PAST SERVICE PROGRAMS
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2011
Jan. 29 - "Profiles of Acceptance" - with Pat Trewin, adviser, and members of the Decorah High School Gay-Straight Alliance
Jan. 22 - Member Story Sunday with Jenna Sicuranza
Jan. 15 - Circle Sunday with Rod Serling Circle - "Have You Read Your Child a Banned Book Lately?"
Jan. 8 - Making it New, with NEIUUF's student minister, Erin Dajka
Jan. 1 - Peace in the New Year - Service of Silence & Meditation - Lor Miller, led by Sue Otte
Dec. 25 - Celebrating the "Gift of Love" with children's story, activities, and lots of songs, led by Mary & Peter Jorgensen
Dec. 18 - Winter Solstice Celebration embracing the season with readings and music - Sue Otte, service leader
Dec. 11 - Olympia Brown Circle - Generosity in Action service project - wrapping our donated gifts for the Northeast Iowa Community Action family gift program.
Dec. 4 - Service at the Decorah Sr. Center - Lynda Sutherland and Jenna Sicuranza - Report on the Small Congregations Conference
Nov. 27 - Potluck meal - no service
Nov. 20 - Steffen Mirsky - WWOOFing on 36 Organic Farms in Australia & New Zealand, led by Sue Otte
Nov. 13 - Jim Scott Circle service - celebrating music and lyrics of this UU singer/songwriter
Nov. 6 - Erin Margit Dajka, NEIUUF's new student minister - To Be a Hero
Oct. 30 - Sue Otte - Honoring the Ancestors
Oct. 23: Craig Mosher - A Journey of the Universe
Oct. 16: Julie and Rob Fischer - Are We Addicted to War? A Personal Journey
Oct. 9 - Harel Weiss, of the Israeli Permaculture Organization -An Insider's View of Israel
Oct. 2 - Richard Simon Hanson - Why Are People Religious? Pt. II
Sep. 25 - Erin Margit Dajka, NEIUUF's new student minister
Sep. 18 - Annual Ingathering Service at Twin Springs Park [moved to Bethania due to inclement weather]
Sep. 4 - Circle Planning Potluck
Aug. 21 - Book Reports: What Have You Been Reading? - Sue Otte, service leader
Aug. 7 - Richard Simon Hanson with Why Are People Religious? - Sue Otte, service leader
Jul. 24 - Jeff & Judy Webster - UU Roots in New England: from Plymouth Rock to SE Minnesota & Iowa
Jul. 10 - Mary Jorgenson - Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream: What Kind of Future Are We Creating?
Jun. 26 - Member Story: Bill Pardee - Sue Otte, service leader
Jun. 12 - Potluck picnic at Phelps Park
May 29 - Teacher and Graduate Recognition Service and annual Flower Communion - Sue Otte, service leader
May 15 - Annual meeting of the Fellowship
May 8 - Universalism: Past, Present, and Powerful - Rev. Kalen Fristad, guest speaker - Sue Otte, service leader
May 1 - The Seventh Principle: A History of the Unitarian Universalist Understanding - Bruce Jordan, service leader
Apr. 24 - Easter Sunday program - recorder music by Dame's Rocket members Elyse Hawthorn and Ellen Macdonald, hymns and readings, and a follow-up from the Bucky Fuller Circle's April 17 program - Bill Musser, service leader
Apr. 17 - Buckminster Fuller Circle program - "Spaceship Earth: A 30/30 Care Plan"
Apr. 10 - Whitney Young Jr. Circle project with Beth Lynch, Luther biology professor, leading the Fellowship in local garlic mustard eradication
Apr. 3 - Margaret Fuller Circle Service projects - creative work with paper made by the Fellowship, paper cranes project and fundraising for Japan disaster relief, and discussion of Margaret Fuller's thoughts on male/female in all
Mar. 27 - Margaret Fuller Circle service - The Life of Margaret Fuller
Mar. 20 - Visioning Sunday at the Northeast Iowa Peace & Justice Center
Mar. 13 - Sustainability: The One-Legged Stool - Decorah's humanist-in-residence, Gary Holthaus - Sue Otte, leader
Mar. 6 - Beat-the-Blues Beach Potluck
Feb. 27 - Thomas Starr King Circle service - U and U and You: a presentation on Thomas Starr King
