Host/Presenter: Don Morishita

From the Humanist Association, Humanism is the belief that human beings are the source of meaning and values. It is non-dogmatic and open-ended. It is a scientific search, self-correcting and open to change with new knowledge and new insights.

Humanism is deeply concerned with ethics and values, but rather than telling people what they should or should not do, it assists their search for values and attempts to help them achieve their full positive potential as human beings.

Humanists see humanity as having the capacity for continued growth and development, and they accept responsibility for encouraging that growth.

Host/Presenter: Karen Fothergill

Dr. Martin Luther King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.

Our service this Sunday will be “Claiming Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Rev. Paul Sprecher.

Martin Luther King had a connection to Unitarian Universalism.

Join us to learn about this connection and about Dr. King this Sunday, the day, before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Host/Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

At this time of year, almost everyone reflects on what has gone on, looking forward to what will happen in the future, resolving to make improvements.

“New beginnings” is a phrase we hear. What does it mean to make a new beginning? How much of the past do we bring with us, and what can or should we leave behind? What role does our faith play, as we forge new beginnings that are more likely to bring love into the world, more likely to inspire generosity and compassion?

Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building. Child care is available.

Host: Dale Bostock
Presenter: Julie Merrick

There is a universal wish to end the year with a festival of renewal that rekindles our faith, brings us closer to the people we care about, and brings light and laughter to the dark days of winter.”

This Holiday season can be filled with greater meaning and satisfaction when we make choices that are in alignment with our values. We are in a position to create a more soul-satisfying celebration when we answer the question of why it is we celebrate and put our focus there.

Newcomers are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building. Child care is available.

Host: Karen Fothergill
Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene

Many world religions celebrate this winter season with festivals of light: Jewish Hanukkah, Hindu Diwali, earth-centered Solstice. These holidays welcome the light of longer days to come, bringing hope and warmth. Lest, we neglect an important part of life darkness. However, what of the dark? Seeds require winter’s darkness if they are to emerge in spring. Can our souls be enriched by honoring the dark?

Join us this Sunday to hear Rev. Elizabeth Greene discuss this topic.

Newcomers are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building. Child care is available.

Host/Presenter: Don Morishita

One of the seven principles that Unitarian Universalists share is a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. In a religious context, this typically refers to seeking our spiritual truths and meaning. However, this is an important issue to address in all aspects of our lives. How carefully do we seek the truth? What processes do we go through as we seek to find truth and meaning in what we believe and what we do? Please join us as we continue to discuss the fourth principle of the Unitarian Universalists.

Newcomers are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building. Child care is available.

Host/Presenter: Ken Whiting

When does sentience (consciousness) begin?

Does consciousness begin at conception, later on in the womb, at birth or during early childhood? When does sentience (consciousness) leave? Does it leave at death, if so, does it continue (if so where) or does it cease to exist or perhaps move on to another being?

These questions we will explore this Sunday, November 9, 2014, at the Magic Valley Unitarian Fellowship.

This will be a participatory service involving the congregation. We urge everyone to be prepared for a lively discussion on this topic.

The Magic Valley Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship meets every Sunday beginning at 10:30 AM at the Twin Falls Senior Center, 530 Shoshone Street West in Twin Falls.

Newcomers are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building.

Host/Presenter: Rev. Elizabeth Greene
Mexicans have a celebration over All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days  (beginning November 1st and ending on November 2nd ) called Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Many Americans are unfamiliar with this joyous approach to remembering those who have gone before us—we perhaps miss an important part of life’s joys and sorrows if we neglect to recall the joys we have known through our departed loved ones having once been in our lives.

We will reflect on the mourning and—more importantly—the great joy that comes from being human. An important part of the Dia de Los Muertos celebration is an Altar of Remembrance. We invite you (and your children) to bring a small item or items (pictures, a small treasured possession once owned by your deceased loved ones, a treasured note or letter, etc.) to place on our altar, something that reminds you of the happiness of having had a certain person or persons or even a loving pet in your life.

All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days—the veil between worlds is thinnest, we are told! So, let us pay close attention to the condition of our own souls, reaching out in compassion, over time and place.

Everyone is welcome to visit the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to listen to Rev. Elizabeth Greene discuss this topic.

The Magic Valley Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship meets every Sunday beginning at 10:30 AM at the Twin Falls Senior Center, 530 Shoshone Street West in Twin Falls.

Newcomers are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Please park in the front of the building. Child care is available.