Memorial Day 2025
Join us as we remember and honor loved ones who served. Learn about the sinking of the Dorcester and the story of the Four Chaplains.
Speaker: Preston Luitweiler
The Joy of Remembrance
Our Soul Matters theme for April is “Joy.” Our service this week will celebrate the joy of remembering members and friends we lost during the COVID pandemic. It may seem paradoxical to look for joy in such tragic loss, but time and gentle, joyful remembrance can replace sorrow. In remembering the connections we shared with … Continue reading The Joy of Remembrance
Bayard Rustin? Who was that?
Bayard Rustin may be one of the most consequential local “adjacent UUs” in history who never made it onto the poster in our lobby of “100 Unitarian Universalists Who Made a Difference.” On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day last month, we all probably heard excerpts from MLK Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech from the … Continue reading Bayard Rustin? Who was that?
What Would Thomas Paine Think of Project 2025?
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What is Project 2025 and why is everyone talking about it? What would our namesake Thomas Paine think of it based upon his beliefs and his writings?
George McNeil and the Dignity of Labor
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As we celebrate Labor Day, let us reflect on our UU values of respect, fairness and the democratic process, and on the lives of people who have promoted the dignity of labor in our society. Our congregation’s namesake, Thomas Paine, as a young man worked as a revenue collector for the English King. When he … Continue reading George McNeil and the Dignity of Labor
Our Namesake, Thomas Paine
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Thomas Paine is one of “100 Unitarians and Universalists who made a difference” on the poster in our lobby. In 2020, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron “updated” and renamed the poster. In the process,Thomas Paine and 38 others were removed. Paine was kept on a list of 22 “adjacent” UUs whose “works and points … Continue reading Our Namesake, Thomas Paine
Refusing to Quietly Quit on King and Some Other Important Things
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Carl Wendel Hines penned a devastating poem in 1965 on the occasion of the assassination of Malcolm X. Still, it is often, and perhaps more appropriately, associated with the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. It is called “A Dead Man’s Dream.” Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, build monuments to … Continue reading Refusing to Quietly Quit on King and Some Other Important Things
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
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On the night before Christmas, join us in celebrating the wonder of this holiday. We will sing beloved carols, share stories and hold a few quiet moments of candle light on this special night. This is an intergenerational service and ALL are welcome.
Celebrating Rosh Hashana and the Autumnal Equinox
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This year, the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, ends at sundown on September 17. This is followed by 10 days of atonement culminating in Yom Kippur. Sherry Milke will talk about Rosh Hashanah and the history and meaning of the Jewish High Holy Days. This year, the Autumnal Equinox falls on September 23. The equinox … Continue reading Celebrating Rosh Hashana and the Autumnal Equinox
TPUUF 2nd Annual Picnic
TPUUF will not be hosting our regular Sunday services this week (July 2nd). However, we will be gathering at the home of Preston Luitweiler and Linda Weaver for the 2nd Annual TPUUF Picnic. The picnic will begin at 12:00 NOON. We are requesting that you bring your appetite and NOTHING else other than your sparkling personality.