Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland

06/10/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, June 14 – Guest speaker Bob Ertman
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, we welcome Robert JinGen Ertman, Sensei.

Sensai Bob is empowered to teach and to transmit the dharma in the lineage of the White Plum Asanga. He is a member of the Zen Peacemakers, participating in Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness retreats and helping to coordinate Street Retreats in Washington DC. He writes and teaches haiku as a practice of being fully in the present moment. Bob is a retired federal attorney and lives in Annapolis with his wife, Phyllis. Together they are facilitators of a Mindfulness Practice Group at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis.

Remote attendees: join at the link below. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A NEW LINK.

https://zoom.us/j/91757547354?pwd=BXbgSgnHwIbD72AaCtN6IIGNas6a8n.1

Meeting ID: 917 5754 7354
Passcode: 418798

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, June 7 – Working on a Building
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, we will hear asermon by the Rev. Anna Talou. In “Working on a Building,” the Reverend considers how fear and struggle urge us to fixate on surviving alone rather than flourishing together. Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service.

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

05/24/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, May 31 – Spaciousness of Belief

Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service and offers the sermon “Spaciousness of Belief,” by the Rev. Matt Alspaugh. Alspaugh says, ““Some of us find a good plot in the spiritual domain and settle down. We build our houses and dig our wells… Others of us are always on the move, wandering constantly, exploring… Both approaches have value. Indeed, we get into trouble only when we think that our own approach to spiritual growth is the only right one.”

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

05/17/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, May 24 – Look for Me There: A Memorial Day Service

Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, Jackie Triplett leads a service for Memorial Day, using the sermon “Look for Me There” by Rev. Jennie Barrington. Barrington explores curiosity about what lives we will now live on the other side of grief and loss, and the communities that help us through that journey.

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

05/10/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, May 17 – Waking Up/Returning Home

Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, Soren Rice leads our service and offers the sermon “Waking Up/Returning Home.” Soren says, “We will look at the concept of awakening curiosity through the lens of children's literature and the ‘home-away-home’ narrative structure.”

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

05/03/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, May 10 – Question As Sacrament
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

Our guest speaker via zoom link is Rev. Anna Tulou (she/they), Assistant Minister at First UU of Richmond, VA. Her sermon is entitled “Question As Sacrament.” Rev. Tulou says, “Unitarian Universalism has long described itself as a non-creedal religion, but why? Join us as we explore both our theological roots and our current expression of faith, especially relevant in today's world.”

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

04/28/2026

UUFSM Sunday service, May 3 – Curiosity, Connection, and the Moral Imagination

Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park, MD

This week, Gena Wade will offer the sermon “Curiosity, Connection, and the Moral Imagination.” Curiosity can be understood as a tool for connection and imagination. In a time of virulent societal divisions, how do we see through our divisions to recognize the humanity of our fellow citizens on this planet? How can curiosity improve how we relate to one another and understand ourselves? And what does this have to do with the life of the spirit?

Remote attendees: join at the link below.
https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1
Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647
Passcode: 380890

04/19/2026

Sunday service, April 26 – Beauty in the Heart of the Beholder

Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service and share the sermon “Beauty in the Heart of the Beholder,” by the Rev. Brigitte Bechtold. Rev. Bechtold comments, “Spring is a time of emerging beauty. With that in mind, we explore the possibility of expanding what we think of as beautiful.”

Remote attendees: join at the link below.

https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1

Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647

Passcode: 380890