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Bob Judd

Friday, March 9 — 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

In 1973, UU Friend Dr. Bob Judd did something very unusual. He took a six-month leave of absence from his Pediatric Residency in order to fulfill his dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail. In the years after that experience, hiking, backpacking, and camping have been an important part of his life. He has studied tracking with James Halfpenny, and tracking and wilderness survival with Tom Brown. He currently resides in Ellison Bay, volunteering for the Newport Wilderness Society and the Door County Land Trust.

The Appalachian Trail experience has different meanings for different people, meanings as diverse as the people who walk or maintain it, and as diverse as the natural areas that the trail traverses as it winds through the mountains from Georgia to Maine. In keeping with the UU  Seventh Principle – Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part – Bob will talk about the Trail as he experienced it over a period of 133 days in 1973, the Trail as it is today, and the importance of having such a path in our lives.

Suggested donation: $10 Adults — Under 17 Free

A portion of the money collected will be donated by Dr. Judd to the Newport Wilderness Society.

A reception will follow the presentation.

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Marcia Bjornerud

FIVE THINGS I’D LIKE TO TELL CHARLES DARWIN

The text of The Origin of Species reflects Darwin’s love for exploring the minutest details of the natural world, his meticulousness as a scientist, his personal timidity and reluctant role as a revolutionary, and also his wracking self-doubt and pre-emptive defensiveness against the backlash that he knew would come. The last formal portrait of Darwin depicts a hunched, sad-eyed old man haunted by the conflict between his belief in an idea that he felt must be right and his inability to rebut critiques of it, given the limits of science in his time. In honor of Darwin’s birthday, I imagine a conversation in which I share illustrations of how marvelously his simple idea has flowered and explain discoveries in geology and biology that would have eased his troubled mind.

Marcia Bjornerud is Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton. Bjornerud’s research focuses on the physics of earthquakes and mountain-building, and she combines field-based studies of bedrock geology with quantitative models of rock mechanics.

Music:  Gerri Friedberg
Service Leader:  Phil Hansotia

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Rev. Phil Sweet

THE STORY OF HELOISE AND ABELARD

This is one of the great love stories of history, a true story, not a drugstore romance novel. It began in 1116 AD when Peter Abelard at the age of 37 had attained the highest intellectual honors in medieval France. Heloise was 19. The rest of the story…

Phil Sweet is a long-time friend of UUFDC, and a marvelous and insightful story-teller. He served as minister of Hope Church in Sturgeon Bay and two rural churches in western Minnesota.

Music: Katie Dahl and Rich Higdon; the UUFDC Choir, Cynthia Stiehl, conductor, and Donna Russell, accompanist
Service Leader:  Rik Warch

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Carol Hackbardt

WHEN THE CRY FOR JUSTICE IS NOT ENOUGH

When people of varying perspectives demand “rights”, what is the catalyst that builds bridges for justice, equity, and compassion in human relations?  Does Rabbi Jesus’ parable of a rich man, whose harvest was too abundant to fit in his barns, provide universal clues?  K. E. Bailey provides a unique insight in his book, Poet and Peasant AND Through Peasant Eyes:  A Literary-Cultural Approach to the Parables in Luke.

Carol Hackbardt served Calvary and Zion United Methodist Churches in Door County (2004-2011) before she retired after 32 years of ministry.  She enjoys multicultural and interfaith understanding, friends, yoga, kayaking, hiking, and simple meals with purposeful conversation.

Music: Gerri Friedberg, piano, and Dottie Gerrits, flute
Service Leader:  Phil Hansotia

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Rev. Phil Sweet

THE QUESTION OF AUTHORITY

In the middle of an oral examination in seminary the professor asked, “What’s your authority?”  I wanted to say it’s from the gospel according to Phil Sweet but I wanted to pass the exam. I said: “I’ve thought about it. I’ve done a lot of reading. I’ve listened.” It wasn’t an adequate answer. Where is the source of truth in your life?

Phil Sweet is a long-time friend of UUFDC, and a marvelous and insightful story-teller. He served as minister of Hope Church in Sturgeon Bay and two rural churches in western Minnesota.

Music: Gerri Friedberg
Service Leader: Toby Mason

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THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: WHERE DOES 2000 MILES GET YOU?

Presented by UU Friend Dr. Bob Judd.

Saturday, March 31 at 1:30 PM

TASTE OF WISCONSIN

Terese Allen, from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, will explore and celebrate the  state’s food and culture from bratwurst and beer to Kringle, fry bread and Hmong Egg Rolls.

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Inside Job will be screened February 21 at 4:30 pm at the Fellowship. The film exposes the shocking truth behind the economic meltdown of 2008, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians, and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships that have corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.

