June 1

Rev. Elena Rigg:“A Festival of Flowers”

The children will be with us for the whole service.(No R.E. classes)Remember to bring a flower or two to share as we celebrate our annual flower festival/communion.is a morning of celebration. We will celebrate our high school graduates. Wealso celebrate and thank all those volunteers who keep this community running, hold it together, and
expand its vision--all that while teaching the children, making coffee, balancing the books, weeding the garden, and mending the plumbing!

Farewell Tribute to Elena and UCN Picnic

Summer Services: 9:30 am

All summer services are held promptly at 9:30 am.

Childcare is provided. There are no RE classes.

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June 15

Karen Mooney, “ What Fatherhood Teaches All of Us”

Fatherhood is affirming and accepting the role of being a parent. It is an active relationship with someone in need, most often a child, whether adopted or offspring. Fatherhood is a choice that humans make to stay and protect, care for, and rear. What can the role of fatherhood teach us about living well in these times? Karen Mooney is a Candidate for Unitarian Universalist ministry and a lifetime UU.

Antonio Doxtator, “American Indians and the Exploitation of a Culture”

Participants will be informed and enlightened in how racism and white privilege has caused the exploitation, and current process of destruction to the American Indian culture and
spirituality.

Antonio Doxtator is currently director of the Tradition Keepers Organization. Their
mission is to educate and encourage people, especially youth, to learn more about the
culture and history of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. "If we can go back to past ways of thinking and teaching we can recapture some of the best ways of living in
harmony and balance with one another and the world around us."

David Stokes, “Celebrate Summer Diversity:Animals that enrich our lives.”

This intergenerational service will focus on those non-human animals that grace our summer lives; slugs & bugs, frogs, turtles and oh yes... snakes!Using short songs, a story and live-animal interaction we will gather to share in and appreciate the diversity of animal life right here in the Midwest.

David Stokes is a husband, father, educator and entertainer and a UU.He spends most of his professional time sharing his enthusiasm and respect for earth and its passengers.Using songs, stories and live creatures, David shares humor and connection to the natural world.David lives with his wife of 27 years, Sarah (also a UU), and Eva, who is approaching sweet 16, in New Berlin. Jay, who is David and Sarah's son, is a sophomore RA at UW-Whitewater.

Cathy Gawlik, M.S. and Dawn Zak, B.S.W., CADCII“The Relaxation Response: A Path to Your Inner Compass”

Change is a constant in our lives, ever calling us to adjust and re-adjust. As a result, we can be thrown off balance and lose our internal sense of direction. This often creates a “fight or flight” stress reaction that can diminish our options and healthy perspective. Cathy and Dawn will be presenting an experiential tool that can create the space to access our inner compass, offering us a chance to respond differently to change. This relaxation response can better assist us to:
navigate our life more clearly, stay rooted and centered in the face of change and life challenges, and more authentically express who we are and what matters to us.

Cathy and Dawn are personal and professional growth specialists assisting individuals in living a courageous, authentic life. They provide tools that help in connecting to inner potential and openness to new possibilities at Way of the Willow, LLC.

Ty Bergeron, “Christmas in July”

What would you do if you won the lottery? Is money necessary for happiness, or the root of all evil? Join former Milwaukee broadcaster and UCN member Ty Davis-Bergeron and his “”UU Morning Zoo” as they recreate the Lux Radio Theater’s 1944 performance of “Christmas in July.” Joining Ty will be the creative talents of musicians and voice actors Poul and Linda Sandersen, WWSP radio host Zack Bergeron, and Ty’s always-entertaining wife Twila.

Eric Weiner, “Ethical Wills”

What assets are you passing on to your loved ones? Typical estate planning advisors explore this question with an emphasis on money, real estate and limiting tax liability. For them the focus is quantitative. In this program I will describe a qualitative tool, the ethical will, as another technique that may be used as part of the legacy planning process. The ethical will is a written document used to pass on one’s personal values, beliefs, life lessons, blessings, and love, to future generations. It is a chance to let your heirs know something about yourself: your stories, experiences and insights. You will be given the opportunity to begin writing your own ethical will. Is there a better gift one generation can leave to the next? Eric Weiner is a marriage and family therapist and expert on ethical wills.

