Kairos July 8, 2025









Kairos July 8, 2025





Kairos                                                         7/08/2025


Q and A
July 13
, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Online and in-person
Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson

We will Share the Plate with the Minister’s Discretionary Fund
The Minister’s Discretionary Fund is to help members in times of need and to help with leadership development. 

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Happy Birthday to: Gina Pulciani (Jul 08), Matt Menze (Jul 09), Myrna Rowe (Jul 10), Rev. David Weissbard (Jul 10), Barb Joyner (Jul 11), Eleanor Adkins (Jul 11), Vincent Marzorati (Jul 12), Chuck Elliot (Jul 13), Xelo Richardson (Jul 13), Zazie Baddour (Jul 14), Maria Arreaza-Coyle (Jul 15), & Spitty Tata (Jul 15)!


Consciousness After Death

Part 2
Wednesday, July 9, 6pm
Church Library

Join in on the conversation exploring the mystery of consciousness after death. This session focus is  Deathbed Visions. Led by Duane Wilke.

All are Welcome


UU 2030’s Gathering

Sunday, July 13th 
After service

Join members and friends in their 20’s and 30’s for a discussion and opportunity for connection.
We meet about 20 minutes after the service.

We hope you can join us!
Hailey and Sarah

Commentary on the book Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife Of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp

The author states: “Electronic waste is currently the world’s fastest-growing type of garbage. According to the Global E-Waste Monitor, an annual United Nations report on the state of electronics disposal, nearly 50 million metric tons of old cell phones and computers and televisions enter disposal streams every year, the equivalent of 125,000 jumbo jets of materials that require–though scarcely ever receive–careful handling.
That amount is expected to double by 2050, by which time the production of electronics will be responsible for nearly 15 percent of all global carbon emissions.”

He goes on in Chapter 16 to say that the world is on the verge of a dramatic restructuring of the mining industry as societies embrace the “Green Energy Transition”. Extraction of Petroleum will be replaced by extraction of minerals required to produce the batteries and other devices and that initially will result in yet more carbon being released into the atmosphere than ever before. As he puts it a new topography of “electric states” as opposed to the current Petro States will emerge. In order to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement, intended to achieve a net zero carbon emissions level by the year 2100, 40% more copper, 70% more cobalt and nearly 90% more lithium will have to come out of the ground. This is more minerals in two decades than humanity has extracted in all previous history.

I’ve received several comments on the quotes and remarks for which I thank you.

Submitted by Gaen McClendon


Sunday Morning Meditation
1st and 3rd Sundays 
9:15 in the Library

The next session is July 20

We meet to meditate together and center ourselves for the day. Please join us for Sunday Morning Meditation. 

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A loving, spiritual congregation that lives our values through belonging, reason, and action.

Mission:
Like the nature that surrounds us, we evolve as a habitat for spiritual development.  

  • Our deep roots connect us to a wealth of resources that nourish our growth as a beacon for justice, inclusion, and liberation, especially anti-racism and gender and sexuality justice. 
  • Our listening cultivates diverse and multicultural relationships that bridge divisions, strengthen our communities, heal hearts, and foster safety for all. 
  • Our awareness of our interdependence inspires us to protect the shared environment and natural world in which we live.

The Board of Trustees:
 President: Wendy Bennett
Vice President: Diane Kuehl
Clerk: Scott Garwick
Treasurer: Bob Spelman
Trustees: Kendra Asbury, Clark Logemann, Neita Webster

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