[Worship] Fw: Setting new date for presentation for FUUSM and Athens Fellowship NEXT STEP OF SELECTING PROGRAM

Sat Nov 1 10:08:31 CDT 2025

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On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <
worship at fuusm.org> wrote:

> HI, Worship & Music folks --
>
> JD Stillwater is asking us to choose which program we want him to present
> on April 26.  He is suggesting Magic Recipes and several of you had
> previously highlighted Nature's Scripture.  Please preview at least those
> two before the November 5 meeting, so we can let him know our decision.
> I also have asked whether Pete Mather (and perhaps others in Athens) would
> like to weigh in on the selection.
>
> If you click on the "on my website," you can either watch the videos or
> read the transcripts to see the content of the talks.
>
> I look forward to our discussion!
>
> Martha McG
> ------------------------------
> *From:* JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 20, 2025 10:27 AM
> *To:* Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: Setting new date for presentation for FUUSM and Athens
> Fellowship
>
> Yay! Great news, Martha.
>
> Below are the service topics I currently offer. Most are multimedia.
> Descriptions for most of them are on my website
> <https://www.jdstillwater.earth/talks-workshops/>, along with transcripts
> and recordings. *Titles in bold* (topics in parentheses).
>
> Do any of these stand out for April 26? I recommend Magic Recipes as a
> real favorite, but all of them have been well-loved by other congregations.
>
> JD Stillwater
> Science Ambassador
> Harrisburg, PA
> *Subscribe <https://mailchi.mp/c97b90840b8d/jd-signup> to my newsletter!*
>
> *Titles & Topics of JD’s UU Service Offerings:*
>
>
> *Active Love and Anthropocene Angst *(surviving humanity’s adolescence)
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.  Sources:  1, 2, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Equity, Transformation, Justice
>
>
> *Ancestors: Honoring Them; Becoming Them* (Halloween/Samhain/Day of the
> Dead service on death and remembrance)
>
> Principles: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. Sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Transformation, Pluralism.
>
>
> *The Awe Trilogy* (the science & spirituality of awe) (Three services.)
>
> Principles: all of them. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Transformation, Pluralism, Generosity.
>
>
> *Bædlings, Two-Spirits, & the Science of Sex* (biology of intersex &
> trans people)
>
> Principles: 1, *2*, 3, 6. Sources: 1, 2, *5*.
>
> Values: Justice, Transformation, Pluralism.
>
>
> *This is Not My Beautiful House!* (stewardship, generosity,
> non-attachment, flow)
>
> Principles: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8. Sources:  1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Justice, Interdependence, Equity, Generosity
>
>
> *Befriending the Thief: Remembering Mary Oliver* (death & poetry))
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Transformation
>
>
> *Building A New Way—DIY* (taking responsibility for social change)
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (all of them!)  Sources: 2, 5
>
> Values: Justice, Transformation, Pluralism, Generosity.
>
>
> *Combustion Addiction: 12 Steps to Climate Recovery* (taking
> responsibility for climate sanity, via the 12 steps of addiction recovery)
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Justice, Interdependence, Transformation, Generosity
>
>
> *Complementarity: Quantum Physics and the End of Dogma* (how reality is
> both-and, not either-or)
>
> Principles: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
>
> Values: Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence,
>
>
> *Defiant Love: Interrogating Our American Heritage* (trauma, epigenetics,
> and beloved community)
>
> UU Principles in play: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8.  UU Sources in play: 2, 4, 5.
>
> Values: Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Justice.
>
>
> *Defining Enough* (stewardship, generosity, anti-consumerism)
>
> Principles: 3, 4, 5, 7. Sources: 2, 3, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Generosity, Equity, Transformation, Interdependence
>
>
> *Earthquakes Everywhere *(our current political rupture)
>
> Principles: 2, *6*, 7, 8. Sources: 5.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Equity, *Transformation*.
>
>
> *Epi-what? Epistemology, Misinformation, and the Current Crisis*
> (addressing “alternative facts”)
>
> Principles: 2, 3, *4*, 5, 8. Sources: *5*.
>
> Values: Pluralism, Transformation.
>
>
> *Fiddling While Rome Burns* (the value of the arts)
>
> Principles: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Sources: 2, 3, 5.
>
> Values: Justice, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence
>
>
> *Flowers & Sex - An Evolutionary Love Affair* (importance of diversity)
>
> Principles: 1, 7, 8. Sources: 1, 5.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Pluralism.
>
>
> *Grand Design: Aging, Alloparenting, and Evolution* (it takes a village…)
