http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/ en-GB (c) 2009 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, IN unitarian universalist, sermons, social justice Podcasts of Sunday services and other events. Podcasts of Sunday services and other events. UU Church of Muncie uuchurch@yahoo.com Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Finding Our Way" - Rev. Derek Parker, Guest Minister. The wisdom of the rabbis, and a reflection on finding our way in the world. The Rev. Derek Parker is a long time friend of our congregation. He has served liberal churches across three denominations, including the UUA. He is presently Youth Pastor at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Muncie. Sue Guillaud, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Improvisational medley on two hymns, "Praise to the Living God" (Singing the Living Tradition #215) and "When We Wend Homeward" (#277)Offertory: Mozart, Sonata K. 333, Andante Listen to the service (duration: 49'02"; readings and sermon at 25'00"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100905-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:00:00 -0600 49:02 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Gimme Shelter" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. With a parade and songs and our Gathering of the Waters Ceremony we will celebrate all the ways we give each other shelter from rain, storms, oppression, trouble and fear. Please remember to bring water to this service from a place that is important to your living, a place that nurtures your spirit, or any place that you love. Lisa Kuriscak, Worship Associate Music: Jim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (duration: 55'16"; readings and sermon start at 14'55"; Water Ceremony at 37'10"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100829-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0600 55:16 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "To Have More" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. In an era when the fastest growing religious group is that of the "unaffiliated," when skepticism of organized religion is a given, even among church members, and when religion is as much a source of evil as good, why do we gather each week? What more are we seeking? Michael O'Hara, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Ginastera, Suite de danzas criollas (I)Offertory: Ravel, MinuetJim Helton, piano Listen to the service (total duration: 52'13"; sermon begins at 21'10"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100822-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0600 52:13 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Understanding the Bible" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. The Bible is the scripture of Christianity, and a version of the scripture of Judaism. Christians draw on it for definition, guidance, and inspiration. But, how is a skeptic, an atheist, or a religious liberal to understand the Bible? Markie Oliver, Worship Associate Music:Musical Interlude: Edward MacDowell, "To a Wild Rose"Offertory: Claude Debussy, "La fille aux cheveux de lin" (Préludes, 1er Livre) Listen to the service (Duration: 62'40", sermon begins at 26'): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100815-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0600 62:40 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Revenge and Peace" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik.This June at our General Assembly Unitarian Universalists passed a statement on creating peace. This statement proclaims our moral duty to create peace, but it does not deny our need for war and hunger for revenge. How can we create peace? George Irving, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Grieg, Folk Medley (Lyric Pieces)Musical Interlude: Piano improvisation on Let There Be Light (Singing the Living Tradition #142)Offertory: Hymn Medley, Can I See Another's Woe (SLT #127) / Rank by Rank Again We Stand (SLT #358)Jim Helton, piano Listen to the services (duration: 57'43"; sermon begins at 16'35"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100808-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0600 57:43 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "The Beauty of Emptiness" - Rev. George Wolfe, Guest Minister. Emptiness is a concept most associated with Buddhism, but it is also an important theme in Taoism and Christianity. Rev. George Wolfe will explore the paradoxical teaching at the heart of the spiritual quest: "The way to be full is to empty oneself." His sermon will includes a serious performance of a famous musical composition by John Cage entitled, 4'33". Michael O'Hara, Worship Associate. Music: Yu-Ching Chin, piano; George Wolfe, silence Listen to the service (duration: 51'58"; sermon begins at 15'20"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100725-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0600 51:58 "Margaret Fuller: A Mama Who Didn't Mince Words" - Amy Kindred, Guest Minister. In a long line of women who have been influential in the history of Unitarianism, Margaret Fuller – a woman of free speech and transcendental friends – would be one near the top of the list. George Irving, Worship Associate Listen to the service (duration: 58'27"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100718-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0600 58:27 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Are You a Real Minister?" - Julia Corbett-Hemeyer, Guest Minister. A friend’s question a while back handed me not only my sermon topic but its title as well. "Ministry" is an evolving concept with many definitions and understandings. Are those of us who have ordained as interfaith ministers "real" ministers? Just what is it that makes a woman or man a minister in a professional sense? How does my own interfaith ordination play out with my commitment to UU values and principles? There will be time for questions and feedback at the conclusion of this sermon. Markie Oliver, Worship Associate. Listen to the service (duration: 51'36"; sermon starts at 25'00"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100711-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0600 51:36 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "E Pluribus Unum - Out of Many, One" - Brandon Mundell, Service Leader. Our annual observance of the birth of our nation includes readings of historical documents, songs of Americana and reflections on the experience of being an "American." Join us as we celebrate and honor