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Blessing of the Animals - Walter Flashcka - Sunday, October 4, 2020

9/29/2020

Walter Flaschka is herding the animals and their humans for this virtual blessing. Please read the weekly update details on how to get your animals, past and present, real and imaginary, included.

We are a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us this Sunday. However, due to security concerns we are unable to publicize the zoom link to the service. Please contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.

Vote Love Defeat Hate: UU the Vote - Sunday, September 27, 2020

9/22/2020

In the midst of global pandemic, rising authoritarianism, and uprising, lives hang in the balance and the future of democracy is on the line. In response, Unitarian Universalists are answering the call of our faith, building powerful partnerships to mobilize our communities to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate in the 2020 elections. This Sunday, we will hear UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray from among a lineup of powerful, prophetic UU voices as we explore the intersections of faith, justice, and democracy.

We are a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us this Sunday. However, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the zoom link to the service. We invite you to contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.

A Renewal Toward Land and Community - Mitch Robinson - Sunday, September 20, 2020

9/14/2020

"Conservation, viewed in its entirety, is the slow and laborious unfolding of a new relationship between people and land," said Aldo Leopold. However, conservation is not just a 'new relationship' but also a 'coming home', in that we are constantly renewing, acknowledging, and restoring the collective memory, while also changing our perspective in how we engage with ever-shifting landscapes and human communities. Join us as we explore the question, "How can a renewal with our relationship to land translate to a renewal in our relationship to one another?"
Land, race, and place-making are converging threads that drew our speaker, Mitchell Robert Robinson, back to his native Mississippi in 2013. After seven years of managing Strawberry Plains Audubon Center near Holly Springs, Mitch is embarking on a new course of study at the University of Mississippi investigating the intersections of land-use history, biodiversity, race, and dominator culture.

We are a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us online this Sunday. However, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the zoom link. Please email Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to get the link sent to you.

A Necessary Stumbling Stone - Barbara Y. Phillips - Sunday, September 13, 2020

9/9/2020

If we are fortunate, we recognize our encounter what Richard Rohr describes as "a necessary stumbling stone", an experience that differs from any conscious attempt to engineer or plan our own enlightenment. It is some situation we cannot fix, control, explain, change, or even understand. Such encounters bring the gift of growth.
Our speaker, Barbara Phillips, has lived multiple professional lives - as a community organizer, class action lead plaintiff, lawyer, litigator, professor, published author, a foundation program officer, and more! She also has a beautiful smile and a wondrous way with words, which you'll discover when you join us in conversation on September 13th.

We are a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us this Sunday. However, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the zoom link to the service. To join us please email Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com and she will send you the link.

Open Hearts Sunday - UUCO Members and Friends - Sunday, September 6, 2020

9/3/2020

Traditionally, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oxford holds an Open House in September to welcome back members and friends, from long-time members to the newly curious. This year, opening our doors is just not an option - yet. So, until it's safe for all to gather together in person, we will instead celebrate one of the things that makes UUCO so special - our open hearts. UUCO members and friends including Sarah Schnaithman, Caroline Greene and Dan Mattern will share their stories on how the quarantine/COVID-19 has changed their heart or renewed them. And you will be given a chance to do the same! So please join us, and tell a friend - we're virtually open to all every Sunday, even if it's too early to open our building again.

We are a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us on Sunday However, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the link You may join us by emailing Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to get the link

Self-Care During the Pandemic - Susannah Furr - Sunday, August 30, 2020

8/24/2020

Susannah Furr will lead a meditation and talk about the transforming grace of self- compassion and self-care as essential practices during the pandemic.

Susannah Furr is a native of Oxford and a founding member of UUCO. She is a licensed counselor, teacher, mentor, Reiki Master, and Sound Healer dividing her time between Oxford and Asheville, NC. For more info, visit her website, www.nowawakenow.com

We are a welcoming congregation, however, due to security concerns we are unable to publicly publish the zoom link to the Sunday Service. We invite you to join us by emailing Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to get the link.

Ingathering Water Service hosted and presented by the Pfrengers - Sunday, August 23, 2020

8/17/2020

IPlease note how to prepare for this service!!!

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oxford, will affirm the tradition of the Ingathering Water Service as we gather virtually from the ebb and flow of our own lives to acknowledge the importance of water and our life-giving connections between each other and our world.
Although we cannot meet in person this year, we would like to invite you all to collect some water from a source that's important to you, be it from lake, river, creek, rainwater, or even the tap of your home. You can drop this water off in a closed bottle or jar in the designated box at the door of UUCO between the dates 8/20 (Thursday) -8/22 (Saturday). Please drop off your water no later than 7:00PM on 8/22.!! This water will then be collected and combined during the service on 8/23. While you are at UUCO, please take a moment for a brief meditation. Consider what this congregation means to you and what you hope for its future. Write down your thoughts on the paper provided, fold it up, and drop it into the designated "reflections" box. These will be typed up and shared during the service with musical accompaniment. There will also be time for personal reflection and further wishes to be shared through the chat function of our Zoom meeting.

We are a welcoming congregation, however, due to security concerns we cannot publish the link to our Sunday Service. We invite you to join by emailing Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to get the link.

Growing Compassion and Grace - Dr.. Sarah-Soonling Blackburn - Sunday, August 16, 2020

8/11/2020

Dr. Sarah-Soonling Blackburn will examine ways our social identities shape the ways we have compassion and grace. By better understanding ourselves we can expand both our compassion and the grace we bring to the world.
We are a welcoming congregation and would like for you to join us this Sunday. However, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the link to the Sunday Services. However, you may have the link sent to you by emailing Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com.

“Roots Hold Me Close; Wings Set Me Free” Rev. Gail Stratton - Sunday, August 9, 2020

8/5/2020

Rev. Gail S will explore the creative dynamic between our roots in Universalism and the image of the freedom of wings. How do we stay grounded even while we dream of and work for a more just world? Rev. Gail is a Unitarian Universalist Community Minister, affiliated with UUCO. She was ordained into ministry in 2016 by UUCO and seeks to bring my love into the world by both listening and speaking.

We are a welcoming congregation but due to security concerns we are unable to publish the link to our services. We invite you to attend and you may get the link by emailing Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com. Services begin at 11:00 am with the "doors" opening at 10:30 am.

Of Thee I Sing - Rev. Duncan Teague - Sunday, August 2, 2020

7/29/2020

We continue our theme of “This is MY Country! Whose?” with this sermon from Rev. Duncan Teague, minister of the Abundant LUUV congregation in South Atlanta. Although recorded on July 5, the message continues to be timely. Rev. Teague speaks of the difference between nationalism and patriotism, and of how he, as an African American gay man, can sing “Of Thee I Sing” if he sings to the higher ideals we have yet to achieve. Rev. Teague has been the visiting minister at UUCO and we are pleased to welcome him back in this virtual manner!

Rev. Teague enjoyed a career in HIV/AIDS education, advocacy, and research coordination when he accepted this specific call to lead the establishment of Abundant LUUv Congregation. Teague is certain that at this time The West End community of Atlanta is ready for and has been waiting on the Abundant Love Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation. The idea for Abundant LUUv began to germinate during his time at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, where he obtained his Master of Divinity in 2011. He was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation of Atlanta and credentialed by the larger UU Association in 2014. He is a 2015 inductee into the Board of Preachers of the Martin Luther King, Jr. International College of Ministers and Laity. The UU General Assembly 2016, he was the Saturday preacher in Columbus, OH along side the Rev. Chris Buice, his mentor from Knoxville, TN.

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