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| Day & Date | Programs 2006-07 |
| Sat., Sept. 9 | 9:30 am. Church clean-up
7 pm. Dance and dessert at Bess Koval's |
| Sun., 9/10 | 9:30 Forum: Barb Blom
10:30 Service: Barb Blom, In-gathering, Water Communion Noon: Welcome brunch |
| Sun., 9/17 | 9:30 Forum
10:30 Service: Barb Blom |
| Sat. 9/23 | 6:30 pm. Movie Night: "The Life of Brian" |
| Sun., 9/24 | 9:30 Forum:
10:30 Service: Julie Ganson |
| Sat., 9/30 | 10 am: Meet the Candidates, Senior Citizens Residence, 51 Port Watson St. in Cortland (Non-UU event) |
| Sun., 10/1 | 9:30 Forum
10:30 Service: John Churchill 1 pm: Help at Salvation Army 1 pm: CROP Walk (Non-UU event) |
| Wed., 10/4 | 7 pm, Meditation |
| Sat. 10/7 | 7 pm, Contra dancing with Bess Koval |
| Sun., 10/8 | 9:30 Forum:
10:30 Service: Barb |
| Tues., 10/10 | Beginning of Build Your Own Theology classes; contact Barb to register |
| Fri., 10/20 | 7 pm, An Inconvenient Truth followed by discussion |
| Sat., 10/21 | 7 pm, An Inconvenient Truth
followed by discussion (yes, both nights)
9:30am-4pm: Social Justice Conference: The Passion and Action of our Time, run by the St. Lawrence District Social Justice Network at May Memorial UU Society, Syracuse |
| Sun., 10/22 | 9:30 Forum: discussion of the contributions, challenges and potential of the United Nations
10:30 Service: John and Chris Ogden will focus on "Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development in Our Interdependent World Community" (UN Day) |
| Sat., 10/28 | 6:30 pm. Halloween Party for adults and children |
| Sun., 10/29 | 9:30 Forum:
10:30 Service: Rev. Tim Behrendt and Peggy Spencer |
| Wed., 11/1 | 7 pm, Meditation |
| Sat., 11/4 | 7 pm, Contra dancing with Bess Koval |
| Sun., 11/5 | 9:30 Forum:
10:30 Service: Barb, 4th Principle: Democracy |
| Sun., 11/12 | 9:30 Forum: John Ogden, U.S. Dept of Peace 10:30 Service: John Ogden, Oneness |
| Tues., 11/14 | Cortland Council of Churches Annual Meeting with soup and bread dinner at 6:30 pm at the 1st Methodist Church in Cortland. Contact Chris or John Ogden if you plan to attend |
| Sat., 11/18 | 5 pm Thanksgiving dinner and |
| Sun., 11/19 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service: Barb Noon: "What Does Joining a UU Church Mean?" - meeting with Barb Blom for prospective new members |
| Sun., 11/26 | 9:30 Forum: Jim and Farah Van Howe 10:30 Service: Jim & Farah Van Howe, "Listening and Humility" |
| Sat., 12/2 | 7 pm, Contra dancing with Bess Koval |
| Sun., 12/3 | 9:30 Forum with Julia Schult: Facing Our Fears 10:30 Service: Jena Curtis, AIDS |
| Wed., 12/6 | 7 pm, Meditation |
| Sun., 12/10 | 9:30 Forum: A meditation in the Buddhist tradition 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: Prayer for Thought Noon: Bringing in the Greens (decorating the church) 4pm, The Messiah will be performed at the Episcopal Church in Cortland |
| Sat., 12/16 | 6:30 pm, Movie Night |
| Sun., 12/17 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service: Children's Holiday Service Noon - Holiday brunch and party 7pm, "Blue Christmas" at Christ Presbyterian Church, Cortland: a special service for those who find the holidays difficult |
| Thurs., 12/21 | 7 pm. Solstice celebration |
| Sun., 12/24 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: "Mary, the Goddess" 6 pm. Meet at church to carpool to the UU Christmas Eve service, Sage Chapel, Cornell. |
| Sun., 12/31 | 9:30 Forum with Sandi Marcin 10:30 Service with Clann of the Red-tailed Hawk |
| Wed., 1/3 | 7 pm, Meditation |
| Sun., 1/7 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service with Terry McMaster: Aramaic Lord's Prayer and chanting Noon: New Year's brunch 3pm: Cortland Council of Churches Choir Fest at St. Anthony's Church |
| Sun., 1/14 | 9:30 Forum: The Bible, What They Never Taught You In Sunday School 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: The Rabbi's Gift (MLK and the Beloved Community) "Guest At Your Table" boxes collected. Noon: What Does Joining a UU Church Mean? - meeting with Barb Blom for prospective new members |
| Sat., 1/20 | 9 am - 3:30 pm.
