channing’s sermon was Unitarian Christianity, and in it he articulated the theological and ecclesiastical basis for the New England Unitarians’ separation from their Congregationalist religious roots. Channing is indeed one of our most illustrious religious forebears, and even as Unitarian Universalism has evolved beyond its exclusive identifi cation with liberal Christianity, he has much to teach us. This morning the Rev. Penny Rather will lead us in exploring the legacy of one of Unitarian Universalism’s founding religious leaders.
Today’s theme is enhanced by Amy Brinkman-Davis, pianist.
About Penny:
The Rev. Penny Rather has been a member of this Fellowship since she discovered Unitarian Universalism here in 1990. It was here that she felt called to ministry. This congregation encouraged and supported her throughout her seminary years at Naropa University, and ordained her in 2004. Currently Penny serves the UU Fellowship of Laramie, Wyoming, teaches at Naropa, teaches private meditation students, and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver.