Unitarian Society of Germantown

August 1 - 10:30am

Empathy - Anaiis Salles

We begin our transformational journey toward empathy having a reliable mental concept of tolerance. Then we find ourselves bumping into the invisible boundaries where tolerance limits our capacity for deeper relationship. It is here, where intellect dressed as tolerance acquiesces to the impulses of the heart, that we discover compassion. Then taking one step further, we dare to ask: is there a difference between compassion and empathy? We have compassion for, but we have empathy with. If there is a distinction to be made, how much greater is the love we give, receive and hold fast when we risk fully feeling how the "other" feels? Empathy is that place in our heart and soul where judgment dies, and where the making of war ends.

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July 18th - Kirtan - Rev. Kent Matthies

The Hindu holy text Bhagavad-gita encourages people to worship and glorify the holy. The practice of kirtan was popularized as an effort to honor the sacred in all. This is an Indian call and response tradition commonly found in yogic traditions in the United States. This service addresses the Small Group Ministry topic: Relationship with Our Bodies.


	The Ending Racism Committee Presentation of An Original Wireless Network production of Phenomenal Women & Remarkable Men Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31, 8pm has been CANCELLED

	Lughnasadh And Drumming Circle Sunday, Aug. 1, 7pm in the Grove Lughnasadh [LU nah sah] was the first harvest festival for the ancient Celts. Berries were on the vines but the grain fields needed attention before they could be harvested. It was a time for taking stock and redirecting energies. The Earth Honoring Traditions Group of USG will celebrate Lughnasadh on Sunday, August 1, at 7:00 PM in the Grove. All are welcome to join the celebration and the Drumming Circle that follows. Contact Dennis Strain, dennis.strain09@gmail.com; 215-247-3823 for more information.

	New Black Box production of Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary Conceived, written, adapted and directed by Robert Anu & Mel Donaldson Sunday, August 8, 4pm Thurgood Marshall was one of America's leading radicals. He helped lead a civil rights revolution in the 20th century that forever changed the landscape of American society. But he is the least well known of the three leading black figures of this last half- century. Martin Luther King Jr., with his teachings of love and non-violent resistance, and pre-Mecca Malcolm X, the fiery orator who advocated a righteous bloody overthrow of an unjust, racist system, are both more closely associated in the popular mind and myth with the civil rights struggle. But Thurgood Marshall, working through the courts to eradicate the legacy of slavery and destroying the racist segregation system of Jim Crow, had an even more profound and lasting effect on race relations than either Martin or Malcolm. In this "dramatic impression", Thurgood Marshall will share with us some of the important as well as fond and humorous memories and lessons he experienced growing up, as a student, legal activist, soldier, and commander on the front lines and in the strategic councils in the battle for racial equality in the ongoing struggle for civil and human rights. Ticket reservations, contact Robert Anu or atrueborn@yahoo.com or Karen Waller-Martin karenwalmar@aol.com.

	Green Sanctuary's "Menu for the Future" Discussion Circle Monday, August 16, 7pm Be part of Green Sanctuary's first Menu for the Future Discussion Circle on August 16th. RSVP to be part of circles of 10-12 folks who will meet six consecutive times. We'll seed more community discussion circles on food security and food justice as interest grows. Our goal is to hold at least one discussion circle in every neighborhood of Philadelphia by December of 2011. We are networking this project with Northwest Earth Institute, NIM, and support from Weavers Way Co-op. Our first Menu for our Future Meet Up will be at Unitarian Society of Germantown in Northwest Philadelphia. The following five discussion circles will meet in group members' homes and include a potluck. Members of your circle bring dishes based on a local food, sharing the story about where their special ingredients came from. Build grassroots community, volunteer, educate and activate. Your cost: $20 for the Menu for the Future discussion guide. Discussion guides will be recycled. RSVP to Anaiis Salles at greensanctuary@usguu.org.

	Welcome New USG Members Congratulations to USG’s newest members who were recognized and participated in a membership book signing ceremony on Sunday, June 6, 2010. The new members are (from L to R) Andrea Durham, Will Bernstein, Paul Teti, and Eileen Teti. For information about the path to membership at USG, please contact Delores Hill, Membership Committee Chair at membership@usguu.org.

	UU-101 UU-101 is a one-hour introduction to Unitarian Universalism for visitors and new members. It is held on the second Sunday of each month in the Daskam Room (second floor), and childcare is provided. Attendees will receive a free copy of The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide. The next session will be Sunday, August 15 at 9:30am. If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Friday, August 13. For more information or to RSVP, send an email to UU101@usguu.org or contact group leaders Howard Silver at 215-884-2734, or Linda Bernstein at 215-842-0560.

	The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Haiti Relief Fund: to learn how much they have collected, how the money is being used and how to contribute, visit UUSC & UUA

	Marriage Equality The Unitarian Universalist Association has produced a video which makes clear the support of people of faith for marriage equality. Please watch it and disseminate widely to others.

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The Unitarian Society of Germantown, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, serves the communities of Abington (zip code 19001), Ambler (zip code 19002), Elkins Park (zip code 19027), Glenside (zip code 19038), Jenkintown (zip code 19046), Merion Station (zip code 19066), Narberth (zip code 19072), Oreland (zip code 19075), Havertown (zip code 19083), Wyncote (zip code 19095), Wynnewood (zip code 19096), Philadelphia Chestnut Hill (zip code 19118), Wyndmoor (zip code 19118), Philadelphia Mt. Airy (zip code 19119), Philadelphia Roxborough (zip code 19128), Philadelphia East Falls (zip code 19129), Philadelphia Spring Garden (zip code 19130), Philadelphia Fairmount (zip code 19130), Philadelphia Wynnefield (zip code 19131), Philadelphia Germantown (zip code 19144), Blue Bell (zip code 19422), Gwyned (zip code 19436, Lansdale (zip code 19446), Bala Cynwyd (zip code 19004), Lafayette Hill (zip code 19444), Melrose Park (zip code 19027), Roslyn (zip code 19001), Rydan (zip code 19046), Laverock (zip code 19038), Plymouth Meeting (zip code 19462) , Flourtown (zip code 19031), Erdenheim, Cheltenham (zip code 19012), and Ft. Washington (zip code 19034). Visitors from any other location are equally welcome.