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May 19, 2013
Common Roots: Social Justice as the Context for ReligionRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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May 12, 2013
Todd's Search for Meaning: My Personal Journey So Far Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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April 28, 2013
The Creation Spirituality of John Denver Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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On Sunday, April 28th, there will one, 90 minute service starting at 11 am. This special service will explore Creation Spirituality through the life, work, and music of John Denver, and will include several live performances of his songs. Creation Spirituality is the name defrocked Catholic priest, Matthew Fox, gives to those ancient multicultural mystical traditions emphasizing the wonder of nature, care for the environment, and social justice.
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April 21, 2013
My One True Guide: The Only Inerrant, Infallible, Authoritative Word Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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April 14, 2013Why I am a Hedonist: Following the Law of the Flesh
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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April 7, 2013
Japan's Tsunami Brings Waves of Transformation
Bob Stilger, Guest Speaker
On April 7, our guest speaker is Bob Stilger. Bob's community development work started in Spokane and the Northwest, then for the past ten years the global south, and more recently Japan, where the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami and radiation are becoming a spiritual and community journey to create transformation.
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March 31, 2013
Mission Possible: This Message will Not Self-Destruct Should You Choose to Accept It Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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March 24, 2013
You’re Never too Young: Teenagers Who Made History Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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March 17, 2013
Black is Beautiful: Darkness, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark SkinRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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March 10, 2013
Our Hunger for Beauty — Our Hunger for JusticePat McCormick, Guest Speaker
On March 10, our guest speaker in the pulpit will be Pat McCormick. Pat has taught Christian Ethics at Gonzaga for nearly 20 years and speaks extensively on how God calls all believers to make peace, practice justice and tend to creation. His most recent book, “God’s Beauty: A Call to Justice” explores how the beauty of the just community, the neighbor, and the world call us out of ourselves and into community.
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March 3, 2013
The Ragged Individual: Toward a New American EthicRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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February 24, 2013
My First and Only "Star Trek Geek" Sermon:Please indulge me just this once!Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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February 17, 2013
The Feminization of Frogs and the Return of Mother NatureRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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February 10, 2013 Annual Partner Church Sunday
Life-Changing Encounters*
Rev. Adél Nagy, Guest UU Minister
Rev. Adél Nagy is the visiting 2012—2013 Balazs Scholar from Transylvania. According to Rev Nagy, her sermon takes off from the following tableau: "You are on a trip and stop at a cafe on the highway and the place is packed. The only seat is at the counter where people are watching Fox News on a large screen TV on the wall. You hesitate a moment, then take a seat and are soon in conversation with the person next to you who is engrossed in the Fox News program. How do you have a real conversation with the person who may have a very different view of the world than you?"
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February 3, 2013
Survival of the Friendliest: Cooperation and Fairness in EvolutionRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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January 27, 2013
Environmental Justice
Patricia Jones Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Guest Speaker
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January 20, 2013
The Archetype of the Hanged Man: Sticking Around to Work on Our Hang UpsRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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January 13, 2013
A Kinder, Gentler Nation: Peace through NonviolenceRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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January 6, 2013
Requiem Service
Sara Edlin-Marlowe, Myrta Ladich, Melissa Parker & Susan Virnig, Worship Leaders
Today UUCS member/lay leaders will honor people who have died during the year 2012 and share a few of their words, their deeds, and their songs. This is a salute and a “thank you” to individuals for having lived their lives.
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December 30, 2012
Resolution Revolution — Reflections on the Creative Life
Lisa Conger, UUCS Member & Guest Speaker
Today UUCS hosts Lisa Conger in our pulpit. Lisa has been a member of the UU Church of Spokane since 1989. She is an artist and poet, and teaches creative writing to senior citizens and reflective writing to first year medical students.
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December 23, 2012
Winter Holiday Pageant
UUCS Children & Youth
Single Service at 11 am
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December 16, 2012
Yes, Einstein. There is a Santa ClausRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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December 9, 2012
Unitarian Universalism and Philosophy: The Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Reason, and Aesthetics of our FaithRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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December 2, 2012
Religious but not Spiritual: Grounding our FaithRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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November 25, 2012Nones and the Not Religion: Unitarian Universalism and the New Demographic Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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November 18, 2012
King Midas & the Queen of Death Valley: Two Environmental MythsRev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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November 11, 2012Who is Calling Us? Church Beyond Theology Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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November 4, 2012
Standing on the Side of Life: Reflections on the Death Penalty
Victoria Thorpe, Guest Speaker
Victoria Thorpe, who has a sister on death row, is a co-chair of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane's Inland Northwest Death Penalty Abolition Group. She is an artist, mother, human rights activist, and the author of Cages, a moving true story about her sister's harrowing journey through the U.S. death penalty system.
