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December 24: Christmas Eve Service, 6:30 p.m.

Come celebrate Christmas with songs, readings, and more songs. This is an intergenerational service. Service Leaders: Genevieve O’Malley Knight and Jennifer Blue. All are welcome to bring cookies to share afterward.

December 14: “Spyridon and the Piece of Pottery.”

This is the Feast Day of St. Spyridon, a third century shepherd of Cyprus, who is now the patron saint of potters.  Legend has it that he used pottery to demonstrate sacred truths.  We will talk about the meanings of those things we make with our hands… and who knows, maybe even create a little … Continued

Sunday Service: December 7- “The Qur’an in Conversation.”

The Qur’an is esteemed by Muslims as God’s Word — literally. Yet many Americans are completely unfamiliar with the holy book, leading them to fear that Islam is a religion of hate and violent jihad. Michael Birkel, professor of religion at Earlham College, spent months on a conversational pilgrimage across North American to learn from … Continued

Sunday Service, November 30: “Memento Mori.”

The phrase is Latin for “Remember you will die.” Donne Hayden, of Cincinnati Friends meeting, will join us to consider how thinking about one’s own death can enrich one’s life, or as Annie Dillard put it:  “Spend the afternoon.  You can’t take it with you.” Service Leader:  Patty Klingenberg.

Sunday Service, November 9: “Empowering Those in Poverty.”

Dana Sinclair is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the NATCO Community Center in Richmond, IN, where she serves as Circles Whitewater Valley Coach. She will bring the message, “Empowering Those In Poverty.”  …. How close do you, do we want to be to the poor?  …How do we engage personally with the poor?  …What is … Continued