August 3: Ways of Worship 

In this discussion we will consider our worship style and preferences; what we might add or drop from what we’re doing now; which elements do we want to keep; and subjects we’d like to hear about.  We’ll do some planning for future services. Presented by Valerie Weston.

August 10: Radical Honesty

After Skool features Dr Anna Lembke in this recorded message.  She speaks on how radical honesty is the simplest way to overcome addictions, build healthy relationships and live a balanced life. In short, radical honesty can improve your life. Dr Anna Lembke is a professor, clinician & scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine.  

August 17: One Song - the Science of Oneness

For millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to ecosystems to the very fabric of space-time. In short, science agrees: “All is one." 

August 24: The Soft Underbelly 

The soft underbelly of most things is the most tender and sometimes the most vulnerable spot. As Rev Kikanza Nuri-Robins will explore, it’s a place that most people don’t see. We protect the underbelly, rarely exposing it to the light. Never taking advantage of leading with perceived weakness. 

August 31: Why are You UU?

Several members of the congregation will share their journeys to or within Unitarian Universalism. As in Buddhist tradition, where many paths may lead to spiritual awakening, our third UU principle affirms that we support and encourage each other in our individual paths to spiritual growth. In seeking together we learn from and enrich each other.