Led by Bob Koches.

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Presenter: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley. Service Associate: Colleen Beery
“Stillness
just stillness
like my world seldom knows
inside I have an expressway
that never slows down,
always full of going somewhere
always another thing to do.”

In our busy lives, in our stressful world, worry, frustration, confusion, sleeplessness and fear are all too familiar components of the chaotic mind, and lead us away from stillness in both mind and body. Yet even in the midst of a chaotic environment – an external “storm”, it is possible to find inner stillness. Eckhart Tolle tells us that stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found.

If you find yourselves as most of us do in, living in a chaotic world from things beyond your control, on that expressway that never slows down, then this service is for you!

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Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh. Service Associate: Priscilla Taylor
“What do Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe?” This seems like an important question, an obvious question to ask, especially if you are coming from a Protestant Christian background as do many folks in the USA and Canada. But belief is not the whole picture for UUs. The fact is, UUs can hold a wide variety of spiritual and ethical beliefs and still find they belong in the UU movement. And our beliefs can change over time, and we can still find our home in the UU world. So there’s more than just belief that defines us. We’ll explore some of the things beyond belief that hold us together, help us get along even with this variety of belief, and help each us evolve our beliefs as our lives call us to do so.

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Speaker, Carlos Navarro, of Connect with Mexico.

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Speaker, Carlos Navarro, of Connect with Mexico.
Technical problems, so after the break there is no recording.

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Speaker, Carlos Navarro, of Connect with Mexico.

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Speaker, Carlos Navarro, of Connect with Mexico.

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Presenter: Carlos Navarro. Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi
As part of the series, “Understanding Mexican History & Culture,” Carlos Navarro, principal of Connect with Mexico, will review the upcoming program that will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Monday, August 11 through Thursday, August 14 (at St. Andrews Anglican Church, San Lucas 19, Riberas de Pilar). His programs will include “Mexico: 33 Free and Sovereign States,” “The Intricacies of Sheinbaum’s Presidency,” “Harnessing the Power of Mexican Media,” and “Mexico Amid a Second Trump Administration.”

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Presenter: Dan Grippo, Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi.
Mexico history, culture and family: Independence and Revolution, a time of change.

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Presenter: Dan Grippo, Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi.
Mexico history, culture and family: The Spanish colonial period.

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Presenter: Dan Grippo, Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi.
Mexico history, culture and family: From the indigenous to early Spanish conquest.

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Presenter: Dan Grippo, Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi.
As part of the series. “Understanding Mexican History & Culture,” Dan Grippo will review the upcoming program that will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Monday, August 4 through Thursday, August 7 (at St. Andrews Anglican Church, San Lucas 19, Riberas de Pilar) Dan has a Phd. in Latin American Studies and presents an ongoing series at the International Friendship Circle every year. His programs will include: “Moon Goddesses to Virgins,” “Weaving the Past,” “Public Lives, Private Secrets,” and “Honor and Vice.”

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Rev. Lora Brandis, Guest speaker. Jane Wilson, Service Associate.
Interdependence is a core value of Unitarian Universalism. We honor the interdependent web of all existence. When we feel the ways we are all connected to each other and to all beings, we know that what affects one affects us all. interdependent web of all existence. When we feel the ways we are all connected to each other and to all beings,

Reverend Lora Brandis is a Unitarian Universalist community minister from Dallas, Texas who provides preaching to mostly local congregations, and served as an on-call hospital chaplain. She is also the part-time Faith Forward Coordinator for First Unitarian Church of Dallas, and is a certified spiritual director. Two days a week she and her husband, Frank, take care of twin grandchildren, Rose and James. Lora previously served congregations in Utah, Idaho, California, and Texas

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Anti-Natalism is a term not everyone has heard of. Antinatalism or anti-natalism is the philosophical value judgment that procreation is unethical or unjustifiable. Antinatalists thus argue that humans should abstain from making children. It is an old idea making a comeback. In some ways this is a follow-up on our discussion on Longevity.
Moderated by Bob Korches

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Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Service Associate: Ted Fahy.
As individuals, we all are aging, and we experience loss in many and varied ways. Physical death is the most blatant and final, but loss comes also with diminished capabilities of body, mental functioning, emotional resilience, and spiritual fortitude. Losses come to us directly and also to those we live with and care about.
Our interconnected community extends the sorrow and pain of loss beyond one’s immediate circle of love and support. Join us as we acknowledge our shared losses and celebrate the strength we can maintain in community.

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Presenter: Richard Clarke, Service Associate: Carol Johnson.
Discover the hidden wisdom of the Gospel of Mary, a text suppressed for centuries, and explore its deep resonance with the teachings of Indian sage Ramana Maharshi. This talk reveals a path that bypasses dogma and hierarchy—pointing inward instead. Includes reflections especially relevant for Unitarian Universalists and all seekers of inner truth

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Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh,
Service Associate: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley.
On its surface, flower communion seems like a sweet ritual celebrating beauty and summer. People bring flowers to the service, bring them forward in the ritual and then leave with another flower. But as a result of the story of its founding, the ritual has deep roots in social justice, and our UU willingness to be political, to stand in opposition to fascism and oppression in all its forms.

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Michael Reason's last talk to LCUUF: A Melody for Change: How Music Reflects and Shapes Society

How has music changed the world—and how has the world changed music?

In this inspiring talk, Michael Reason, Music Director of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, takes us on a powerful journey through the soundtrack of modern history. From Dvorak to Billie Holiday, from Motown to Marvin Gaye, from Bowie to Beyoncé, music has not only mirrored the social and political upheavals of the 20th and 21st centuries—it has moved them.

You'll hear how:

Stravinsky sparked a riot with The Rite of Spring

Billie Holiday’s haunting Strange Fruit became an anthem for civil rights

Motown reshaped America’s racial perceptions

Lesley Gore, David Bowie, and others helped fuel gender and LGBTQ+ liberation

Live Aid proved rock 'n roll could feed the world

Michael shows how melodies became movements, and how lyrics lit the fire for global transformation.

👍 Like this video if music has changed your life
💬 Let us know in the comments: What song changed how you see the world?

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Join us for a compelling UU Humanist discussion exploring the latest scientific breakthroughs and technologies reshaping human longevity, from gene editing and senolytics to synthetic biology innovations that slow cellular aging. We will examine cutting-edge research such as the Human Longevity Laboratory’s efforts to understand and intervene in biological aging, and synthetic gene circuits engineered to extend cellular lifespan. This conversation will delve into the ethical, social, and philosophical implications of extending healthspan and potentially reversing aging, inviting thoughtful reflection on what it means to live longer and thrive in the future.

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Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Speaker; Dee Dee Camhi, Service Associate.
Humility seems to be very much out of fashion in the world today. Many political and business leaders, influencers, and their minions, reject being humble as a profound weakness. Instead, they think they know everything worth knowing and can accomplish anything they want, and if they can’t it isn’t worth doing. And it’s not just ‘those people’, it can sometimes be ‘us’ as well.


Yet humility, not knowing, not assuming, can lead us to openness to what is new and understanding what we don’t know, and what our limitations are. We will explore how humility as a virtue can be a support to inner peace and a gateway to gratitude. We will also celebrate the changing of the seasons, as the Summer Solstice will have occurred on Friday evening, June 20.

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