Past Services
March 7, 2010: Listening... What do you Hear? - Marty Miller
Listening is the communication skill we use the most, even though it is often misunderstood and not taught in school. Despite our lack of formal education in listening, it is essential in our everyday lives -- at work, at school, with friends, and with intimate partners. Let us look at this critical skill in a different light and explore new ways to listen actively to all the people in our lives.Marty Miller graduated from Maryville College with a B.S. degree and from U.T. with a Master's Degree in Speech and Theatre. She has taught at Knoxville College, Walter's State Community College, Maryville College, and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Her main areas of instruction and interest are in Interpersonal Communication, Public Speaking, Nonverbal Communication and Interpretation of Literature.
February 21, 2010: Psalm in the City - Reverend Jake Bohstedt Morrill
The Bible begins with the simple and pastoral society of Adam and Eve and concludes with the complex fever dream, the urban visions, of the Book of Revelation. Our world in the twenty-first century is more like the latter -- a tapestry of cultures, values, and lives which defy simple reduction. Throughout this diversity, Unitarian Universalism asserts the unity of love. While others may yearn for the myth of simple times past, we look ahead to a city where all souls are united and all voices are joined.Rev. Jake Morrill has served Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church as its minister since 2003. He is a member of the UUA Board of Trustees and is the Director of the Appalachian Institute for Creative Learning, a summer camp for creative and curious kids. He and his wife, Molly, have two sons.
February 7, 2010: Life's journey guided by love: Immigration reform and the Spiritual life, American style - Charles Mulligan
Charles Mulligan is from Rochester, New York on the shores of Lake Ontario where winter is a test of endurance. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester and worked in many areas of social justice ministry. (He lived in an inner city parish for 7 years when Tom Walsh's sister, Shelia was a staff member.) He served as a pastor for eight years in the poor neighborhoods of Santiago, Chile under the regime of Pinochet and during Chile's return to democracy. He currently volunteers as an accredited Bureau of Immigration Appeals representative in the Office of Immigrant Services in Catholic Charities of East Tennessee. He and his wife, Geri, have been married for 12 years and worked together in jail ministry and ministry to detained asylum seekers for 10 years in New Jersey.January 17, 2010: The Deep Roots of Hope - Reverend Anne McKee
Rev. McKee's
Faith and Learning Program
is a wonderful example of Christian liberalism.
How different the outlook of many seems just a year later! The waning of hope poses the question of what the deep roots of hope might be, as we are honest about injustice in the world. What keeps us moving forward, and toward what? These are the questions that we will consider on Sunday January 17. In true UU style, there may not be answers, but perhaps we will dig around and encourage growth in the deep roots of hope.
