Calendar of events

Here you will find all of our congregation’s Sunday Services, Board and Committee meetings and other events. Use the calendar controls to see events for past or future dates. For a quick look at recent Sunday Services, click here!

Oct
27
Sun
“The Divine Dance” Dana Lynn Seaborn
Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Scholars from Plotinus to Emerson and Huxley have explored the “Perennial Philosophy” which has been said to lie at the heart of all religions.  Does that include Unitarianism?  Let’s find out!

Nov
3
Sun
Susanne Garmsen “The Pursuit of Happiness”
Nov 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In the history of humankind, most of us have been or are attempting to attain this precious goal in life. However, it is elusive. Come and explore some of the ways we can achieve happiness, and how we might maintain a joyful attitude a little longer!

Note: Be sure to set your clocks to “fall back” one hour, Sunday at 2am!

 

Nov
10
Sun
Anna Isaacs “Remembering for others”
Nov 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

I belong to the last generation who will hear stories from people I love who lived through World War II. What do these stories mean to me, to those who shared them, and to those I will share them with?

Anna Isaacs is a longtime member of Capital. She loves to hear people tell their stories.

 

Nov
17
Sun
Peter Scales “Holodomor: the Ukrainian Famine.” 
Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In 1932 Stalin committed one of the great crimes of the 20th century, starving millions of “his” citizens including 5 million
Ukrainian peasants.  The goal of world community with peace and justice for all compels us to look at historical tragedies and prevent future ones.

Peter Scales is a long-time Unitarian who is proud of his mother’s Ukrainian heritage.

 

Nov
19
Tue
Board Meeting
Nov 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Nov
24
Sun
Rita Wittman “Walking In the Steps of the Ancients:  How I Survived Buddhist Boot Camps”
Nov 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Rita will tell us what happens inside of a Zen Buddhist monastery when she shows up for training.

Rita is a retired teacher and a long time member of Capital.

 

Dec
1
Sun
Dana Lynn Seaborn “The Divine Song”
Dec 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Unitarianism takes as one of its sources “wisdom from the world’s religions.”  The Bahagavad Gita is one of the oldest sacred texts on the planet.  What can it teach us today?

 

Dec
8
Sun
Kelly Newhook “Together Against Poverty Society TAPS: The Name is the Programme”
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Executive Director Kelly Newhook will talk about the work of this enterprising NGO. Which looks at the social factors that help create poverty, the barriers to joining or rejoining mainstream society, and about strategies the society has developed to assist almost a thousand people every year.

 

Dec
15
Sun
Michele Favarger “Compassionate Communication: Four Simple Steps”
Dec 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Michele will share these steps to improving connection with Self and others.

 

Dec
17
Tue
Board Meeting
Dec 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dec
22
Sun
Amanda Tarling “Carols and Principles”
Dec 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This Sunday we will share music from the season while contemplating our seven Principles. Join us in Capital’s first celebration of a uniquely Unitarian winter celebration: Chalica!

 

Dec
29
Sun
Susanne Garmsen “Do What You Can”
Dec 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm