Worship Service at 9:15 am & 11:00 am
September 12th
This Holy Ground
Rev. Kirk Loadman-Copeland
  If we are looking for a metaphor for unity in diversity, we simply need to fall to our knees and place our hands on the planet on which we live. It is indeed holy ground. The diversity of life on planet Earth is only surpassed in mystery and majesty by the unity that binds it all together. And from time to time, as UU minister David Bumbaugh suggests, we need to pause occasionally in silent witness to that diversity and unity.
 Our large choir, The First Universalist Singers, returns on this Sunday after their summer hiatus. They will share the African American Spiritual Building me a Home that speaks to the strength that comes with building a diverse and unified community. They will also share the beautiful song Calling my Children Home which was written and arranged by members of the great male choir Chanticleer. Wendy Cromley, Bruce McDowell, and John Hubert will also perform the blues-influenced piece, I Will Sing Praises. 

Community Forum 10:30 am &  12:30 pm
September 12th    
“Fresh”
The Inspirational and eye-opening documentary brought to you by the third annual Earth Fair at First Universalist Church.
1st showing - 10:30 am to 11:30 am  
2nd showing - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Discussion to Follow Each Film Showing
   Synopsis: Fresh is more than a film, it is a reflection of a rising movement of people and communities across America who are re-inventing our food system. Fresh celebrates the food architects who offer a practical vision of a new food paradigm and consumer access to it.  Encouraging individuals to take matters into their own hands, Fresh is a guide that empowers people to take an array of actions as energetic as planting urban gardens and creating warm composts from food waste, and as simple as buying locally-grown products and preserving or freezing seasonal produce to eat later in the year. Throughout the film, we encounter the most inspiring people, ideas, and initiatives happening around the country right now. At the Growing Power urban farm in Milwaukee, Will Allen, former pro basketball player, is turning three acres of industrial wasteland into a Mecca of nutrition for his neighborhood. In Kansas City, we witness David Ball revitalize his community, turning the modern concept of the 
   Supermarket on its head by stocking his Good Natured Family Farm stores with produce from a cooperative of local farmers.  And, we journey to Joel Salatin’s farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to witness his methods for closing the nutrient cycle, allowing cows, chickens, pigs and natural grasses to flourish and produce without ever an ounce of chemical fertilizer or industrial animal feed.  Fresh tells the stories of real people, connecting audiences  not only with facts and figures and serious policy analysis, but with examples of personal initiative and concrete ways to engage in a new food model.
 

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