Entries by Patty Hove

2023/2024 RE Year by the Numbers

119 Love notes sent to churches in Ohio in response to antit-trans legislation 78 YUUCKI pies sold 74 Registered children and youth 29 Dedicated RE Volunteers 17 Our Whole Lives (OWL) graduates 8 Quilts for Seniors 6 Coming of Age (COA) graduates 4 Social Justice projects led by our 5th/6th graders 3 Newly-trained OWL teachers […]

Journeys: Presentation by COA Youth

Please join us this Sunday, May 19 as we hear from the six youth in our Coming of Age program with Bob and the COA youth providing the music. These high school students have spent the past year seeking answers to big questions about belief, purpose, and the future. They will share their credos, or […]

The Birth of Compassion

This Sunday, May 12 is Mother’s Day. Chrissy and Reverend Ed will lead the congregation in the annual ritual of remembrance in which we express gratitude for all those whose lives have nurtured ours. They will speak about the links between motherhood and the rise of compassion in the history of our species. Lisa Jacobs […]

Coming of Age Service

Make sure to mark your calendar for Sunday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m. for the COA service to hear our youth speak about their faith journeys this year. Our 2023/2024 Coming of Age (COA) group had a rainy but still awesome camping weekend. They participated in group challenges like a ropes course, rock wall, and […]

Kindling our Inner Chalice at Beltane

In Celtic lands, the Beltane bonfires of May welcome the bright days of early summer. This Sunday, join Lisa Jacobs and Jeff LeBlonde in rounding out the church year and welcoming summer with movement, music, and the magic of our flaming chalice, in the spirit of this ancient Celtic tradition.