our national heritage with observations about both its triumphs and tribulations. Bea Sousa, Worship Associate. Music: Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (duration 52'47"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100704-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0600 52:47 "A Caring Community" - Liz Lowe, Guest Speaker. The longing for loving community is deep, and the vision of a Beloved Community inspires us. What resources are available within our congregation, including the Caring Committee and the Pastoral Associates, to create caring community? How can we also build a caring community out in our lives and relationships beyond the church walls? Brandon Mundell, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Edvard Grieg, Arietta (Lyric Pieces)Offertory: Franz Schubert, Sonata in A major, op. 142, Andante Listen to the service (total duration: 34'48"; reading and sermon begin at 12'30"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100627-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:00:00 -0600 34:48 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Father's Desire" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. Today, in community, we will honor our fathers and celebrate our high school graduates. William Ellery Channing in the 19th century wrote of a father's desire for his children's improvement and his joy in their progress. What meaning do Channing's words have for us in the 21st century? What are our father's desires? What do those desires demand of us? This service also featured our annual flower ceremony. Lisa Kuriscak, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Szymanowski, Prelude op. 1, no. 7Musical Interlude: Gillock, "Old Peasant Song" from Album for ChildrenOffertory: Szymanowski, Prelude op. 1, no. 8Gathering of Flowers: Chopin, Polonaise in C# minor, op. 26, no. 1Yuka Nakayama, piano Listen to the service (Total duration 58'10; sermon begins at 20'55"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100620-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:00:00 -0600 58:10 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "What Do You Want Me to Do?" - Rev. Derek Parker, Guest Speaker. Treating other people with dignity is far more difficult is far more difficult than our Association's 7 Principles might indicate. Beyond slogans about "the inherent worth and dignity of every person", there is also a need for radical humility. The service also includes our annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony, led by Markie Oliver. Sue Guillaud, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (Episcopal hymn)Offertory: Jules Massenet, Meditation from ThaisGeorge Wolfe, alto saxophone; Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (duration: 49'15"; sermon starts at 28'15"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100613-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:00:00 -0600 49:15 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Soul Searching: The Spiritual Journey of Thomas Merton" - Lowell Brummett, Guest Speaker. Thomas Merton is the most influential spiritual writer of the 20th century. He describes his conversion in his book, "The Seven Story Mountain," which has been translated into 28 languages. Merton was a Trappist Monk and resided mostly at the Gethsemane Monastery in Kentucky. He was influential in the peace movement of the 1960's and very interested in Eastern religions. Markie Oliver, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: J.S. Bach, Prelude in COffertory: Piano improvisation on "Life Is the Greatest Gift of All"/St. James' Air (Singing the Living Tradition #331)Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (total duration 73'24"; sermon starts at 31'45"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100606-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:00:00 -0600 73:24 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Liberal Liberation" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. How can a person be freed from a compulsive need for a substance or behavior? Is addiction only to substances or to behavior? The most well known model of liberation is that of Alcoholics Anonymous, but do the twelve steps work well with our seven principles? UUs tend to place a lot of faith in reason, science and love. Are these enough to liberate persons from addiction? Bea Sousa, Worship Associate Jim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (Total duration: 62'04"; sermon begins at 27'15"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100530-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 22:00:00 -0600 62:04 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "A Fuller Life" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. On the 200th birthday of Margaret Fuller, we look to this dynamic and vitally important person in the early life of our nation to learn how we can each, and all together, live a more full and happy life. Lisa Kuriscak, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Franz Schubert, Short WaltzesMusical Interlude: Piano improvisation on "Forward Through the Ages" (Singing the Living Tradition #114)Offertory: Piano improvisation on "We'll Build a Land" (Singing the Living Tradition #121) Listen to the service (Total duration: 56'39"; sermon begins at 14'00"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100523-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 22:00:00 -0600 56:39 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "This Too Shall Pass" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. This Sunday we mark the end of Beth Lefever's student ministry with us. Centuries ago the Buddha was born in April or May and later died in the same time of the year. How do we celebrate endings, and of them sprout new beginnings? Brandon Mundell, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Bela Bartok, Rumanian Dances, Nos. 3 and 2Offertory: Bartok, Rumanian Dance No. 1Musical Interlude: Bartok, Rumanian Dance No. 4 Listen to the Service (Total duration 48'22"; sermon begins at 15'40"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100516-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 22:00:00 -0600 48:22 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "In Every Age" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. In every age there arises a new generation that questions the answers of the previous generation. When we offer children and adults no doctrine, what do we offer? What does faith development mean in every age and to each