Topic: Climate Change

A Midwestern Slant on Climate Change and What People Are Doing About It.

On Sunday, June 12th, we will have two speakers, Alex Bazen and Alan Hamlet.  Alexandro Bazán (Alex) is the Sustainability Manager for the City of South Bend.  Alan Hamlet is an Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.   Alan will give an overview about climate change and the effects on the Midwest.  … Continue reading A Midwestern Slant on Climate Change and What People Are Doing About It.

Stories and Fictions

How we became who we are. Rev. Byrd engages the thoughts of Yuval Noah Harari (cofounder of Sapienship) on the most important issues of the day. This service may be both in-person and online. Whether or not the sanctuary is open for a limited number of participants, it will definitely available on Zoom: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/4774349822

Ecology as Theology

Dowd will explore what makes a society sustainable. Unsustainable cultures understand Reality differently, and speak about it differently, than do sustainable cultures. Along the way, he speaks of Pro-Future v. Anti-Future religions and lifeways. “Doom,” he says, “is the midpoint between Denial and Regeneration — with or without us.”

Earth Day at 50

Happy belated Earth Day! We’ll celebrate Mother Nature and explore how the natural world can still soothe and inspire us… First Zuumitarian is an online gathering with music, silence, encouraging words and the faces of friends. There will be opportunities to talk & listen with other members/friends during Café Hour after the service. See the … Continue reading Earth Day at 50

This Changes Everything

This Sunday we will take a different look at the climate issue and it’s possible ramifications. Homework: What is “Dunbar’s Number”?