Unitarian Church in Transylvania from 1568 to the present
Tuesday, May 29, in the Connection Central Lobby and UUSS Library
· 1568 to the present: Slides & Talk by Zoltan Koppandi, 7:00 pm
· Unitarian Communion–Rev. Koppandi & Rev. Jones, 8:00 pm
Unitarianism started in a Hungarian speaking principality near the Carpathian Mountains, between a Catholic empire and an Islamic one. Now Transylvania is part of Romania, but the facades of the Unitarian churches there still proclaim “God is One” in Hungarian.
At 7:00 my young colleague will talk about Unitarian origins and current realities in Transylvania. He is finishing a year in the Balazs Scholars scholars program at our seminary in Berkeley. A suggested donation of $5-10 will help support this program.
At 8:00 is The Lord’s Supper, as Unitarians call communion in Transylvania. (Grape juice and gluten-free bread alternatives available in place of wine and wheat bread.) It’s beautiful and traditional—yet heretical!
This communion is Christian in origin and structure, but Unitarian in its theology about Jesus of Nazareth. If all you know of communion is from Catholicism or from a Trinitarian Protestant church… well, this isn’t the same thing! Since the late 1500s, the liberal faith in Transylvania has not changed radically. Yet it has endured wars, religious oppression, Communism, and Romanian nationalism. Click this link for information from Wikipedia. Please register your interest at Sunday Connections Central.
YOu know how much I hate to brag… but Adult Programs at my church are worth crowing about
May 14, 2012, 8:43 pm
Filed under:
Adult Enrichment and Group Meetings,
Becoming and Being Part of a UU Congregation,
Children and Youth,
Comparative Religion,
Eating Mindfully and Sustainable Agriculture,
Family Ministry,
International,
Social Action & Social Justice,
Special Events,
UUA General Assemblies Associate Minister’s Annual Report, Part 1
We have a congregational meeting this Sunday, May 20. In anticipation of that, I’ve been talking with folks and thinking about a summary of some of the many changes we have experienced and made happen at UUSS. My areas include Child/Youth Religious Education, All-Ages Community Building, Management of Administrative and R.E. Staff (including facilities and finance-related matters), New Member Orientations and support of our great Greeters/Ushers, and Adult Enrichment.
Here is a list of the many adult programs we have hosted in the past 12 months, give or take. Since I am going to Boston for meetings of the grants panel on which I serve, I may not be able to add other reports before Sunday.
Continuous Classes and Groups
UU Readers Book Discussion (monthly)
Poetry Circle (monthly, no longer meeting)
Fencing (semi monthly, no longer meeting)
Tai Chi
Easy Yoga
Chair Yoga
Saturday Meditation (monthly, no longer meeting)
Prayer Circle (drop-in, starts June)
Strangers’ Feasts (circle suppers, starts again in fall)
Documentary Film Club (monthly, no longer meeting)
Women’s Group (semi monthly)
Gen’X Boomers Fellowship Group
Walkers and Talkers (weekly)
Time-Limited Courses and Series
Immigration as a Moral Issue
Health Care Reform
Vegetarian Cooking
God and Consciousness
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (2 series)
Palestine/Israel Study Group
Atheist Spirituality
Prayer Circle
Health Care Action Study
Photo Magic for Dummies
Journal and Journey
Soulful Sundown
Global Garden of Unitarian Universalism
God, Consciousness, and Spiritual Literacy
Discussion of “The Power of Now” (starts in May)
One-Time Discussions/Presentations
Introduction to the Mormon Religion (June 3)
Summer post-sermon discussions
Unitarian Universalist Heritage and Identity (August 5)
1568 to Today: Unitarians in Transylvania (May 29)
Slide Show and Conversation about UU churches in the Philippines
Related Activities to Appreciate, but not Organized by Adult Enrichment
Newcomers’ Orientation to Membership (3 series/year)
Betty Ch’maj Event with Meg Barnhouse & Kiya Heartwood (April 28)
Alliance Program (monthly, September through May)
Social Responsibility Network: Beyond these Walls (monthly speakers)
Spiritual Grounding for Leadership (application only)
Congregational Conversations (first Sunday of every month, September through May)
Sunday Soups (twice monthly, winter months)
Theater One performances (two plays yearly, plus one summer worship service)
CUUPS Labyrinth Walks
CUUPS Pagan Holiday Ritual Celebrations
Interweave’s Facilitation of a UUSS presence at LGBT Pride Parade and Fair (June 2)
Attendance of Staff, Lay Leaders and Minister at District Assembly (Pacific Central District, UUA)
What did I leave out that you remember from the past year?
