September 28 ~ 20th
Year Celebration & Homecoming Service and sermon
Rev. Mary Katherine
Morn
This weekend members and friends
of High Street Church will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the High
Street congregation at its present site, the calling of its first settled
minister, The Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, and a formal name change from
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Middle Georgia to High Street Unitarian
Universalist Church.
The sermon will be delivered
by The Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, who served as High Street’s first
settled minister, 1988-1997. Rev. Morn is currently serving as Senior
Minister of Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton,
Virginia
October 5 ~ Janus,
Steve Miller, and Satellites
June Bryant
In Roman mythology, Janus was
the god of beginnings and endings. He was usually depicted with two
heads looking in opposite directions, and was frequently used to symbolize
change and transitions such as the progression of past to future, of
one condition to another, or of one vision to another. To find out the
connections between Janus and Steve Miller, and satellites, plan on
being in church this Sunday. Just as last Sunday marked the end of twenty
years in this church building, this Sunday marks the beginning of the
next twenty. Won’t you join us for the journey?
October 12 ~ A Sermon
In Honor Of National Coming Out Day
Rev. Rhett D. Baird
My reflections from the pulpit
on this day, wherever they take me, will be in memory of Matthew Shepard
who died on October 12, 1998. On the occasion of her son’s death,
Matthew’s mom said: “Go home, give your kids a hug, and
don’t let a day go by without telling them that you love them.”
October 19 ~ Promises,
Promises “Church is a place where you get to practice what it
means to be human.” James Luther Adams
Rev. Rhett D. Baird
and Alicia Gregory
A sermon to explore what it
might mean to promise, to covenant with one another to create and sustain
a faith community that affirms the human spirit. How might we participate
both in holding and being held accountable for promoting behavior that
honors every person and gives each of us in this community a sense of
respect and inclusion? What better place to practice and model such
intentional behavior than in our sacred space and with the holy relationships
with each other. And, indeed, this will help our light to shine brighter
within our church, as well as in our larger community and world.
ALSO: AN ALTAR CALL FOR CHILDREN’S
BOOKS (Pre-K – 5th Grade) FOR HARTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL You are
invited to bring a new children’s book of your choice to church
this Sunday, October 19
October 26 ~
Children, Hard Times And Hope
Rev. Rhett D.
Baird
We will be listening to the
children of the “Orphan Trains” and of the Great Depression.
As this country faces difficult economic times, we can find ways to
remind ourselves of the strength, resilience, perseverance, generosity,
wisdom and courage of children. Children are always our greatest hope.
As a culture, if we are wise, our national priorities will reflect the
treasure that our children are and how very much every generation of
children is the hope of us all.
