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Archive for May 24th, 2016

May 1st: Rev. Lucy Ijams “Surprise!”

Posted by Tim on May 24, 2016

How to live with what is unexpected. You receive a windfall, or your car is rear-ended. For good or ill, the unexpected happens. What do we make of life’s surprises?

PLUS, after this service: “Unitarian Universalism Then and Now”: Rev. Lucy will lead a two-hour class after the Sunday service May 1st on the origins of our tradition. It will include some history, biography, theology, and time for participants to get to know each other better.

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April 24th: Rev. Lynn Ashley – “Creation and Creativity:

Posted by Tim on May 24, 2016

“Creation and Creativity: An Old Story and the Creative Process”

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April 17th: Fredda Mangel “Creativity For All”

Posted by Tim on May 24, 2016

Ever feel that you’re not good enough to do “art” or be creative? We all possess creative energy and can access it once we put aside our self-judgement. Come celebrate the wonder of Creativity!!

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April 10th: JoAnnGaffron-Hargrove “Illness as an Opportunity”

Posted by Tim on May 24, 2016

Though illness is not something one would wish for, there is most certainly a plus side to the experience. It presents opportunities for personal, spiritual growth, not only for ourselves, but for others who are involved in our story. This discussion is based on the work of Drs. Thorwald Detlefsen and Ruediger Dahlke and firsthand experience.

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April 3rd: Gaye Symington: “No Minister”

Posted by Tim on May 24, 2016

Why the Mt. Mansfield UU Fellowship started up without a settled minister when we first began to offer services in 1992, and the considerations that have led us to continue as a lay-led fellowship for 24 years, serving families in the eastern outskirts of Chittenden County, in the viewshed of our namesake, Mt. Mansfield. Gaye is the former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.

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