Wednesday, September 29th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Jill & Bill A.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
to be announced...
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, September 26th 11:00 AM through 3:00 PM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Red Cross Blood Drive
We will be sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. instead of our regular meeting.
Childcare will be provided.
The Red Cross is in dire need of blood, and supplies are particularly low in the Fall, right after
vacation season. If you are eligible to give blood, please help us support this worthy cause by making
your appointment right away.
An easy online process allows you to make your appointment to donate in just a few minutes. This
link will direct you to the Red Cross site to sign up:
SIGN UP
You must pre-register on this givelife.org web site. An rsvp of Yes here is appreciated,
but it does not complete the process.
Following is a short tutorial that walks you through the process of registering and signing up for an
appointment to donate- short tutorial
Just a few notes:
1) The blood drive is scheduled for the same weekend as Oktoberfest. If you're working at our
booth there, please remember to coordinate your donor appointment with your shift.
2) If anemia has ever kept you from donating blood, Karen Blessing of the Red Cross suggests that you
not drink tea several days in advance of your appointment. She also suggests Cream of Wheat to bolster
your iron levels in preparation for your appointment.
3) We're committed to providing at least 25 successful donors, but if slots fill quickly, the Red Cross
will provide additional staff to add more appointments. Please sign up early so they can
plan accordingly, and encourage your friends and family to donate. They can use this same link to
schedule an appointment.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Friday, September 24th from 4 PM to 11 PM
Saturday, September 25th from 10 AM to 11 PM
Sunday, September 26th, from 10 AM to 5 PM
Frontier Park off Riverside Drive in Old St. Charles
Special Event - Oktoberfest
...From the Oktoberfest web site:
Willkommen ("Welcome!"),
"Whether you come for shopping, food or fun...
...you will find something to enjoy."
ESMR will have two adjoining booths - one for the
Quilt Raffle & one for food & beverages
We're cooking up the most delicious knackwursts (mit der 'Kraut) und hamburgers und chips & soda!
Sunday afternoon, at 5 PM, we have the big drawing for our
Quilt Raffle!
Invitation open to EVERYBODY!!!
See you there!
Wednesday, September 22nd from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Beth & Roy B.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
to be announced...
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, September 19th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"White Privilege in a "Post-Racial" Society"
The speaker is our friend Kelli Dornfeld.
Many Americans think that racism is a thing of the past and they look to the fact that we have a black
president in the White House as proof that there are no more racial barriers for people of color in the
United States. This is a symptom of "white privilege". Institutional racism and
discrimination are still very much a part of American society. This is not news to people of color but
it does surprise much of white America. Kelli will share how she has come to look differently at race
and how this affects her as an educator.
Kelli Dornfeld has been teaching in public school since 1991 and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and a Masters of Education degree from National-Louis University in
Chicago, IL. She has been a leader in developing and implementing the Social Justice program at
Pattonville High School, has served on the District Multi-Cultural Education Committee as chairperson, and
has been working on combating racism in schools for nearly two decades.
Contact Kathy at kratino@sbcglobal.net with comments or questions.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, September 18th
Contact Kathy R. for meeting place and other
arrangements
to get to Ronald McDonald House by 5 PM to begin cooking
at 4381 West Pine Blvd, STL, MO, 63108
Ronald McDonald House
"Nothin' Beats Home-Cookin'!"
...especially when family must be with hospitalized loved-ones.
On the third Saturday of each month, a crew from Ethical Society Mid Rivers cooks dinner at the West Pine
location of Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis. We have been doing this for more than three years, and
we have committed to continue through 2010.
Contact Kathy R. to participate in this worthwhile
project and/or if you have questions.
Mark your calendar for these coming Saturdays:
16 Oct, 20 Nov, & 18 Dec
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, September 15th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Mary G.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Possible Futures of Ethical Culture"
A few weeks ago, I presented the Platform address given by Marc Bernstein at the
Bergen Ethical Society two years ago. His topic was "Two Possible Futures for Ethical
Culture"." He described the current lack of growth of the movement, then described two
alternative futures, depending on whether the movement takes the recommendation of Leader Howard Radest or
Leader Les Spetter.
If you want to see the text at the Bergen Society's website, the link is:
two-possible-futures-for-ethical-culture
I will also bring the "Talking Points" for the Coalition of Reason.
