Recent Sunday Themes

All services take place in the William Burnside Miller Sanctuary, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

July 2008

6th: “America’s Songs, America’s Pride” Alan Gilbert, guest artist
Join us to hear and sing some of the American Songbook as we celebrate July 4th..

13th: “Israel at 60” Rabbi Jeremy Barras
When we asked Rabbi Jeremy Barras of Temple Beth El in Ft. Myers what his passion was, he said quickly, “Israel.” We are fortunate to welcome him to our pulpit, and to note that he has just completed his first highly successful year in Fort Myers, culminating in a congregational trip to Israel last month.

20th: "Salvation by Character" Suzanne Fast, Intern Minister at UU Congregation of Greater Naples
This tenet is deeply rooted in our tradition. Suzanne Fast, a member of our congregation, a lifelong UU, a candidate for the ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago and presently an Intern Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples, will explore what character has meant and what it might mean for us now.

27th: “Blessing of the Animals” The Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS)
Join us for this UUCFM tradition as CUUPS members guide us in an annual blessing of the animals in celebration of Lammas. In this service, you are welcome to bring your pet(s) on a leash or in a carrier. Alternatively, bring a picture of them to share. This special service is held in Hobart Hall.

June 2008

1st: “Bridging Ceremony” Rev. Angeline E.M. Theisen
We celebrate the Coming of Age of our two graduating RE student; Alison Carville and Josh Ruster Mack.

8th: “Bends In The Road” Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Is it difficult to step off a road we had been following and start a new path? Is it necessary?

15th: "Thanks For The Pleasure" Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Our Interim Minister's final Sunday with us. Plan to stay for a special coffee hour following the service.

22nd: “Becoming a Woman Physician in the 1950’s” Leclair Bissell
29th: “Integrity: The Art and Science of Completion and Satisfaction” Sufi Teacher Mounir Hanafi
The meaning of ”Integrity” is often reduce to simple moral uprightness. Profound integrity goes far beyond this to set one’s destiny and give order to one’s whole life. An ancient philosopher demonstrated his understanding of this perspective by stating, “Know yourself, and to your own self, be true.” Whether or not we are aware of it, the choice is ours.

May 2008

4th: “Can Dreams Be Spiritual?” Rev. Angeline E.M. Theisen
This query was dropped in the Question Box, but Rev. Angie thought it could use a whole Sunday by itself, so here it is.

11th: “The Experience of Mothers” Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen

18th: “The Faith That Sustains Us” Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Someone in the congregation asked what “faith” means to Unitarian Universalists. Once again, a short Question Box Service answer would not suffice. This Sunday, we explore UU faith.

25th: “In Memoriam”
Congregation leaders take us on a journey of memory, in honor of Memorial Day.

April 2008

6th "The Sea Within" Ministerial Candidate Allison Farnum

13th "Re-Imagining the World" Ministerial Candidate Allison Farnum

20th "Ecology as the Spiritual Challenge of our Times"
Holton Eco-Preserve’s Ecology Education Chair, Marge Gonzalez
Naturalist Educator, Millisa Bell
Every generation faces challenges that define its time. Join us as we explore why environmental stewardship is the challenge of our time and how we as individuals and as the UUCFM are responding to the call.

27th "Question Box Service" Rev. Angeline E.M. Theisen

March 2008

2nd "Tom Stites Jazz Service"

9th "Approaching Spiritual Life" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen
In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., noted that nations which consistently spend more money on wars than on social uplift are approaching spiritual death. We who agree wonder, "What can one person do?"

16th "Honoring the Past And Focusing On The Future" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen and The Transition Team
At this significant fork in the road in our church's history, we celebrate where our journey has taken us thus far and envision our next exciting steps forward

23rd "Rebirths and Resurrections" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen
Our annual Easter Sunday Service which honors the season's emerging beauty and budding new life through Words, Music, Poetry and Song,

30th "Re-Languaging Ourselves" Ubaka Hill
Ubaka Hill, an authentic, energetic performer, composer, songwriter, will entertain us and speak on changing our language for this century.

