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Spiritual Democracy

Rev. David Carl Olson June 16, 2013 Members of the Unitarian Universalist Association will gather in General Assembly next week in Louisville, Kentucky. Our gatherings express relationships across the continent and the world — but do they have the capacity both to express our liberal religious spirituality and our yearning to be a democratic and self-governing association of a thousand congregations? What’s at risk in changes at our Association? 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 during the summer at 10:00 am in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall, 524 N. Charles St, 21201. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

A People of Faith Seeking Trans* Equality

Keith Thirion June 9, 2013 Trans*leader Keith Thirion is the Virginia Field Organizer of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. He has a passion for grassroots organizing for social justice and opposes the harmful effects of climate change on the earth and communities that suffer the most at the hands of those who benefit from polluting. Keith worked as the lead organizer for Basic Rights Montgomery, the campaign to uphold Montgomery County's gender identity anti-discrimination law; was a field organizer for No on 8 in Los Angeles; and lead field organizer for Equality Maryland working to pass state-wide anti-discrimination protection. 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. Starting on Sunday June 23rd, summer worship services will be held at 10:00 am in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall. For more information, visit our website www.firstunitarian.net or call the office, 410-685-2330.

Remembering our Friends

Rev. David Carl Olson May 26, 2013 On a weekend when we remember those who have served in our armed forces, our Minister remembers those who served in other struggles and received commissions only as members of the Unitarian Universalist clergy. This is a day for thinking about our liberal and liberating faith and its core values. 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.

Are You My Mother?

Becky Brooks, RE Director May 12, 2013 Is is possible to build a case for obligation within liberal religion? What does it mean to belong to one another? This Mothers' Day, let's look at who and where we come from and what we bring to each other and 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.

A Simple Way to Save My Sanity

Rev. Dr. Williiam Schulz April 28, 2013 How do we insure our mental health, and, in the process, save the world? We welcome Rev. Dr. William Schulz, former President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, former President of Amnesty International USA and current leader of our UU Service Committee. 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.

A Departure from the Course Generally Followed

Rev. Galen Guengerich May 5, 2013 For Union Sunday, Unitarian Universalist congregations and their ministers, music directors and choirs join to celebrate our unity and invite a leading Unitarian Universalist voice to address us. Rev. Galen Guengerich is Senior Minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City and will address the Unitarian Universalist congregations of greater Baltimore in our annual commemoration of the preaching by Rev. William Ellery Channing of "Unitarian Christianity" in May 1819. 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.

Happiness, Desire, the Common Good

Happiness, Desire, the Common Good April 14, 2013 A diverse community luxuriates in the gifts people bring from different points of view. All people bring desires that seek satisfaction, but there is something, isn’t there, that pleases us all? Can a church like ours be a place of delight? Please note that the sound volume diminishes from approximately 4 minutes to 7 minutes into the sermon. You may want to increase the volume on your computer during that portion. Then it returns to a more normal sound level for the remainder of the recording. 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.

Renew, Renew, Anew, Renew, Renew

Spring Festival Committee April 7, 2013 This is our seasonal celebration of greening trees, new flowers, baby animals, spring storms, driving rain and high winds. Spring is a time of renewal and of change. We have stories, lots of special music and renewed ideas. What does renewal of our lives mean? How would we renew ourselves? Our commitments? Our decisions? Come and celebrate the glory of changing seasons and our changing lives. The Spring Festival Committee is led by Affiliate Minister Dr. Michael Franch, Worship Associates Alice Lium and Laurel Mendes, D. Doreion Colter, Nola Krosch, Linda Ward and Rev. David Carl Olson. 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.

Arguing with Capital Punishment

Reverend David Carl Olson March 31, 2013 The story of Jesus is the story of a criminal executed by the state. Has capital punishment ever been the right choice for a society? Is it now? 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.

Dancing Above the Abyss

Affiliate Minister Susan M.S. Donham March 17, 2013 Affiliate Minister Susan M. S. Donham is a resident chaplain at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her sermon explores the meaning in life and death without a belief in an afterlife, drawing on works from Taoism and fantasy author Ursula LeGuin. 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.