http://www.oruuc.org Another Nifty Geeklog Site admin@oruuc.org admin@oruuc.org Copyright 2008 Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church GeekLog Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:15:04 -0400 en-gb http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428091102510 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428091102510 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:11:02 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428091102510#comments Sunday Services "The Good Enough Mother" May 11, 2008 Rev. Jake Morrill, preaching I found this sermon title for a Mother's Day service led by Rev. Karen Gustafson at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Madison, Wisconsin. I don't know what Rev. Gustafson plans to say, but the title has already sparked my own thinking. Motherhood is a role burdened by unrealistic expectations of perfection. In fact, as anyone who's ever been a mother, or had a mother, knows, the truth is more complex. This service will explore motherhood in its complexity, as an invitation to understand, to appreciate, to forgive, and to remember. All-Church Photo, May 11 It's time for us to gather for our "family picture." At 10:30, between the two Sunday services on May 11, we'll gather in the labyrinth (or the Sanctuary, if the weather is rainy), for Hal Smith to photograph us. Come as you are. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080428091102510 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090813489 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090813489 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:13 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090813489#comments Sunday Services “Bridging Ceremony” 11 AM Service This service will honor four young women who will be graduating from high school in a month—Shannon Karney, Kelly Molony, Marigrace Angelo, and Hannah Fronzac. They have worked with Tandy to plan a very special hour. We will hear their mothers speak of what nontangible gifts they would give their daughters at this time of transition in their lives. We will hear the graduates share their sense of what this church has meant to them and what they will take from their experiences here as they begin another chapter of their lives. The Bridging Ceremony itself marks transition from youth to young adult. Please join us for this moving service that will assist us all in thinking about passages in our lives, using our gifts, and living lives of meaning and appreciation. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080428090813489 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090623105 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090623105 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:06:23 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080428090623105#comments Sunday Services "The Toxicity of Secrets" Rev. Jake Bohstedt Morrill 9:30 service only Much private pain and family dysfunction is bound up in the shame of secrets. Secrets are exhausting to keep, manage, and hide. They distort our free and open relationships. Any psychologist can tell you of their toxic qualities. And yet, here we are, in Oak Ridge, which proudly calls itself, "The Secret City," where people gain status by having higher security clearance--relying, in part, on their ability to keep a secret. This Sunday, we'll explore the psychological and spiritual dynamics of secrets, and then ponder their effect on our unique community. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080428090623105 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080411143020639 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080411143020639 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:30:20 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080411143020639#comments Sunday Services LED BY THE COMING OF AGE GROUP “Songs of the Soul” Join the Coming of Age Youth, Aislin Anderson, Kirsten Brynestad, Paul Crandall, Shafer Powell, Susannah Shissler, and Anna Sullivan and their respective mentors, Nancy Starr, Lori Hetes, Mike Blalock, Dave Dunkirk, Irene Robbins, and Jenny Freeman for a service filled with song and glimmers from the souls of some very exceptional young people. This service is the culmination of a semester of retreats and sessions focusing on Unitarian Universalist theology, service learning, and personal beliefs. Come ready to be inspired and challenged to live your Unitarian Universalism. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080411143020639 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080403095209709 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080403095209709 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:52:09 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080403095209709#comments Sunday Services “The Divine Mosaic” Rev. Jake Bohstedt Morrill, preaching “Baraka” is one of the most beautiful films ever produced.  A beautiful montage of religious ceremonies from around the world invites the audience to consider both the differences between cultures and the common spirit within them all.  Interspersed with selections from “Baraka” will be readings about religious pluralism, including some thoughts from a recent Huston Smith essay on what is common to all religions.  Come to be uplifted. The Choir will sing today. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080403095209709 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=2008032813565146 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=2008032813565146 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:56:51 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=2008032813565146#comments Sunday Services All who are attending Retreat are invited to participate in a closing worship at Pickett State Park. At Church: A Single Service at 11:00 AM "The Resurrection of God" Rev. Jake Bohstedt Morrill, preaching You may have heard the expression, "God is dead." And if, by "God," we mean an old man on a cloud who controls everything--from terrible floods to tender forgiveness--we'd be right. That old understanding of God is dead. And yet, just as the old notions of God were dying away, new theologies consistent with modern worldviews arose. Drawing on Unitarian Universalist theologian Paul Rasor's "Faith Without Certainty," we'll explore how a person who rejects creationism, fundamentalism, and the supernatural might yet praise and take refuge in God. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=2008032813565146 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085408896 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085408896 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:54:08 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085408896#comments Sunday Services "COMMITMENT SUNDAY" Leaders: Teresa Brittain and Linda Sullivan For both services, the Giving Campaign Team will present worship featuring great music and inspiring reflections about the importance of Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church to our members and friends, and to the larger community. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080320085408896 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085013863 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085013863 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:50:13 -0400 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080320085013863#comments Sunday Services This intergenerational service presented by Tandy Scheffler, Director of Religious Education and Nancy Starr, Director of Music will celebrate renewal and contemplate the Easter Story. Through dance, song, story, and time together as a whole community, we will worship. Nursery and preschool care will be available for both services and begins at 9:15 a.m. Between services, beginning at 10:30, we'll have an Easter Egg Hunt. Meet at the outside entrance to the Hearth Room. Please bring a basket or bag for each child. Donations of filled eggs marked 0-3 years or 4 and up may be left in the social hall before 9:30 a.m. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080320085013863 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091708438 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091708438 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:17:08 -0500 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091708438#comments Sunday Services Ellen Wolfe, guest speaker. Adventurer, teacher, and motivational speaker Ellen Wolfe fulfilled a lifelong dream when she hiked the entire 2,160 miles of the Appalachian Trail in four months and twenty-three days. She was the first woman to finish the trail in 1997. She will share tales of her journey, and speak of the lessons she learned about goal setting and trusting life through her experience. http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080305091708438 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091417436 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091417436 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:14:17 -0500 http://www.oruuc.org/article.php?story=20080305091417436#comments Sunday Services This will be fun.  This Sunday, we’ll talk about power: the power we face in our lives, the power we have, and the power we share.  To help our thinking about our own unique “super” powers, you’re invited to come in costume, dressed as whatever super-hero has been your alter-ego all along. Will we get to meet “Super-Mom?” What about “The Amazing Dancer?” How about “The Mighty Hard Worker?” What will these super-heroes look like? Will they wear capes? Masks? Will they carry implements of their creative, life-giving powers--be they calculators, hammers, or a casserole dish? Some super-heroes will show up not in any particular flashy costume, but in their typical Sunday clothing—but no matter what costume you wear this Sunday, everyone will know as you walk in the door: here comes someone with special powers! http://www.oruuc.org/trackback.php?id=20080305091417436