Feb. 20 - Beat-the-Blues Beach Potluck CANCELLED due to inclement weather
Feb. 13 - Immigration Stories, Part 3 - Nancy Barry, Sue, Otter, Bill -Sue Otte, leader
Feb. 6 - Malvina Reynolds Circle service activity - Working Sunday: building bookshelves for the new NE IA Peace & Justice Center
Jan. 30 - New Member Sunday and discussion of particpation in Prairie Star District Vision for Ministry program
Jan. 23 - Immigration as a Moral Issue - Virginia Gibbs, guest speaker - Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 16 - Whitney Young, Jr. Circle service with special music and guest speaker Keona K. Ervin on Activism in the In-between: Whitney M. Young and the Civil Rights Movement
Jan. 9 - Leaving Home: Immigration Stories - Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 2 - Bullied documentary film and discussion - Bill Musser, leader

2010
Dec. 26 - Christmas Leftovers Brunch at ArtHaus
Dec. 19 - The Traditions of Christmas - Richard Simon Hanson; Sue Otte, leader
Dec. 12 - cancelled due to inclement weather
Dec. 5 - Thomas Starr King Circle's Holiday Gifting Project and brief service at Decorah Senior Center
Nov. 28 - Malvine Reynolds Circle Sunday - Singing the songs of Malvina Reynolds and friends - Liz Rog; Sue Otte, leader
Nov. 21 - Harvest Brunch - potluck
Nov. 14 - The Experience of Making Art: Paper-making with Kate Martinson at the Center for Fine Arts (CFA building) on the Luther College campus; Sue Otte, leader
Nov. 7 - Buckminster Fuller Circle program - Buckminster Fuller: Passenger on Spaceship Earth
Oct. 31 - Gifts of the Ancestors - Days of the Dead & All Souls service - Sue Otte, leader
Oct. 24 - Potato Potluck
Oct. 17 - Group tour of Seed Savers Exchange - Bill, Tom, and Andrea.
Oct. 10 - A Journey to Guatemala: Building Homes with Habitat for Humanity - Beth and Anders Wahlberg - Sue Otte, leader.
Oct. 3 - Talking Snakes and Other Stories, with your host, Bill Maher, er, Bill Musser (film clips from Religulous and discussion) - Bill Musser, leader
Sep. 26 - Circle Sunday - meeting and planning
Sep. 19 - Annual Ingathering / Drumming service - Sue Otte, leader
Sep. 5 - Five to Inspire Us: Reynolds, Fuller, Bucky, Young and King (the UU Heroes for whom our Circles are named this year) - Sue Otte, leader
Aug. 22 - Summer in the City, Summer at Camp: Ardith Hoff (UU General Assembly) & Carolyn Corbin (Camp UniStar) - Sue Otte, leader
Aug. 8 - A Member Story: FaBuJewUU - Kim Banz - Sue Otte, leader
Jul. 25 - Potluck at home of Ruth Jenkins
Jul.11 - Tidbits from Food Inc.: A Discussion - Bill Musser, leader
Jun. 27 - What are you reading? - Sue Otte, leader
Jun. 13 - Brief service followed by discussion of becoming a more family friendly fellowship - Sue Otte, leader
May 30 - Words and Music from the 2010 PSD Conference & Flower Service/recognition of teachers and graduates
May 16 - Annual Meeting
May 9 - A Member Story: Moving On, Settling Down - Craig Mosher - Sue Otte, leader
May 2 - Mary Oliver Circle program - Bartering (Part II) - Conclusion and actual bartering
Apr. 25 - Rachel Carson Circle program - Service on notable UU Rachel Carson
Apr.18 - Pete Seeger Circle program - Service on notable Unitarian Universalist Pete Seeger
Apr. 11 - Pete Seeger Circle program - Service at Lake Meyer Nature Center with presentation by naturalist Larry Reis, followed by
birdhouse-building project
Apr. 4 - Words for Spring: music, poetry and readings of the season - Sue Otte, leader
Mar. 28 - The Mary Oliver Circle program - Bartering (Part I), a service on the concept of bartering & details of the Barter Fair
Mar. 21 - Service of Silence - Dennis Darling, leader
Mar. 14 - Hospice: Stories of Hope - Ginger Meyette, NEIUUF member and Social Work professor at Luther College - Sue Otte, leader