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October 28, 2012
The Presence of the Church and the Problem of God: Do Either Really Exist?
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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October 21, 2012
The Art of Second Chances: A Pragmatist’s View of Redemption
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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October 14, 2012
Gandhi on Drugs: Nonviolence and the “Drug War”
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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October 7, 2012
Radio Rant: How to Hear from the Heart
Venerable Thubton Chodrun, Guest Speaker
The Venerable Thubten Chodron, Abbess of Sravasti Abbey, says establishing the abbey fulfilled a long-held vision — to share the Buddha's teachings with Western sangha and incorporate the best elements of Western society, including gender equality and using technology, to spread the Dharma. Ven. Chodron is an author of many books and teaches around the world. Don’t miss this inspiring speaker!
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September 30, 2012
Aikido Living: Practicing the Way of Harmony in Everyday Life
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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September 23, 2012
Conversation with Todd
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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September 16, 2012Prophetic Drama: The Ancient Art of Activism
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
Note: Our annual, multigenerational Water Service is today. There are no Religious Education classes.
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September 9, 2012The UU Identity Crisis: Moving Beyond Our Denominational Adolescence
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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September 2, 2012
Spotted Goats, Picket Fences, Polyester and Other Obvious Sins
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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August 26, 2012
Coming to Terms with Our Individuality
Kurt Olson, Guest UU Minister
Kurt Olson is a 26-year old ordained UU minister — and a man who “wears many hats.” He is chief copy editor of The Easterner (EWU’s student newspaper) and competed in the National Poetry Competition and Individual World Poetry Competition in 2009. For three years Kurt was in the award-winning local band “Mon Cheri” and he states he is interested in trying to figure out how to be a peg in a world of square holes. Kurt is currently attending EWU to pursue a career as a high school English teacher.
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August 19, 2012Dooming Doomsday: From Paranoia to Progress
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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August 12, 2012Horizontal Transcendentalism: Outward not Upward
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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August 5, 2012Ex Nihilo: Grace, Wu Wei, Shabbat, & Other Ways to Accomplish Everything by Doing Nothing
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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July 29, 2012
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Word Garden Poetry Service
UUCS Word Garden Poets, Guest Speakers
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July 22, 2012
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Theories of Justice
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
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July 15, 2012
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Dumbed Down: Reflections on Education in America
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
One Service at 10 am Religious Education 10 — 11:15 am
Special Congregational Meeting to follow service
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July 8, 2012
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Walking Brahman: The Coming Cosmic Consciousness
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
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July 1, 2012
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The Three Faces of Freedom
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
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June 24, 2012
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37 Years of Sitting with the Dying: Some Stories I'd Like to Tell You
Tess Taft, UUCS Member Guest Speaker
Tess Taft is an oncology stress management specialist and psychotherapist who has provided service to cancer patients and their loved ones in hospitals, cancer clinics, homes, nursing homes, hospices and private practice settings for 38 years.
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June 17, 2012
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To Be or Not to Be: The Creature that Questions Itself
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
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June 10, 2012
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Youth Sunday
Emma Wert, UUCS Sr Hi Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, Minister
Come celebrate our graduating Seniors!
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June 3, 2012
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PRIDE Sunday
Beyond Tolerance: Celebrating Our GBLTQ Members & Mentors
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
One Service at 10 am Religious Education 10 — 11:15 am
Annual Congregational Meeting to follow service
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May 27, 2012
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Committed to Justice: Organizing for Our Future
Carol Krawczyk, Guest Speaker
Carol Krawczyk is the lead organizer for the Spokane Alliance.
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May 20, 2012
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Journeys to Unitarian Universalism: Stories from Three Members
Angie Dierdoff, Cindy Fine, Laurie Harris UUCS Member Guest Speakers
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May 13, 2012
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Crying Over Spilt Milk: Visions of What Could Have Been and What Can Be
Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof, UUCS Minister
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May 6, 2012
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Bloomsday Sunday
No Services
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APRIL 29, 2012
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Walking the Red Road
Agnes Broncheau, Guest Speaker
Agnes Broncheau is of Colville & Nez Perce descent, a long-time community activist, a mother & a grandmother, a student & a volunteer, and a woman strongly committed to her spiritual path.
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APRIL 22, 2012
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Dark Energy: If Enough Faith Can Move Mountains, Can Enough Faith Restore Them?
