Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown

Proverb of Ashes: Part 2, Speaker: Rev. Kerry Mueller.

In May we considered Job, the good man to whom bad things happen. He was suffering greatly from a crisis of meaning, and needing someone to listen to his story. Now we visit Job again and learn (spoiler alert!) how he summons a Listener and finds a way to make meaning in his life again.

Everyone is welcome at this Virtual Service using Zoom software, or to view a recording of the service afterwards on our YouTube channel. Coffee Hour follows the service on Zoom at about 11:15.

Please meet us for our 1st in-person service lot under the canopies in our back parking lot!
Leaders of Conservation Efforts and Awareness, in Chronological Order
Lay Speaker: Lisa Jokiel.
For thousands of years, Indigenous Native Americans have always practiced Conservationism. They will be the first and last folks discussed in my Hit Parade of well known Conservationists. In between, I will share vignettes of well known individuals, whose work and influence span the past 200 years, including those who are currently active. I have twelve individuals on my list. Come see whether your list matches mine!

The Present is a Gift. Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer.

In her 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard wrote, “[B]eauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.” We often run through life, moving from activity to activity without stopping to take a breath, let alone stopping to see the world around us. Mindfulness helps us to be in the here and now, where we can see the beauty and grace that the world has to show us. Join us as we think about ways to be present in our own lives.

What is Religion, and Why Bother? Rev Dave Hunter
An increasing percentage of our population are turning their backs on religion,
including many of those brought up as UUs. If we don’t believe in a God who
expects – even requires – our worship, if we’re not worried about the possibility of
hell when we die, what’s left? Please give this question some thought – don’t wait for
a definitive answer on May 9.

From Hughes to Hip Hop: Hearing Black Poets Then and Now. Speaker: Patricia B. DeBrady, Instructor, School of Continuing Studies Montgomery County Community College.
Our speaker at this service is a Unitarian Universalist, teacher, lover of language, and
proponent of larger, more inclusive national cultural perspectives. She will bring us the
poetry of black Americans from Langston Hughes to some current lyrics found in the
sounds of rap music. It is through this body of poetry that we are informed by and enfolded into lives that have always mattered.

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Proverbs of Ashes Part I. Rev Kerry Mueller

Come visit with Job, the good man to whom bad things happened. What can you do when your friend is suffering for no good reason?

The Empathy Gap. Speaker: Mary Ryan.
It’s been a rough time for the last year or so and one thing that stands out to me is that we seem to have a lack of empathy for what others are going through. This service will talk about how we feel (or don’t feel) empathy and how maybe putting ourselves in others’ shoes sometimes would be a good thing.