Virtual RE will resume this Sunday, 1/9/22. Sending love and care to our children and adults, our parents and caregivers, and our teachers during these continuing extraordinary times, and always.
A Happy and Healthy New Year to All!
UPCOMING RE CLASSES:
K-6 EXPERIENCES WITH THE WEB OF LIFE: These nature lovers will meet again this Sunday morning, 1/9, from 9:30-10:15. Please be sure to see this week’s parent email for a couple of printout needs for this class. If you don’t have access to a printer, contact Director of Lifespan RE Robin Ahearn and I’ll print it out and get it to you.
7/8 THE FIFTH DIMENSION: Their next meeting is this Sunday morning, 1/9, from 9:15-10:15. Come, join The Fifth Dimension for some Twilight Zone fun!
8/9 OWL: This group’s next in-person meeting is this Sunday evening, 1/9, from 7-9.
SENIOR YOUTH (grades 9-12): Our next regular meeting is this Sunday, 1/9, at noon.
ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Transcendentalism: Then and Now
Please join us for a four-part Adult Faith Development class titled: Transcendentalism Then and Now, led by Rev. John Buehrens. Hosted virtually at First Unitarian Rochester and sponsored by the St. Lawrence Chapter of the UU Minister’s Association.
Background reading (optional) for the course is Rev. Buehrens’ recent book, CONFLAGRATION: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice (Boston: Beacon Press, Jan. 2020). The book is available from Beacon Press or the UUA bookstore.
The course, however, will be thematic rather than following the narrative of the book. Rev. Buehrens will identify contemporary issues as well as explore the pioneering efforts of our spiritual forebears in spiritual practice, women’s rights, anti-racism, and ecotheology. The format of the course will include both lecture and discussion.
During his career, Rev. Buehrens served congregations in TN, TX, NY, MA, and CA. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he was the Senior Minister of the UU Society of San Francisco. He was also the president of the UUA from 1993 to 2001.
Date: Sundays: January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2022
Time: 7-8:30 pm
Presenter: Rev. John Buehrens
The four sessions will cover the following topics:
- Jan 9: The Transcendentalists: Shared Values, Conversations, and Spiritual Friendships
- Jan 16: Women’s Rights, Education and Economic Inequality
- Jan 23: Abolitionism and the Civil War: The Peak of Transcendentalist Influence
- Jan 30: Nature, Evolution, and Environmentalism: The Transcendentalist Contribution