|
 Rev. Roger Bertschausen and Rev. Dottie Mathews
Summer Schedule in effect from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend:
Service times are at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. Nursery Care
is available at both services and Religious Education is available at
the 9:15 service only.
Program Year Schedule:
Services are held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:00, 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. on Sundays. Nursery
care is offered at all services for children from birth through age 3
and Religious Education classes for preschool through 5th
grade meet at all but the 8:00 am service. The Middle School Class meets on Saturdays at 4:30 and Sundays at 10:45, and the High
School Youth Group meets on Saturdays at 4:30 pm. Please join us!
June 7 - “The Question Box Sermon” by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen
What’s on your mind? Are there questions you have about the spiritual journey, theology, ethics, the Fellowship, life in general, or a thousand other things? This is your chance to ask! Your questions will be the focus of my sermon. Bring them on!
June 14, “Hope Springs Eternal...Despite It All” by the Rev. Dottie Mathews
A look at the amazing perseverance and resilience of “hope.” Is it the same as optimism? Where does it come from and why is it so important?
June 21, “Divine Gifts: Children of Guatemala” by Karon Sandberg
Karon Sandberg shares her journey on a Global Justice Trip to Guatemala and how, even in the midst of crippling oppression, hope and peace are found in the divine spirit of the children. Karon is in Seminary preparing for the Unitarian Universalist ministry and is being sponsored by the Fellowship.
June 28, “Further Reflections on Crime and Punishment” by a panel of FVUUF Members
Roger’s mid-winter sermon series on crime and punishment inspired a lot of conversation and the formation of a group focusing on prison reform. A panel of FVUUF members will share personal perspectives on our criminal justice system from a variety of perspectives.
July 5, “This We Believe” by FVUUF Members
Several members of the Fellowship will share their belief statements during this popular annual summer service.
July 12, “ESTHER” by the Rev. Joseph Ellwanger
Rev. Joseph Ellwanger is a retired ELCA Pastor who served an urban parish in the African American Community in Birmingham, Alabama, 1958-67, and a central city congregation in Milwaukee, 1967-2002. His organizing experience includes participation in the civil right movement in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama, in 1963 and 1965, and various roles social justice groups in Milwaukee,1988-2002. Since Joe’s retirement from parish ministry, he has been serving as an organizer with interfaith social justice groups. Locally, Joe works with Fox Valley’s ESTHER group and he is a campaign organizer working especially on the statewide issue of Treatment Instead of Prison (TIP).
July 19, “Native Students From UW Oshkosh Help Indigenous People on Gulf Coast” by Barbara Miller and Miriam Schacht
UW Oshkosh Inter-Tribal Student Organization spent their spring break in Dulac, Louisiana, home of the Houma Nation. Hurricanes have ravaged the region’s people, homes, and resources, and students’ empathy with the Native American people of the Gulf Coast moved the students and advisors to give back to tribal people. Valuable lessons related to resilience and gratitude
offered significant opportunities for learning and cultural exchange. We are happy to share stories and pictures from this amazing experience.
July 26, “The UUs of the Philippines-Keeping the Faith Alive in the Third World” by Lee Boeke Burke
Although the majority of the UUs in this country are well-educated and middle class, thousands of UUs in the Philippines and several other parts of the world live in extreme poverty and find our faith brings them the hope and inspiration to live lives of meaning and compassion towards others. Learn how they are keeping their faith and religious organizations alive and how we
can join them in this challenging work.
|
