Sermon: May 27, 2007

Sunday's sermon - "Living a Horizontal Life" by Dave Hogg - is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dczjbkwc_67ff3kxz

An audio version will be available early this week.

Comments can be emailed to the author.

This Sunday - May 27

Living a Horizontal Life

Emerson webmaster/treasurer Dave Hogg talks about the meaning he has found in life by looking to the needs of his friends, family and the world at large instead of trying to look to a higher power for ethics and morals.

Board Elections

Congratulations to Kurt Schmid and Freda Coughlin, who were elected to two-year terms on the Emerson Board of Directors at the May 20th annual meeting.

Also, our thanks to Nanette Magner, Barb Sosnowski, Mike Wisniarek and Board President Wendy Nolan, who have completed their own terms of office and will now be returning to civilian life.

This Sunday - May 20

What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist?

The essence of our religion is to honor the choices of individuals, thus, it is easy to become a member of our church; perhaps too easy. Other religions make it much more difficult to convert to their faith and become a member. Nevertheless, we do have our own way of doing things. And while each of us has his or her unique religious sensibility, we do share core beliefs that make us Unitarian Universalists.

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held at noon in the sanctuary.

This Sunday - May 13

Health Care Crisis

A booklet called “Health Care 101: A Conversation about Health Care” points out 10 myths about our fractured, irrational and unworkable health care system, among which are: Americans have the best medical care in the world; people with health insurance are protected from rising health care costs; and the cost of research and development justifies rising drug costs.

This booklet was put out by that most radical, socialist organization – General Motors. And if General Motors is advocating for change, it is time that we do something.

Demographics

As part of Emerson's annual reporting cycle, we are taking an anonymous survey of our readers' demographics. This is just to give us an idea of what kind of people are reading Emerson Voice

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This Sunday - May 6

Stand By Me

With so much violence and confusion happening in our world, some of us may wonder painfully about the meaning of it all. We are angry, afraid, and worst of all, despairing, but at the heart of life, there is a spirit, a spirit of joy and love. All it requires is a little good faith, good will and a loyalty to our friends and to ourselves.