Sunday, May 10 at 11:30 a.m. in Benson Hall (Emmanuel Episcopal Church)
— from Suzanne Olson & Susan McBain, Program Committee —
The Goal of World Community with Peace, Liberty, and Justice for All (the 6th UU Principle) Chalice Circle will be led by Susan McBain.
There will be coffee and finger food following the service in Benson Hall – please bring something to share.
Reading for Sunday’s service:
“The sixth Principle seems extravagant in its hopefulness and improbable in its prospects. Can we continue to say we want ‘world community’? ‘Peace, liberty, and justice for all’? The world is full of genocide, abuse, terror, and war. What have we gotten ourselves into?
“As naïve or impossible as the sixth Principle may seem, I’m not willing to give up on it. In the face of our culture’s apathy and fear, I want to imagine and help create a powerful vision of peace by peaceful means, liberty by liberatory means, justice by just means. I want us to believe—and to live as if we believe—that a world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all is possible. There is no guarantee that we will succeed, but I can assure you that we will improve ourselves and improve the world by trying.”
—Rev. Sean Parker Dennison, Tree of Life Congregation, McHenry, IL
The next service will be Sunday June 14th for our picnic at Moran State Park and Flower Communion.
Please let us know if you need a ride – or have any other needs that the Fellowship may be able to help with. Kathy Hendrickson is our Caring Coordinator. Contact her (hendricksonk14@gmail.com) when you need a hand.
Hope to see you on Sunday – and Happy Mother’s Day
Chalice Circle: The Goal of World Community with Peace, Liberty, and Justice for All
(the 6th UU Principle) led by Susan McBain
“The sixth Principle seems extravagant in its hopefulness and improbable in its prospects. Can we continue to say we want ‘world community’? ‘Peace, liberty, and justice for all’? The world is full of genocide, abuse, terror, and war. What have we gotten ourselves into?
“As naïve or impossible as the sixth Principle may seem, I’m not willing to give up on it. In the face of our culture’s apathy and fear, I want to imagine and help create a powerful vision of peace by peaceful means, liberty by liberatory means, justice by just means. I want us to believe—and to live as if we believe—that a world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all is possible. There is no guarantee that we will succeed, but I can assure you that we will improve ourselves and improve the world by trying.” —Rev. Sean Parker Dennison, Tree of Life Congregation, McHenry, IL
Please let us know if you need a ride – or have any other needs that the Fellowship may be able to help with. Kathy Hendrickson is our Caring Coordinator. Contact her (hendricksonk14@gmail.com) when you need a hand.
Hope to see you on Sunday – and Happy Mother’s Day!
Suzanne Olson & Susan McBain, Program Committee
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