10:00 a.m. – Adult Discussion Group  Bring your thoughts, experiences, memories, stories of Thanksgiving to share.  Children’s Religious Exploration (Sunday School) will not be meeting this week. 11:00 a.m. – Worship Service Please join us for an introduction to Zen Buddhism.  Greg Hicks from the Hokori Zen Center will be our guest speaker.  Deirdre Daniel…

  Our next book discussion will be following potluck on December 11 (not first Sunday, as usual, because of the auction).  We will read and discuss The Open Space of Democracy by Terry Tempest Williams, the Utah environmental writer and advocate.  The book moves through the work of environmentalism and the importance of wilderness to…

10:00 a.m. – Adult Discussion Group  Keyno Hicks will be leading a discussion of Jeff Rubin’s “The End of Growth” — especially regarding technology and resources.   10:00 a.m. – Children’s Religious Exploration Pre-K – Elementary:  Love Will Guide Us With an emphasis on love, storytelling, artwork, play, and ritual, our children will explore the big…

  “This Machine” is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s hilarious, rhyme-intensive original songs.  The title is a reference to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to be sure, but also an acknowledgement that songwriting does good work in the world.  “Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression,” says Roy, “because…

10:00 a.m. – Adult Discussion Group  Agape Food Bank Representative will be here to discuss food scarcity in Polk County. 10:00 a.m. – Children’s Religious Exploration Pre-K – Elementary:  Love Will Guide Us With an emphasis on love, storytelling, artwork, play, and ritual, our children will explore the big questions in life. Middle School: Families Through…