Buxmont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Podcast

November 22: Guest at Your Table Speakers and Participants: Peace and Justice, RE The Peace and Justice Committee will join with RE to present an intergenerational family service that celebrates the seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism: our covenant to affirm and promote "respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part." Learn how UUSC works worldwide to help defend and protect human rights and collect a Guest at your Table box.

November 15: The Practice of Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition Speaker: Lama Zopa Lama Zopa is the Resident Lama at Karma Thegsum Choling in Albany, NY. Born in New Jersey, he was first attracted to Buddhism as a teenager. He has traveled to India and Nepal to study Buddhist philosophy as well as the Tibetan language. He has completed two three-year retreats under the guidance of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, director at the KTD Monastery in the Catskills.

November 8: The Quest for Immortality Speaker: Rev. Daniel S. Schatz People seek eternal life in many ways—through science, through beliefs about an afterlife, through monuments and memorials. But there are simpler, more subtle ways that legacy continues, even after life has ended.

November 1: The Spirituality/Science Continuum Speakers: Martha Knox, Chuck Reisse, Tracy Franklin, and Howard Bennett This is the second in a series of four panel discussions the Program Committee is planning for 2009–2010. A diverse panel with varying viewpoints on the spiritual/scientific space their minds inhabit will discuss where on a continuum they stand and whether in fact there exists such a continuum. This topic is anticipated to trigger an exciting and somewhat controversial discussion from which we may all gain insights into the space our own minds occupy. Aubrey McWatt will moderate the panel. (We will not take  questions during the service, but panelists will interact with interested congregants in the sanctuary at 11:45.)

As the leaves turn and the weather turns cold, our thoughts often turn to the change of season. What lessons can we glean from the season's change and our human response?

On this special Sunday we will celebrate the message of Unitarian Universalism, support the Association that supports us, and raise energy as we move forward in our mission of becoming a beacon for Unitarian Universalist values in Bucks and Montgomery counties and a haven for all who would find a home here. This service will include a special collection to honor our commitment to the Joseph Priestley District and the Unitarian Universalist Association.

The Alternatives to Violence Program, with which Rev. Schatz worked during his sabbatical, emphasizes the idea of a Transforming Power within each of us. What is Transforming Power, and how can we use it for personal and social change?

Rev. Jerry Johnson, a retired American Baptist minister, will share his spiritual journey since he began attending BuxMont in 2008. He became a member that year and is now serving on several committees. Although his Christian faith was very liberal and far from orthodox, he still considers himself a Christian and has joined UU Christians. His reflections will include his modified Christian beliefs, current spiritual practice and hope for continued spiritual formation here at BuxMont.

In the season of turning, of the Jewish high holy days and of nature's changes, how might we renew our spirits for the work before us?

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October 18, 2009 Get ready to meet the multitude

September 20: "How We Believe"Speakers: Rev. Daniel S. SchatzAs lifelong seekers, Unitarian Universalists often give a great deal of attention to what we believe. Equally important is the question "How do we believe?"

September 13: "Welcome Old and New"Speakers: Rev. Daniel S. Schatz and Jansen WendellOur annual intergenerational ingathering service will celebrate the spirit of welcome, as we come together once again.

September 6: "Who Was Starr King, and Should We Care?"Speaker: Nancy BruceNancy will give a biographical sketch of this 19th- UU minister, lecturer, and writer with emphasis contributions to California Civil War politics.

August 30, 2009 TITLE:                        Wild Goose Chases and Other Theological Quandaries SPEAKERS:               Rev. Daniel S. Schatz At the heart of Unitarian Universalism is a questing spirit—a seeker's path that all of us share, individually and collectively. How does the search for truth shape our religion?

August 23, 2009 TITLE:                        Piercing the Clouds SPEAKERS:               Rev. Daniel S. Schatz Unitarian Universalists are often uncomfortable with the idea of prayer because it suggests a theology that not all of us hold. However, there are ways of thinking about prayer that can include people of every theology, from Atheist to Theist and beyond.

August 16, 2009   TITLE:                        Standing on the Side of Love   SPEAKERS:               Buxmont's General Assembly                                     Delegates and Attendees   Being a member of Buxmont means you are connected to a wider community of UUs.  Four Thousand of those UUs gathered in Salt Lake City the last week in June to select a new president and chart a course for our denomination for the coming year.  Join the delegates and attendees this morning as they bring the experience of GA home to Buxmont through stories and videos clips.  Learn what being connected to a larger

August 9, 2009   TITLE:            Theopolitics: The Faltering but Ongoing War                         on Equality and Knowledge   SPEAKERS:   Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.   Mel Seesholtz holds a Ph.D. in literary and linguistic theory and is professor of English at Penn State Abington. He will present an informative and provocative lecture to address the issue of religion as a target for theopolitics via the use of religious beliefs to justify denying gay and lesbian Americans' civil equality in relation to housing, employment and marriage. The other major target of theopolitics to be addressed is science, particularly the theory of evolution. There will be a round table discussion following the Service between Dr. Seesholtz and interested members of the congregation.

August 2, 2009   TITLE:            Life in Gaza   SPEAKER:     Susan Johnson   Susan Johnson, a Doylestown resident, grandmother, and ardent peace activist, will discuss her recent trip to Gaza with the group "Women of a Certain Age" that was sponsored by the UN Relief organization.  Susan will present vivid images and descriptions of what life is like in this war-torn area, particularly for Gaza 's children.

July 26: "NOLA: Four Years After Katrina"Speakers: BuxMont Katrina project volunteersThis past winter, several BuxMonters spent a week at the First UU Church of New Orleans volunteering with the New Orleans Rebirth Center, a project started by the UUSC after Hurricane Katrina and run by the city's three UU congregations. Ruth Aschmann, Elaine Barkan, Yvonne Marlier, Jeanne Phillips, Jane Turkel, and Linda Wisniewski will share their personal stories about the people who survived the storm, the social justice projects they worked on during the week, and how UUs can continue to help in the recovery.