Services for September

Sunday 10:30 - 11:30 am

End of Summer. The end of summer always seems to me bittersweet. Summer has its joys: for many, there’s time for relaxation, even vacation travel. The days are longer and somehow the extended sunlight creates a feeling of freedom. But as summer ends, we know we’re leaving that freedom behind for the more regular schedule of fall and winter, with school and not-vacation and shorter days. On the other hand, there’s the excitement September brings: for the youngest, starting school for the first time; for older children, new teachers, maybe an entirely new school; for adults, changes in rhythms that may have a freshness of their own. As we celebrate Labor Day on Monday, let’s acknowledge all the sweetness and sadness of the end of summer and the beginning of fall. And may we hold in love all those workers whose labor is essential to our lives.

~ Rev. Jaye

A Pause Between Seasons

Laura Paligo and the Worship Committee
September 7

We will gather for a time of peaceful reflection as we are guided along the path of our indoor labyrinth, bathed in the healing sounds of Bess Hutt’s crystal singing bowls, flute and handpan drum, and/or mindfully walk about our beautiful grounds.

Healing Waters

Rev. Jaye Brooks
September 14

Each September we celebrate the start of a new congregational year with a ceremony of ingathering. We use water as a symbol of belonging, the individual mingled with and influencing the whole. This September we consider the many ways water can soothe and heal. Everyone is encouraged to bring water from a special place—maybe from the ocean, maybe from home, maybe from UUFHC—as we individually pour water into a common vessel. In this service for all ages, children and youth both participate and assist. Childcare is available for the littlest (and they are also welcome to be with their parents in the service).

A potluck luncheon follows the service

Service TBA

Rev. Amanda Aikman
September 21

Rev. Amanda Aikman is returning with a special service.

Silent Witnesses

Rev. Jaye Brooks
September 28

Everyone needs a place where they can belong. This Fellowship seeks to be a place where all who need to belong can find their place. Through the practice of welcoming, of reaching out and gathering in, we here inevitably witness to the grief and loss in our own lives and the lives of others. This Sunday begins the month of Silent Witness, when we place the life-size silhouettes visible from the road. Each one represents a specific human being lost to domestic violence in Harford County. In this act, the Fellowship makes the issue visible—as well as the commitment of this community to be a haven for those who live with deep grief.