[ September 6, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] Service to Others

This Sunday Reece Donihi will lead the roundtable discussion on the topic of “Service to Others: How Much is Enough?”  We’ll have readings from the book, “How Can I Help: Stories and Reflection on Service,” by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman.  The discussion is expected to range from volunteering for local nonprofits to [...]

[ August 23, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:20 am. ] The Families We Choose

Abigail Swetz will be joined by her family - partner Lauri and daughter Jacel, and parent understudies Gigi La Budde and Michael Whaley - for this UU service on the topic of “The Families We Choose”:  Just as the Unitarian Universalist faith is one of active choice, so is the family we [...]

[ August 16, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] The “Baraboo Chicken Movement”

Two years ago the Free Congregation introduced a “Young Voices Series” into its 3rd Sunday Free Thought Forum, and since that time we’ve heard from three gifted and compelling speakers.  Please join us this Sunday as Maia Persche, our youngest “voice” ever, shares her story of activism and engagement in small-town Wisconsin [...]

[ August 9, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] Reading the Bible: Beyond the Literal

How should one read the Bible, or perhaps any important religious text?  Many of us eschew the notion of a literal reading of text as disingenuous, yet we want a reading that allows the text truly to speak to us.  Our guest minister for this Sunday, Alan Green, will share [...]

[ August 2, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] Change

This Sunday John Kiefer will lead the roundtable discussion on the topic of “Change.”  We’ve heard a lot about it recently, we seem to be in the thick of it, but what does it really mean and how can we, as individuals, be on top of it?  First Sunday Spiritual Reflection Hours banish the podium [...]

[ July 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] From Russia with Love: Translation & Collaboration in Summerset Theatre’s The Good Doctor

Collaboration is the core of any theatrical production.  Not only is it a professional practice, it is also an ethical practice, requiring individuals to contribute their particular skills to a sum greater than its parts.  Each member of the production team - whether [...]

[ July 26, 2009; 10:10 am to 11:45 am. 10:10 am to 11:45 am. 10:10 am to 11:45 am. 10:10 am to 11:45 am. ] Simplicity

What is simplicity?  It isn’t a very simple subject, is it?  Or, are we just so removed from the simplicity of life that our complexities, chosen and not chosen, mask from us everything that might be more easily and simply experienced?

Why not, then, take some ease by spending a pleasant summer Sunday at the annual [...]

[ July 12, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] Bearing Up

In his pastoral ordination vows, Douglas Larson-Sell promised not to “give any occasion for false security or illusory hope.”  What can be learned from the various (and disputed) theories of psychoanalysis that will help us understand what counsel - of an individual or a group - is false or illusory?  Douglas will give particular [...]

[ July 5, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] Gratitude

Jack Ferver will lead the roundtable discussion on the topic of “Gratitude.”  First Sunday Spiritual Reflection Hours banish the podium and allow everyone to participate in a roundtable sharing and discussion.  Or feel free to just listen in.  Morning beverages provided.  Bring an a.m. treat to share, if you like.

[ June 28, 2009; 10:10 am to 11:15 am. 10:10 am to 11:15 am. 10:10 am to 11:15 am. 10:10 am to 11:15 am. ] Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 10 am
On Happiness:  Can We Have It?  Can We Keep It?

Note: This event is NOT held at Park Hall (see below).

What is happiness?  And even if you can imagine a definition, is it possible to attain it and to keep it?  How responsible are we for the happiness in [...]