April 2017 Newsletter
March 28th, 2017 . by William BaylisClick here and enjoy!
April 2017 Sunday Services
March 19th, 2017 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
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| Apr. 2 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Poetry Month: Singing the Body Electric. With a little help from the poet Walt Whitman, Rev. Fran reflects on rhythm and rhyme and the flesh that bears them along. In particular, Fran reaches for an understanding of what it means for a body to be born transgender. | Baylis-Stone Trio |
| Apr. 9 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Atonement and Icelanders: The day they locked the doors at Gimli. Palm Sunday | Toni Janik |
| Apr. 16 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Easter Sunday. | Baylis-Stone trio |
| Apr. 23 | Bill Baylis | Science & Religion for UUs. Science and religion are not antagonistic for UUs. Indeed, science is part of the UU religion, an essential piece of the search for truth. | Lorie Lyons |
| Apr. 30 | Sharon van Abbema | Wisdom from Unitarian Poets. | Lori Fithian & Jean Chorazyczewski |
| May 7 | Rev. Stephen Atkinson | The Sunny Hill. Life calls us to meet its challenges, and further, to attend carefully to the signs we receive that guide us toward our highest purpose and greatest task. This applies to us as individuals and to our congregations. Sometimes the task is obvious; sometimes difficult to discern, but the way to our deepest fulfillment is to work towards our highest goal. | Lorie Lyons |
Congratulations, Buster and Carabel!
March 16th, 2017 . by William BaylisHector and Carabel Ringrose celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on March 8. They have been the heart and smile of the church for decades. Hector, known to most of us as Buster, has been the regular greeter, always with a smile and good sense of humour, while Carabel has graced the church with lovely piano music. Both have been deeply involved in church activities. Congratulations to you both from the entire UU Olinda Church!
Hector and Carabel Ringrose Windsor Star March 11, 2017
Hector and Carabel were married on March 8, 1952 in Leamington. They have three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. This image is from the Windsor Star, Saturday, March 11, 2017, p. C4.
Big Sing 2017
March 13th, 2017 . by William BaylisThanks to the super-talented Choir Master Glen Thomas Rideout and the First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, members of our Choir at UU Olinda were able to join other choir members from Michigan and Indiana in the Big Sing on March 11 and 12 2017, in Ann Arbor. The theme of Welcoming and unity in diversity was a bright, joyous UU beacon in the face of separatist, racist, xenophobic, and homophobic attitudes on ascendancy around the world. Here’s a photo of Olinda participants after the concert:
 From L to R: Sue Markham, Jane Innerd, Bobbye Baylis. Stuart Miller, Bill Baylis, and Karen Andersen Miller
Funeral for Arnold Thompson on March 13
March 9th, 2017 . by William BaylisWe are deeply saddened by the death of G. Arnold Thompson (1921-2017), a long-time member of our UU Olinda Church. He passed away on Tuesday, March 7. His funeral will be held at the Reid Funeral Home, 14 Russell St., Leamington. Visitation starts t 10 AM and the service, to be led by our Interim Minister, the Reverend Frances Dearman, is scheduled for 11 AM.