We and the St. Louis Ethical Society have joined the coalition, and I have been named the media contact
person for the group. So when the CoR makes news, I may get called by someone. The Talking Points
make for an interesting discussion, and are pertinent to our views on the future of our movement.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, September 12th from 12:30 PM to ??
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
ESMR Board of Directors Meeting
Please submit reports and
additions to the agenda well in advance.
Board members, please notify if you will not be attending.
For members of the Board of Directors.
Other ESMR members are welcome to attend as observers
Sunday, September 12nd
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
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Liz Smith will be joined by her (and Craig’s) son Ryan and his wife
Darlene, who accompanied Liz to Mexico this summer to build a home in Tijuana. The trio will present
a slideshow with photos from their trip. They will also bring music.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, September 12th from 10:00 AM 'til 10:30 AM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Delicious Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
"A Fun-Raiser Extraordinaire"
This Sunday we will be having another yummy all-you-can-eat pancake & sausage
breakfast. Volunteers who are helping to cook need to be at the Brown Road building at 9:00. We
will serve at 10:00 and stop serving at 10:30 so we can get ready for the Platform Presentation at 11:00.
$5 for adults, $1 for kids under 12.
Thanks so much for supporting our last breakfast, and we look forward to seeing you at this one!
The general public is invited.
Monday, September 6th, from 7 PM to ?? PM
Host: John H.
KnitWits
Par-Tay !!!
As always, lively conversation obliterates the sound of clicking knitting needles!
And nearby, there's a boisterous game or two, stimulating and challenging your brain-stuff.
Bring appetizer or snack or dessert, and something to drink, and maybe a game to play, and enjoy a cool
festive "Summery"
evening with Society friends.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 29th from noontime 'til about 1:00 PM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Potluck Dinner
It's Potluck Sunday! After the lecture, please join us for lunch.
First-time visitors are invited to attend and bring no food item for the table. Others:
bring a dish, any dish, from soup to salad to sandwich to entrée to side dish to dessert.
The oven is available to keep things warm, and a large 'fridge to keep things cool, and there are lots
of outlets for crockpots, etc.; and the microwave is available right after the lecture ends. (Please
avoid any item that requires your attention from 11 to noon, since any sound in the kitchen is amplified into
the room where our 11:00 a.m. program is in progress.)
Even if you don't bring a dish or beverage, at least bring your appetite! See you then!
The general public is invited.
Wednesday, August 25th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Sara S.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
to be announced...
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 22nd
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Healing Hands: An Alternative Approach to Health"
Our speaker this Sunday will be Dr. Fatiha McCaine, a local
chiropractor and friend of the Society. She will discuss alternative health subjects such as
acupuncture/acupressure, Reiki, crystals, nutritional supplements, aromatherapy, and Nervous System
Optimization.
Dr. McCaine graduated from Logan Chiropractic in 2006. She graduated from the University of
Missouri-Saint Louis in 2003. Dr. McCaine is also a United States Air Force Veteran. Since she
began practicing in the field of chiropractic, Dr. McCaine has kept up to date on many continuing educational
classes, ensuring that her patients receive the most comprehensive and advanced chiropractic care.
She has also attained additional certification in Acupuncture, Kinesio Taping, and Reiki.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, August 21st
Contact Kathy R. for meeting place and other
arrangements
to get to Ronald McDonald House by 5 PM to begin cooking
at 4381 West Pine Blvd, STL, MO, 63108
Ronald McDonald House
"Nothin' Beats Home-Cookin'!"
...especially when family must be with hospitalized loved-ones.
On the third Saturday of each month, a crew from Ethical Society Mid Rivers cooks dinner at the West Pine
location of Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis. We have been doing this for more than three years, and
we have committed to continue through 2010.
Contact Kathy R. to participate in this worthwhile
project and/or if you have questions.
Mark your calendar for these coming Saturdays:
18 Sep, 16 Oct, 20 Nov, & 18 Dec
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, August 18th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Sean H.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Is it ethical to assassinate?"
Of course not? Of course? Never? Sometimes?
With guerrilla warfare and terrorism becoming more prominent, is there a need for an ethics of
assassination?
Let's sink our teeth into this question. It might seem remotely removed from our personal lives,
but who is ever completely removed from war, or from threat of war, or from the need to deter war.
Which President issued an executive order to never assassinate? Has this order been rescinded?
I'll bring an article and a book by Ward Thomas, Ph.D., professor of political science at Holy Cross
College. We'll look at the article in its entirety; it's only two pages but rich in thought. It's called
"Another Tool Against Terror: Revisiting the Ban on Assassination".
