Wednesday, December 29th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Jill & Bill A.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Year in Review"
This week we will discuss our personal 2010 "years in review". How was this past
year for you? What were your significant milestones, accomplishments, heartaches, "ahaquot;
moments, and joys? How does 2010 compare with other years in your past?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, December 26th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Special Meeting for Members & Guests
"Listening as an Ethical Skill"
This Sunday's program will be about listening as an ethical skill. You will receive
practical tips for those times you want your listening to be really useful to the person who is sharing
something with you. Around this core of "training" in listening, you will hear about a new strategy of
growth for the Society.
A tree adds a "ring of growth" every year. People can do this too, but often don't.
Organizations likewise. The Society's new strategy is to emulate the tree. It's for each
individual member, in his or her own unique way. And it's also for the Society, our public face to the
world.
Many members have already opted to participate in this new strategy. Others are still considering
it. You will have a chance to ask questions and make up your mind. Hope to see you this Sunday!
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, December 22nd from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Host: John H.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"What the Ethical Society Means to Us as an Extended Family"
We're right at the winter solstice, and it's in people's bones that this a time for people to
huddle together, to become more aware of personal bonds that are important. This may be family, when
this can be done. And it may be personal bonds that have been deliberately chosen and developed.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, December 12th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Special Meeting for Members & Guests
We will inaugurate the Society’s new "personal growth program".
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, December 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:
15 Jan 2011, 19 Feb, 26 Mar, & 16 Apr
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, December 15th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Patti & Rob M.
Living Ethics Discussion
Meeting is cancelled due to weather conditions!
the topic is:
"Gut-Reaction to 'Ethics'"
Close your eyes. Still your mind. Calm your feelings.
Now, what is the first thing that comes into your thoughts or feelings when you hear the word
"ethics"?
Let's be honest with each other. Is it like this: "Ethics? Yippee!" Or is it
more like this: "Ethics? Ugh!"
How does your gut-reaction affect your intention to live ethically? Are you able to go inside and
tease out some connection, even though it's at your gut-level, mostly unconscious?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, December 12th from 12:30 PM to ??
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
ESMR Board of Directors Meeting
We Are Closed for today due to weather conditions!
Meeting Rescheduled for tomorrow evening
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, December 12th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Special Meeting for Members & Guests
We Are Closed for today due to weather conditions!
See you next Sunday!
We will inaugurate the Society’s new "personal growth program".
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, December 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"
We Are Closed for today due to weather conditions!
See you next Sunday!
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, December 8th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Host: Craig S.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Six Sources of Influence"
Last Sunday, Chris Krehmeyer spoke movingly to us about Beyond Housing and its work for
neighborhoods. I asked him how his organization has been able to have such good results when so many
other agencies seem to not be able to make a dent.
His answer was that it's not rocket science. The key is addressing everything in a neighborhood
that needs to be addressed.
It reminded me of the great book Influencer (2009), which explains that sometimes problems are
resolved by simple solutions, but complex and persistent problems only give way when all six sources of
influence on people's behavior are addressed. In fact, when all the influences are addressed, it can be
miraculous what positive change occurs. I'll bring that book and a summary of those six sources and
we'll talk about whatever occurs to us as a result. What persistent problem do you see in the world or
in people's lives that seem to require a "miracle" before there could be positive dramatic change?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, December 5th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
Our guest speaker is Chris Krehmeyer Beyond Housing.
ckrehmeyer@beyondhousing.org
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, December 1st from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Kathleen & Bob G.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Is Entitlement the Opposite of Gratitude?"
Last Sunday we heard that psychologist Robert Emmons in his book
Cultivating Gratitude says that entitlement actually blocks gratitude! This strikes me as an
amazing claim.
Up for discussion, then:
Gratitude, entitlement, deservingness, indebtedness...
human rights, civil rights, women's rights...you name it.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 28th 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, November 28th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
This Sunday, enjoy a Fall Festival of poetry, music, and readings. We always love
hearing stories, written reflections, and poems by our own members. The children will lead us in a
song, and Bob Berzack will lead us with guitar in another. We will also hear some of the beautiful
music of Rachmaninov. Bob Greenwell will organize the festivities and also have words here and there
in the program.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, November 24th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Host: Sarah S.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Be With"
This Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we make our Living Ethics Discussion a more
social time than usual. Have a glass of wine if you wish (bring your own), or a beer (don't bring your
own). Sit in a circle and relax with one another. You may foray into Sunday's last talk, where we
were urged to follow MLK's example of a positive dream over a nightmare future; that is, create a positive
vision of a happy planet, less a vision of catastrophe. Or simply talk about your plans for
Thanksgiving Day or about Thanksgivings past.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 21st - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
The Happy Planet Index (video clip from the TED Conference)
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, November 20th
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 Dec, & 15 Jan 2011
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, November 17th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hosts: Sarah V. & Craig B.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Grow or Die?"
