This Sunday, March 31, in Sarasota:Service at 10:00 am and 11:30 am
Science and Prayer
Sermon by Roger Fritts I pray. Why do I do so? Is there scientific evidence of of the benefits of prayer? The sermon will answer these questions. Photo: JFXie CC BY 2.0
Religious Education for Children and Youth at 10:00 am
Nursery: Those 3 and younger will play with our nursery staff and volunteers. PreK-5th Grade: Children's Chapel - Learning about Sustainable Eating. Will include demonstration on composting, playing a game called "What's the Poop", and planting seeds in biodegradable pots for handing out at the Green Team table after the service. Youth Group: The topic for this week is youth activism and the global youth protests for changes to environmental policies that occurred on March 15th. Read more about our Religious Education programs for children and youth...
Forum at 10:15 am
Sex and Labor Trafficking -
What It Looks Like in Cambodia Unfortunately, it is generally well known that Cambodia has significant problems of child trafficking for sex and labor. Nancy Janus and Brian Berry traveled to Cambodia with sixteen Eckerd College students in January to work with and better understand counter-trafficking efforts in the country. In this forum, they will share what they did, saw, and learned during their three weeks in the country. Coffee and Conversations at 11:00 am
Enjoy coffee, juice and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join a welcoming and loving community as you bask in the sunshine and relax in our lovely garden setting.
Service at 11:30 am (see description above)Child care at 11:30 am
Nursery: Those 3 and younger will play with our nursery staff and volunteers. Older children and youth: Childcare provided for children in 5th grade or younger with age appropriate activities.
Read more about our Religious Education programs for children and youth... Coffee and Conversations at 12:30 pm
Enjoy coffee, juice and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join a welcoming and loving community as you bask in the sunshine and relax in our lovely garden setting.
Discovery and Discussion at 1:00 pm
The secret to scientific discoveries?
Making mistakes! Phil Plait was on a Hubble Space Telescope team of astronomers who thought they may have captured the first direct photo of an exoplanet ever taken. But did the evidence actually support that? In this just released feature TED Talk, follow along as Plait shows how science progresses -- through a robust amount of making and correcting errors. "The price of doing science is admitting when you're wrong, but the payoff is the best there is: knowledge and understanding," he says. As part of the discussion that follows, we will consider the question: “If Alien Life exists, where are all the aliens?” Read more... This Sunday, March 31, in Lakewood Ranch:
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Media coverage continues as Rogers' former church provides sanctuary to mother of three facing deportation without her children. Read more and hear broadcast...
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Our church is self-funded, largely through an annual pledge campaign, which has now started. Pictured is the monthly prize for turning in the pledge cards early. Read more about how to support this church...
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Here we affirm and promote reason and the scientific method as the tools in learning to love each other and live in harmony with the earth.
We have no creed, but we do strongly encourage everyone to treat each other with respect. We are affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person. 
Our religious education program helps our children develop their own common sense and logic in evaluating religious claims. We provide a safe place to help children learn and talk about the big issues such as God, Death, and Sexuality.
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Rev. Roger Fritts joined the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota in 2011. Go to Rev. Roger Fritts bio for more details.
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