The post Christmas Eve Service Dessert & Appetizer Potluck is on!So, bring your favorite Desserts & Appetizers, BYOB, prior to the service, drop them off downstairs and be prepared to enjoy some festivities after the service. We'll be providing hot cider, soft drinks, and the ubiquitous coffee & tea. We'll have tables set up and … Continue reading Christmas Eve Dessert & Appetizer Potluck
Pride for All Ages is an intergenerational group that is open to all who identify as LGBTQ+. We meet the 4th Sunday of every month at 11:30 in the Baker Room. We gather as a group for support, for friendship, for event planning, and as a resource to the congregation. All LGBTQ+ people welcome! The … Continue reading Pride for All Ages meets December 28
As our congregation approaches a capital campaign, it is only human to find ourselves a bit anxious when talking large sums of money and altering our "congregational home" when there are differing views among us. Laurie Albright and Mike Miller will conduct a session that will reinforce/remind ourselves how we live into our congregational covenant … Continue reading Tending Covenant Circle
Join us after service for our 2nd Sunday Meal! Each month we gather in community to share food and fellowship. Harry’s Kitchen Crew will be preparing the main course, with a special theme! Congregants with last names A–L are asked to bring sides or salads, and M–Z to bring desserts. Program to be determined: Whether … Continue reading January 2026 2nd Sunday Meal Kitchen Crew +Potluck
Speaker: Earl Leiken, Senior Fellow, Levin College of Public Affairs & Education,CSU and Lecturer, Siegal College of Lifetime Learning, CWRU; former Mayor,Shaker Heights How Did We Get This Way? Why has America become so deeply divided — politically, culturally, and interpersonally? Drawing from a course he teaches at Siegal College, former Shaker Heights Mayor Earl … Continue reading The Divided States of America
Speaker: Zach Schiller, Research Director, Ohio Policy Matters How Can/Should We Pay for What We Need? Ohioans’ frustration over rising property taxes is driving a wave of legislative and constitutional proposals—ranging from limiting local levies to eliminating property taxes altogether. With inflation pushing up property values, tax burdens increase even without new levies. But if … Continue reading Property Tax Debate in Ohio
Speaker: Joseph White, CWRU Political Science Professor and Director, Public Policy andGraduate Studies How Religion Shapes U.S. Politics Religious affiliation profoundly shapes American politics, influencing not only how people vote but also which policies they support. According to Pew Research, roughly 30% of Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated—a group that includes atheists, agnostics, and … Continue reading Belief and the Ballot
Speaker: Dr. Lara Jehi, Cleveland Clinic's Chief Research Information Officer What We Gain, What We Risk It is said that AI won’t replace doctors, but doctors who use AI will replace doctorswho don’t. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping modern medicine. What began with simple tools such as automated transcription of patient interviews has expanded into … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Speaker(s): Dr. Martha Sajatovic, CADRC Core Leader of Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement; researcher, professor, psychiatry and neurology, CWRU Understanding Alzheimer’s and the Fight for a Cure In the United States, one in three Americans over the age of 80 is living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Nearly two-thirds of those affected are … Continue reading The Disease That Steals the Self
Moderator: TBD Community Conversation - Your Thoughts on Today’s Headlines Join us for this conversation, when you will be the speaker and every viewpoint matters. Grab a seat and jump into a friendly chat about what’s happening in the world – one headline and one neighborly voice at a time. In person in Fellowship Hallor … Continue reading Community Conversation