I made a statement in my talk Sunday that ethical growth and personal growth are one and the
same thing. How much of an exaggeration is this?
In personal growth, you can't grow all the time. There's a healthy cycle of exerting energy and
then resting, growing and resting. Rest contributes to growth. But how long can the periods of
rest be? How long before rest turns into indolence? How long before rest stops contributing to
growth and starts contributing to deterioration instead?
So, is there a time of "rest" in ethics as well? It makes sense to me that when someone has an
ethical breakthrough of some kind or engages in some courageous ethical act that goes beyond the person's
comfort zone, that person might then need a period of rest. The person might need time to assimilate
the new understanding into his or her life. For how long? I don't know. Maybe as long as it
takes for the person to regain his or her balance, a new balance at a new set-point.
But in life, does personal development have to a permanent thing? After all, a person does age
(look at me!) and perhaps it's true that we reach a "peak" of development. If we develop past maturity,
like a fruit that develops past the point where it is ripe, would we become rotten?
Still, we are beings of the mind. Learning doesn't ever seem to become rotten. Our minds
have an amazing ability to keep changing our whole life. (Google "neuroplasticity".) I'm
inclined to think that if we don't keep growing ethically, we start declining.
What are your thoughts? More important, what are your experiences? Is ethics a growing
thing for you? Even Felix Adler talked about how his wife taught him, years after he had founded the
first Ethical Society, an entirely new meaning of "relationship" which gave him an entirely new understanding
of ethics itself.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 14th 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, November 14th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"What's the Big Idea?"
Our speaker is Leader Bob Greenwell. He writes, "I’ve been observing and learning from
all the members of the Society for seven years now. I’ve been putting together what it is that we do
especially well, why we have grown. Are we doing anything "special" that accounts for our growth?
The national movement would like to learn from us. We would like to know as well! We would like
Ethical Culture to grow and spread in the world, bringing more and more people the peace of mind and joy in
living that we know it has."
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 14th 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, November 10th from 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM
Host: Chuck F.
St. Charles City-County Library Branch: Corporate Parkway
map
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Socialism, Capitalism, Religion"
Our Sunday speaker Bob Reinhold gave us a fascinating look at the Scandinavian
countries. He theorizes that they became the most nonauthoritarian socialist countries in the world
because they were so strongly Lutheran in religion. (They're not much religious in any form
nowadays.) From Lutheranism they inherited the view that every person is flawed, that we are all truly
equal where it's most important, and therefore we must take care of each other, with no persons rising above
others to such an extent that they could be tempted to begin to think of themselves as a higher class of
people.
These countries provide unemployed people an income that is a huge 80% of their employed salary, yet
their citizens are just as inventive as Americans, no lazier than Americans, and have enjoyed eras of peace
vs. eras of war to a far greater extent than Americans.
We usually try to keep our discussion away from politics and partisanship, but for this discussion of
the large picture, it will be allowed. The Dylan Ratigan show, on msnbc tv today, actually
raised the ethical question of whether it was time for a revolution in the US. Do Tea Partiers
on the right and Progressives on the left possibly have something in common -- perhaps a sense of a broken
political economy?
The big questions. And then how does each of his maintain his or her own peace of mind and joy in
living?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 7th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
Our guest speaker is Bob Reinhold. He will speak on Socialism, Lutheranism, and
Atheism in Scandinavia.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, November 7th
2:00 AM
Daylight Saving Time!
Sunday, November 7th, at precisely 2:00 AM (CDT),
the time will instantly become 1:00 AM (CST).
It's time to "Fall" back one hour!
So don't forget to set your clocks, 'k?
Otherwise you'll be showing up a bit early to our Ethical Society events.
Saturday, November 6th from 9:15 AM 'til ???
Meet at St. Louis Bread Company
861 Robert Raymond Drive, Lake Saint Louis, 63367
Map
Ethical Action
Adopt-A-Highway
ESMR has adopted a stretch of highway (county road N) for roadside clean-up in O'Fallon.
To volunteer to help with this project, you can sign-up at our
Meetup page.
ESMR members & their guests are invited.