Mar. 7 - Service at Barthell Eastern Star Assisted Living facility in recognition of the generosity of NEIUUF member Al Bergan - Sue Otte, leader
Feb. 28 - Blues Sunday - "Oy Vey: Dancing Out of the Doldrums" - klezmer and Balkan dance music featuring Maritza - Bill Musser, leader
Feb. 21 - Michael Servetus Circle Program - The Spirituality of Stewardship as seen through many lenses
Feb. 14 - Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism and the Nature of God - a congregational discussion - Sue Otte, leader
Feb. 7 - Ralph Waldo Emerson Circle program - Richard Simon Hanson: Where Did the Jesus Tradition Start?- Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 31 - Rachel Carson Circle program - short singing service with residents at Wellington Place - Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 24 - The Winter of Our Discontent - John Hall reading and talking about poetry that challenges our common notions - Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 17 - A Taste of Unitarian and Universalist History - Reverend Dillman Baker Sorrells, visiting minister
Jan. 10 - Sustained by Music: Eric Kutz, Associate Professor of Music at Luther College - Sue Otte, leader
Jan. 3 - Looking Ahead: A Discussion Sunday

2009
Dec. 27- Annual Holiday Leftovers Brunch at ArtHaus
Dec. 20 - Christmas/Solstice Holiday Service - Sue Otte, leader
Dec. 13 - Member stories - Just Arrived: Ginger Meyette and Lynda Erickson - Sue Otte, leader
Dec. 6 - Ralph Waldo Emerson Circle Service Project - Waldo's Noodle O's Soup ingredients for donation to Christmas Cheer families.
Nov. 29 - Harvest Festival: Song and Story of the Season - Sue Otte, leader
Nov. 22 - Family Visit: Exploring Our UU Friends--a field trip to the Rochester Unitarian Universalist congregation
Nov. 15 - Harvest Brunch
Nov. 8 - Member stories - Carolyn Corbin & Amy Chicos
Nov. 1 - Gifts of the Ancestors: All Souls and Days of the Dead - Sue Otte, leader
Oct. 25 - Compost for the Soul: A Service of Silence and Meditation
Oct. 18 - Potato Potluck
Oct. 11 - On Turning: The Poetry of Autumn
Oct. 4 - Good News for Hard Times
Sep. 27 - Celebrating Education - Beth Wahlberg and Sandhya Purohit Caton, guest speakers
Sep. 20 - Ingathering Service at Twin Springs park - Sue Otte, leader
Sep. 6 - UU Circles
Aug. 23 - The Experience of Making Art - Kate Martinson, guest speaker; Sue Otte, service leader
Aug. 9 - Preserving Historic Sites: Beyond "Pretty" Places - Lyle Otte and David Anderson, guest speakers; Sue Otte, service leader
Jul. 26 - Potluck at the home of John and Lou Hall
Jul. 12 - "The Wheel of Summer: Music and Poetry" - Sue Otte, service leader
Jun. 28 - "Book Reports" - Sue Otte, service leader.
Jun. 14 - Summer Solstice Drumming Circle at the home of Pat Brocket and Barb Ettleson
May 31 - Potluck at Whelan Cabin in Phelps Park, Decorah
May 17 - Annual Meeting of the Fellowship - brief service preceding, led by Nancy Barry
May 10 - "Yah, They Are So Kind of Restless: Vesterheim and Other Immigrant Stories" - Bill Musser, presenter/service leader
May 3 - Opening Doors to Education in Sudan
Apr. 26 - Sustainability: Where Do We Go From Here? - former US Natural Resource Conservation Service Director Paul Johnson, presenter, Sue Otte - service leader
Apr. 19 - A celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth - Eric Baack, assistant professor of biology at Luther - presenter, Sue Otte - service leader
Apr. 12: A service of music celebrating spring, Easter and new beginnings, Otter Dreaming - service leader
Apr. 5: "La Historia de Mi Vida" - "The Story of My Life" - Luis Enrique Quiros Moncada - presenter, Liz Rog -translator, Bill Musser - service leader.
