Welcome to the Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Registration forms for the courses below are available at HUUC. All classes are held at HUUC unless otherwise noted. Free-will donations are greatly appreciated! Free childcare is available with two weeks notice. Please call or e-mail HUUC at 231-755-2932 or huucmusk@verizon.net if you have any questions. Classes may be cancelled or postponed if less than the minimum number of participants registered by the deadlines indicated.

Humanist Discussion Group
The Humanist Discussion Group at HUUC meets the last Sunday of every month shortly after the service to discuss humanist perspectives on topics of interest. All are welcome.

Talking About Torture
Wednesdays, March 9 and 23, 2005
7:00-9:00 p.m. (2 sessions)
Suggested fee: $5.00
Registration Deadline: March 2, 2005
Minimum # of participants: 5

Nana’, with the assistance of Bill Wright, Craig Brown, and Kurt Troutman will lead a discussion of Torture, both in its historical context (briefly) and its current manifestation. Nana’ has gathered a large file of materials relating to the subject, which is in the Social Hall. If you wish to participate in the discussion, please select an article to read before the first session either from the file or your own resources. The first session will concentrate on discussion, and in the second we will continue the discussion and move to possible action.

Building Your Own Theology
Sundays, April 10, 17; May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; & June 5, 12, 19
6:00-8:00 p.m. (10sessions)
Suggested fee: $10.00
Registration Deadline: April 3, 2005
Minimum # of participants: 5

Explore your own personal theology. Participants in this course will examine a variety of topics to guide them in developing and articulating their own religious values.

Sharing From Our Elders
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
7:00-9:00 p.m. (1 session)
Suggested fee: None
Registration Deadline: April 6, 2005

You’re invited to spend a special evening with some of the special members of our congregation who were instrumental in the founding and development of HUUC. These individuals share a passion for this church and have many wonderful stories to share of its history, its struggles, its success, and their hopes for its future.

Jihad Vs. McWorld—Book Discussion
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 (1 session)
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Suggested Fee: None
Registration Deadline: April 20, 2005
Minimum # of participants: 5

Jihad Vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World, written by Benjamin Barber is an illuminating analysis of the critical conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. Join the discussion! Participants are responsible for purchasing/borrowing their own book.
Drug Policy Reform: Why Should We Care?
Wednesdays, May 11 and 18, 2005
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Suggested Fee: $5.00
Minimum # of participants: 5

This course will be an overview of issues regarding drug policy reform with regard to (1) the UU’s Statements of Conscience beginning in 1965, advocating for alternatives to the United States’ War on Drugs; (2) information about the human impact of Muskegon’s high rate of incarceration compared to other counties in Michigan; and (3) how UU social witness action could support current efforts in the state legislature to reform drug sentencing laws.

The Argument Culture—Book Discussion
Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (1 session)
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Suggested Fee: None
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2005
Minimum # of participants: 5

The Argument Culture, written by Deborah Tanner, examines how we communicate. In our “argument culture” war metaphors pervade our talk and affect our thinking. We often approach things as a fight between two opposing sides. Tanner illustrates a move from polarizing debate to meaningful dialogue with new ways of resolving differences and uncovering truth. Participants are responsible for purchasing/borrowing their own book.

Writing Down the Bones—Book Discussion
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 (1 session)
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Suggested Fee: None
Registration Deadline: June 15, 2005
Natalie Goldberg, in Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, shows us how to create good writing. The secret of creativity, she writes, is to subtract the rules, not add them. Her experience in Zen meditation provides insights to this way of writing. Join us for this discussion and free your own writer within! Participants are responsible for purchasing/borrowing their own book.

Writing Group
Mondays, March 7 and 21, 1:00-3:00 PM
There is no volunteer leader for March. There is no suggested topic. It is a good day to share essays, stories, poems, writings based on individual interests. The location is the HUUC building. The writing group is open to new participants and drop-ins.