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Upcoming Vespers

The Worst Universalist I Ever Met

Using money, power, threats, and “lobbying” to get your way at church and elsewhere:  Does that sound like the Universalist way of doing things?  Sometimes we learn a lot about how to “do religion right” when someone does it wrong.  Let’s see how this plays out at an old Universalist church with beautiful stained glass windows!

  • Date: September 3, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Central, 6:00 pm Mountain, 5:00 pm Pacific
  • Duration: 45 minutes, followed by open discussion
  • Presenting: Rev. Craig Moro

What Is Wealth For?

At a Universalist intersection between the Christian Gospel of Luke, and the Hindu Mahabharata, there arise a set of questions about what wealth is for. Which way do the signs point?

  • Date: October 1, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Central, 6:00 pm Mountain, 5:00 pm Pacific
  • Duration: 45 minutes, followed by open discussion
  • Presenting: Rev. Derek Parker

The Rev. Derek Parker is a minister who wears multiple hats. In addition to serving as Pastor to the Universalist Church of Eldorado, Ohio, Derek also serves as Chaplain to the Friends Fellowship retirement community (Richmond, Indiana), and as Interim Director of Open Arms Ministries (a Wayne County non-profit providing rent and utility assistance to families in crisis). Derek is also a doctoral student in Religion and the Humanities at Harrison Middleton University of Tempe, Arizona.

Previous Vespers

The Dana Vespers (Closed)

How the Universalist church in Dana, Massachusetts responded to the destruction of their town.

  • Date: April 2, 2025
  • Presenting: Rev. Richard Trudeau
  • Watch Video: You can watch the recording of the Vespers on our YouTube Channel.

What is Universalism (Closed)

After a brief history, we will discuss present day Universalism.

  • Date: May 7, 2025
  • Presenting: Rev. Justin Lapoint
  • Watch Video: You can watch the recording of the Vespers on our YouTube Channel.

The Universal and the Human (Closed)

What does it mean to be human?  People have been wrestling with this question for as long as there have been people.  Can we come to a universal religious view of our humanity?  What is at stake in these questions?

  • Date: June 4, 2025
  • Presenting: Rev. Derek Parker
  • Watch Video: You can watch the recording of this Vespers on our YouTube Channel.

The Woman History Forgot (Closed)

We will explore the life and ministry of Rev. Athalia Lizzie Johnson Irwin (1862-1915). Although she was a woman of many firsts, her name is frequently omitted when compiling a list of female Universalist ministers. We will speak her name again and give tribute to the power of Universalism to shape a truly remarkable life. She will no longer be the woman history forgot.

  • Date: July 2, 2025
  • Presenting: Jay Kiskel
  • Watch Video: You can watch the recording of this Vespers on our YouTube Channel.

The Changing Essence of Universalist Thought in The Universalist Herald (Closed)

The Universalist Herald contains a wide variety of viewpoints concerning “Universalism” within its pages. Because the content originates from subscribers, the topic is obviously an encompassing one. As editor, I chose to give voice to each author, to express their viewpoint in an educational manner, with a focus on enlightenment. How does that work? What feedback do I get from readers? 

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  • Date: August 8, 2025
  • Presenting: David Damico, the esteemed Editor of the Herald
  • Watch Video: You can watch the recording of this Vespers on our YouTube Channel. (pending)