Mar. 29 - Discussion (third of three) on Paul Hawken's book Blessed Unrest - Craig Mosher, presenter
Mar. 22 - "Further into Silence: Walking a Labyrinth" - Rev. Amy Larson, Nancy Barry, service leader
Mar. 15 - "Northern Ireland and the Irrationality of Violence" - Paul Gardner, presenter; Sue Otte, service leader
Mar. 8 - "The Art of Conscious Listening" - Mary Jorgensen, presenter; Otter Dreaming, service leader
Mar. 1 - Principle #4 - Discussion on "A free and responsible search for truth and meaning" - Nancy Barry, service leader
Feb. 22 - Discussion (second of three) of Paul Hawken's book Blessed Unrest - David Cavagnaro and Melanie Heindl, presenters
Feb. 15 - "Defining Happiness" - Sue Otte, service leader
Feb. 8 - "What Can We Sustain?" Shirley Vermace, Charlie Vermace, and Carolyn Corbin, discussion leaders
Feb. 1 - "Popcorn Theology" - Beth Wahlberg and middle school RE class, service leaders
Jan. 25 - Principle #7 - Discussion on "The inherent worth and dignity of every person" - Shirley Vermace, service leader
Jan. 18 - Discussion (first of three) of Paul Hawken's book Blessed Unrest - Mary Jorgensen and David Cavagnaro, presenters
Jan. 11 - Service of Silence - Lor Miller and Rev. Jikan Kondrick, service leaders
Jan. 4 - Service of Silence - Lor Miller and Rev. Jikan Kondrick - CANCELLED DUE TO DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS

2008
Dec. 28 - Brunch and Conversation at ArtHaus
Dec. 21 - Winter Solstice Service of Music - CANCELLED DUE TO DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS
Dec. 14 - For Everything A Season: Home for the Holidays - members of NEIUUF
Dec. 7 - A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas - performed by Upstart Crow Theatreworks
Nov. 30 - Thanksgiving Sing - Otter Dreaming and Liz Rog, leaders
Nov. 23 - Letting In the Darkness: Making Friends With Death - Bill Musser, service leader, with Amy Chicos and Priscilla Kepfield
Nov. 16 - Harvest Brunch potluck - Shirley Vermace, facilitator
Nov. 9 - Reclaiming the Body - Jane Hawley, Luther College Professor of Theatre and Dance
Nov. 2 - El Dia de los Muertos - The Day of the Dead - Sue Otte, service leader
Oct. 26 - Wabi Sabi - Lor Miller, service leader & presenter
Oct. 19 - What $25 Can Do: Micro-lending as a Tool for Alleviating Poverty - Brett Johnson and Karishma Sushilkumar, presenters; Sue Otter, service leader
Oct. 12 - Fellowship planning retreat at Baker Commons - looking at where we've been and where we want to be going
Oct. 5 - Principle #5 - Discussion on "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process" - Barb Ettleson, service leader
Sep. 28 - "Coming Home to Here and Now" - Rob Carbonell; Bill Musser, service leader
Sep. 21 - Service of Silence - Dennis Darling
Sep. 14 - Annual Fall Ingathering Service - Sue Otte
Sep. 7 - Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Compassion - Cathy Rawitt and Bill Pardee
Aug. 31 - Reflections on Labor Day - Steve McCargar and Virginia Gibbs
Aug. 24 - Movies that have shaped our lives - Charlier Langton and Karla Presler
Aug. 17 - Raksha Bandham, a festival honoring family and sibling relationships - Sandhya Purohit Caton
Aug. 10 - A time for examining our personal values and goals - Mary Jorgensen, leader
Aug. 3 - No service - Special congregational meeting
Jul. 27 - No service (Nordic Fest; ecumenical service and rally in Postville)
Jul. 20 - No service - Potluck picnic and outing at Niagara Cave near Harmony, MN - hosted by members Mark and Jenny Bishop
Jul. 13 - "The Sources That Unite UUs" - Shirley Vermace, service leader
Jul. 6 - "America as a Chosen Nation" - Prof. Paul Gardner, Luther College Political Science Dept.
