03 Jan

Posted at 15:24h in Upcoming Events

Sunday worship at 10:00am in the Sanctuary


Services are live streamed on the CHANNING YOU TUBE CHANNEL and available for viewing afterwards.


Sunday, March 2: The Edge of Doubt

Rev. Bill Zelazny

“There is always that edge of doubt. Trust it. That’s where the new things come from…” ~ “The Edge of Doubt” by Albert Huffstickler. 

I assume everyone at least once, or perhaps many times, in their life has stood on that edge, not sure what is going to happen next.  I’ve been asked many times in the past several months “Where are you going to be living?, “What are you going to be doing?”  “Are things working out the way you planned?”  My answers can be summarized in two words, “Not sure.”  Vague replies like is probably all that anyone can give when standing on the edge of doubt.  This Sunday, Bill will look at that all too common situation of living on the edge of doubt and what it may mean for us.

Sunday, March 9: Celebrating Women’s Impact in Our Religion

Rev. Bill Zelazny

March 8 was International Women’s Day.  International Women’s Day was officially marked for a first time by the United Nations in 1975, but it’s origins can be traced back in the United States to a demonstration in New York City in 1908, where 15,000 women demanded shorter hours, better pay and voting rights and in other countries where women demonstrated for equality,  peace and justice during the early to mid-decades of the 20th Century. Today, Bill will look at this international observance and the impact women have made on our Unitarian Universalist religion. 

We collect nonperishable foods for local pantries during the worship service the 2nd Sunday of each month.

Sunday, March 16: The Fake White Gospel

Rev. Bill Zelazny

This sermon’s title is taken from a book by the same name about the Christian White Nationalist philosophy.  Bill thinks CWN is an evil, twisted expression of both religion and patriotic loyalty. This Sunday we will explore what Christian White Nationalism is and how it is a false exclamation of both [Christian] faith and love of country.

Sunday, March 23: Positions and Directions

John Prevedini

In this talk, composer, educator, and public speaker John Dante Prevedini will discuss the challenge of making sense of historical figures with complex legacies. What positions did they take in life? What directions did they move their societies toward? And why does it matter which question we ask?”

John Dante Prevedini, DMA, MBA is a contemporary classical composer, educator, and public speaker based in New England and active around the world. Drawing upon a variety of fields of knowledge, his overall work aims to examine unconventional facets of everyday life through a multidisciplinary lens.

Sunday, March 30: It’s Not Just the Numbers, But It Is the Numbers

Rev. Bill Zelazny

Why are we, Channing Memorial Church, here?  As we prepare for a new era with a new minister perhaps, we should also think about why are we here and what that means for us going forward.  Rev. Bill will present some ideas based on an essay by his colleague, the Rev. James Ford, for consideration.