Sunday, May 4th: Integration and Celebration: The Rites of Beltane  Rev. Carol Bodeau 
Many of us have seen images, or perhaps even participated in, some kind of May Day celebration.  The traditional Maypole dance, or even the festivals of fire held in the British Isles are popular spring folk traditions.  But what’s at the heart of Beltane (byell-te-ne), the Celtic festival of May? And how can we all learn something beneficial from the symbolic rituals of the earth-based holiday?  
Potluck and Anti-Racism class after this day’s service

Sunday, May 11th: Justice as Ministry  Rev. Carol Bodeau and David Howell 
In our on-going series on how our denomination, the Unitarian Universalist Association, encourages collective action for justice, we discuss what it means to do justice as ‘ministry.’  In a dialogue, Rev. Carol and retired professor David Howell discuss what it means to do the work of activism or justice-making in a religious context, as a ‘church’ rather than as a political organization. How can we be ‘spiritual’ justice-makers in a congregation that welcomes those who are agnostics and atheists, as well as theists and mystics?

Sunday, May 18th: Money, Magic and Making the World we Dream Of Rev. Carol Bodeau 
On the day that we will vote upon our annual budget for the coming fiscal year (July 1-June 30), let’s talk about what money actually means.  How do you understand money, philosophically?  Is it a tool?  A symbol for something spiritual?  A source of joy or woe in your life? Congregational Meeting after this day’s service. 

Sunday, May 25th:  What Is American Exceptionalism? 
As our Anti-Racism class for this year is nearing its close, we take a minute to explore the concept of ‘American Exceptionalism,’ the idea that the American experiment is unique and morally, politically, or philosophically superior to other nations or forms of governance.  How is the idea that America is somehow ‘special,’ so often seen as a ‘good’ thing, connected to destructive oppressive and discriminatory patterns in our society? 
We are hosting a special Anti-Racism Workshop by Kalil White, Director of Operations of The Bottom, from 12:30-3pm 
Earth Church is this day at 3pm.