of us as we age? This service featured our annual Youth Religious Education recognition ceremony, special music, and a "story for all ages." Sue Guillaud, Worship Associate Music:Prelude - Enrique Gallados, Galante (12 Spanish Dances)Choral Blessing - Douglas E. Wagner, "And Wherever You Go"Song - Raffi, "Big Beautiful Planet"*Jim Helton, piano; The UU Church of Muncie Choir, directed by Hal Caldwell; *Ric Dwenger, guitar and voice. Listen to the Service (Total duration 64'48"; choir at 15'40"; Homily Part at 30'40"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100509-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 22:00:00 -0600 64:48 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "More Deeply I Serve" - Beth Lefever, Student Minister. This church takes on an important ministry when it accepts the task of being a teaching congregation for a Ministerial Intern. In this final sermon of my Internship year, I will talk about that ministry, and how it has served me in my ministerial formation. I will talk about you, and how you have taught, touched and moved me, and about how I hope I might have affected you, as well, during my time here. George Irving, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Franz Schubert, Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 142 (excerpt)Offertory: Helton, Piano improvisation on "Do You Hear" (Singing the Living Tradition #112) Listen to the service (total duration 56'30"; sermon begins at 19'44"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100502-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 22:00:00 -0600 56:30 "Green and Gold: Sympathetic Joy" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. With special music by our Choir, today we explore the ideas of envy and sympathetic joy. Do you feel jealous when someone else wins the lottery? Do you feel cheated when you see someone else has a better job, or house, or more money than you? Are you golden when others are happy, or is your life tinged with the green of envy? Markie Oliver, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Edvard Grieg, "Clanging Bells" (excerpt)Musical Interlude: Edvard Grieg, "Clanging Bells" (excerpt)Offertory: Helton, arr., "Morning Has Broken"Choral Anthem: Miller and Jackson, arr. Hawley Ames, "Let There Be Peace on Earth"UU Choir under the direction of Hal Caldwell; Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (Total duration: 67'20"; sermon begins at 24'50"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100425-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0600 67:20 "A Real Happy Meal" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. To eat well, to eat ethically, to eat healthy food, to eat food grown sustainably, to eat affordably, and yet enjoy a meal without angst, may seem impossible. Today, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we will imagine eating a really happy meal, rather than the fast food variety. Bea Sousa, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Hymn improvisation (Singing the Living Tradition #175)Musical Interlude: Hymn improvisation (Singing the Living Tradition #44)Offertory: Chopin, Waltz in A-flatJim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (total duration: 48'50"; sermon begins at 26'35"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100418-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0600 48:50 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Never Again, Yet Again" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. Each year on the 27th of Nisan, (the same as April 11th this year) Jewish people remember the Hashoah, or Holocaust, and the heroism that arose in response to that terror. What does this day mean for Unitarian Universalists? Considering the international failures in Rwanda in the 1990s and in Darfur during the past decade, is it just silly to say "Never Again?" Michael O'Hara, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Melody Bober, The Night Horseman aMusical Interlude: Robert Schumann, Mignon bOffertory: John Williams, Theme from Schindler's List ba Tommy Miller, piano; b Marian Cooley, violin, Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (total duration 56'49"; sermon begins at 26'30"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100411-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0600 56:49 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Resurrection" - Beth Lefever, Student Minister. There is a saying: "All of these things are true; some of them actually happened." Such are my thoughts about the Christian resurrection story which contains truths which we may incorporate into our own lives. How have we experienced resurrection through our lives? When might we have been the instrument of resurrection in the lives of others? The SanctUUary Choir joins us on this Easter Sunday. Laura O'Hara, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Helton, Improvisation on the hymn "Let All the Beauty We Have Known" (Singing the Living Tradition #326)Offertory: Schubert, Impromptu, Op. 90, no. 3.Choral Anthem: Handel, Hallelujah Chorus from The MessiahChoral Benediction: Lutkin, BenedictionThe SanctUUary Choir, directed by Hal Caldwell; Jim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (total duration: 52'10"; sermon begins at 25'17"; Hallelujah Chorus at 16'25"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100404-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0600 52:10 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Watercourse Way – upekkha" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. E.B. White said, "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." Can we live fully without feeling torn? How do we find peace when passion is a sign of life? How can we do nothing and yet accomplish everything? For Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Atheists, what is the watercourse way? Sue Guillaud, Worship Associate Music:Prelude: Beethoven, Bagatelle, op. 33, no. 2Musical Interlude: Prichard/Helton, improvisation on "Blue Boat Home"Offertory: "Simple Gifts" (choir)The SanctUUary Choir, directed by Dr. Hal Caldwell. Jim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (duration: 57'49; sermon begins at 33'00"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100328-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0600 57:49 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "The Open Hand" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. The human hand has great power because it has four digits and an opposable thumb. Liberal religion also