February 2008

3rd "Is It Easy To Be A Unitarian Universalist? Or is it hard?" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen
That depends on where you stand. From the outside, it looks easy. From the inside . . .

10th "The Pride of Ownership" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen
Explores the difference between renting one's faith and values, or buying them.

17th "Celebrating Gaia" brought to us by CUUPS
Seeing the Earth as a Living Entity.

24th "Holding Up A Mirror" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. Theisen
Reflections on UUCFM, as I see you, half way through our interim time together,

January 2008

6th "Fresh Starts and New Beginnings" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Many view the start of a new year as an invitation to change. Does 2008 offer such possibilities?

13th “The Uses of Anger” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Anger used to be a, "negative" emotion, needing careful control. Then it became a healthy outlet, requiring free expression. Which is true?

20th “Definitions of Courage” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
This complex virtue has challenged many scholars. Are we capable of that which we admire in others?

27th Rumi, poetry and music

December 2007

2nd "The Age of Miracles." Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Angie asks, 'What place do Mystery and Wonder have in the lives of Modern UUs?

9th “What is this thing called 'Spirituality'?” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
And what is it doing in a Unitarian Universalist Church?

16th “The Darkest Time of Year” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
What have humans done to keep spirits alive, particularly those in northern climates where both dark and bitter cold mark the season?

23rd “” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Chris Wasko, Music Director

24th 6:30 pm Traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve Service Rev. Dr. Angeline E.M. Theisen Join us for some quiet time in this most busy season. Make a place in your heart and on your schedule for poetry, inspiring thought, and timeless, beautiful music. Reception follows immediately. All are invited to bring holiday sweets and goodies to share, as we wish one another a "Merry Christmas."

30th TBA

November 2007

4th "Universal Welcome" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
We pride ourselves on being a deliberately diverse community. We say we welcome all. How do we do that, and how well?

11th “Return of the Hero” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Most of us have known the joy of someone's return after too long an absence. Which is it better to be: the one returning or part of the cheering crowd?

18th “A Grateful Heart” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
We easily can understand early American's heartfelt gratitude to the earth for its abundance. How do we modern folks, so far removed from the plant and harvest process, cultivate an attitude of gratitude in this season of Thanksgiving?

25th TBA

October 2007

7th "Universal Religion?" Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
When Christopher Columbus "discovered a new world "(actually quite old to those who lived there,) he wrote Queen Isabella that native populations would be especially easy to convert, since they had no religion! Are there universal elements to all faiths? Monthly all church potluck follows this service -- place food contributions in Hobart Hall before the service and plan to stay for lunch.

14th “We're All In This Together” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Unitarian Universalist ministers are frequently reminded that our job is to herd cats. Can adherents to radical individualism find authentic meaning in the word, "us?"

21st “Keeping the Faith.” Rev. Dr. Angeline E. M. Theisen
As one colleague reminded, when you are a mouse living in a herd of elephants, it is easier to say you aren't huge and gray, with tough skin, a long trunk and tusks than it is to cite positive mouse traits -- twitchy nose, whiskers, tiny round ears and soft fur. Can we focus on to what we are rather than what we're not?

28th “Remembrance Sunday” ~Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, CUUPS~
Through words and song let us remember, honor and celebrate those who have gone before.

September 2007

2nd Families First Sunday! "The Children are Not Our Future"
Jennifer Dant, Naples DRE. Join us as we kick off RE Registration Sunday.

9th "Temporary Help" Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Bring the Water from your Travels! Everyone knows what an interim minister is, it's Arline. Now we have this new minister and she's also an "interim." Will she be like Arline -- or different?

16th "The Importance of Humor" Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
We tend to avoid humor when times are serious, yet it is those in life's most trying circumstances who teach us humor's healing power.

23rd "On Taking Chances" Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen
Most of us prefer to avoid unnecessary risks, but how do we distinguish between those and healthy challenges. Is taking a risk ever necessary?