Retreat at Stella Maris **Retreat Postponed, see 2/10 below**
6:30 pm. Movie night |
| Sun., 1/21 | 9:30 Forum with Julia Schult: How do UU Define Evil? 10:30 Service with Julia Schult: Meeting Evil with Spiritual Grace |
| Sun., 1/28 | 9:30 Forum with Ed Triana: Immigrant labor - what the papers don't tell you 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: "The Great Divide" New Member Sunday Noon: Welcome Brunch for new members Note: no congregational meeting on this day!3 PM at United Presbyterian Church: "Remembering The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." The Gospel Choir from SUNY Cortland will be part of the service, and there will be a time for reflecting on Rev. King's impact on our own lives. |
| Wed., 1/31 | 7 pm Meditation |
| Sat. 2/3 | 7 pm Contra dancing with Bess Koval |
| Sun., 2/4 | 9:30 Forum: Nasrin Parvizi, The Baha'i Faith 10:30 Service: Nasrin Parvizi, The Baha'i Faith |
| Wed., 2/7 | 7 pm Meditation |
| Sat. 2/10 | 9 am - 3:30 pm.
**Retreat rescheduled to this date**
Retreat will be held in Cortland at the YWCA, 14 Clayton Avenue (around the corner from the Main Street Post Office), 9am - 2:30pm (or therabouts). Contact for details. 7 pm, PFLAG and SAGE Cortland will sponsor an evening of
Just Desserts - a Celebration of Love for Everyone
at the Unitarian Universalist Church |
| Sun., 2/11 | 9:30 Forum with Sam Weeks, who will share his experience spending one year working and living in an orphange in Africa. 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: What was it with Eve and the "apple"? |
| Sat., 2/17 | 6:30 pm. Movie night |
| Sun., 2/18 | 9:30 Forum with Chris Ogden: Solitude As A Time for Reflection and Healing 10:30 Service: Elizabeth Fraser Brunch after service, followed by 12:30pm Congregational Meeting to vote on future of ministry at our church. Anyone may attend, only signed members may vote. |
| Sun., 2/25 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service with Barb Blom |
| Sat. 3/3 | 6 pm. Canvass kick-off dinner |
| Sun., 3/4 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service: Intergenerational Music Service |
| Sat., 3/10 | 2-6pm, Winter Get-Together at Barb Blom's house in Trumansburg: RSVP to 7 pm, Contra dancing with Bess Koval -Special location: 11 Levydale Park |
| Sun., 3/11 | 9:30 Forum: Discussion of kids' use of sanctuary during coffee hour 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: The Prodigal Daughter |
| Sat., 3/17 | 7 pm. Movie night |
| Sun., 3/18 | 9:30 Forum with Rev. Paul Pitkin 10:30 Service with Rev. Paul Pitkin: "Pastoral Counseling" |
| Mon. 3/19 | 8pm, Vigil for Peace on the steps of Corey Union at SUNY Cortland. Organized nationwide by MoveOn.org to mark the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. |
| Tues. 3/20 | 7 pm Spring Equinox Celebration |
| Wed. 3/21 | 5-7pm, Witnessing the Occupation and Human Rights in Palestine, at Christ Presbyterian Church, 292 Tompkins St., Cortland, NY. Presenter: Beth Harris of Ithaca College. Sponsored by The Social Justice Cluster of Cortland Area Faith Communities |
| Fri. 3/23 | 7pm, in the church: An Evening with Psychic Intuitive, COLEEN SHAUGHNESSY, "a natural spiritual intuitive who uses her clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient abilities to pass on messages directly from Spirit." Also a fundraiser for the Church! $15.00 at the door. |
| Sat., 3/24 | 6:30 pm Film: "Long Night's Journey into Day" - South Africa's search for truth and reconciliation (In the church basement/community hall) |
| Sun. 3/25 | 9:30 Forum: Social Justice Committee 10:30 Service: Social Justice Sunday - Topic: "Darfur" Brunch to follow the service (bring a dish to pass if convenient) Noon Congregational meeting about searching for a part-time minister for next year. |
| Sat. 3/31 | April Fool Dinner, 6 pm (No, really, no kidding!) |
| Sun., 4/1 | 9:30 - Forum with Chris Ogden: Sharing Humorous Stories in Our Lives 10:30 - Humor Service |
| Sat. 4/7 | 7 pm, Contra dancing with Bess Koval (in the Community Hall) |
| Sun., 4/8 | 9:30 Forum with Dick Benchley on the Bible and Pagan aspects of Easter 10:30 Service: Barb Blom |
| Sat., 4/14 | National Day of Climate Action. From 11:00 to 1:00 on the Commons in downtown Ithaca, there will be speakers, music and petitions to sign. At 12:15 a group picture will be taken to send to Congress, along with over 1200 other events nationwide. Contact info: Climate Change Action Group at 262 - 0185 and STEPITUP2007.ORG |
| Sun., 4/15 | 9:15 Ministerial search meeting postponed due to snow 10:30 Service with Joyce Morgan: Poetry Service |
| Wed., 4/18 | Start of class: "Growing Your Spirituality"
Wednesdays April 18, 25, May 2, 9 at 7-8:30pm |
| Sat. 4/21 | 7 p.m. Movie night |
