Author Archives: Linda Pallay

Sunday, August 6, 2017 Medicine and Spirituality—An Oxymoron?           Lay leader: Jon Dreazen At one time many years ago physicians and priests were one and the same. Healing in those days was highly dependent on accessing … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 13, 2017 Our Fifth Principle Lay Leader: Carla Johnson Our 5th principle calls us to exercise our right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at Large. As a congregation … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 20, 2017 Change Through Acceptance Lay Leader: Emily Quarles-Mowrer Mother Teresa was an influential person whose actions changed the world, and yet her personal philosophy included, “mind[ing] one’s own business, accept[ing] contradictions and corrections cheerfully, pass[ing] over the … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 27, 2017 Our Seventh Principle Rev Paul Daniel The first service of our new church year will conclude a sermon series I began last year. The sermon will address our seventh principle with a little bit of particle … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 2 A History of Great Music from Several Faith Traditions Lay Speaker: Lisa Jokiel We will sing and listen to some all time greats, from classical to Gospel and everything in between. I will be asking for requests … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 9 UUFP GOES TO TPUUF Today our UUFP congregation will visit the Thomas Paine UU Fellowship of Collegeville, for their service. The speaker will be Jim Curtis, whose topic is “Are There Angels in America?” In Tony Kushner’s … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 16 First World Problems              Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer Have you ever heard of a Complaints Choir? The concept of turning complaints into music was originated by Helsinki artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 23 An Examination of Economic Inequality in the United States Lay Speaker: Allan Pallay “Escalating Inequality” was selected by the 2014 UUA General Assembly as the 2014-2018 Congregational Study/Action Issue. A supporting document asserted that “Challenging extreme inequality … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 30 The Interdependent Web… The Spirituality of Swimming With Sea Lions Lay Speaker: Mary Ryan This past spring, Mary took a trip to Baja California and came away with a deeper appreciation of the wonders of nature. The … Continue reading →