30th TBA

August 2007

5th Families First Sunday! “Gaia, Mother Earth and the Oneness of Everything”
A worship service with musician Jim Scott

12th “A Tipping Church” Jon Braddy, PhD.
Jon Braddy, the DRE here at UUCFM and Assistant Professor of Communications at FGCU will speak of those things that make all the difference.

19th “Teaching Civic Engagement” Rabbi Bruce Diamond
Rabbi Diamond of the Community Free Synagogue will preach to us of the importance of being civically engaged.

26th “Words on Islam” Mr. Abdul Haq Muhammad
Mr. Muhammed is the founder of Quality Life Center in Fort Myers and has served as its Executive Director since the organization was formally incorporated in 1992. During this service, Mr. Muhammad will share with us his thoughts on Islam.

June 2007

3rd "Youth Celebration Sunday"
An Intergenerational Service led by the YRUU Group with assistance from the Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland
Our youth have been planning this service for months in order to share with the congregation the thoughts, hopes, and concerns they have been addressing this year. We will honor those among us who have led and guided our children in the Religious Education program. Flower communion will close the service. Please remember to bring a flower with you. A special kid friendly social hour will follow – make your own sundaes!

10th "The Sins of Scripture"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland
Join us as Arline preaches the sermon purchased by Hugh Barclay at the auction this winter. John Shelby Spong, the retired liberal Episcopalian Bishop of Newark, NJ urges us in this book to use our minds and hearts to look beyond and to reinterpret the texts of hate found in the Bible so we can more nearly perceive a God of love.

17th "What Is The Meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything?”"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland
Daring to suggest that “42” leaves a lot to be desired as the answer to the question posed in The Hitchhikers Guide To The Universe, on this, her last Sunday in the pulpit here at UUCFM, Arline will propose a perhaps heretical alternative reply.

24th "Sister Sallie Latkovich, CSJ, D.Min"
Those of you who attended the ordination of the Rev. Margaret Beard will remember Sister Sallie. She is Assistant Professor at the Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry of Barry University, Fort Myers, Florida and a mentor to both Margaret Beard and Suzanne Fast. It is a joy to welcome her to our pulpit.

May 2007

6th "Vesak - the Buddha's Birthday"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland
The beginning of May marks the Buddhist celebration of the Buddha, his enlightenment, and his teachings. Join us as we mark the day and Arline explores what the four noble truths mean to her.

The Ministerial Candidate Denise Tracy will be here speaking May 13th & 20th.

27th "We Remember Them"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland
On Memorial Day weekend we honor those who have died in the service of our country and ponder the implications of their sacrifice.

April 2007

1st "Sing Songs of Freedom"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland As the full moon of spring shines, the great festivals of the season arrive. Today we explore the meanings of Passover.

This Sunday, the first after the election of our new board, we will thank those who led us thus far on the way and install the leaders who will take us through this coming year. We will also mark the conclusion of Mystery Friends.

8th "Practice Resurrection"
An Intergenerational Service led by the Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland The Christian Holy Day of Easter can be problematic for Unitarian Universalists. Join us as we celebrate the day in our own, uniquely UU fashion, with young and old alike. Easter bonnets optional.

15th "Roots of Our Tradition III - The Transcendentalists"
The Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland The third in this ongoing series in which Arline explores who we are as Unitarian Universalists and where we came from.

22nd "Healing the Spirit"
Rev. Westbrook, who is with us to celebrate Margaret Beard’s ordination this afternoon, will preach of the spirit and our need for healing.

29th "Let Us Pray"
A Chorus of Voices will join the Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland to reflect on the meanings and varieties of prayer and why so many of us find the word itself grating.

March 2007

4th "Spring Training"
ACS preaching. As a tried and true Red Sox fan, Arline will ponder the theological implications of this annual period of preparation.

11th "Roots of Our Tradition:part II"
ACS preaching. Arline will once again tease out strands of our way of being religious as it has played out in this country.

18th "Humanism Today"
Fred Edwords. Edwords is well known for his many leadership positions at the American Humanist Association. He currently focuses his attention on bringing Humanism to a wider public in his capacity as AHA director of communications.

