Recent Services
Below are recent service topics and recordings of the presentation part of the service.
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“If You Can’t Stand the Heat - Suffrage in the Kitchen" by Robin Proud
Apr 14, 2024 • 27:36
The fight for the women’s vote in the U.S. coincided with dramatic changes in cooking and nutrition, led by Unitarian Fannie Farmer.
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"Earth Day - Walking The Talk" by Gary Gates
Apr 7, 2024 • 29:37
Prairie member Gary Gates will talk about his recycling efforts and some of the ways he tries to go lightly on the earth.
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"The Call of Easter: The Varied Ways UU’s Find Meaning at Eastertide" by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski
Mar 31, 2024 • 23:47
On this Easter Sunday we explore and share the ways Unitarian Universalists discover and celebrate the many resurrections of the season.
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"International Religious Connections and Organizations" by Nick Schweitzer
Mar 3, 2024 • 31:25
Experiences of international parliaments, congresses, and partnerships. Ralph Tyksinski will review the Parliament of World Religions he attended in Chicago last August as well as other international connections. Peter Marion…
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"Porchlight's Response to Homelessness in Dane County" by Karla Thennes
Feb 18, 2024 • 32:37
Karla Thennes, Executive Director of Porchlight, will describe Porchlight’s 5 core programs to help the homeless in our community, current needs and demographics.
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"Love One Another: King James Holy Bible" by Rev. Anthony Wade
Jan 21, 2024 • 21:35
This Sunday we’ve invited Rev. Anthony Wade as our guest speaker. Rev. Wade is the pastor from our neighboring 2nd Baptist Congregation, just down the street from Prairie. His presentation…
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"Searching for a Bird and Finding the Interdependent Web" by Anne Pryor
Jan 28, 2024 • 25:49
This service will reflect on our species’ role and responsibility to other species while showing delightful photos of penguins, albatross, elephant seals, sea lions, and yes, striated caracaras.
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"Answering the Call for Civil Rights" Panelists: Bob Park, Mary Mullen and Ralph Tyksinski
Jan 14, 2024 • 26:10
The panel will describe their personal experiences and tell how these experiences directed their actions later in their lives.
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"Star Trekking Home: Welcoming Ourselves" by Rev. Pamela Rumancik
Jan 7, 2024 • 20:57
A place to be yourself. To relax. To know you belong and are welcome. These describe the best kinds of home. As UU’s we aspire to make our congregations warm and…
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"Humanism: In Command or in Crisis?" by Rev. Dr. Michael A. Schuler
Dec 3, 2023 • 43:26
Rev. Dr. Schuler’s presentation will be based on his recently published book by the same name. Elements of the discourse will include a description of “doctrinal” humanism as he understands…
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"On Gratitude" by Ilene Haykus
Nov 12, 2023 • 16:38
The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving are an appropriate time to consider the role of gratitude in our lives. The very essence of the holiday is counter to our natural…
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Emerson's Refulgent Religion
Oct 15, 2023 • 25:43
by Rev. Dr. Patrick T. O’Neill as presented by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski
Public audio recordings from 1984 to the present may be found on the Archive of Past Audio Recordings maintained by the Archives Committee. That committee also maintains the podcast listing page, with recordings primarily from 2012 to the present. Full-service recordings are available to members on request to archives@uuprairie.org.