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
Service music today by emma's revolution
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APRIL 15, 2012
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The Grapes of Shame: The Plight of Immigrants in Fiction and Real Life
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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APRIL 8, 2012
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The History & Future of Resurrection: An Unorthodox Easter Sermon
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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APRIL 1, 2012
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Comic Relief: Laughter is the Best Medicine
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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MARCH 25, 2012
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I’ll Meet You There: Reflections on Rumi
Dr. Bill Miller, Guest Speaker
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MARCH 18, 2012
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Stages of Openness: Open Eyes, Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Hands, Open Doors, Open Arms
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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MARCH 11, 2012
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Todd’s Sermon on the Mount: What’s that? You said, “Amount?” Oh, my bad; Todd’s Sermon on the “Amount”
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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MARCH 4, 2012
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The Virtue of Stupidity: Risking Awkwardness in an Upright (Uptight) Culture
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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FEBRUARY 26, 2012
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Manichean Morality: A Public Response to Jonathan Haidt’s Discussion on the Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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FEBRUARY 19, 2012
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A Light Before Dawn: Progressive Faith in Our Time
Rev. Andy Burnette, Guest Minister
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FEBRUARY 12, 2012
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The Sensual Way: Science as Mysticism
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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FEBRUARY 5, 2012
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Wars of Word: From Discussion to Dialogue
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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JANUARY 29, 2012
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Praise for the JourneyUUCS Partner Church Team Members Partner Church Sunday
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JANUARY 22, 2012
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We are God’s Advocates for Justice
Rev. Paul Benz, Guest Speaker Faith Action Network (FAN) Co-Director
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JANUARY 15, 2012
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The Seven Billion Musketeers: All
for One and One for All
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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JANUARY 8, 2012
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Get Smart: The Myth of Redemptive Violence
and the Sanctity of Partnership
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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DECEMBER 25, 2011
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10 am Rudolph, Santa & the Red
Scare: We’re All on the Island of Misfit Toys
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSingle, Multigenerational Service;
No Religious Education Classes
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DECEMBER 18, 2011
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9:15 am What Child is This?Doug Huigen, UUCS Member Speaker 11 am Would You Like to Hold the Baby?Winter Holiday Children's Pageant
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DECEMBER 11, 2011
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Not to Know Knowing: An
Introduction to San Juan de la Cruz
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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DECEMBER 4, 2011
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Everything I Need to Know I
Learned in College: Toward the Maturation of Morality
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Minister
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NOVEMBER 27, 2011
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Abraxan Service*
Sara Edlin-Marlowe & Cheryl Rohrig UUCS Member Worship Leaders
* The Congregation of Abraxas was an order of UU ministers and lay people created for the purpose of liturgical renewal. “We believe the human enterprise and the health of our churches requires above all else the capacity and vehicles for genuine private and public worship. We want to renew liturgy in our lives so it will renew us and our society.”
Click here to learn more
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NOVEMBER 20, 2011
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Fonzie’s Prayer: The
Discipline of Gratitude
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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NOVEMBER 13, 2011
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Invisible Ties that
Bind: Synchronicities, Extended Mind, Gravity, Dark Matter and Other Ordinary
Stuff"
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NOVEMBER 6, 2011
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"We Are the 99
Percent!" Why Egalitarian Societies Fail and Why This Time Might be Different
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS MinisterSermon Text
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OCTOBER 30, 2011
| "Embracing Your Inner Demon: Possession Is 9/10ths of the Soul"Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, MinisterSermon Text
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OCTOBER 23, 2011
| "What Are You Afraid Of?"
Jeff Wasson, UUCS Member Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker Sunday
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OCTOBER 16, 2011
| "The Sound of Peace: Welcoming the
Strangers Among Us
" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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OCTOBER 9, 2011
| "Selfishness, Selflessness, and Self
Realization: The Journey from other to Other
" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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OCTOBER 2, 2011
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"Let Me Introduce You to Some Friends of
Mine…"
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
| "If You Want to
Walk on the Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat"
Pastor Happy Watkins, Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker Sunday
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
| "Being UU in an Age of Autism"
Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
| "Big Love: A Little Bit Should Go A Long Way" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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AUGUST 28, 2011
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"The Exciting Promise of Humanism" Fred Edwords, National Director United Coalition of Reason
Guest Speaker Sunday
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AUGUST 21, 2011
| "From Person to Principle: UU Theology in Terms of Developmental Theory" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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AUGUST 14, 2011
| "Prometheus & the Dragon: The Difference Between Reflective and Reflexive Thinking" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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AUGUST 7, 2011
| "The Evolution of Indra: Nonviolence as Recessive Meme"Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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JULY 31, 2011
| "The Topmost Branch"
Word Garden Poets Special Service
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JULY 24, 2011
| "A
Spirit on Fire: Take Two Rumi’s and Call Me in the Morning
" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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JULY 17, 2011
| "Bearing
Life in the Necropolis: Unitarian Universalism as an Alternative Lifestyle" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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JULY 10, 2011
| "UU Worship and the Five W's" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
The Five W's: What
is it? Who Does it? When does it Happen? Where does it Happen? And, Why?
