Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis http://www.uui.org church of the warm heart, open mind, and helping hands Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 church of the warm heart, open mind, and helping hands Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis no church of the warm heart, open mind, and helping hands Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis http://www.uui.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.uui.org Bring a Flower! http://www.uui.org/bring-a-flower/ http://www.uui.org/bring-a-flower/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:02 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?p=8554 read the rest...]]> This Sunday is our annual Flower Communion so be sure and bring a flower! Click here to read more about this UU tradition.

]]> http://www.uui.org/bring-a-flower/feed/ 0 Flower Communion http://www.uui.org/sermon/flower-communion/ http://www.uui.org/sermon/flower-communion/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:47:33 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?post_type=sermon&p=8534 read the rest...]]> Join us for our annual flower communion service! A Unitarian Universalist tradition, the flower communion was created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek as a beautiful way to symbolize and celebrate each of our unique contributions to the life of the church. Please bring a flower to the service to place at the front of the sanctuary before the service. At the close of the service everyone chooses a different flower to take home with them. This is a multigenerational service, so children will not have religious education classes on this day.

]]> http://www.uui.org/sermon/flower-communion/feed/ 0 The Path Forward: Unitarian Universalism is Born http://www.uui.org/sermon/the-path-forward-unitarian-universalism-is-born/ http://www.uui.org/sermon/the-path-forward-unitarian-universalism-is-born/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 04:29:14 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?post_type=sermon&p=8495 read the rest...]]> This year we’ve talked about the separate histories of Unitarians and Universalists. In this service we’ll talk about the differences that kept us apart for 150 years and the shared values that ultimately brought us together.

Special Music: Karen Eppert on the Native American flute.

]]> http://www.uui.org/sermon/the-path-forward-unitarian-universalism-is-born/feed/ 0 Casualty of War http://www.uui.org/sermon/casualty-of-war/ http://www.uui.org/sermon/casualty-of-war/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:26:35 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?post_type=sermon&p=8482 read the rest...]]> “I’ve been detained at Guantánamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.” As our war on terrorism enters its twelfth year, and the hunger strike at Guantanamo enters its third month, we will examine how we got to this place and what can or should be done.

Special Music by Rachel Thomas

 

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Sources and Further Reading on Today’s Sermon:

Reading: “It Is That Time and That Place” by Qiyamah Rahman.

Guantanamo Public Memory Project Traveling Exhibit is at the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery until May 12th. The gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 7 p.m. www.iupui.edu/~cagcc/

The Guantanamo Docket Documents and research related to the 779 people who have been sent to the Guantánamo Bay prison since 2002.

The Constitution Project’s Report on Detainee Treatment 

2006 report summarizing available declassified records

Declaration of Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson

First person account of torture and abuse at Guantanamo: The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi 

Unitarian Universalist Sermon, “Our Cuban Nightmare” 

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee campaign: Stop Torture Now

 

 

]]> http://www.uui.org/sermon/casualty-of-war/feed/ 0 May UUEye http://www.uui.org/may-uueye/ http://www.uui.org/may-uueye/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:57:39 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?p=8478 Please click here for the May edition of the UUEye monthly newsletter.

 

 

 

]]> http://www.uui.org/may-uueye/feed/ 0 Why Have Unitarians No Creed http://www.uui.org/sermon/why-have-unitarians-no-creed/ http://www.uui.org/sermon/why-have-unitarians-no-creed/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:15 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?post_type=sermon&p=8469 read the rest...]]> It is often said that our religion is one of covenant, not creed. But why are we opposed to creed? David Jackoway will share with us the thoughts of a famous Unitarian minister on why we choose to be a creedless faith. This Sunday our Senior youth will have their     bridging ceremony, in which they graduate from our R.E. youth program.

Special Music by Matt Maybury and Lucy Newton

 

