Saturdays @ 4:30 pm in the Landmark Auditorium
Coffee Hour following Saturday Services in the Hearth Room
Sundays @ 9 and 11 am in the Atrium Auditorium & Online
Coffee Hour following Sunday Services in the Atrium Commons
Saturday, October 24 @ 4:30 pm & Sunday, October 25 @ 9 & 11 am - ``Running Towards the Fire``
Rev. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson
In the deluge of daily information, there are many things that we might choose to turn away from. The suffering of the world is real, it can quite often be overwhelming. It takes courage to engage our empathy, to open our hearts rather than to hide them. In this service, we will explore what such empathetic courage might look like.
On Saturday, Linda Warren will play classics by Beethoven, Massenet, Scarlatti, and von Weber. On Sunday, Society Choir will sing.
Saturday, October 31 @ 4:30pm & Sunday, November 1 @ 9 & 11am - ``The Courage of the Ancestors``
Revs. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson & Kelly Crocker
On this weekend of remembrance, when we honor the festivals of All Souls Day and Samhain, we reflect on those lives which, though ended, continue to shape our own.
For the Saturday service, members of the Nature-Based Spiritual Practices Group will lead us in observation of Samhain. Samhain is one of two Celtic Fire Festivals. It bookends the wheel of the year with Beltane when we celebrated flowers and new life. Now we are moving into the dark of the year. This Samhain night, before we go out to appease little tricksters with offerings of treats, we sit with death. The veil between life and death is thin. Our ancestors, those dead who are in living memory, and our recent dead are near. What message do you want to share with them and what messages do they have for you? Please bring a favorite treat or snack of one of your ancestors or recent dead to share during coffee hour. All ages are welcome.
Our Sunday morning services continue the cherished FUS tradition of observing All Souls Day through memory and reflection. At all three services, we will call the names of those members of FUS who have died in the past year and remember the names of the members' loved ones. Please join us to remember and celebrate the dear ones who live on in our hearts. Linda Warren will play Welsh and Scottish compositions on the piano at all three services.
