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Behind the Kitchen Door

Ms. Saru Jayaraman March 8, 2013 Ms. Jayaraman is the author of Behind the Kitchen Door (Cornell University Press 2013). She asks how restaurant workers survive on some of the lowest wages in America and how poor working conditions and exploitation affect the meals that arrive at our restaurant tables. In her book Ms. Jayaraman argues that, “Sustainability is about contributing to a society that everybody benefits from, not just going organic because you don't want to die from cancer or have a difficult pregnancy. What is a sustainable restaurant? It's one in which as the restaurant grows, the people grow with it.” The Robert and Jean Zoerheide Lecture Series speaks to the civic values of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore (Universalist & Unitarian), and provides regular opportunities for public dialogue with leading voices in the Unitarian Universalist and other liberal religious traditions. The series honors our late Minister emeritus and his wife for their years of leadership in Baltimore. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Reimagining our Relationships

Rev. David Carl Olson March 10, 2013 Human relationships have seasons of reconsideration and renewal. What relationships do we each have that deserve our attention? What relationships do we have as a church that would benefit from our attentiveness and re-commitment? How do our relationships help us live ethically, morally, spiritually? The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Managing the Wait, Managing the Weight

Rev. David Carl Olson March 3, 2013 Human culture seems everywhere to include a religious impulse, a movement toward practices, which control the awful and mysterious. Some practices control the mind through meditation in time, others control the body by seasons of fasting and feasting. This morning asks what it is we have and what it is we deserve. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

The Old Devil Racism and the New Jim Crow

Rev. David Carl Olson February 24, 2013 Unitarian Universalists across the nation are reading The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. Our congregation has a unique voice in our Association’s conversation and our Minister will explore the themes raised by the book in the context of our commitment to work on issues of poverty and homelessness. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

An Actor Prepares

Rev. David Carl Olson February 17, 2013 Few actors go onstage without knowing where their characters hope to go, even as the action of the play puts obstacles in their paths. What might a church do to prepare for the action it hopes to accomplish in the world?? The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Bold Action in Boomtown Baltimore

Rev. David Carl Olson February 10, 2013 The people behind the founding of our congregation held a vision of what an independent church might be and they combined their energies to promote a public good that helped make Baltimore the important city it has become. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Acting Out in Annapolis

Rev. David Carl Olson February 3, 2013 For the first time in years, our congregation will not be visiting legislators in the state capitol to press for marriage equality. But we will not shirk from playing a public role with our ethical commitments. What’s on the agenda for us and our partners in creating a more just and free society? The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

I Once was Lost

Rev. David Carl Olson January 27, 2013 You know the old joke: what is a group of five Unitarian Universalists but a place for ten opinions. The free and responsible search for truth and meaning takes each of us on a quest for our own truth, a search that allows each of us to make certain conclusions—even provisional “conclusions”—about our own lives. How do we search for meaning together as a church? The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Healing the Heart, Helping the Homeless, Healing the Nation

Rev. Dale Lantz January 6, 2013 First Unitarian has adopted the vision of “Helping the Poor and the Homeless” as our focus in the coming years. Over a life-time of ministry, Reverend Dale Lantz, Community Minister at First U, explains how our social action goal can only be implemented if we develop a strong spiritual base for our social action. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Christmas Eve Service

Rev. David Carl Olson December 24, 2012 At our annual Christmas Eve service we sing familiar songs, hear the old story of the birth of Jesus and think about the meaning of being a light that shines in the darkness. This podcast includes Rev. Olson’s homily, “Rachel, Weeping for All Her Children,” and a few selections of Christmas music. The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets. in downtown Baltimore. Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.