Monday, November 5th, from 7 PM to ?? PM
Host: Sara S.
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 warm &
festive "Autumnal"
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, November 3rd from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Hannah Z.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Open Mike"
Bob will be unable to attend, so our host Hannah along with friend Chuck will set a discussion
buffet of possible items for talk. Do a little preliminary sorting through of what's been prominently
on your mind, and you'll have the chance to bring it up among your friends.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Tuesday, November 2nd from 6 AM to 7 PM
Polling place should be indicated on your voter card
Election Day
It is our civic duty.
As this all-important day approaches, frequently check for updates in the County websites linked below for
registration information, absentee ballot information, and the actual ballots.
Sunday, October 31st 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, October 31th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Successes and Disappointments of the United Nations"
Our guest speaker is Ron Glossop. Dr. Glossop is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He was also Coordinator of the Peace Studies Program
there for 25 years. He has authored three books and over 40 of his articles have been published in
professional journals.
This summer he attended the Citizens for Global Solutions national convention in Washington DC.
Currently, Mr. Glossop is the chair of Citizens for Global Solutions of St. Louis, a member of the national Board
of Directors of Citizens for Global Solutions, the director of the Esperanto organization "Children around the
World", and Vice President of UNA-St. Louis.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, October 27th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Mary G.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Listening With Empathy"
In her platform address at the Society last Sunday, Rhonda Mills gave practical tips on what
she calls "Deep Listening". And she gave a thoughtful analysis of what listening with empathy
is. It is 1) listening from a space of silence within oneself, 2) a feeling of being
connected with others, and 3) a willingness to be with the unknown.
On this third point, she highly recommended a 20-minute talk by Brene Brown, Ph.D., at this
link: www.tedxhouston.com. I've watched it, and it's
excellent. Mary may be able to set up her tv screen to show this at LED, or may not. You're
welcome to watch it beforehand.
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, October 24th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Empathy"
Empathy is a foundation for humanity itself. Without it, ethics hardly makes sense.
It is more than something that just happens or not. It can be consciously appreciated and developed in
oneself. Ethically, it is a virtue.
Rhonda Mills, this Sunday's speaker, has come to know empathy as a basic foundation of nonviolent
communication. She is a Certified Trainer with the
Global Center for Nonviolent Communication. She leads public
workshops, trainings, and classes in St. Louis and around the country. She has been facilitating
transformational work for individuals and groups since 2001. Her training is in Nonviolent
Compassionate Communication (NVC), Para Yoga, and Conscious Living and Loving. Of special interest, she
teaches Nonviolent Communication classes for the St. Louis Ethical Society.
In general, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is described as both a spiritual practice that helps us see
our common humanity and a concrete set of skills that help us to live more peacefully. These skills
apply to thought, language, and a commitment to an ethical use of power. Also known as "Compassionate
Communication", or "Conscious Communication", NVC involves honest expression, listening with
empathy, and developing a more compassionate inner relationship.
A mother of two, Rhonda is passionate about family, community, holistic personal transformation, and
sharing what she has learned to make the world a better place for us all. Her personal vision statement
epitomizes her passion and commitment to NVC: "All people are connected with the life that flows
through them, have support for wholeness and living in harmony with needs, and experience aliveness,
fulfillment, inner freedom, and thriving relationships."
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Wednesday, October 20th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Liz S.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Reacting to Belief-Based Religious People"
What are our internal emotional reactions when relatives say, regarding someone who has died,
"She's better off now; she has gone to heaven". What are our external reactions?
What other examples of belief-talk really get under your skin?
Is it possible to distinguish between "fanatic believers" and "humane believers"? Is it possible
that when a humane believer says "I believe in the virgin birth", it means something different from what is
meant when a fanatic believer says the exact same words? Are some expressions of faith benign while
other expressions of the same words are malignant? Either way, what is the optimal ethical attitude we
should shoot for?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, October 17th - from 11:00 AM 'til Noon
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Islam: Life in America for Muslims"
Our guest speaker, Ghazala Hayat, M.D., Professor of Neurology at St. Louis University,
will present a talk on the experiences and challenges of day-to-day life for Muslims in our community.
She will also present information about the
Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis for which she Chairs the Public Relations Committee.
Dr. Hayat is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board
of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and has clinical neurophysiology certification by the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Saturday, October 16th
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:
20 Nov, & 18 Dec
Check out the NEW,
300th Ronald
McDonald House!
For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, click
here.
