Sunday, May 4, What Christ Did Not Say

Aaron Kerlin

First Sunday potluck follows the service
Sunday, May 11, A Better Way To Be Religious

The Rev. Robert M. Eddy

Rev. Eddy is minister emeritus of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola, Florida. A graduate of Syracuse University and Drew Theological Seminary he served churches in New York, Michigan, Colorado and Florida. Between churches, he has worked for the American Friends Service Committee (Quakers), the Grief Education Institute, the Denver Health Group and taught in public schools and community colleges. He and Gerry, his wife of fifty three years, are avid bicyclers-campers (20 countries and well over 30,0000 miles). They plan to enjoy some nearby trails while in the area.Sunday, May 18, Wonderings About Matters Sacred

The Rev. Doak MansfieldSunday, May 25, Memorial Day—We Remember Them

The Rev. Susan Karlson

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Join us for the first Wednesday in May when we’ll discuss the Rev. Gary Kowalski’s book, Science and the Search for God.
 
Wednesday, May 14th, we’ll have a special guest facilitating the Wednesday night sessions. The Rev. Alane Cameron Miles will be visiting the Gulf Coast along with members from the two congregations around Richmond, Virginia. Alane generously offered to do a Wednesday night session, similar to ones she’s done in Richmond. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity for fellowship, sharing and enlightenment.

Wednesday May 21st and 28th- We will complete the Spirit of Life curriculum the next four Wednesdays on May 21 and 28 and June June 4 and 11^th. Weekly e mail announcements will give the subject of each week’s session.

_Register  now for the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly:
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/registrationhousing/registration/index.shtml)  for lower rates.
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dex.shtml_
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We  hope to see you in Fort  Lauderdale for an exciting and enriching General
 Assembly, centered on the theme of the "Common Threads" that weave together
the  fabric of our Unitarian Universalist faith and community.
Join  us June 25-29, 2008 in Fort Lauderdale,  Florida at the Greater Fort
Lauderdale / Broward County Convention  Center.
Orchestra!  Choir!  Percussion!
Amazing, inspiring, unique and uplifting Opening Worship  centered around The
Sources, a cantata setting of the UU Sources with music by  Rev. Jason
Shelton and text by Rev. Kendyl Gibbons.
Address the  issues of civil liberties  and immigration policy
Special Featured Programs on Friday and Saturday will  address the issues of
civil liberties and immigration policies, followed by  Appreciative Inquiry
sessions offering a chance to explore and wrestle with  these issues in depth
together.
Hear from  award-winning authors and distinguished voices from outside our
tradition
Eboo Patel on Interfaith Youth in the Age of  Fundamentalism; John Dear on
Peacemaking and the Questions of Jesus;  and Karen Brodkin on Wrestling with
Whiteness; The Politics of Jewish Identity in a Multiracial America.
Witness for social  justiceWe’ll blending advocacy and celebration and reaching out  to the local
community during a multi-generational public witness celebrating  and defending the
rights of Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, and Transgender and  immigrant families;
Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in a Fort Lauderdale city  park.
Meet the UUA  Presidential Candidates
Candidates will answer your questions about their vision  for the UUA
Presidency in anticipation of the upcoming 2009 election.
See Ware Lecturer Van  Jones
Van Jones is working to combine solutions to  America's two biggest problems:
 social inequality and environmental destruction.  In 1996, Jones co-founded
the Ella  Baker Center for Human Rights, which promotes  positive
alternatives to violence and incarceration.  The center's Books  Not Bars campaign has
helped reduce California's overall youth prison population  by more than 30
percent.  In the aftermath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina,  Jones helped to found
ColorOfChange.org, the nation's biggest e-advocacy  organization tackling Black
issues.  Over the past five years, Jones has  also emerged as a national
environmental leader.  In June 2007, the City of  Oakland, CA adopted a proposal
from the Ella Baker  Center and the Oakland  Apollo Alliance to create a "Green
Jobs Corps."  The Corps will train youth  for eco-friendly "green-collar"
jobs.  Now the Center is working with the  Business Alliance for Local Living
Economies (BALLE) to create the country's  first-ever Green Enterprise Zone, to
attract environmentally sound industry to  Oakland.   At the national level,
Jones and the Ella Baker  Center worked with Congress  to pass the Green Jobs Act
of 2007.  That path-breaking, historic  legislation will provide $120 million
in funding to train 35,000 people a year  in green-collar jobs.
Worship  together
Join us for the largest annual gathering of Unitarian  Universalists joining
in worship.  The sermon will be delivered by Rev.  Marlin Lavanhar, settled
minister of All Souls  Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK  since 2000.  Rev. Lavanhar
became widely recognized within the denomination  for his development of the
"Soulful Sundown Service" program in Boston, which reaches out  to unchurched
young people.  He has spoken frequently on interfaith  relations, religious
freedom, and on worship for young adults.  Members of  the public are welcome.
To learn  more:
General Assembly _Notice  of Meeting_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/updatesannouncements/14404.shtml)  (This comprehensive booklet contains
information about traveling  to GA, Planned Programming, Information for First
Time Attendees, the Tentative  Agenda, and other related materials.)
General Assembly _registration  information_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/registrationhousing/registration/index.shtml)  (_childcare_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/registrationhousing/registration/14768.shtm
ll)   is available)
General Assembly _housing  reservations_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/registrationhousing/housing/index.shtml)
General Assembly _schedule_(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/programming/14599.shtml)   (program details will not be available until May)
General Assembly _accessibility  services_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/registrationhousing/accessibilityservices/index.shtml)
Explore  _http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/index.shtml_
(http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/index.shtml) ,  call (617) 948-4209, or write
_gaoffice@uua.org_ (mailto:gaoffice@uua.org) .
 

The CLF is pleased to announce that we are creating the Shared
Interest Group "CLFSIG-ReligNaturalist."

The email list will be for group members who experience in nature
rather than supernature the source, substance, and evolution of their
being, to share conversation, insights, opinions and experiences. A
Religious Naturalist may identify as a theist, a nontheist, or
anything in between, but acknowledges nature as intrinsically
valuable; experiences awe and wonder in the natural order; and
embraces practices which further planetary sustainability.

If you are interested in being part of this group please contact our
minister for lifespan learning, Lynn Ungar, at lungar@uua.org. Please
include your full name as well as your email address, and DO NOT HIT
REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE AS YOUR REPLY WILL GO TO THE WRONG PLACE.