>
> *Principles*: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8. *Sources*: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Generosity, Pluralism, Transformation
>
>
> *Love In Darkening Times* (Love writ large. Best in late Nov/Dec)
>
> (this requires rehearsal and a super-strong music ministry team)
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 6. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
>
> Values: Interdependence, Transformation, Pluralism (sort of)
>
>
> *Magic Recipes: Science and the Profound Meaning of Spring* (Emergence,
> spring, “miracles” - Good for springtime)
>
> Principles: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8.   Sources: 1, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Transformation, Pluralism
>
>
> *Peace, Love, Understanding, and Manure* (the power of listening)
>
> Principles in play: 1, 2, 3, *4*, 5, 6, 8. Sources: 1, *3*.
>
> Values: Equity, Interdependence, Transformation, Pluralism
>
>
> *Mystery: Koans of Science* (learning to love the unknown)
>
> Principles: 3, 4, 7. Sources: 1, 2, 5.
>
> Values: Pluralism, Interdependence
>
>
> *One Song - the Science of Oneness*
>
> Principles in play: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, *7*, 8.  Sources: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Interdependence, Equity, Transformation, Justice, Pluralism.
>
>
> *Nature’s Scripture: The Interfaith Promise of Science* (nature as a
> bridge between religions)
>
> Principles: 1, 3, 4, *6*, 7 Sources: 1, 3, * 5*
>
> Values: Pluralism, Interdependence, Equity, Transformation
>
>
> *Resurrection: Easter, Nature, and Afterlife* (death and “resurrection”)
> (Magic Recipes is preferred; this is backup)
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 4, 7. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
>
> Values: Pluralism, Interdependence, Transformation
>
>
> *Super. Natural. The Co-evolution of Science and Spirit*
>
> Principles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
>
> Values: Equity, Pluralism, Transformation.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 19, 2025, at 11:41 PM, Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> April 26 is good for the Athens Fellowship, too.  SO - we are set for
> April 26, 2026.
>
> Martha McGovern
> FUUSM
> Worship & Music Committee, Chair
> Cell:  304-834-9600
> Email: marthamcg5119 at gmail.com
> ------------------------------
> *From:* JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 17, 2025 11:14 AM
> *To:* Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Ann Stillwater <ann at jdstillwater.earth>
> *Subject:* Re: Setting new date for presentation for FUUSM and Athens
> Fellowship
>
> Wonderful! Let me know what the Athens folks say.
>
> JD Stillwater
> Science Ambassador
> Harrisburg, PA
> *Subscribe <https://mailchi.mp/c97b90840b8d/jd-signup> to my newsletter!*
>
> On Oct 12, 2025, at 10:46 PM, Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Greetings, JD --
>
> April 26 looks good from FUUSM perspective.  I'll email Athens (Pete
> Mather) to see if that date will work for them.
> We are thinking that Athens can connect via Zoom, so folks will have
> options.  Some will make the drive to participate in person; others will
> view via Zoom.
>
> Martha McGovern
> ------------------------------
> *From:* JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:46 AM
> *To:* Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Ann Stillwater <ann at jdstillwater.earth>
> *Subject:* Re: Setting new date for presentation for FUUSM and Athens
> Fellowship
>
> Hello, Martha!
>
> Things are finally settling down a bit for this coming spring. I can be in
> Marietta/Athens on Sunday April 26, 2026, if that works for both
> congregations.
>
> I apologize for the long delay in getting this worked out, and I’m hopeful
> that the date is open for you. I’ve wanted to come back to FUUSM for a long
> time!
>
> JD Stillwater
> Science Ambassador
> Harrisburg, PA
> *Subscribe <https://mailchi.mp/c97b90840b8d/jd-signup> to my newsletter!*
>
> On Sep 15, 2025, at 6:14 PM, Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear JD -
>
> Athens Fellowship has agreed to contribute to the cost of a collaborative
> Sunday morning service, so we would like to move forward with planning. In
> previous email exchanges, we had talked about a $400 charge for that
> service.
> At this point, we would like to look to the spring of 2026 - perhaps
> March.  We did note that World Water Day is Sunday, March 22, so that might
> be a target date.
>
> I asked committee members to peruse your website and suggest preferences:
> The feedback is environmental climate themes, Nature's Scripture, Magic
> Recipes, and Combustion: 12 Steps.  I think we are flexible, and you may
> recommend a particular program when the date is determined.
>
> We look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Sincerely,
> Martha McGovern
> Chair, Worship & Music Committee
> FUUSM
>
> Cell:  304-834-9600
> Email:  marthamcg5119 at gmail.com
>
>
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