Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hi

Rev. Marcia Marino

Wars. Economic uncertainties. A political environment marked
by a lack of civility. A changing global land-scape. A warming
of the earth with no end in sight. Competition in schools.
Hunger around the world. It is hard to read the news online
or in the newspaper without concern these days. We seem to
be living in post- 9/11 “scary times”. How do we deal with
our fears? Rev. Marcia Marino will turn to the wisdom of
Rev. Forrest Church and his text Freedom from Fear: Finding
the Courage to Act, Love, and Be for some helpful thoughts
for these challenging times.

Rev. Marcia Marino

Unitarians and Universalists are well-known for our abilities
to "speak the truth to power." At times we have been cast in
the role of hero. At other times we have been seen instead
as heretics. Please join us as Rev. Marcia Marino helps us to
consider some of our Unitarian and Universalist predecessors
who were cast into the roles of either hero or heretic. Which
would you prefer to be today?

Rev. Marcia Marino

During her twenty years as a hospital chaplain and chaplain administrator, Rev. Marino served on three Bioethics
Committees in three different hospitals. During that time
she had the opportunity to meet many different patients
and families who were encountering multiple complex
situations. During this time when many are celebrating
Halloween and the Day of the Dead, we will consider some
of the complexities of death and dying versus life and living.