Past Worship Services
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2021 Services
January
- January 3: Climate Justice (Guest Speaker Crys Zinkiewicz)
- January 10: Living with Intention (Deanna Lack)
- January 17: Burning Bowl Ceremony (Guest Speaker Oliver Kelley)
- January 24: Principles of Nonviolence (Deanna Lack)
- January 31: Small Group Ministry: The Practice of Deep Listening and Sharing (Chalice Circle Group)
February
- February 7: Service was postponed due to power and internet outages caused by winter weather
- February 14: What is Truth? (Deanna Lack)
- February 21: The Problem of Plastic (Guest Speaker Anita Schmid)
- February 28: Brave Space
March
- March 7: God’s Good Gifts (Guest Speaker Crys Zinkiewicz)
- March 14: The Moral Arc of Cookeville, Tennessee (Deanna Lack)
- March 21: American Ideals and an Ideal America (Deanna Lack)
- March 28: Visioning (Deanna Lack)
April
- April 4: Stoic and Didn’t Know It (Tracie Craighead)
- April 11: Loved Into Being: A Stewardship Worship Service (Recorded service form the UUA)
- April 18: Seed Corn and Tomorrow (Video sermon from First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis)
- April 25: Microaggression: How to Be a Better Ally (Deanna Lack)
May
- May 2: Southern Prejudice (Guest Speaker Troy Smith)
- May 9: The Mother Goddess (Deanna Lack)
- May 16: Flower Communion & New Member Induction (In-person at Cane Creek Park)
- May 23: Karma: It’s Not What You Think (Deanna Lack)
- May 30: The Streets as Our Sanctuary (Guest Speaker Andrew Smith)
June
- June 6: What Churches Are Doing (Guest Speaker Crys Zinkiewicz))
- June 13: Burnout and the Stress Cycle (Deanna Lack)
- June 20: Midsummer Celebration (Deanna Lack)
- June 27: General Assembly Worship Service
July
- July 4: General Assembly Recap (Deanna Lack & Lydia Kramer)
- July 11: Religious Recovery (Deanna Lack)
- July 18: The Journey to Zero Waste (Guest Speaker Lisa Luck)
- July 25: This Being Human is a Guest House (Deanna Lack)
2020 Services
January
- January 12: Burning Bowl (Deanna Lack)
- January 19: The Real Martin Luther King, Jr. (Deanna Lack)
- January 26: How Inclusive is Your Community? (Deanna Lack)
February
- February 2: A First Nations’ Perspective on Spirituality (Sayota Knight)
- February 9: Waiting for Armageddon (Deanna Lack)
- February 16: Early Childhood Brain Training with VROOM (Michelle Smith)
- February 23: How Inspired Is Your Spiritual Growth? (Deanna Lack)
March
- March 1: Rescuing Jesus from the Christians (Bill Dockery)
- March 8: Look for the Helpers (Deanna Lack)
- March 15: Origins: Mission, Covenant, and Vision (Ivan Cordrey)
- March 22: How Compassionately Are You Living? (Deanna Lack)
- March 29: COVID-19 (Tracie Craighead)
April
- April 5: She Persisted (Deanna Lack)
- April 12: Dance with the Goddess (Deanna Lack)
- April 19: Earth Day (Norma Scarlett)
- April 26: Holding Love and Grief for the Earth (Deanna Lack)
May
- May 3: Workers’ Rights – International Workers’ Day (Guest Speaker Troy Smith)
- May 10: Mothering Ourselves (Deanna Lack)
- May 17: Jogging While Black—A Presumption of Guilt (Tracie Craighead)
- May 24: How Joyful is Your Service? (Deanna Lack)
- May 31: We Need to Talk (Deanna Lack)
June
- June 7: Flower Communion (Tracie Craighead)
- June 14: Socially Distanced Social Justice (Deanna Lack)
- June 21: Surviving Survial: Living With the Reality of Shared Grief (Guest Speaker Amanda Rosenberger)
- June 28: One Less (Tracie Craighead)
July
- July 5: Interdependence Day (Deanna Lack)
- July 12: General Assembly Report (Deanna Lack & Gates Craighead)
- July 19: One Less (Tracie Craighead)
- July 26: A Society of Rapid Judgment (Deanna Lack)
August
- August 2: Have Faith in Love (Guest Speaker Roddie Biggs)
- August 9: Beyond “Tolerance” (Deanna Lack)
- August 16: A Southern Historical Perspective (Ric Finch)
- August 23: This Too Shall Pass (Deanna Lack)
- August 30: Water Communion (Deanna Lack)
September
- September 6: To Change or Not to Change: That is the Question (Guest
- Speaker Karen Langford)September 13: Suicide Prevention Month (Deanna Lack
- September 20: Reproductive Justice and UU (Guest Speaker Mark Mohundro
