Tired of all the “us vs. them” dialog surrounding the recent elections? Come listen to a brief talk by Braver Angels Ambassador Mary K. Dennison. Braver Angels is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to address the political polarization that exists in our country.
This Service will discuss how religion, especially fundamentalism, has come to dominate politics and why that is a recipe for disaster in a democratic society that upholds the principle of the separation of church and state.
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Langer is currently the Minister at the First Church in Barre Universalist Church in Barre, Vermont where he was ordained. Before becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister, he was a college music professor for over twenty years. He is a composer and the author of several books on spirituality and the arts.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Rev. Nicoline shares how the process of truth and reconciliation currently underway north of the US/Canada border has transformed how she thinks about concepts like identity, citizenship, and the country she calls home.
A lifelong Unitarian Universalist, Rev. Nicoline Guerrier has served the UU Fellowship of Plattsburgh, NY as minister since 2018. Previously a “bi-vocational minister” who combined ordained ministry with social work, she is also biracial, and almost bi-national, as she resides in Montreal and commutes to the US for work.
How do we create a fellowship that is both a space of belonging where people feel comfortable expressing themselves without judgment, while at the same time, encouraging challenging conversations and a diversity of thought? Kristen Hayden-West will host a discussion where we explore what it means for our fellowship to be both a safe and a brave environment.
Kristen Hayden-West is a member of the Mt. Mansfield Unitarian Fellowship where she serves on the Membership and Sunday Service committees. Beyond her work as a Curriculum Designer for the State of Vermont, and her side hustle flipping thrifted items on eBay, she enjoys being active outside and getting together with friends and her two adult children.
The Sunday Service committee is ready for another Fellowship Year! This service will incorporate a tradition we started a year ago. At the last service in June, we handed out index cards to the Fellowship and asked them to write what they hoped to do or see during the summer. At this opening service, we will ask people to share what they wrote and if it came true, in addition to “sharing the waters” from a special place. The index cards were attached to everyone’s name tags and will be waiting when people enter the Barn. We also invite everyone to bring a small container of water from your home or a place you visited to combine into a community bowl as a symbol of our joining together again. All water is sacred. Folks attending via Zoom can share their water virtually and also share what they wrote on their cards at the last service.
Please note that there will NOT be RE for this service.