India McCanse, “Wal Mart: The High Cost of Low Price”

Sometimes referred to as "the Evil Empire," the nation's number one retailer, WalMart is an American icon. But what is behind this capitalist machine and what makes its success so big? Join us for a thoughtful sermon on globalization, economics and advocacy.

India McCanse is a Candidate for Unitarian Universalist ministry and a member of Unitarian Church North.

Carol Browning and Nancy Maynard, “The Feast of Lughnasadh”

What relevance do the pagan holiday celebrations have for our lives? What meaning do these old rituals hold for us? We will look at some of the neo-pagan earth holidays and their
significance for ancient and modern people, with focus on the harvest celebrations. Come and find out “who is Lugh?”

Nancy and Carol have been studying the ancient holidays based on the earth’s cycles for many years, and celebrating them with friends.

10 Rev. Matthew Nelson and Compassion & Choices, “ The Personal and the Political:
End of Life Choices”

We each have a story to tell of a loved one dying, but seldom do we share those stories.
Matthew Nelson, an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ and member of the national board of Compassion& Choices, will share his story of his father's death and his
experiences as a volunteer for Compassion& Choices. His work with end of life choices
began in Oregon where he twice voted to let the citizens of Oregon have the right to die
peacefully in the face of a terminal illness. Upon joining Compassion & Choices' board he became a spokesperson and advocate for educating the public and elected officials about the need for the legal right of a terminally illto palliative care and aid in.
Compassion & Choices supports, educates and advocates for choice and care at the end of life.
As a minister in the United Church of Christ, Rev. Nelson has served as a chaplain and pastor to people at the end of their lives.

Please return to church in the afternoon for a panel discussion led by Compassion and Choices members. It will be held in the sanctuary on August 10, running from 2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M., and will be open to the public.

Betty Saloman of the Benedict Center, “Restorative Justice, Restored Lives”

Through their programs, the Benedict Center opens its doors and its hearts to women in
conflict with the law every day. Whether they help a single mother learn skills to win a job or they act as the conscience of the criminal justice system before government agencies, the Benedict Center’s programs help repair the harm done by crime to restore justice for all in every neighborhood. Their goal is to make community justice a reality in Milwaukee and
Wisconsin. As the Director of Dance Circus, Betty Saloman works with these women in a creative capacity, improving their lives by working with their bodies through dance.

Dr. Harold (Hal) Kacanek, “Exploring the Global Soundscape”

Known for his extensive interest in music of the world and his work as a musician, educator and general tinkerer, Dr. Hal continues to explore the global soundscape by further developing his art in composition. Inspired by imagery in Jose Clemente Orozco’s highly controversial murals entitled The Epic of American Civilization, Dr. Hal will discuss and perform “Three Murals for Earth Speaks,” which debuted at last year’s Earth Speaks Conference on the
Environment. We will be inspired by his simple yet transforming approach to organizing sounds that were reflective of the artist’s work.

Sunday Services

Our church service begins at 10:30 am during the regular church year, which runs from the last Sunday in August through the first Sunday in June. During summer, the services begin at 9:30 am. Each service lasts about one hour. Dress is casual.

Our minister draws her sermon topics from a wide variety of sources. These can include anything from the New York Times to the bible and also often includes timely topics. Sermon topics are publicized in the monthly church newsletter, as well as on this website and on the church answering machine the week of the service. You may a request a copy of our newsletter ("The Northliner") by emailing or calling the church office.

One Sunday each month, as well as during summer, the Sunday Services Committee engages other speakers and conducts services on various topics. These speakers have included local activists, ministers from other churches, and speakers from other religions, as well as members of the congregation.