Jun. 29 - "Let the Mystery Be" - Bill Musser, service leader.
Jun. 22 - "Paths to Power" - special Midsummer Service/Potluck Picnic at South Bear School, Sue Otte, service leader.
Jun. 15 - "Nature and Nurture" - Bill Deutsch of Helping Services of Northeast Iowa.
Jun. 8 - Service of silence
Jun. 1 - "Living, Learning, and Change" - NEIUUF member Harvey "from Harmony" Benson.
May 25 - "What We Leave Behind" - reflections on Memorial Day by NEIUUF member Nancy Barry.
May 18 - "A Religious Response to Torture" - Linda Gustitus, Chair of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture ( www.nrcat.org )
May 11 - Flower Communion, Mother's Day Celebration, and Dedication of Olivia Rose Paulsen - Sue Otte, sevice leader/speaker
May 4 - Report on Prairie Star District Conference by Lou Ann Hall, Ardith & Darrel Hoff, and Ellen Macdonald followed by Annual Meeting of the Fellowship
Apr. 27 - Earth Day Celebration - Professor Brett Johnson, Luther College Sociology Dept., and a "visit" from special guest, Rachel Carson.
Apr. 20 - "Was Jesus Really a Muslim?" - Professor Robert Shedinger, Luther College Religion Dept.
Apr. 13 - "Food and Farm: The Ethics of Eating Well" - Rachel Sandhorst
Apr. 6 - Renewal Sunday - "Here We Are!" - Tom and Beth Wahlberg
Mar. 30 - "Women and Violence in the Global South" - Professor Wanda Deifeldt, Luther College Religion Dept.
Mar. 23 - "Balance, Renewal, Rebirth: a Celebration of the Spring Equinox and Easter" - Sue Otte, Bill Musser, and Nancy Barry
Mar. 16 - "Away from Home: A Peace Corps Experience in Kiribati" - Kristina Otte, former Peace Corps worker
Mar. 9 - Youth led service
March 2 - New Member Sunday - "Ethical Questions in Genetics" - Prof. Jayme Nelson, Luther College Nursing Department
Feb. 24 - "Winter Blues Meditiation" - Sue Otte, service leader
Feb. 17 - "Food and Farm: The Ethics of Eating Well" - Rachel Sandhorst - service cancelled due to inclement weather
Feb. 10 - "The Chakra System: Your Luminous Self" - Victoria Oestmann, MSW, LMT, Reiki Practitioner
Feb. 3 - "Emerson's Nature: from Puritanism to Transcendentalism" - Professor Diane Scholl, Luther College English Dept.
Jan. 27 - "What Have You Lost?" - Sue Otte, service leader
Jan. 20 - "Living the Life That Matters" - Derek Sweet, service leader
Jan. 13 - "A Place for Us" - John and Lou Ann Hall; Dennis Darling, service leader
Jan. 6 - "Stories of Our Faith: Bringing Spiritual Practice Home" - Dennis Darling and Nancy Barry

2007
Dec. 30 - "Marking Time" - Bill Musser, service leader
Dec. 23 - "A Solstice Season Celebration with Music and Word" - Service cancelled due to inclement weather
Dec. 16 - "Giving Gifts: A Service on Spiritual Economy" - Nancy Barry, service leader
Dec. 9 - "Service of Silence" - Sue Otte, service leader
Dec. 2 - "Kwanzaa Feasts and Traditions" - Prof. Guy Nave, Luther College Religion Dept.