Filmmaker Charles Ferguson gives an unflinching look at some deep-rooted deceptions and shines a light where our focus is needed for enlightenment.  Narrated by Matt Damon, Ferguson begins and ends in Iceland, a flourishing country that gave American-style banking a try–and paid the price. Then he looks at the spectacular rise and cataclysmic fall of deregulation in the United States.  Ferguson builds his narrative around dozens of players, interviewing authors, bank managers, government ministers, and even a psychotherapist, who speaks to a culture that encourages “greed-is-good” behavior. The number of those who declined to comment, like Alan Greenspan, is even larger. Though the director isn’t as combative as Michael Moore, he asks tough questions and elicits squirms from several participants, notably former Treasury secretary David McCormick and Columbia dean Glenn Hubbard, George W. Bush’s economic adviser. Their reactions are understandable, since the borders between Wall Street, Washington, and the Ivy League dissolved years ago; it’s hard to know whom to trust when conflict-of-interest runs rampant. If Ferguson takes Reagan and Bush to task for tax cuts that benefit the wealthy, he criticizes Clinton for encouraging derivatives and Obama for failing to deliver on the promise of reform.

Continue reading »]]> An accomplished group of young poets from Gibraltar High School are featured at the Dickinson Series reading on February 8 at 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Now in its third year, Youth Poetry Night has become an annual tradition for the UU poetry series.

This fine group of poets was identified and prepared by Lauren Bremer, an English teacher at the school:

Brandon Bogenschütz
Gibraltar senior and Egg Harbor resident Brandon Bogenschütz finds passion in the many forms of art. He has taken advantage of any opportunity to act in the wonderful theater program at Gibraltar High School, taking part in One Act, Forensics, and the High School play/musical, for all four years of high school. In addition to theater, he enjoys music and writing, which he not only does through show choir (Vocalocity) and newspaper (The Viking Voice), but with his several musical groups and by himself in his free time. Poetry takes up much of this free time because Brandon finds peace in its rhythmic flow of language which provides imagery and insight that can captivate and inspire. He intends to attend UW Stevens Point to major in Musical Theater or Acting, depending on the results of his upcoming auditions for each. He states, “If a career in the arts doesn’t culminate, there is always the fallback of starting a coffee/sandwich shop with karaoke nights Thursdays and Saturdays at 7, in Seattle, WA.”

Hope Bogenschutz
Hope Bogenschutz is a senior at Gibraltar High School. She comes from a loving family who inspire her beyond belief. She lives in Egg Harbor where she likes to read and play with her dog, Cooper. Hope thanks all of her teachers for their support and efforts in helping her succeed.

Katelaine Buske
Katelaine (Katie) Buske is a senior this year at Gibraltar. She enjoys writing lyrical poetry that could be put to song. This year, Katie is performing in Door County Idol as a competitor and also is Assistant Directing for the school musical. Past accomplishments include a trip for her Seussical cast to the One Act State competition, Forensics, a role as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof, and many writing accomplishments such as writing articles for the Fish Creek Noble House and the Viking Voice as their Web Editor.

Anya Kopischke
Anya Kopischke was born a melancholic. She says that growing up in a Waldorf school awakened a deep passion for poetry within her. Now a junior at Gibraltar HS, Anya is a busy girl: dividing her time between theatre, music, art, and writing. In her free time, Anya enjoys pondering the mysteries of the universe and having a good laugh with some friends.

Alicia Mickelson
Alicia Mickelson lives in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, and is a junior at Gibraltar High School. She has enjoyed writing poetry since her first memorable experiences with it in fourth grade. She writes about anything that sparks her imagination, though mostly about her life experiences. When not writing poetry, she enjoys reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, drawing, wasting time on the internet, and spending time with her friends and wonderful mother.

Taylor Syers
Taylor Syers is currently a senior at Gibraltar High School and was born in Barrington, Illinois. She moved to Door County upon her grandfather’s death in 2001. In her spare time she enjoys exploring the nature around her. She also enjoys writing poetry. Her influence in her writing is often times nature and natural human emotions. In the fall, Taylor will be attending either UW Stevens Point or UW Eau Claire to pursue a Broad Field Social Studies major.

Jasper Whalen
Jasper Whalen is a man of few but remarkable words. He has as much talent for mathematics as for making people laugh; that is to say that he is fond of both. He is a native of Sturgeon Bay and enjoys the small joys of life, such as birds and chocolate.

Leah Zielke
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The Dickinson Poetry Series is presented by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County on the second Wednesday of every month. A reception follows the readings affording an opportunity to meet the poets. The public is welcome and there is no charge. The UUFDC is located at 10341 Hwy. 42, Ephraim. For more information, call (920) 854-7559.