We are pleased to announce our Summer Sunday Worship Series each week from June 28th through August 30th. Please note: there is no service on July 5. Please join us each Sunday as lay leaders explore the theme of Choosing Hope, and learn about practices, places, and texts that sustain us. All services start at 10:00 am. Afterwards, we invite you to stay for cookies and conversation.
June 28: What does hope mean to you? Where do you find hope? As we kick off summer with the first service of our Choosing Hope worship series, join the conversation as lay leaders and FUSF members, Mary Dennis and Donna Williams, lead a lively discussion on hope.
July 5: NO SERVICE
July 12: Hope & The Beloved Community. Denise Nobel will explore how hope can enable us to build the Beloved Community we so desperately long for. Rather than focusing on global problems, we will center our discussion on smaller, everyday actions. Whether you call it Radical Hospitality, Finding Paradise, or Building Beloved Community, each of us has a part to play in our daily interactions. Parts of the service will be interactive, so please join us as we exercise our “hope muscles” together!
July 19: Sustaining Hope in the Wake of Mental Health Concerns for Loved Ones. Mental health challenges impact not only the diagnosed individual but those who love and care for them as well. What role does hope play in helping one face the challenges of a mental health diagnosis and treatment? Join Barbara Ford Geiger, LICSW, as she discusses the importance of sustaining hope under the difficult circumstances of coping with mental health issues in loved ones.
July 26: The Resilience of Hope. From ancient myths to modern stories, hope is always waiting for us when we need it. With layl leader Evelyn Rossing, let’s look at different experiences of the resilience of hope.
August 2: The Power of Hope. Emily Steltzer, youth advisor at FUSF and high school history teacher, invites us to explore the power and complexity of hope through the life story of Sally Hemings and the Hemings family of Monticello.
August 9: Optimism Spotlight! Are you ready to smile and kick negativity to the curb? FUSF member, and longtime educator, Deb Prudhomme, shares an uplifting and refreshing view of the positivity thriving in our world.
August 16: Which Did She Choose First: The Community or the Faith? Please join lay leader, and long-time member, Vicki Coates, as she re-examines her path to the FUSF community, how she came to choose the UU faith as her spiritual home, and discover which came first for her.
August 23: Cannabis for the Soul. New FUSF member, Marlo Pohl, will look at why cannabis has been regarded as a sacred plant, giving many of its users hope to discover an expanded pathway to enlightenment.
August 30: Hope: The High-Octane Fuel That Makes the Difference. Peter Dennis, a member of the FUSF Worship Committee, will share his perspective on the power of hope to drive change in our final service of this summer series.