Nov. 25 - "Family in Poetry and Song" - Nancy Barry, service leader
Nov. 18 - "The Significance of Wilderness in American Culture" - Richard Kyte, Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Nov. 11 - "Sacred Sites and Ancient Symbols-Megalithic Times to Present" - David Cavagnaro, presenter
Nov. 4 - Harvest Brunch - welcome by Derek Sweet; no service
Oct. 28 - "El Dia de los Muertos, The Day of the Dead" - Sue Otte, presenter
Oct. 21 - "Unforgivable?" - Bill Musser, service leader
Oct. 14 - "A Service of Silence" - Dennis Darling, presenter
Oct. 7 - "Intelligent Design" - Mike Vermace, presenter; Shirley Vermace, service leader
Sept. 30 - "Cool Congregations, part 2" - Ketel Paulsen & Barb Etelsen, presenters
Sept. 23 - "Another Way" - Jim Dale, retired Methodist minister, and longtime social justice activist
Sept. 16 - "Looking to Our Future" - Derek Sweet, facilitator
Sept. 9 - Ingathering Service
Aug. 26 - "Ethical Decision-Making" - Colleen Rowley of FBI whistleblower fame
Aug.12 - "Conflict in the Mideast" - Karla Suomala, Assistant Professor of Religion at Luther College
Jul. 29 - "Cool Congregations" - NEIUUF member Harvey Benson, Good Shepherd Lutheran rep Lyle Otte, and Amy Morey of Luther College's "Greening Our Church" program
Jul. 15 - "The Meaning of Life" - Loyal Rue, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Luther College
Jul. 1 - "Words of Remembrance" - Poet Charlie Langton and NEIUUF members Nancy Barry, & Bill Musser
Jun. 17 - "A Morning at Ryumonji" (Zen Buddhist Monastery) and potluck with Buddhist friends
Jun. 3 - "The Power of Books" - NEIUUF members share how books have changed their lives
May 20 - "Consider the Dandelions" - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
May 6 - "Who Was Asherah?" - Kristin Swanson, Assistant Professor of Religion, Luther College - followed by Annual Meeting of the Fellowship
Apr. 22 - "Earth Day: An Exchange of Gifts" - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
Apr. 8 - "Rising Green" - NEIUUF members Derek and Kathleen Sweet on "Life, Death, Rebirth, and Life"
Mar. 25 - Covenant Renewal Sunday - "What It Means to Me" - members of NEIUUF celebrate and talk about their community
Mar. 11 - "When More Than Was Lost Has Been Found" - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells - dedication ceremony for Rowan Jans Darling
Feb. 25 - Service cancelled due to inclement weather
Feb. 11 - "On the Diversity of the Holy" - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
Jan. 28 - "Just Say Yes!" - NEIUUF members Amy Chicos, Mike Vermace, Carolyn Corbin, and Darrel Hoff
Jan. 14 - "You Must Be Present to Win" - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells

2006
Dec. 31 - Practicing Peace - NEIUUF members Lor Milller, Carol Hagen, Dennis Darling, Mary Jorgensen, and Beth Wahlberg reflect on practicing peace with self, family, community, nation, and world
Dec. 17 - Holy Days, Holidays, and How We Celebrate - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
Dec. 3 - People, Look East - NEIUUF member Ketel Paulsen, former Peace Corps Volunteer & international ESL teacher, on his encounters with Islam.
Nov. 19 - MindBodySpirit - NEIUUF member Marybeth Gallant, 30-year teacher of dance and yoga
Nov. 5 - We, the Members - membership Sunday - NEIUUF member Nancy Barry, on her own experience at a "Spiritual Crossroads"
Oct. 22 - What Resides In Us Still? - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells.
Oct. 8 - Faithful to What?: UUs and Faith - Rev. Brian Eslinger, Prairie Star District President.
Sept. 24 - Radical Acceptance - Rev. Eva Cameron, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Fellowship of Blackhawk County
Sept. 10 - Ingathering / Water Service - originally scheduled at Twin Springs, held at the Senior Center due to rain
Aug. 29 - What Is Enlightenment? - Prof. Gereon Kopf of the Luther College Dept. of Religion & Philosophy
Aug. 13 - The Magick of Communication - Derek Sweet, Luther College Prof. of Communication Studies - post-Columbine reflections on the power of communication to heal us all
July 30 - We Keep Singing - NEIUUF member Liz Rog with a program on Nordic Fest weekend about how music fits into the meaningful times in our lives
July 16 - Playing with the Italians - a sermon delivered by Peter Jorgensen
July 2 - Two Sisters: Home Again - NEIUUF members Ruth Jenkins and Shirley Vermace continue our series about the personal journeys of our members
June 4 - Giving Life the Shape of Justice-a panel presentation (by NEIUUF members Harvey Benson, Bill Musser, and Sue Otte) about UUs and their focus on justice; based on experiences at the annual UUA Prairie Star District conference in Iowa City, held in April
May 21 - Courage: What is it? Where does it come from? Is it inate, or learned? (presentation by NEIUUF members Darrel and Ardith Hoff)
May 7 - Unitarian Universalism: Heretics, Radicals, and Infidels -- Are We Keeping Good Company? History of UUism, Chalice Dedication, Chalice Lighters of the Future presentation by Maryann LoGuidice, and Annual Meeting of the Fellowship and Potluck Brunch.
