Rev. Fred Wooden returns to speak with us.

In these difficult times, many of us have grim thoughts about the future. Great poets have had similar fears and have said so eloquently. Yet they survived their bad times, and we can hope to survive ours.

The creative process, what is it? Whether you are a writer, singer, musician, gardener, speaker, painter, crafter, cook and other-we all tend to have a process that helps us move through to our end result. We have several of our OHM members to share and tell theirs.

A decade ago, liberal religion seemed to be winning the culture wars – until, suddenly, we weren’t. Why are we losing ground, even though polls show Americans support many of our values on diversity, gender, and democracy? Journalist and musician Steve Brooks looks at language: the ways we talk about our values. He suggests more plain-spoken communication could help bridge divides and turn the cultural tides.

We are one, together. And together we will listen to music, readings and reflections of the importance and soulfulness of embracing the oneness we all are here to experience.

In the Book of Proverbs, it is written that “He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.” In honor of Mother’s Day, we will celebrate Sophia, the feminine figure associated with wisdom and knowledge. Sophia, in Greek, means wisdom. Please join us for our service on Sunday May 11th as Rev. Terry Cummings reflects on the distinction between wisdom (Sophia) and folly (Insipientia) during a time of uncertainty. And, of course, we will also celebrate mothers of all kinds.

The Fellowship's service on April 27 offers a unique celebration of Spring and nature. Instead of the usual flower communion, we'll get to hear three reflections on nature as a "free" therapist. If you can, please bring a small plant to share and then take another one home with you to plant and to remind you of the fellowship throughout he growing season.

This is a meditation on writing and witness, seeing and being seen. Since the invention of writing, people have been writing their names on walls; this quotidian fact has some beautiful spiritual implications. Making our mark is all at once a primordial, common, and profound behavior. Sometimes the witnessing of such marks illuminates hidden places in our minds and lightens our hearts. Come along with me as I wander and wonder about memory, expression, and the gift of seeing.

During the service, the Rev. Ted Foote, Jr., Professor and Distinguished Chair of Pastoral Ministry and Leadership, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will lead us in an exploration of how the often-emphasized topics of sin and suffering are qualified and even diminished by the Biblical subjects of Job, integrity, Jesus, and imagio Dei.