Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
So much of our society encourages us to orient toward want – to be consumers and takers. It also fosters greed and discontent. How can gratitude help us re-orient ourselves toward generosity and contentment?

Día de Muertos reminds us of the importance of living, singing and celebrating as we remember our ancestors. Everyone is invited to bring a photo or memento of a loved one or ancestor. Together we will build altars to remember our loved one. Children (and adults) are invited to dress in Halloween costumes for our parade.

The teaching of history is under attack because it is a source of power and resistance to authoritarianism. What is our role in protecting history and continuing to share it to inspire our own courage and action?

UUCB’s Indigenous Studies Working Group, which formed last year to study more of the history and present of Indigenous people in Indiana, will share some of their learnings. 

A Celebration of Life for Rev. Barbara Carlson will be held on Saturday, October 11, at 2 p.m. in the Meeting Room. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.

In recognition of National Coming Out Day (Oct 11th) and Spencer Pride (Oct 4th), this service is dedicated to the history and present of LGBTQIA organizing and human rights.

A Celebration of Life Gathering for Paul Arnold will be held on Saturday, October 4, at 11 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Join us as we welcome the Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, President and LEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee – our UU International Human Rights Organization. UUSC works to advance human rights with an international community of grassroots partners and advocates. They work on issues of defending human rights at risk due to criminalization and systemic oppression of people based on their identity. They support self-determination and defend the rights of people displaced due to climate, conflict or economic hardships; and they respond to humanitarian crises as partners with people whose access to aid is most limited.

Please join us for a quiet service reflecting on this time of balance between light and darkness as our season shifts.

How do we create a culture of welcome in our community and in our own lives?