Rev. Roger Bertschausen and Rev. Dottie Mathews

Services are held at 4:30 pm on Saturdays and at 8:00, 9:15 and 10:45 on Sunday. See the calendar for the summer schedule. Nursery care is offered at all services for children from birth through age 3 and Religious Education classes for preschool through 5^th grade meet at all but the 8:00 am service. The Middle School and High School Youth Groups meet separately on Saturdays at 4:30 pm. Please join us!

April 5-6, 2008    "The Long Road to Justice"  by the Rev. Dottie Mathews   

In this sermon, Dottie will share her experiences and deep learnings while on the Southern Civil
Rights Tour – retracing the steps of the marchers and activists long ago, from Memphis to Selma
to Montgomery and Birmingham and back again. Decades have passed …. yet, how shall we
measure the changes in our society and in our souls?

April 12-13, 2008    "Process Theology"    by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen    

Process theology continues to be a very significant theological movement. Because it is very
congenial to Unitarian Universalism, it resonates strongly with many UUs—including me. In a
nutshell, it looks at God/Goddess/The Divine as a verb more than a noun. This sermon is the
latest in this year’s focus on theology.

April 19-20, 2008    Sermons by the Senior High Youth Group (4:30, 9:15 and 10:45)

Each year, we happily anticipate the wit, wisdom and insight that our Senior High youth offer in
this reflective and engaging service. Please join us for another amazing annual opportunity to
hear their thoughts and astute observations of life from our UU Youth’s perspective!

April 20, 2008 Sermon by Cynthia Johnson (8:00 am only)

Individual religious metaphors are among my favorite building blocks of religion. Close to my heart these days are the absolute mutability of hills, cogs, webs, and ripples. What metaphors reveal to you clearer images of the world?

Cynthia Johnson has a B.A. in English from Grinnell College, a Masters of Science in Curriculum and Supervision from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a Masters of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Ordained by the First Unitarian Church of Dallas in 1991, she was a minister in Dallas before being called as minister of the First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City in 1995. She served there until retiring from fulltime ministry in 2000 in order to move to Door County, Wisconsin. Cynthia and Al are active members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County and in the arts community. Cynthia has published two books of poetry: A Theophany, Please (1995) and The Way Crows
Really Fly (2004).

April 26-27, 2008    “The Space for Forgiveness” by the Rev. Dottie Mathews

Each of us has encountered life experiences that were beyond our control and extremely painful. Such times have the capacity to hobble us – or to deepen us. It is with very good reason that so much artistic expression and theological reflection has been focused on the art of finding a way to reconcile our hearts and these harsh realities.

May 3 at 4:30 p.m. ONLY “The Compassion of Howard Thurman, Mysticism and Social Action” by the Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke

May 4 at 8:00 and 9:15 a.m. ONLY “Unitarianism: The Oneness Church” by the Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke

May 4 at 10:45 ONLY “The Foreigner in All of Us” by the Rev. Johanna Boeke

This weekend we are blessed to feature three different sermons by two eminent UU ministers. The Rev. Dr. Richard Boeke, a cousin of Fellowship member Lee Boeke Burke and his wife the Rev. Johanna (“Jopie”) Boeke will be our guest preachers. It is not an overstatement to say that they are two of the most respected and honored UU ministers in the world. Both have been leading lights in strengthening relationships among UUs around the world. For the past twelve years they have served Unitarian congregations in the United Kingdom. Richard is the emeritus minister of the UU Church of Berkeley, California. He is the Vice President of the World Congregation of Faiths and is Moderator of Friends of the International Council of Unitarian Universalists. Jopie, who was born in the Netherlands, has served as President of the International Association for Liberal Religious Women. The Saturday sermon will be about Howard Thurman, the most important mentor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and an occasional speaker at the UU Church in Berkeley. The Sunday 8:00 and 9:15 sermon will be an affirmation of our special identity, and the 10:45 will explore Jopie’s manifold experiences as a foreigner and how there is a foreigner in each of us.        

May 10-11, 2008    "We All Need Mothering"    by the Rev. Dottie Mathews  

Maternal nurturing wasn't available for all of us as children.  Many of us have been challenged to find that sort of care and support in other relationships long after we've reached adulthood.

May 17-18, 2008    "My God"     by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen  

May 24-25, 2008     "The Challenge of Remembering"      by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen

Memorial Day is about remembering—particularly those who gave their lives in defense of our country.  Remembering is not always an easy endeavor.  It’s helpful to step back to consider this important task.  Good questions to ask include: Why do we remember?  What do we remember?  And how do we remember?

May 31-June 1, 2008     "Flower Communion" by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen and the Rev. Dottie Mathews         

June 7-8, 2008    "Question Box Sermon"     by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen  

June 14-15, 2008    "What Are We Seeking Here?"    by the Rev. Dottie Mathews   

What's the point of coming to the Fellowship on weekends?  Why do we gather this way week after week?  What is it we are seeking for ourselves and our community?