Ideas for worship themes from Bethany Lynn, May 2012:
I've been collecting ideas for topics: Practicing Non-Resistance (I'd like to do this one) Forgiveness (I'd like to do this one, too) Thanksgiving or thankfulness The Pursuit of Happiness Ego Dealing with Anger or Fear Dealing with Guilt & Shame Worry Personal Identity Humility Embracing the Mystery
2010-11 NOTES:
Guest speakers who would be paid from $0 to $150;
people who have said "yes" but have not confirmed specific dates are highlighted in green
people who are definitely scheduled are highlighted in pink - Mark Backus, UU from Tacoma, who will speak on Non-Violent Communication for FREE. backusm@harbornet.com
- Dr. Caprice Holland, African-American, diversity speaker from Seattle, highly recommended by the Kitsap UU congregation.
- Donna Oiland -- gratitude, legacy, death and dying, laughter
- Climate Impact Group at University of Washington: online request form -- for spring -- someone to talk about climate change in the Northwest
- From Cindy Bjorklund: "I have a great FD Roosevelt reinactor as a part of our interpretive staff who is a Teacher in Bham and lives in B'ham. He is our current Teacher to ranger to Teacher for North Cascades NP...if you would like to see him he is presenting Saturday night at Colonial Creek CG...I told him we could probably contract him for 100-150 to do a service for us at UU ....he sometimes attends...Bham...and would be quite interested. hIS NAME IS jIM sARGENT."
- Sandi's parents; theme?
- Ethan Casey, who has written two books about his years in Pakistan.
- Jon Prescott, friend of the Keuffels: "Jon is an amazing guy -- a Quaker who is now a Buddhist chaplain at Island Hospital and lives on Guemes with goats" prescottjon@gmail.com
- Sally Riggers' sister
- Rabbi Jay Heyman -- retired liberal rabbi; married to a former UU!
- Francie Wood: talk in spring 2011 for earth day and Shinto; possibly also a talk in fall 2010 on birdsong
- Shannon Gordon: two talks, one on Celtic spirituality (very participatory)
- Eleta Wright: African-American social worker and UU, works with homeless youth in Seattle; engaging speaker
- John and Alice Britt: Members of Rainier Valley UU; Amanda asked them to give two talks -- they have many services up their sleeves and are very, very good.
- Marilyn Warner -- member of Edmonds UU; can talk about many things but her best topic probably is Non-violent communication
- Kris Guest -- member of University UU and a long-time member of our district's Healthy Congregations Team. If we could get her, she would be GREAT to talk about how to manage conflict.
- Rev. Sally Balmer, minister of UCC church in Anacortes -- possible pulpit exchange with Amanda
- Mary K. James, Executive Director of Friendship House -- possibly with the play that Amanda wrote (she would bring 2 actresses)
- Assunta: Wiccan services (she teaches Italian at the Fellowship and sounds great; might do a series of services)
- Kanit Cottrell, friend of Amanda's, environmental educator: "Wawndering" -- how to find awe in nature, even on your block or in your own backyard
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