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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

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
  • 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: David Damico, the esteemed Editor of the Herald
  • About Our Presenter:
  • David Damico is an instructor of Graphic Design at Finger Lakes Tech and Career Center in Stanley, NY. He is also a board member for the LeRoy, NY Historical Society and a grant reviewer for the Genesee/Orleans Art Council.
  • Most summers, he volunteers in the 1870 Print Shop at the Cobblestone Museum in Childs, NY and is a hobbyist letterpress printer at his home in upstate NY. He also sings tenor in a barbershop quartet. David was recruited by Joyce Gilbert to be editor of the universalist Herald in 2012 and been a UU since 1997.

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

Rev. Derek Parker

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  • 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