Coffee and Healthy Breakfast Snacks (not donuts this year!) served by the Committee on Ministrystarting at 9:45 in front of the Church.This year our outdoor service (weather permitting) will look with anticipation to the summer time. We will share the ways we are looking forward to having fun (recreation) and the ways that helps us to RE- CREATE ourselves for a another year.  It has been an exhausting year in so many ways, in this service we look forward to the rejuvenation of the summer. There will be music under the direction of Mike Pfitzer with our choirs, drummers  and our incredible Ukulele players led by Pat Sorn. 

The Rev. Douglas Wilson, guest minister

Come and learn about the UU camp experience from the expert!  As a young minister, The Rev. Dough Wilson served as the Assistant Director of UU Rowe Junior High Camp, where he was deeply moved by the impact these three weeks had on the campers.   Soon after Rowe Camp became his home. In 1974, he started the Rowe conference center which operates retreats and workshops during the fall and spring and turns back to Rowe Camp in the summer.  He retired in 2012. This morning he will share his many experiences running a UU camp and conference center and explain why they are so important to our movement.

According to Doug, "Summer camps are green houses where young people learn, very fast, what UU values and principles are by putting them into action. If one of our young people were to go to youth group for two hours a week for 48 weeks, s/he would get gold stars for dedication but that time would only equal four days at Rowe Camp, where junior and senior high camps last three weeks. There is no better place for a young person to learn what Unitarian Universalism means."

This week people in many parts of the world are celebrating the Buddha's birthday. Many Unitarian Universalists are drawn to Buddhist practices and thought. In our worship service we will explore Buddhism and its connection to Unitarian Universalism.  We will also take time in our service to acknowledge Mother's Day and the role that parents play in our lives. The Rev. Tom Rosiello will lead the worship.  Music  will be provided by Mike Pftizer, Sanghee  Kim and our Adult choir at the 11 AM service and will include setting of Buddhist texts.

In life so many paths present themselves, some are rich and fruitful journeys and others deadends. Some lead us to the next step in our journey and others send us back to start again. Most often we cannot see what lies ahead and that makes it difficult to choose the right path. This Sunday the service will focus on ways to negotiate the maze. Our worship will be led by Rev. Tom Rosiello with Music provided by Sanghee Kim, Mike Pftizer and our Adult Choir.