Apr. 23 - Flower Communion Sunday -A traditional UU service, including new member welcome and observance of Earth Day weekend.
Apr. 9 - One World: We're All in this Together -NEIUUF members Mary and Peter Jorgensen, program leaders for Luther College January study abroad program in Mexico, with Heidi & Kaycee (Luther students)
Mar. 26 - Taking Charge of Our Own Death - hospice nurse Monica Artes, NEIUUF member Laura Beard, Jane & Irv Forster
Mar. 12 - Ethics: Beyond the Fear of Divine Retribution - Rev. Dillman Baker Sorrells
Feb. 26 - Being Blue: A service of music and readings about dealing with the "down" times - led by NEIUUF member Dennis Darling, et al.
Feb. 12 - How Do We, as UUs, Understand God? - a panel of members of the NEIUUF (Darrel Hoff, Lea Karlssen, Bill Musser)
Jan. 29 - Enemies of the State (a walk through the Christian Scriptures) - Prof. Ward Blanton, Luther College Dept. of Religion & Philosophy
Jan. 15 - Renewal Through Silence - Shoken Winecoff, resident monk at Ryumonji Buddhist Monastery near Decorah
Jan. 1 - Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor? Are We Still A Welcoming Nation? - Lyle Otte, Regional Representative of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services

2005
Dec. 18 - Birth Stories: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice - NEIUUF lay leader Sue Otte
Dec. 4 - Exploring Our Spiritual Journeys (continued) - NEIUUF members Dennis and Brenda Darling
Nov. 20 - Celebration of Hindu festival of Diwali - Sandhya Purohit Caton
Nov. 6 - The Jungian Path: A Journey Toward Inner Space - Jerry Kegler, psychotherapist
Oct. 23 - The UU Social Justice Network: Making a Difference in Your Congregation, Community, and World - Tom LoGuidice, Prairie Star Social Justice Coordinator and Maryann Caudill-LoGuidice, Prairie Star District Resource Liaison
Oct. 9 - Future Sunday - The NEIUUF Membership & Finance Committee
Sept. 25 - A Quick Walk Through the Old Testament - Kristin Swanson, Luther College Religion/Philosophy Dept.
Sept. 11 - Ingathering / Water Service at Twin Springs Park - NEIUUF lay leader Bill Musser
Aug. 28 - Letting Our Light Shine, Darrel Hoff, NEIUUF delegate to the national UUA General Assembly
Aug. 14 - UUism and Permaculture: Natural Companions - NEIUUF member Lea Karlssen, permaculturist
Jul.31 - Love in Action: Two Years in China - Greg & Jenny Huang-Dale, teachers of ESL in China
Jul. 17 - The Tibetan Homes School Program: Children in Exile - Charlie Langton, sponsor of Tibetan children
Jul. 3 - The Sacred Place: An Expanded Vision of Patriotism - David Cavagnaro & Hannah McCargar, world travelers with homes in Decorah
Jun. 19 - Exploring Our Spiritual Journeys (continued) - NEIUUF member Priscilla Kepfield
Jun. 5 - Unity in Diversity - NEIUUF participants in the Prairie Star District Conference in April
May 22 - Annual Meeting and Potluck Lunch
May 8 - Humor and Happiness (for Mothers and Others) or, Lighten Up, People! - Maryann Caudill-LoGuidice, Prairie Star District Resource Liaison
Apr. 24 - All Kids Need . . . Dedication Ceremony for Søren Jans Darling - NEIUUF lay leader Bill Musser
Apr. 10 - HIV-AIDS in South Africa: The Government's Response and Ours - Martin Klammer, Africana Studies & English Dept, and Joy Conrad English Dept., Luther College
Mar. 27 - One True Thing - Loyal Rue, Luther College Religion & Philosophy Dept.