]]> http://www.uui.org/sermon/why-have-unitarians-no-creed/feed/ 0 A Stellar Musical Lineup for our Solar Celebration http://www.uui.org/a-stellar-musical-lineup-for-our-solar-celebration/ http://www.uui.org/a-stellar-musical-lineup-for-our-solar-celebration/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:45:10 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?p=8461 read the rest...]]> You won’t want to miss the great music lineup for the upcoming Solar Celebration, right after the church service on April 28.
Kicking off the festivities, for your listening pleasure while you finish eating your special pitch-in lunch, will be UUI’s own Sunshine Serenaders featuring Addie Hirschten on fiddle, Sean Hirschten on banjo, Don Somers on 5-string dobro and guest artist Bill Banker on guitar. They’ll be playing sunshine songs…including old favorites that you can sing along with if you wish. Next, also singing sunshine songs, will be Liz Efroymson and friends. You’ll really enjoy their harmonies. And, capping off the music, will be a large contingent from the Indianapolis Women’s Chorus singing “What a Wonderful World” and the upbeat “Yonder Come Day”. They’ve sung at UUI many time so you know how good they are.Then, once the music gets you in a “sunny mood”, the program to follow will fill you in about UUI’s solar journey, provide information about what solar power could do for your home or business, then follow with a formal dedication of UUI’s new solar panels on the cottage. Knowledgeable people will also be there to answer any questions about solar energy.All in all it’s the event of the year that you won’t want to miss. Please join your friends and neighbors in celebrating UUI’s entry into the solar energy world. That’s April 28 right after the church service.

]]> http://www.uui.org/a-stellar-musical-lineup-for-our-solar-celebration/feed/ 0 Where the Sidewalk Ends http://www.uui.org/sermon/surprise/ http://www.uui.org/sermon/surprise/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:47:57 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?post_type=sermon&p=8442 read the rest...]]> Oscar Wilde said “life is too important to be taken seriously.” Our tradition holds that new truth and insight are always around the corner. That means change and surprise are in our future too. Join us for a kid- and youth-friendly multi-generational service celebrating life’s surprises and the importance of keeping a good sense of humor as we embrace the new and unexpected.

The service will be followed by a celebration of the installation of our new solar panels.

Special Music: Brett Terrell, guitar and Kunda Magenau, violin

 

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]]> http://www.uui.org/sermon/surprise/feed/ 0 April UUEye http://www.uui.org/april-uueye/ http://www.uui.org/april-uueye/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:01:56 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?p=8436 Please click here for the April edition of the UUEye monthly newsletter.

 

 

]]> http://www.uui.org/april-uueye/feed/ 0 Solar Panel Celebration (and we are in the Indianapolis Star)! http://www.uui.org/solar-panel-celebration-and-we-are-in-the-indianapolis-star/ http://www.uui.org/solar-panel-celebration-and-we-are-in-the-indianapolis-star/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:25:03 +0000 admin http://www.uui.org/?p=8431 read the rest...]]> We’re in the news!

Save April 28 NOW!

It’s UUI’s biggest celebration of the year…and you’re invited! Plan now to attend, participate and celebrate the dedication of solar panel electric power on our   campus. You’ve seen the new solar panel installation on the Cottage roof, now please join your fellow UUI members, friends and very special guests for reflection, song and sustenance, Sunday, April 28, 2013 immediately following the multi-generational Sunday service.

Food:

There will be a pitch-in lunch (Last names A-O:

salad- with the meat and cheese portions on the side – enough for at least 10, Last names P-Z: dessert enough for at least 10. This is a green meal so please bring your own reusable plates, napkins and glass ware- no paper or plastic, please! We will use the church’s “silverware”). Questions: Gary Houkek  at houdek123@gmail.com or Susan Porter at porter1751@att.net

Music:

Kicking off the festivities, for your listening pleasure while you finish eating your special pitch-in lunch, will be UUI’s own Sunshine Serenaders featuring Addie Hirschten on fiddle, Sean Hirschten on banjo, Don    Somers on 5-string dobro and guest artist Bill Banker on guitar. They’ll be playing sunshine songs…including old favorites that you can sing along with if you wish. Next, also singing sunshine songs, will be Liz Efroymson and friends. You’ll really enjoy their harmonies. And,        capping off the music, will be a large contingent from the Indianapolis Women’s Chorus singing “What a   Wonderful World” and the upbeat “Yonder Come Day”. They’ve sung at UUI many time so you know how good they are.

Program:

Once the music gets you in a sunny mood, the program to follow will fill you in about UUI’s solar     journey, provide information about what solar power could do for your home or business, then follow with a formal dedication of UUI’s new solar panels on the cottage. Knowledgeable people will also be there to answer any questions about solar energy.  There will also be a  special slide show, short speeches, crafts for the kids, and much more.

This celebration marks the active phase of our solar grant project as our panels begin generating power! UUI is one of only six Indiana congregations-and one of only two in Indianapolis-to receive funding from a grant award from the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED). And UUI is the first to complete the installation.

For more information and/or to volunteer to help please contact: Heliene Houdek at hmhoudek@yahoo.com or Don Somers at donbanjo@sbcglobal.net

 

 

 

 

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