Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown

Journey To the Center of Your Heart…Discover the Power of Unconditional
Love Within Guest Speaker: Diane Trieb      Lay Leader: Lisa Jokiel

Diane is a writer and a teacher of Heart-Centered Empowerment. She invites you to take the Emotional Journey to the Center of Your Heart…   Where your Inner Being of Unconditional Love resides… And assists you… in learning how to Love Yourself Back to Life.
Diane has been a counselor, writer, teacher and group facilitator for over 40 years. She believes in the healing power of Heart, and she teaches others how to harness the physical, emotional and spiritual power of the Heart for healing our human suffering.

Gathering of the Waters: Becoming Ourselves  Speaker: Reverend Kerry Mueller 

Please bring a small amount of water from your summer journey — whatever events or places helped you become most yourself. If you didn’t collect it at the time, don’t worry. We’ll have a pitcher of water!). AND our children, with the help of Cyndi and Ruby, will present a special Time For All Ages! 

Religious Environmentalism Guest Speaker: Victor Forte, Ph.D- Professor of Religious Studies; Co-Director of Asian Studies, Albright College   Lay Leader: Allan Pallay

The last 20 years have spawned a wave of new studies examining how religious traditions could raise ecological consciousness and inspire environmental activism. The main challenge facing these movements is that all the major world religions were formed in the ancient and medieval worlds when there was little ecological awareness. This work therefore requires new ways of interpreting sacred texts, so that the faithful might find cause to care for the environment as a religious duty. At this service, we will briefly survey the world religions and consider what these traditions might offer environmentalism, focusing on both the possibilities and challenges each tradition faces in attempting to construct a viable environmental vision. 

Please join us for our Third Sunday Potluck which will follow the service. 

Brave, Clean and Reverent?

Speaker: Reverend Dave Hunter

A Boy Scout, if he follows the Scout Law, “is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.” I’ll limit myself, this time, to reverence. What is it? Is it a good thing? Can reverence and irreverence both be good? What’s Winnie-the-
Pooh’s view?

For the Bible Tells Me So:
Understanding the Impact of Religious Beliefs and State Policy On Attitudes Towards LGBTQ Individuals
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Kiester, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Albright College                  Lay Leader: Emily Quarles-Mowrer

Over the past decade, we have seen an increase in support for anti-discrimination measures in the U.S. We have also witnessed a decline in religious identification and church attendance. Yet tensions remain high as witnessed by the shooting at Club Pulse in Florida and anti-trans bathroom legislation passed in several states. What is the role of religious beliefs in shaping attitudes towards LGBTQ individuals? Additionally, what effect might policies have in mitigating or enhancing those beliefs? This presentation will answer these questions with research that suggests what you believe and who you know have equally important effects on your attitude.

Josephine Baker, 1906-1975
From Rags to International Influence
Speaker: Lisa Jokiel
Josephine Baker, a granddaughter of slaves, was born into poverty and lived in the streets of St.Louis for most of her childhood. Her personality, energy, musical talent and civil rights activism led her to worldwide fame. Her work led her to France. Because of segregation she renounced her USA Citizenship in favor of French citizenship. She loved France so much that she became a spy for the Allies during WWII. She spoke at the March on Washington in 1963 with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come hear about this complicated and controversial lady, also known as The Creole Goddess.