25th "Standing Before Us"
ACS preaching. During Women's history month we will look at the lives and teachings of some of our Unitarian and Universalist women religious leaders.

February 2007

4th "Renewing our Vision"
Please join us as Arline reflects on what she understands the word, “God” to mean.

11th "Rev. Roger Pelletier"
TThe Rev. Roger Pelletier, a friend from Massachusetts who is escaping the northern cold, will preach.

18th "Happy Birthday Mr. Darwin!"
Charles Darwin would have been 198, this year. Arline will reflect on Darwin’s dangerous idea (to use Daniel Dennett’s language) and how that idea affects us today.

25th 10:30 Am "Friendship as a Spiritual Discipline"
Friendship is one of the basic elemental human relationships. What does it mean to be a friend? To have a friend? Arline will explore ancient and contemporary understandings and challenge us to think anew.

January 2007

7th "God Talk"
Please join us as Arline reflects on what she understands the word, “God” to mean.

14th "What Dream Will Carry Us On?"
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously and eloquently said, “I have a dream…” What dream of social justice and racial equity might guide us now? Please bring your Guest At your table boxes to worship this Sunday.

21st "Celebrating Evolution"
We welcome the renowned “Evolution Evangelist,” Connie Barlow, to our pulpit this Sunday. She and her husband Michael Dowd travel the country leading worship and conducting workshops celebrating the cosmic creation story. Michael will conduct a follow-up session at Wholly Wednesday on 24 January. Plan now to bring a friend to this exciting service!

28th 10:30 Am "Where Do UUs Come From?"
In preparation for a Pathway to Membership Class to be held at noon this Sunday, Arline will explore some of the roots of our tradition.

December 2006

3rd "Hell, Yes!”
A sermon that attempts to answer the question, “Do Unitarian Universalists Have a Faith?”

10th "Wonders and Miracles"
A service exploring how we teach our children and ourselves about the wonders and miracles of life. Hanukah

17th "Christmas Is A UU Holiday"
All people third grade and older are invited to attend this service in which Arline will explain why Christmas, as we know it, is a holiday developed by Unitarians.

24th 10:30 Am "Rejoice! Rejoice!"
A service in which we will dedicate a child and tell the story of the birth of Jesus. Come prepared to participate.

24th 6:00 PM -- A Service of Candlelight, Lessons and Carols.

31st "Celebrating the New Year. A Leap of Faith"
Please join Suzanne Fast as she reflects on the turning of the year.

November 2006

Nov 5th "In the Beginning"
In this season of Samhain when we both look back to the past, honor our dearly departed and peer into the future, Arline will focus on beginnings for her first sermon.

Nov 12th "Love One Another!"
All the world's religions enjoin us to care for one another. This is the commandment of Universalism. What might this mean for us today in Fort Myers?

Nov 19th "Let Us Give Thanks"
On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, Arline will lead an intergenerational service for as they say "children of all ages." Let us gather in gratitude and commitment. Guest At Your Table Boxes, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's major fundraiser will be discussed and distributed.

Nov 26th "Sharing the Thanksgiving"
The Congregation

October 2006

October 1: "To Err Is Human --- What About Forgiveness?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

October 8: "Faith . . . Over the Horizon"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

October 15: "A Cathedral to the Glory of God"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

October 22: "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

October 29: "Fare Thee Well --- Last Words"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

September 2006

September 3: "Joy at Work"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

September 10: "Radical Hospitality"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

September 17: "Serving to Learn and Learning to Serve"
Florence Pritchard

September 24: "The Spiritual Disciplines of Forgiveness"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

August 2006

August 6: "Celebrating Our Living Tradition"
Suzanne Fast

August 13: "Rounds, Cycles, and the Mayan Calendar"
Genelle Grant

August 20: "My Dirty Little UU Secret"
Jennifer Dant, Director of Religious Education, Naples Unitarian Universalist Church; Suzanne Fast, Worship Associate