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JULY 3, 2011
| "First and Foremost: Unitarian Universalism as an American Mystical Tradition" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, Minister
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JUNE 26, 2011
| The End of an Interim Ministry: A Commemoration & Celebration
Please join us as we honor the service & good work of UUCS's Interim Minister, Rev. Hollis Bredeweg
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JUNE 19, 2011
| "Religion in the Year 106 AE (After Einstein)" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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JUNE 12, 2011
| "Heritage of PRIDE" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
UUCS is a recognized UUA Welcoming Congregation. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE
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JUNE 5, 2011
| Youth Sunday Service Join our UUCS Youth Today
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MAY 29, 2011
| "Be Memorable: Find a Sense of Purpose" Michael Hoffman, Guest Speaker
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MAY 22, 2011
| "Thinking Inside the Box" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
UUCS Annual Congregational Meeting will follow the service.
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MAY 15, 2011
| "The Love Lives of Porcupines" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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MAY 8, 2011
| "Calling All the Children Home" Rev. Hollis Bredeweb, Interim Minister
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APRIL 24, 2011
| "Hope for the Flowers" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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APRIL 17, 2011 Candidating Week
| "Duuwy, Duuing, Duu: A Call for Acts of Social Witness" Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUCS Ministerial Candidate
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APRIL 10, 2011 Candidating Week
| "The Heyoka: Going Against the Grain" Rev. Todd Eklof, UUCS Ministerial Candidate
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APRIL 3, 2011
| "Passages" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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MARCH 27, 2011
| "Above Us Only Sky" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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MARCH 20, 2011 STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
| "In the Land of Beginning Again" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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MARCH 13, 2011
| "Spiritual Practice and the Evening News" Venerable Thubten Chodron, Guest Speaker
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MARCH 6, 2011
| "Spiritual Composting" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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FEBRUARY 27, 2011
| "Two Stories: Immigrants in America" Rev. Ken Jones, Guest Minister
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FEBRUARY 20, 2011
| "Visions of Greatness" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
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FEBRUARY 13, 2011
| "What's Love Got to Do With It?"Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Interim Minister
Special Collection: Odyssey Youth Center Click here to learn about Odyssey
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FEBRUARY 6, 2011
| "Flight Risk" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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JANUARY 30, 2011
| Partner Church SundayJerry and Julie Jose, UUCS Members
Special Collection: Partner Church Click here to learn about our UUCS Partner Church program
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JANUARY 23, 2011
| "Welcoming the Stranger" Rev. Tracy Springberry, Guest Minister
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JANUARY 16, 2011
| "The King's Speech" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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JANUARY 9, 2011
| "When You Fall Off a Horse..." Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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JANUARY 2, 2011
| "The Old is Made New and the New is Made Holy" Rabbi David Kominsky, Guest Speaker
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DECEMBER 26, 2010
| "Instant Sermons" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
One service only at 11 am No Religious Education
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DECEMBER 19, 2010
| 9:15 am "The Last Temptation" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
11 am Children's Christmas Pageant
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DECEMBER 12, 2010
| "Festivus: Why Religious Tolerance Isn't" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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DECEMBER 5, 2010
| "The Second Path" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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NOVEMBER 28, 2010
| "Abraxan Service" Sara Edlin Marlowe & Cheryl Rohrig Worship Leaders
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NOVEMBER 21, 2010
| "Cranberry Relics"Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
Special Collection Sunday Crosswalk Homeless Shelter
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NOVEMBER 14, 2010
| "An Adventitious Occasion" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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NOVEMBER 7, 2010
| "The Interim Life" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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OCTOBER 31, 2010
| "A Spiritual Connection to the Land" Barry Moses, Spokane Tribal Member
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OCTOBER 24, 2010
| "The Van Gogh Café" Rev. Keith Kron UU Transitions Director
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OCTOBER 17, 2010
| "Don't Just Do Something... Stand There" Rev. Hollis Bredeweg, Minister
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