- September 27: Bi Erasure (Deanna Lack)
October
- October 4: The Fire of Commitment (Deanna Lack)
- October 11: Conspiracy! (Kathy Perdue)
- October 18: Of Hominy and Humility: A Homily (Guest Speaker Bill Dockery)
- October 25: Unitarian Universalist History 101 (Deanna Lack)
November
- November 1: A Rose in the Wintertime – The Importance of Community (Guest Speaker Oliver Kelley)
- November 8: Unitarian Universalist Theology 101 (Deanna Lack)
- November 15: Prison Ministry (Guest Speaker Kimberly Curtiss)
- November 22: Remembering Plymouth (Deanna Lack)
- November 29: Blessing of the Animals (Deanna Lack)
December
- December 6: Climate Change: Understanding the Terminology, the Science, and the Consequences (Guest Speaker Crys Zinkiewicz)
- December 13: Bi Erasure (Deanna Lack)
- December 20: Make a New Tradition (Deanna Lack)
- December 27: After X-Mas Service (Guest Speakers Bill and Emalie Dockery)
2019 Services
January
- January 6: We Gather (Susie Zuller)
- January 13: Possibility (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- January 20: Celebrating MLK Day (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- January 27: Burning Bowl (Deanna Lack)
February
- February 3: Finding Meaning in the Mundane (Susie Zuller)
- February 10: Black History Month (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- February 17: Trustworthy (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- February 24: True Belonging (Deanna Lack)
March
- March 3: Visibility and Invisibility (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- March 10: Special Music Service
- March 24: Blessed are the Tree Huggers (Deanna Lack)
- March 31: My Life in Song (Tracie Craighead)
April
- April 7: Learning to Defend Myself (Dylan Gardner)
- April 14: Observing World Heritage Day (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- April 21: Earth Day Observance (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- April 28: Flower Communion (Dylan Gardner)
May
- May 5: Music Service (Guest Singer Ken Sizemore)
- May 12: Mothering in Community (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- May 19: Curiosity (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- May 26: (Tracie Craighead)
June
- June 2: The Time for UU Invisibility is Over (Guest Speaker Roddy Biggs)
- June 9: (Norma Scarlett)
- June 16: Celebrating PRIDE (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- June 23: Bridging the Partisan Divide (Charles Zuller)
- June 30: (Tracie Craighead, Deanna Lack)
July
- July 7: True Blonging (Deanna Lack)
- July 14: (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- July 21 (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- July 28: Equal Justice Initiative (Guest Speaker John Dalton)
August
- August 4: (Tracie Craighead)
- August 11: Five Smooth Stones Part 1 (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- August 18: Five Smooth Stones Part 2 (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- August 25: Water Communion (Deanna Lack)
September
- September 1: Mindful Movement (Susie Zuller)
- September 8: Congregational Covenant (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- September 15: Mission Statement/Vision (Rev. Mark Pafford)
- September 22: How Can I Be Joyful When Everything is Awful? (Deanna Lack)
- September 29: Black Lives Matter (Video Sermon, Dr. Thomas Rideout)
October
- October 6: Mark’s Farewell Service (Congregational Speakers)
- October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Deanna Lack)
- October 20: Mental Health and Community (Dylan Eralie)
- October 27: Samhain/Halloween Service (Deanna Lack)
November
- November 3: Music Service (Guest Singer Ken Sizemore)
- November 10: My Spiritual Journey (Deanna Lack)
- November 17: Trans Day of Remembrance (Deanna Lack)
- November 24: Gratitude as Practice (Deanna Lack)
December
- December 1: Gratitude Scavenger Hunt/Show & Tell (Susie Zuller)
- December 8: Bodhi Day (Deanna Lack)
- December 15: Sacred Rest (Deanna Lack)
- December 22: True Meaning of the Holiday Season (Guest Speaker Roddy Biggs)
- December 29: UU Pilgrimage (Ivan Cordrey)