August 27: "What Truly Matters"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto; Suzanne Fast, Worship Associate

July 2006

July 2: "Science & Religion"
Madeline Ebelini: Barbara Boynton, Lay Leader

July 9: "Scarcity and Surplus"
Don Ehat; Jill Carville, Lay Leader

July 16: "45th Unitarian Universalist Association GA Reprise"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

July 23: "Facing Our Real Culture War"
Dave Parton; Leslie Gatto, Worship Associate

July 30: "Lammas Pet Blessing"
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans; Krista Hutson, Lay Leader

June 2006

June 4: "Asking the Right Question Matters More Than the Right Answer"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

June 11: "A Conservative’s Liberal, A Liberal’s Conservative"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

June 18: Youth Group Sunday

June 25: "The Urgency of Forgiveness"
Mr. Adul Haq Muhammed, Quality Life Center
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

May 2006

May 7: “Who Will Call You? An Exploration of Human Unity.”
Margaret L. Beard

May 14: "To Be All We Can Be"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

May 21: [Margaret's Final Service as our Ministerial Intern]
“Most of What I Know About Ministry I Learned From You.”
Margaret L. Beard
"Oh, the Places You Will Go!"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

May 28: "Do This, In Remembrance of Peace"
Annual Memorial Day Services Honoring the Dead of War
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

April 2006

April 9: "Palm Sunday: What Role Will You Take in the Procession?”
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern

April 16: "Spirit Rising: An Ecology of Values"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

April 23:
Womynfolke
April 30: "Gaia Revisited: An Ecology of a Living Earth"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

March 2006

March 5: "Radical Discontinuity: Avian Flu nd the End of Life as We Know It"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

March 12: "Spy on Your Brother, Sister, Mother, Too: The End of Democracy as We Know It?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

March 19: "Can Humanists be included in Unitarian Universalism?”
Mel Lipmann, President American Humanist Association
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

March 26: "From 'Them' to 'We'"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

February 2006

Feb 5: "Redefining Your Commitment: Here's To Your Good Health"
Ms. Joan Lund, Florida District Trustee to the Unitarian Universalist Association
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Suzanne Fast, Worship Associate

Feb 12: "Redefining Our Place in Life: Darwin's (Still!) Dangerous Idea"
Evolution Sunday in the United States
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Suzanne Fast, Worship Associate

Feb 19: "Redefining Humanism: Proclaiming Religious Naturalism"
Barbara Zdravecky, Executive Director, Central & Southwest Florida Planned Parenthood
Frances Pake, Worship Associate

Feb 26: "Yours, Mine, and Ours"
The Reverend Peter Friedrichs, Augusta, Maine
Frances Pake, Worship Associate

January 2006

Jan 1: "Open Mike --- What's On Your Mind & In Your Heart for the New Year"

Jan 8: "Redefining Christianity: From Savior to Exemplar"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Leslie Gatto, Worship Asssociate

Jan 15: "Redefining Community: From Indivduality to Mutuality"
In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Leslie Gatto, Worship Asssociate

Jan 22: "Redefining Human Rights & Reproductive Rights"
Barbara Zdravecky, Executive Director, Central & Southwest Florida Planned Parenthood
Leslie Gatto, Worship Asssociate

Jan 29: "Redefining God: From Puny Theism to Radical Atheism."
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Leslie Gatto, Worship Asssociate

December 2005

4th: "The Truly Wise Bearers of Gifts"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

11th: "Life Transformation or the Re-Arranging of Chairs?"
The Long Range Planning Team
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern

18th: ALL AGES SERVICE:"Ponder This!"
Jon Braddy, Director of Religious Education
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

24th: Christmas Eve Family Service, 7:00 p.m.
"Be Not Afraid!"
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

25th: Christmas Day, 10:30 a.m. ALL AGES SERVICE
"The Mystery of Incarnation"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

November 2005

6th: Is There 'Economic' Justice?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

13th: "America's Dark Age or a New Day"
The Reverend Clarke Dewey Wells, Sarasota, Florida
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

