Thursday, March 31, 2011

Emmy Award Winning Phil Gulley to Speak at May 8th Sunday Service

Pastor Gulley is scheduled to speak at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Urbana IL on Sunday, May 8th at both services - 9:30 and 11:15 am. Please join us in welcoming him. His sermon title is "So We Must Think Anew". It is about the importance of religious and spiritual institutions moving society in a new direction rather than following "the quiet dogmas" of the past. It is based on a speech Abraham Lincoln gave to Congress a month before the Emancipation Proclamation was made.

Philip Gulley is currently the pastor at Fairfield Friends Meeting near Indianapolis. His theological works include "If Grace Is True" and "If God Is Love", both of which were coauthored with James Mulholland, and his current endeavor, "If the Church Were Christian". He is also a well-known author for the acclaimed "Harmony" series of novels chronicling life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana, and the best-selling "Porch Talk" series of inspirational and humorous stories. He currently writes a monthly column for Indianapolis Monthly magazine.

Pastor Gulley has received two Emmy Awards for his Indiana PBS affiliate television program and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater, Christian Theological Seminary. Prior to receiving his Master of Divinity degree in 1992 from the seminary, he attended Marian College in Indianapolis.

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Search for a Director of Religious Education

We are seeking a new DRE!! Our dynamic and growing church is looking for a new leader of our education program for curious UUs of all ages. This is an 11 month full time position, to start in August 2011. For more information: http://uucuc.org/dresearch. Questions can be sent to Cindy Loui, Search Committee chair at: dresearch@uucuc.org.