May 2026 Sunday Services
Sunday May 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Gail and Mike DeVilbiss will present this in-person service that celebrates Unitarian Universalism and the leadership of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The history of the UU faith is necessary to build a strong foundation to who we are. When attending our weekly services, you may not be aware of the history and function of the UUA. For 50 plus years the UUA has been allied with the United Nations in the development and implication of UN doctrines. This relationship involved instrumental support from Illinois UU’s. This relationship with the UN solidifies our commitment to our UU principles. Visitors are welcome. Please join us for coffee, snacks and conversation downstairs following the service.
Sunday May 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Nathan Blasdel will lead this in-person service, “A Mother’s Lesson: There’s Power in a Name.” Nathan will share a message about names, “specifically my mother’s, mine, my siblings’ and my wife’s names; and the meanings/stories behind them.” In addition, Nathan is curating a playlist on Spotify titled: “The Mothers That Made Us.” Nathan shares, “I am polling all the people I know that have a mother/stepmother, have lost a mother, have been a mother/stepmother, have dreamt of being a mother but couldn’t be due to infertility, or have lost a child. Basically anything and everything about being a mother, good, bad, ugly, painful, sweet, angry, whatever emotions mother’s day stirs in you.” If you have a song for inclusion in the playlist project, please send by Fri 5/8 to nathan.blasdel@gmail.com or FB messenger @nathanblasdel. Visitors are welcome to the service, and after the service, please join us downstairs for coffee, snacks and conversation.
Sunday May 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Jon and Julie Boles will lead this in-person service, continuing the topic about recovery. Visitors are welcome.
The Annual Congregation Meeting will follow the service. A social hour will follow the Annual Meeting. If you wish to bring food to share, please bring nothing heavier than finger foods and desserts.
Sunday May 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Larry Sidwell will lead this in-person service, on “The Life and Works of Rev William Sloane Coffin” (b 1924, d 2006), a prominent American clergyman and civil rights activist. He was known for his ability to connect faith and activism. His career span included officer in the CIA to chaplain at Yale.
Rev Sloan Coffin was a man of varied talents and interests— athlete, virtuoso pianist, WW II Army officer, graduate of Yale and Yale Divinity School as well as Union Theological Seminary, CIA Officer, Peace Corps instructor, Chaplain at Yale, Senior Minister at the famed Riverside Church in NYC.. He’s often quoted, “In our time, all it takes for evil to flourish is for a few good men to be a little wrong and have a great deal of power, and the vast majority of their fellow citizens to remain indifferent.” Visitors are welcome. A social hour will follow the service.
On Sunday May 31 at 10:00 a.m., Susan Trotter will lead this Open Reading Service on Zoom. You are invited to share readings, thoughts and experiences on topics of interest to UUs or related to the UU principles or the new UU Shared Beliefs and Values. Open readings can be some of our most meaningful services, reflecting the diversity of our Fellowship. Visitors are welcome. For Zoom information please email information@mtvernonuuf.org. A virtual social hour follows the service.