Christmas Eve Sunday Service @ 5pm
There will be no morning service on Christmas Eve Sunday. We hope to see you at 5pm for our evening service led by Rev. Jami Yandle.
Speaker: Rev. Jami Yandle
The Rev. Jami Yandle (they/them) is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary and is a Board Certified Chaplain. Previously, they served as a healthcare chaplain working for hospice for many years.
Rev. Yandle has a passion for social justice and has a wide range of experience including being a Protest Chaplain at Zuccotti Park amid Occupy Wall Street, was elected and served as a Democratic Party Central Committee Representative for the Lucas County Board of Elections, and volunteered with Equality Ohio during the Why Marriage Matters Ohio campaign – helping to lead faith organizers in supportive steps which ensured passage of Marriage Equality by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Rev. Yandle enjoys facilitating workshops related to anti-oppression, chaplaincy, mental health, and trauma at regional, institutional, religious, spiritual, and private education sectors across the United States.
They initiated and facilitated the revision of the Unitarian Universalist Second Source to honor words and deeds of “prophetic people” rather than “prophetic women and men” in 2018. Most recently, Rev. Yandle joined the board of the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry. Additionally, they serve the UUA as a Hope for Us Conflict Team Coach.
Leftovers (and Things Left Unsaid) with Rev. Jami Yandle
It’s a packed service, both with the new chalice dedication and new members joining… For my sermon I am doing a journal entry, much like the one I did when I first began… See you Sunday!
“Pins and Needles” by Rev. Jami Yandle
This service will be about exploring self-regulation and other mechanisms to combat anxiety and other stresses.
Sept 10 – Water Communion by Rev. Jami Yandle
Water Is A Human Right!
Book Communion Service – Rev Jami Yandle
Book Communion Service – Rev Jami Yandle Have an old book you want to share with someone else? Have a book you’ve never read but think someone else will want? Come, bring a book, and receive a new (to you) book to take home in return!
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” by Rev. Jami Yandle
The words that follow this most famous William Faulkner quote are, “All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity.” What does Faulkner have to tell us about how our church systems and culture holds us in place, how … Continue reading “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” by Rev. Jami Yandle
“100 Year Flower Ceremony Celebration” by Rev. Jami Yandle
May 7th is our annual Flower Ceremony Celebration! This year we will be celebrating 100 years of this special ritual! Please bring a flower to share and get ready for some exciting history and spiritual exploration of what this ritual means and why it is so important to UU’s.
The Wisdom of Generosity
This service is about stewardship, why it matters, and what it can offer us. We will explore how finances are part of a deeper commitment to our faith journeys.
Holy Rebellion
What can the Ancient Near East, Jesus, and uprising against the empire teach us about political unrest in this day and age? Regardless if Jesus is a historical figure, fictional person, or God made flesh for you, these stories from our early religious tradition have a lot to offer. Come let us explore through a … Continue reading Holy Rebellion
Love Wins?
What does love have to do with salvation? What does love look like in praxis? How do our previous religious traditions we were part of prior to Unitarian Universalism inform our praxis of faith? *Please join us after service for lunch and conversation about Article II facilitated by our Social Justice Team!