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POC = Point of contact
September 2nd 7:30 PM - Stitchery Small Group Ministry - contact before attending (see SGM page)
September 5th 10:30 AM - Women and Toilets: Part II - What do Harper's Ferry, the World Cup, and Complexity Theory have to do with each other? And what do all three have to do with working women and the new labor movement? Angel Savoy-James, a union electrician, explores these questions.
September 3rd & 17th - Women's Circle Small Group Ministry at members' homes - contact before attending (see SGM page)
September 6, 13, 20, 27 (each Monday): 7:30 PM A Course in Miracles POC Sally Jones 240-607-9980
September 7th 7:00 PM - Charles Co/Waldorf Small Group Ministry at member's home - contact before attending (see SGM page)
September 10th 6:30 PM Potluck 7:30 PM ADORE (A Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity). SUBJECT: "News Events in Black and White!" Bring your own "race flavored" subject and a willingness to discuss other topics on race relations, including the Feb 15, 2010, "Special Comments On Race," by news commentator Keith Olbermann. You may wish to listen to Olbermann's comments in advance of ADORE by checking him out on YouTube. POC Chris Bell 301-856-2775, cecebejr[at]aol.com
September 11th 8:00 Cafe Florian open mike coffee house (7:30 performers can start coming to sign up)
September 12th, 8:30 AM, The Emerson Group will discuss The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. At the church in Room 5/7 - drop-ins welcome. POC Mike Papantones 301-449-3053
September 12th 10:30 AM - Water Communion Service\In-Gathering: What's This Year About? - The Sunday after Labor Day marks the traditional start of the church year. As we come together with the hint of fall in the air, it feels like a new beginning. You are invited to bring a sample of water (or a virtual sample) from a place you have been during the summer for our water communion, and we will reflect about what the year ahead might hold. Everyone is asked to bring a finger food to share during coffee hour.- Rev. Bruce Marshall The FAMILY CHOIR will sing (come at 9:30 if you'd like to join us led by Denise Brenner)
September 12th 12:15 AM - The Camp Springs Spanish Language Group. POC Tom Brenner
301-776-9689
September 18th, 7:30 PM, PARLOR CHAT. Parlor Chat is an informal discussion held every other month at the Dowling’s historic home in Brandywine and is open to all. There is no child care, but children are welcome to play in an adjoining room. You may also bring a snack to share, if you’d like. This month’s topic: Living Green - cars, development, power plants, home & everyday living choices. POC Joyce Dowling 301-782-9922, joyce.dowling[at]comcast.net
September 19th 10:30 AM -- Empathy and Global Consciousness - Are human beings by nature aggressive, materialistic, and ego driven? Or are we at our depths wired to feel compassion and concern for each other? The former assertion has guided our view of life for ages, but today there is interesting and surprising work suggesting that perhaps it's not so simple. Some claim that "empathy," that is, a sense of connection with each other, is also implanted in us and that this may lead us through the challenges of today's global society. - Rev. Bruce Marshall
September 19th 6:30 PM, DAVIES CONCERT SERIES presents soprano Debra Lawrence, mezzo soprano Amy Reiff, and pianist Francis Conlon in a concert of solos and duets from operas and musicals. The concert is followed by a reception to meet the artists. Child Care is provided. POC Dixon Redditt 301-868-0082, d.redditt@juno.com
September 21st 7:00 PM -- Community Sing - For an hour or so once a month, we will come together to sing many types of music: folk songs, spirituals, camp songs, love songs, hymns, protest songs; the songs which mark the experiences of the group, as well as songs which help us gain insight into the lives of others. I want to share this wonderful experience with as many people as possible! - Denise Brenner
September 22nd 7:30 - 9 PM -- What Moves Us: Unitarian Universalist Theology adult education class. This month’s topic: the Social Justice Theology and Witness of James Luther Adams. As a Unitarian minister who had broken away from the fundamentalism of his family, Adams experienced a kind of conversion when he witnessed the rise of fascism first-hand in Nazi Germany. He came to believe that work for social justice must be part of a vital religious liberalism. In his later work as a professor at the University of Chicago and at Harvard University, Adams became a leading liberal theologian and social ethicist of the 20th century. In this session, as we consider the life and work of James Luther Adams, we will also consider our own relationship to social justice work. Open to all. POC Rev. Bruce Marshall
September 26th 10:30 AM -- Your Weaknesses are your Strengths; Your Strengths are Your Weaknesses - We spend a lot of time and energy attempting to address our weaknesses: overcome the things we don't do well. But it strikes me that often our weaknesses are really strengths. On the other hand, some things come easily to each of us: these are our strengths. But my observation is that what gets us into trouble quite often are those things we do really well. In this sermon, I would like to share some thoughts about this paradox. A Congregational Meeting follows the service.- Rev. Bruce Marshall
September 26th 1 PM - Concerned Citizens for Single Parents’ Rights. POC Ena Watson
301-440-3154
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