Jan 4: Felice Gelman, An Intimate Look at the Situation in Palestine. Felice will talk about the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank. She is in frequent contact with people in both areas. Both areas are facing humanitarian crises — in Gaza as a result of two years of war and siege, in the West Bank as a result of the expansion of Israeli settlements, constant military raids, and mass arrests.

Jan 11: Chani Getter, The Urgency of Slowing Down. In a world that has information and correspondence coming at us at lightning speed, slowing down becomes a radical act. This talk will explore how slowing down enables us as humans to regulate our nervous system, allowing us to step into our higher selves and respond rather than react.

Jan 18: Rose O’Neill, Diego Rivera, social activist and humanist, was a social realist but would have been interested in Unitarian Universalism. Particularly in the first, second, and sixth principles.

Jan 25: Rev. Peter Friedrichs’ sermon: Be Who You Are. The sermon will be read by a member of the congregation.