has five fingers that make it useful. But what is the difference between liberalism in general and UUism in particular? What is the difference between the fist and an open hand? Markie Oliver, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Haydn, Sonata Hob. XVI:21, II mvt.Musical Interlude: Frederic Rzewski, Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues (excerpt)Offertory: Haydn, Sonata Hob. XVI:21, I mvt.Mijail Tumanov, guest pianist. Listen to the service (Total duration 56'43"; sermon begins at 29'15"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100321-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0600 56:50 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Electric Etiquette" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. In this world of pagers, cell phones, regular phones, digital cameras, endless video, email, blogs and tweets, how do we treat one another with respect and dignity? Is there such a thing as privacy anymore, or is it merely different? Do we have to create new rules of behavior, call people back to old codes, or has nothing really changed? Brandon Mundell, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Beethoven, Für EliseMusical Interlude: Piano improvisation on "My Life Flow on in Endless Song" (Singing the Living Tradition #108)Offertory: Debussy, The Girl with Flaxen Hair Listen to the Service (Total duration: 58'42; sermon begins at 25'33"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100307-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 58:42 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Charles and the Pudding" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. Charles Chauncey was the minister of First Church Boston for 60 years. In this time he struggled with the Great Awakening and set the course of Unitarian and Universalist theology for decades afterwards. What does Chauncey have to do with Unitarian Universalists today, and what was his favorite "pudding?" Lisa Kuriscak, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Ginastera, Dance No. 1Musical Interlude: Piano improvisation on "Wake Now My Senses" (Singing the Living Tradition #298)Offertory: Samuel Barber, Excursion No. 2 Listen to the service (Total duration: 62'22"; Beth Lefever's "Children's Sermon" at 5'39"; main sermon at 25'45"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100228-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0700 62:22 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, IN "The Wolf Is Not Our Enemy" - Rev. Thomas Perchlik. The Wolf was long depicted as the terror of the wilderness, but the first nations who lived beside the Wolf knew otherwise. The Wolf was brother and competitor, but not an enemy. This Sunday we will ask: where in our own lives we have mistaken competitors for enemies; in US foreign policies do we mistake wolves for terrorists; who is the true enemy of Unitarian Universalists; and whose joyful howl gives us life? Laura O'Hara, Worship Associate. Music: Prelude: J.S. Bach, Prelude in C MajorMusical Interlude: Improvisation on "There Is More Love Somewhere" (Singing the Living Tradition #95)Offertory: Erik Satie, Gymnopédies, No. 1Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (Total duration: 69'24"; readings and sermon at 35'45"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100221-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:00:00 -0700 69:24 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "The Pain of Too Much Tenderness" - Beth Lefever, Student Minister.Taking off from a quote by Gibran, this sermon will explore the many manifestations of love kindled in the human heart and the place of love in the culture and especially the church. Brandon Mundell, Worship Associate. Music:Prelude: Helton, Piano improvisation on "Just as Long as I Have Breath" (Singing the Living Tradition #6)Offering (Choir): Scott Farthing, "Come Travel with Me"Musical Interlude: Helton, Piano improvisation, "When I Breath In..."Choral BenedictionThe SanctUUary Choir directed by Hal Caldwell; Jim Helton, piano Listen to the service (Total duration: 63'37"; readings and sermon at 25'00"): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100214-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:00:00 -0700 63:37 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Mercy Made Real" - Rev. Stephen Sinclair, Guest Minister. The Rev. Stephen Sinclair is a graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago, one of our two Unitarian Universalist seminaries. He served the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, Maryland as an intern and summer minister and Second Unitarian of Omaha, Nebraska as interim minister. He currently is a community minister in Omaha working with InCommom and Neighbors United. Before coming to congregational ministry he was a chaplain at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Marian Cooley, violinist, will join pianist Jim Helton to provide the special music this week. Rev. Thomas Perchlik, worship associate. Music:Prelude: Jean-Baptiste Senaillé/Moffat, Les polichinellesMusical Interlude: Helton, improvisation on the hymn "There's a Wideness in Your Mercy" (Singing the Living Tradition #213)Offertory: Enrico Toselli/Fradkin, "Serenade"Marian Cooley, violin; Jim Helton, piano. Listen to the service (Duration: 61'29", sermon begins at ): http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100207-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0700 61:29 Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, Indiana "Our Shared Calling: The Whole Ministry of the Church" - Julia Hemeyer, Guest Speaker. The word "Minister" tends to summon the image of someone in a pulpit, but the work of the church goes beyond our walls. Part of Rev. Perchlik's ministry is outside the church, but some UU Ministers serve in a community centered ministry as Chaplains, Community Organizers, Pastoral Counselors and such. Julia Corbett Hemeyer helps us consider "what is the community ministry of our church, and what could it be?" We also honor long-standing members of this church on our annual Heritage Sunday, and welcome new members. Sue Joiner Guillaud, worship associate Music:Prelude: Schubert, Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 142, No. 2 (excerpt)Offertory: Helton, Hymn improvisation, "Morning Has Broken/We'll Build a Land" Listen to the service (Duration 63'32"; sermon begins at 31'35") http://www.uuchurchmuncie.org/web/images/podcasts/mp3/20100131-servicepc.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:00:00 -0700 63:32