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 15th from 12:30 PM to ??
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
ESMR Board of Directors Meeting
Please submit reports and
additions to the agenda well in advance.
Board members, please notify if you will not be attending.
For members of the Board of Directors.
Other ESMR members are welcome to attend as observers
Wednesday, August 11th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Chuck F.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
to be announced...
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 8th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
" Bright-Sided:
How the Endless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America "
This Sunday we will watch a 10-minute video of journalist,
political activist, and author of Bright-Sided: How the Endless Promotion of Positive Thinking has
Undermined America, Barbara Ehrenreich talking about the darker side of positive thinking.
The video features Ehrenreich narrating as an illustrator sketches and takes notes on her summary of
Bright-Sided.
We will watch the video, and then following some prepared remarks by Leader Bob Greenwell, we will
spend the rest of our time together discussing the negative consequences when positive thinking clashes with
realism.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 8th from 10:00 AM 'til 10:30 AM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Delicious Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
"A Fun-Raiser Extraordinaire"
This Sunday we will be having another yummy all-you-can-eat pancake & sausage
breakfast. Volunteers who are helping to cook need to be at the Brown Road building at 9:00. We
will serve at 10:00 and stop serving at 10:30 so we can get ready for the Platform Presentation at 11:00.
$5 for adults, $1 for kids under 12.
Thanks so much for supporting our last breakfast, and we look forward to seeing you at this one!
The general public is invited.
Friday, August 6th, from 7 PM to ?? PM
Host: John H.
KnitWits
Par-Tay !!!
As always, lively conversation obliterates the sound of clicking knitting needles!
And nearby, there's a boisterous game or two, stimulating and challenging your brain-stuff.
Bring appetizer or snack or dessert, and something to drink, and maybe a game to play, and enjoy a cool
festive "Summery"
evening with Society friends.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, August 4th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Hannah Z.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
" Poetry in My Life"
Share a poem, or just listen to others who bring one to share. It may be a poem you wrote
yesterday or when you were 5 or 15 or 50, or a poem that someone else wrote that affected you.
Does a poem put you into a different state of mind? If you write one, do you go into a different state
of mind? What is your trick for going into that state of mind? How is it different for you from
your ordinary state of mind? Does it help you get in touch with a better or deeper ethical state of
mind? Does it have only recreational value and no real practical value? We may have quite
different experiences when it comes to poetry!
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, August 1st
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Religion, Sex, and Rock 'n' Roll"
Our speaker is Leader Bob Greenwell.
New thoughts on religion have occurred to me as I've prepared to teach my class on Eastern religions,
and I'd like to share these new perspectives with you. Humanity has separated itself, in a process lasting
thousands of years, from nature. This includes a separation of one's mind from one's own body, and this is
chronically stressful. It also includes a loss of understanding of the need for play in adult human
experience. Traditional religions sometimes offer ways to re-unite the whole self, but just as often make
the separation worse.
Sex is a reminder to us that reunion of self in a body experience is a great pleasure. Rock 'n' Roll,
by being such an earthy form of music, can also bring mind and body back together. (Dance can too.
Gardening can too in a subtler way.)
My reflections will touch on how religion came to justify the separation of mind from body through
devaluing play and through degrading the body while glorifying ‘transcendent’ concepts.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, July 28th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Hosts: Patti & Rob M.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
to be announced...
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, July 25th from noontime 'til about 1:00 PM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Potluck Dinner
It's Potluck Sunday! After the lecture, please join us for lunch.
First-time visitors are invited to attend and bring no food item for the table. Others:
bring a dish, any dish, from soup to salad to sandwich to entrée to side dish to dessert.
The oven is available to keep things warm, and a large 'fridge to keep things cool, and there are lots
of outlets for crockpots, etc.; and the microwave is available right after the lecture ends. (Please
avoid any item that requires your attention from 11 to noon, since any sound in the kitchen is amplified into
the room where our 11:00 a.m. program is in progress.)
Even if you don't bring a dish or beverage, at least bring your appetite! See you then!
The general public is invited.
Sunday, July 25th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Lionel and Me: Partners in Crime"
Ethical Society Mid Rivers member John Herzberg will discuss his experience meeting,
training, and living with his beautiful, sweet Golden Lab guide dog, Lionel. John will show a
brief video that explain the Guide Dogs for the Blind placement and training program, and then he will
take questions from the audience.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, July 18th from 12:30 PM to ??
