Sunday, August 18, 2024 - 10 a.m.

"The Best Kept Secret ...

What Happens After Your Last Breath?"

On Sunday, August 18th, I'll be sharing on the topic of near death experiences. If you have a spare 35 minutes to listen to a video, may I suggest an interesting one by Rosemary Thornton, "Clinically Dead for 10 Minutes" (CLICK HERE). I'll be starting the meeting at 10.

• Sydney Brookes, Discussion Leader

August 25 | "Empathy Holes and Human Nature"

Open discussion about how we grow our empathy for people who do not reciprocate healthy empathy.

• Deb Reid, Discussion Leader

September 1 | "Cosmological Arguments: Logic through the Ages"

• Bob Miller, Discussion Leader

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• This Week's Summer Discussion Service
• Upcoming Summer Discussion Services
• This Issue's Contents
• Helpful Links, Office Hours, Upcoming Events Calendar
• Potluck at UUCR — Friday, August 16^th
• UU the Vote Opportunities
• Young Voter Registration Campaign
• Book Recommendations from the 8/4/24 Discussion Service
• Birthdays

This month's potluck will be held at UUCR (914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown) on Friday, August 16^th, beginning at 6 PM. Our host will be David Biehler. Please bring a dish to share, and if you can, please help with the clean-up afterwards. THANKS!

The Social Justice Committee, along with Rev. Kathryn, are sharing information about how UUCR's members and friends can get involved in action for the upcoming election through UU the Vote. Below is an invitation to weekend canvass activations coming up; in particular, the one in Philadelphia sounds doable. Rev. Kathryn will gladly coordinate transportation support for those who are interested in the Philadelphia canvass, Friday, September 6^th to Saturday Sept 7^th and sign up by Aug 15^th.

Here's the details and more opportunities:

The weekend canvass activations in Philadelphia from Friday, September 6^th, to Saturday, Sept 7^th, Pittsburgh over the weekend of September 21–22, and Raleigh, NC, the weekend of Oct 25–27. UU The Vote will be arranging home hospitality for all three of these canvasses to accommodate folx coming in from out of town.

Rev. Dr. Sofia Bentancourt will be speaking to the group at the Philadelphia activation. Housing and transportation support will be coordinated towards the end of August.

Here is the link to the UU The Vote Canvass and Phone Bank activities this coming fall. 

Amy Warner for the Social Justice Committee

Dear Friends,



Below is my mini-campaign to my granddaughter and beyond (especially family in Pennsylvania). It’s a reminder from our generation to hers of our values. Consider adapting this to send to family or friends, whatever we can do to get the youth vote out. (Note that I’ve already heard back from a Pennsylvania nephew who will vote from U. Mich.) Let’s create a wave!  A personal message might make the difference.

Gerry Edwards

”Iris, before leaving for college, do register to vote and request an absentee ballot for November. Please encourage all your friends to do the same! I’m sending a similar email to all my friends who have family or friends with children or grandchildren. This is a critical election for all of us, but especially for your generation, so please vote!

Much love,

Grandmother”

1. The Original People—the Ancient Culture and Wisdom of the Lenni-Lenape People by Chief Quiet Thunder and Greg Vizzi. (Diane Shields & Kevin Brien)
2. We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (Amy Warner)
3. Oath and Honor by Liz Cheney (Bob Coleman)
4. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Linda Dutton)
5. The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck (Joy Kim)
6. My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor (Sydney Brookes)
7. Dirt by Bill Buford (M.Q. Riding)
8. Recommended author—Lynda La Plante (Bob Bjork)
9. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
10. The Editor by Sara Franklin
11. On Tyranny by Tomothy Snyder (David Biehler)
12. Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum (David Biehler)
13. A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell (Lynn Geisert)
14. Prophet Song by Paul Lynch (Eileen Kessler)
15. The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien (Eileen Kessler)
16. An Unspoken Hunger by Terry Tempest Williams (Vida Morley)
17. Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams (Vida Morley)
18. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Margo Long)
19. The Overstory by Richard Powers (Penny McCrea)
20. The Song of the Cell by S. Mukherjee (Gerry Edwards)
21. The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie (Gerry Edwards)
22. James by Percival Everett (Kathy Lee)
23. Immense World by Ed Yong (Judy Graham)
24. Washington’s Farewell by John Avlon (Jan Sprinkel)
25. Life and Death of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan (Bill & Chris Gimpel)

AUGUST

03 | Kevin Brien

06 | Joan Blume

07 | Debra Woodruff-Capper

18 | Joan Biehler

19 | Bob Fox

27 | Margo Long

29 | John Leek

30 | Liz Salett

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