| Sun., 4/22 | 9:15 No Forum. Board and Search Committee meeting with Sarah Clavez from St. Lawrence District about ministerial search process. 10:30 Service: Barb Blom "What does Noah's Ark mean for UUs?" Noon: Bring a dish to pass for lunch if you wish. Open meeting (everyone who is interested) with Sarah Clavez on the ministerial search process. |
| Wed., 4/25 | Class, 7-8:30pm: "Growing Your Spirituality" |
| Sun., 4/29 | 9:30 Forum: Free Speech: Can It Be Abused? 10:30 Service with Rev. Tim Behrendt and Peggy Spencer "The Wisdom of Flowers" Service followed by |
| Wed., 5/2 | Class, 7-8:30pm: "Growing Your Spirituality" |
| Fri, 5/4 | 7 pm, Central NY Institute of Noetic Sciences Group along with the Cortland Council of Churches will show the movie One at |
| Sun., 5/6 | 9:30 Forum with John Churchill: Chalice Lighters 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: Children’s dedication. 3pm Presentation (in the church) by Jim Bell: Postcards From Mars - Mando Books will be hosting a book signing for his book, "Postcards From Mars" |
| Sun., 5/13 | 9:30 Forum with Chris Ogden, "Are UUs Open to Answers?" 10:30 Service with Kim Allen: Gardening As A Spiritual Discipline |
| Sat., 5/19 | 7pm, Film night with host Tom Reese |
| Sun., 5/20 | 9:30 Forum: 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: The Open Hand |
| Sun., 5/27 | 9:30 Forum with Jason Thornton on shyness 10:30 Service with Julia Schult: Connecting the Human Web Please note: We all regret that Rev. Aaron Payson is unable to present as planned |
| Sun. 6/3 | 9:30 Forum with John Ogden: How Do You Find Peace? 10:30 Service with John Ogden: Is Peace Possible? Noon - Brunch 12:30 - Annual Meeting |
| Sun., 6/10 | 9:30 Forum on "Gay Marriage" 10:30 Service: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) Celebration. 3-6 pm: The Climate Change Action Group will be hosting a Global Warming Coffeehouse with 2 chances to participate: either Sunday June 10th or Wednesday June 13th at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca annex upstairs, 208 East Buffalo Street, (at Buffalo & Aurora) Ithaca. This is a free event. Refreshments & snacks will be for sale. Space is limited so please RSVP to 272–0407, or email |
| Wed., 6/13 | 6-9 pm: The Climate Change Action Group will be hosting a Global Warming Coffeehouse at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca annex upstairs, 208 East Buffalo Street, (corner of Buffalo & Aurora) Ithaca. This is a free event. Refreshments & snacks will be for sale. Space is limited so please RSVP to 272–0407, or email |
| Sat., 5/16 | 5:30pm, Canvass Celebration Dinner for the whole family. Salads, sandwich makings, desserts, beverages and entertainment will be provided. 7pm, Film night with host Tom Reese |
| Sun., 6/17 | 9:30 Forum with Julia Schult: Can Mothers "Father" and vice versa? (discussion of family gender roles; children interested in talking & listening are welcome) 10:30 Service with Julia Schult: Points of View & Your Comfort Zone |
| Thurs. 6/21 | 8pm, Julie Ganson is inviting church members and friends to a summer solstice celebration outside by the pond at her place. RSVP to Julie Ganson or David or email . N.B. This will replace the celebration originally scheduled for the church. |
| Sun. 6/24 | 9:30 Forum: Family Church, Pastoral Church, What Does It Mean? 10:30 Service with Barb Blom: "Falling In Love (With the World)" |
| July & August | The UU Church of Cortland does not have regular services during the summer months, but a Forum (open discussion) is held in the church basement at 10 on Sunday mornings. Our services will resume September 9. |
| Sun. 7/8 | 11 am to 4 pm, Church picnic at Fillmore Glen |
7-9pm, An Evening with Psychic Intuitive Coleen Shaughnessy - a fun, interactive evening where Coleen will do readings for the audience |
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| Sun., July 15 | 10 am, Forum with John Churchill |
| Sun., July 22 | 10 am, Forum with Joyce Morgan: Sharing Poems |
| Sun., July 29 | 10 am, Forum with John Ogden: How do We Value Differences? Are they a positive or a negative factor in our relationships? This relates to the UU principle that we all find challenging from time to time: The worth and dignity of every person. |
| Wed., Aug. 1 | 7pm, Meditation, led by John Churchill |
| Sun., Aug. 5 | 10 am, Forum: Len Ralston will lead a Forum on Cortland in the Period after WW II, a current research project of his |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 10 am, Forum with Jim Pelton: Coming From Love, Not From Fear |
| Sun., Aug. 19 | 10 am, Fellowship gathering: coordinated by Joyce Morgan |
| Sun., Aug. 26 | 10 am, Forum with Chris Ogden: Styles of Meditation |
| Sun., Sept. 2 | 10 am, Forum with Jason Thornton: Myths from Many Cultures |
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