20th: "Who Cares? The Relationship of Self with Others"
Margaret L. Beard
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

27th: "Great Expectations"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Helen Leddy, Worship Associate

October 2005

2nd: "Lean on Me"
The Long Range Planning Task Force
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
Special Music Guest Flautist Kat Epple

9th: "Hic sunt dracones -- Here There Be Dragons"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

16th: "When Jesus Went to Harvard"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

23rd: "Who Cares? The Relationship of Self with Others"
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern

30th: "Celebrating Samhain"
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans

September 2005

4th: "New England Reformers"
Ron Burris

11th: "Come Sing a Song With Me!" Celebration Sunday!
Featuring UUCFM CHoir
Ann Morgan, Music Director
Leslie Gatto, Worship Associate
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

2nd Sunday Offering:
Florida Coalition against Human trafficking

18th: "On the Road Again"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

25th: "I shed Beliefs Like Apples"
Leslie Gatto, Worship Associate
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

August 2005

7th: "Soul Work For Today"
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern

14th: "Neil Diamond - If You Know What I Mean"
The Reverend Wayne Leaver, Hope Hospice

21st: "19th ct. Unitarian Universalist Women Social Reformers"
Paula Copestick, Church Member

28th: "28th: Hard Truths"
Doug Molloy, Chief Assistant United States Attorney

July 2005

3rd: "History & Ecology"
Bill West, Church Member

10th: "Keepers of the Flame"
Phyllis Brewer, Church Member

17th: "Ministering to Families in Our Time"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

24th: "Walking Together: Then & Now"
Margaret L. Beard, Ministerial Intern

31st: "Blessing of the Animals & Harvest Celebration"
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans

June 2005

5th: "Welcome to Our Village"
Annual RE Sunday
Our Children, Marge Gonzalez, & the Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

12th: "If Our Message Is So Good, Why Aren't We Growing?"
Dr. Ron Hammerle & the Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

19th: "Six Flags Over Shire Lane"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

26th: "Reclaiming God"
Suzanne Fast, Church Member

May 2005

1st: "Darwin's Still Dangerous Idea"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

8th: "How To Be a Unitarian Universalist Parent"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

15th: "What Difference Does it Make? An Exploration of Unitarian Universalism"
Margaret L. Beard

22nd: "The Spiritual Journey --- Somewhere, Anywhere, Nowhere?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
with Melanie Mattson

29th: "Dig a Well"
Memorial Day Service of Remembrance
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

April 2005

3rd: "The Purpose Driven Life --- or: Why Did YOU Get Up This Morning?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

10th: "Speak Out, Personal Truths"
Youth Sunday
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

17th: "The Quality of Life"
Mr. Abdul ´Haq Muhammed
Executive Director, Quality Life Center of Fort Myers

24th: "The Blue Planet and Our 7th Principle"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

March 2005

6th: "Fire in Your Bones? A Call for Prophets"
Margaret L. Beard
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

13th: "Here I (We) Stand"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
The Welcoming Congregation Task Force

20th: "The Promise Fulfilled"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

Featured Guests: The Mountain Quartet: Ian Denham, Tom Warth, Shelley Denham, Jane Warth

27th: "Change Mourning Into Praise."
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

February 2005

6th: "Who Counts? What Counts?"
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

13th: "The Current Relevance of Pilgrim's Progress"
Beth Greenlee

20th: "The Dailyness of the Struggle"
Margot Adler of National Public Radio
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto
With guest acoustic guitarists Suz & Charlie Chapman

27th: "Modern Slavery: Myth or Reality"
Ms. Anna Rodriquez
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

January 2005

2nd: Inventory
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

9th: The Poets Say It Better
The Reverend Katy Korb, Unitarian Universalist Church of Naples

16th: The Arc of Justice … Bends
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

23rd: Being a "Liberal" in Ill-Liberal Times
The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

30th: The Meaning of Humanism
Tony Hileman, Executive Director, American Humanist Association

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