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Schedule of Events
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Worship at 9:00 am.
First Unitarina Society of Newton
1326 Washington Streeet., West Newton
THE TRANSFORMATION of EDUCTION
The Channing School Project
The Rev. John Buehrens, preaching
We are not at Temple Beth Shalom this Sunday!
While the Temple holds a Spring Rummage Sale, we join the UUs of Newton. The Choirs combine. So do RE classes. And we observe Education Sunday—the 212th birthday of UU Horace Mann. Celebrating our partnership with the Channing School in W. Roxbury. It’s named after Mann’s minister—William Ellery Channing, whose faith in the God-given possibility in every child led him to promote free, public education for all. Today we know both how transformative a real education can be and how education itself seems to be in need of transformation. John shares the service with the Rev. Cheryl Lloyd of Newton, who coordinates the Channing School Project, and its dynamic principal, Dr. Deborah Dancy, who will both receive a portrait of Channing from us and sing for us. Dr. Dancy is the current president of the Mass. Association of Elementary School Principals. The First Unitarian Society of Newton is at 1326 Washington St., W. Newton, near the West Newton Cinema and opposite the District Court. Please join us for a great Sunday!
Assisting -- Ushers: Bob Smart & Alex Walley
Coffee and Snack: First Unitarian Society
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Worship at 9:00 am.
Temple Beth Shalom
670 Highland Ave., Needham
FAITH OF OUR MOTHERS
A Sermon for Mother's Day
Rev. John Buehrens, preaching
Yes, among other things we will sing a rewritten version of the old hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers.” Why is it that men should get the credit for faith when so often it is mothers who chiefly deal with the spiritual education of the children?! So maybe your own mother was not such a great example of spiritual resilience and faith. Maybe she also didn’t get much help! Yet many mothers both have been and are such sources of spiritual strength, in spite of everything. The Choir will perform a large and celebratory chorus by Bach, accompanied by flute and chamber organ, while the First Parish Singers will provide songs to honor the mothers.
Assisting – Ushers: John Mark & Bruce Barnett
Coffee Hour: Small Group Ministry
Children’s Snack: The Smith/Mark Family