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

[Martha McGovern]

Nancy - I don't seem to be able to open what you sent in the email.

Martha
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I just did my homework, teacher!!  😊

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On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM Martha McGovern via Worship <worship at fuusm.org<mailto: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
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From: JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
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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
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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<mailto: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<mailto:marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>
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From: JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2025 11:14 AM
To: Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com<mailto: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
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On Oct 12, 2025, at 10:46 PM, Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com<mailto: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
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From: JD Stillwater <jd at jdstillwater.earth>
Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:46 AM
To: Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com<mailto: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
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On Sep 15, 2025, at 6:14 PM, Martha McGovern <marthamcg5119 at gmail.com<mailto: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<mailto:marthamcg5119 at gmail.com>

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