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
ESMR Board of Directors Meeting
Please submit reports and
additions to the agenda well in advance.
Board members, please notify if you will not be attending.
For members of the Board of Directors.
Other ESMR members are welcome to attend as observers
Sunday, July 18th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Religion, Sex, and Rock 'n' Roll"
Our speaker is Leader Bob Greenwell.
New thoughts on religion have occurred to me as I've prepared to teach my class on Eastern religions,
and I'd like to share these new perspectives with you. Humanity has separated itself, in a process lasting
thousands of years, from nature. This includes a separation of one's mind from one's own body, and this is
chronically stressful. It also includes a loss of understanding of the need for play in adult human
experience. Traditional religions sometimes offer ways to re-unite the whole self, but just as often make
the separation worse.
Sex is a reminder to us that reunion of self in a body experience is a great pleasure. Rock 'n' Roll,
by being such an earthy form of music, can also bring mind and body back together. (Dance can too.
Gardening can too in a subtler way.)
My reflections will touch on how religion came to justify the separation of mind from body through
devaluing play and through degrading the body while glorifying ‘transcendent’ concepts.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, July 17th
Contact Kathy R. for meeting place and other
arrangements
to get to Ronald McDonald House by 5 PM to begin cooking
at 4381 West Pine Blvd, STL, MO, 63108
Ronald McDonald House
"Nothin' Beats Home-Cookin'!"
...especially when family must be with hospitalized loved-ones.
On the third Saturday of each month, a crew from Ethical Society Mid Rivers cooks dinner at the West Pine
location of Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis. We have been doing this for more than three years, and
we have committed to continue through 2010.
Contact Kathy R. to participate in this worthwhile
project and/or if you have questions.
Mark your calendar for these coming Saturdays:
21 Aug, 18 Sep, 16 Oct, 20 Nov, & 18 Dec
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, July 14th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Host: Liz S.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Cutting Corners to Gain Something"
Or: "Don't I Do the Same Thing as BP Sometimes?"
One of the oil companies (maybe BP) actually admitted the other day that it did not engage in certain
safety precautions because the government did not require it. Is that a good enough reason?
How much safety is required by ethics?
What's your experience when you cut corners to get something done? (I'm assuming we all do it on
occasion.) There's a saying that covers over this practice: "Act first, apologize later".
That is, Don't ask for permission first, apologize later for having broken protocol.
Here's a link to a very short (under 2 minutes) interview on PBS with a professional ethicist:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-9-2010/gulf-oil-spill-ethics/6634/
I also found a chapter in Dobrin's Ethics for Everyone which might be applied to the topic,
if we find it useful to crack open the book. It's called "Should I Compete against Friends?"
We could apply the thoughts in the chapter to BP as competing against its friends who are all the people who
live in the environment affected by oil spills. BP: "I gain profit, you bear the cost".
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, July 11th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Members Meeting
This Sunday, July the 11th, we will have a special Members Meeting. All members will have received
the agenda & separate "Help Us to Thrive" survey via email prior to our meeting.
Sunday, July 11th from 10:00 AM 'til 10:30 AM
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Delicious Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
"A Fun-Raiser Extraordinaire"
This Sunday we will be having another yummy all-you-can-eat pancake & sausage
breakfast. Volunteers who are helping to cook need to be at the Brown Road building at 9:00. We
will serve at 10:00 and stop serving at 10:30 so we can get ready for the Platform Presentation at 11:00.
$5 for adults, $1 for kids under 12.
Thanks so much for supporting our last breakfast, and we look forward to seeing you at this one!
The general public is invited.
Wednesday, July 7th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Jill & Bill A.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Is it ever ethical to walk away from a mortgage?"
There is a current trend, in these hard economic times, for people to walk away from their
mortgages, default on their loans, tell the bank "Go ahead, foreclose". There are
organizations that promote this action, and help you to do it.
Most of these people are "under water". That is, their homes are worth
less than the amount they owe on them. Some of these people can afford to continue to make their
mortgage payments, but simply choose not to, arguing that it's a bad business deal for them.
But is it ethical?
There are many good places online to investigate this. Here's a good one:
60 Minutes did
this segment recently.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, July 4th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
This Sunday, July the 4th, we will not be meeting at 260 Brown Road in Saint
Peters to allow the full day for observance of our national holiday.
We will convene the following Sunday, July 11th, with a "Member's Meeting" in lieu of lecture.
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