October 5, 10:45 a.m.
Lora Powell-Haney: “Empathy Is No Sin”
With Love at the center, what other ways of being in the world might we cultivate? Empathy, compassion, mindfulness, self-regulation, and boundaries serve as both antidotes and “good medicine.” Let’s explore practices that help us strengthen how we live our UU faith out loud, and in these times.
Lora Powell-Haney (she/her), MDiv, currently serves as interim Director of Family Ministry at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church in Alexandria, Virginia. She has served three congregations as religious educator and multiple Central East Region congregations as an itinerant preacher, and continues her journey toward ordination as a Unitarian Universalist minister.
October 12, 10:45 a.m.
Rev. Paul Britner: “Forgiveness”
A return visit to the fictional UU Fellowship of All Good Things (inspired by Garrison Keillor’s “Lake Wobegon) as the members there struggle with their own traumas and dramas.
October 19, 10:45 a.m.
Ilene Evans: “Just Justice”
The sweet taste of justice is the topic of these stories from around the world. Peace restored, balance found, truth discerned, and troublemakers foiled make this entertaining romp from country to country, time to time, and continent to continent. For all ages.
Ms. Ilene Evans is an inspired storyteller, performer and scholar who weaves music, poetry, dance, and drama, to bring history alive. Ms. Evans creates and presents theater programs and workshops/seminars that inform, educate, and entertain audiences young and old. She has toured extensively across the US and internationally with her historical and original works. In addition to sharing traditional folktales and Affrialcian culture, Ms. Evans portrays significant women of color who changed the world as a Chautauqua Scholar.
October 26, 10:45 a.m.
Rev. Kimberley Debus: “Once Upon a Time”
From witches and wizards to love and hate to things that go bump in the night, we love to tell stories. In this service, we’ll explore storytelling as a vital key to our humanity.
Rev. Kimberley Debus is a minister based in the Washington DC Metro area, inspiring an artful and art-filled faith. She consults with congregations and religious professionals throughout the denomination. In addition to her consulting ministry, she also serves the Cedarhurst UUs in the greater Baltimore area. She has previously served at the Church of the Larger Fellowship as well as congregations along the Eastern seaboard and Great Lakes region.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Cumberland 
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