Scott writes: For some time now an “Existentialist Theology” has been taking shape in my heart and mind, and – as I prepare to retire -- it has come time for me to share this with you, the congregation I now serve.
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
To celebrate Earth Day, we are honored to have a master gardener with a passion for community gardening as a way to build bridges and community in our diverse world.
Mary Reilly-Kliss lives and gardens in West Bend. She retired in 2005 after 33 years teaching Reading/Language Arts and English to middle and high school students. After becoming a Master Gardener, she started the Washington County Community Garden in West Bend. The WCCG will begin its 19th year in 2026. She has assisted a number of organizations, both private and public, to establish community gardens in Washington and Ozaukee Counties. When not gardening at the WCCG or at home, Mary and her husband, David, enjoy traveling and all things grandkid. She creates both art and traditional quilts, and dyes fabric using plant materials.
9:50 – Join for informal conversation (optional)
10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Sometimes we say things that end up offending someone else. But does the fact that someone feels offended...actually mean we were offensive? Or could it be that some folks are too thin-skinned? Where do you draw the line?
Tony Larsen was our minister here at Unitarian Church North for 4 years (2019-2023), having served before that at Olympia Brown UU in Racine for 40+ years. He was raised Catholic, and studied to be a Catholic priest for 10 years before being ordained to the Unitarian Universalist ministry. He received his B.A. in philosophy from Maryknoll College in 1971, his M.A. in theology from Maryknoll School of Theology in 1973, and his D.Min from Meadville/Lombard Theological School in 1975.
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10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Scott writes: On this special Sunday, Dr. Souala (who is a practicing medical surgeon from Sheboygan and a lay leader of the Islamic Society of Sheboygan) will join me in a chancel conversation which will explore “The Heart of Islam” and also touch on some of the similarities and differences between Islam and our Unitarian Universalist faith. Members of the Islamic society of Sheboygan (who hosted 20 of us for a “breaking of the Ramadan fast last month) will be joining us for this service, and a “Mediterranean First Sunday Lunch” that will follow. This will be an interfaith experience you will not want to miss, so plan now on being with us!
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10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
Scott writes: On Sunday evening, July 15, 1838, Unitarian theologian Rev. Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the address to the seven young men who comprised that year’s graduating Harvard Divinity School class. He set New England’s theological establishment “on fire” that night with his bold proclamation that set Unitarianism apart from other faiths. Today, we still owe a great debt of gratitude to Emerson for setting us firmly on our liberal spiritual and epistemological path. Do be with me this Sunday as I offer this retrospective, and remind us what our UU faith is – at its core – all about.
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10:00 – Service begins
11:00 – Coffee hour
The meaning of worship is
to be shaped by
what is of worth.
We gather together in spiritual community because we need constant reminders of what matters most in life. In a world of heartbreak and dehumanization, our congregations and communities call us to our better selves. We learn to live with more wisdom, more connection, and more compassion.
Our Worship Services are weekly reflections that weave together our own thoughts and experiences with music, beauty, poetry, and words that both comfort and challenge. Our programs for all ages inspire and awaken us to our capacities to make a difference in our own lives and in the world.