Mar. 13 - Reverence and Relevance -Roger Butts, Davenport Unitarian Church
Feb. 27 - Finding the Thaw - Prof. Nancy Barry, Luther College English Dept.
Feb. 13 - What Makes a Living, Loving Community? Community-building session
Jan. 30 - Beginnings: Exploring Our Spiritual Journeys (part 1) - NEIUUF member Hans Peter Jorgensen
Jan. 16 - Beginnings: Natural Beginnings - Prof. Richard Simon Hanson, Luther College Religion Dept. (emeritus)
Jan. 9 - Beginnings: Where Have We Been All Our Lives? Community-building session

2004
Dec. 19 - A Festival of Song - music celebrating the season of light, joy, and peace
Dec. 5 - The Best Gifts - Mark Allstrom, interim minister, UU Society of Black Hawk County
Nov. 21 - Present Company Excluded: Making a Place at the Table - Bill Musser & partner Otter Dreaming
Nov. 7 - A Celebration of Our Newly Emerging Congregation - Maryann Caudill-LoGuidice, Prairie Star District Resource Liaison
Oct. 24 - Global Volunteerism - Janet Lambert, international ESL teacher; Katie Prochaska & Mike Bollinger, Peace Corps vounteers
Oct. 10 - Building A Life-Sustaining World: Three Tools - Heidi Swets, Recycling Coordinator, Spectrum Industries
Sept. 26 - Allahu Akbar: Islam's Cry, Islam's Prayer - Robert Shedinger, Luther College Religion & Philosophy Dept.
Sept. 12 - Ingathering/Water Service at Twin Springs Park - Maryann Caudill-LoGuidice, Prairie Star District Resource Liaison
Aug. 15 - Feminist Spirituality & the Feminine Face of God - Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Luther College Religion & Philosophy Dept.
Jul. 11 - Discussion on freedom & liberty - Elyse Cohrs
Jun. 13 - Potluck poems, readings, music related to summer
May 30 - In Memory - Joseph Langland, poet, professor emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
May 16 - An Astronomer Looks at Religion - Darrel Hoff, professor emeritus, Luther College Physics Dept./Iowa State University, and artistic works by Ardith Hoff
Apr. 18 - Is Anything Meant to Be? - How do we understand the world/universe? - Janis Rockabrand
Apr. 4 - Sexual Politics and the Resurrection Witness - Prof. Guy Nave, Luther College Religion/Philosophy Dept.
Mar. 21 - Seasons and Cycles - a look through the UU hymnal-a music service - Otter Dreaming, church musician
Mar. 7 - Global Service (comemmorating the annivesary of the Peace Corps)
Feb. 22 - Submitting to Love - modern Unitarians wrestle with the power of love as an agent of change - Joel Spoonheim, Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, MN
Feb. 8 - Travel Experiences - Luther students sharing their journeys and how they were changed by them
Jan. 25 - A Journey to Buddhism - Shoken Winecoff, Buddhist priest
Jan. 11 - The Godless Constitution - what did the founders have in mind? - Paul Gardner, Luther College Political Science Dept.

2003
Dec. 28 - Heretics, Radicals, Infidels and Other Founders of the Faith - a look at past Unitarian-Universalists - Bill Musser
Dec. 14 - Honoring Our Traditions - How Religions Travel - Richard Simon Hanson, professor emeritus, Luther College Religion/Philosophy Dept.
Nov. 30 - Thanksgiving
Nov. 16 - Bodies, Blushing, Babies and Beauty in Our Whole Lives: A Look at UU Sexuality Education - Bill Musser
Nov. 2 - The Day of the Dead - a Service of Remembrance in the Latin American tradition - Sue Otte
Oct. 19 - A Liberal Reads the Bible - Janet Lambert
Oct. 5 - My experience in the Unitarian Universalist Church - a panel discussion
Sept. 21 - business meeting
Sept. 14 - Sunday in the Park (Whelan Cabin, Phelps Park) music, discussion, potluck meal

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