Wednesday, October 13th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Jen & Roger M.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
"Libraries, Post Offices, Fire Stations,
... and Other Government Services"
What services can you think of that the government provides? Should, in an ethical sense
of should, government be providing these?
Let's bring it down from the abstract. What is your personal experience when you are the
recipient of services administered, run, designed by government -- city, county, state, or federal?
Do you like it, hate it, appreciate it?
What are some other services that the government should provide? Are there some that the
government should stop providing? Where do we draw the line, and why?
Are we veering on socialism? Or are we closer to its opposite: dog-eat-dogism?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, October 10th 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, October 10th
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Libraries from East to West"
Our guest speaker is Wicky Sleight.
She will give a brief overview of just a few of the hundreds of libraries in Missouri. Highlights
include:
- State Historical Society, Columbia
- Western Historical Manuscripts, Columbia
- Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City
- Missouri State Library, Jefferson City
- Central Methodist University, Methodist Archives, Fayette
- Linda Hall Library, Kansas City
- Truman Library, Independence
In addition, she will discuss the convoluted public library system in Missouri, the haves and
have-nots, organizational and funding issues, and the strange case of two public libraries across the street
from one another in a rural Missouri town with a population of 21,000. on Missouri libraries.
Wicky Sleight is a library consultant, specializing in strategic and long-range planning,
fundraising including grant-writing, marketing, and technical writing such as procedure and policy manuals.
She and her husband Hadley, an interior designer, have done space planning for public, academic, and special
libraries throughout the Midwest.
Wicky received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has over
forty years experience in all types of libraries, most recently as Director of the Kirkwood Public Library.
In 1990, she was engaged by the new Marshall, Missouri, Public Library to start a library. Marshall had
never had a public library and this was a meaningful and exciting assignment. She is a past-president of
the Missouri Library Association. In 2002, she received the Governor’s Humanities Award for Excellence
in Public Involvement from the Missouri Humanities Council.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, October 10th 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, October 6th from 7 PM to 9 PM
Host: Dee M.
Living Ethics Discussion
the topic is:
" Ethics of Happiness"
Have you ever deliberately tried to be happy?
I don't mean tried to have a new TV in order to be happy, or new clothes to be happy, or decreased debt
in order to be happy.
I mean aimed at happiness directly.
My general education informed me that happiness was a byproduct, and that if you aimed directly at
happiness you would not attain it.
Does your experience confirm this or disprove it?
Is it even ethical to try to be happier when so many in the world are suffering?
A further question, is it ethical to stay happy when so many in the world are suffering?
If someone near you comes down with an incurable disease that is debilitating and painful, is there
something wrong with you if you seem happy? Is there a deeper happiness that is compatible with grief?
Is there a deeper happiness that makes possible a deeper, truer grief?
Invitation open to members of the Society and their guests.
If you wish, you may RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
Sunday, October 3rd
University of Missouri Extension Center
260 Brown Road in Saint Peters.
(roadmap)
Sunday Lecture Series
"Raising Ethical Culture ... the Kid"
Our speaker is ESMR Leader Bob Greenwell.
Ethical Culture, or Ethical Humanism as we also call it, is still a child. It needs our
attention and care. While we gain great pleasure from this child, as we would from any child of our own,
it has growing pains and it needs us. I suggest a modest shift in thinking, from Ethical Culture feeding
members to members feeding it. A shift from wondering how I benefit from my membership in Ethical
Culture, to wondering how excited and grateful I can become in my role as part of the generation of people who
bring Ethical Culture to maturity. So is there really a chance? Think of what a mature widespread
Ethical Culture could mean to the world.
Those of you going on the getaway retreat over this weekend may find an occasional moment of quiet, and I
invite you to just ask yourself the question, "How can I help raise the kid?".
In this talk, I will bring to you the insights presented by Alice Mann at the seven-hour workshop I
will be attending on Saturday Oct. 2. It's about growth and development of congregations. I will take
what she says, what empirical evidence there is for revitalizing a community, and mix it with thoughts I have been
gestating based on my experience in Ethical Culture. We can raise it up further, and in doing so raise up
ourselves.
The general public is invited.
Questions? Comments? Contact Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
October 1st through October 3rd, 2010
(from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon)
Sinai Retreat Center is 6 miles west of Lesterville, MO
and about 10 miles southwest of Johnson Shut-Ins
ESMR Members' Retreat at Sinai
The Retreat is an extremely important event in the life of our group. Try to attend! We will ask
only $20 - $30 per person, which covers two night's lodging at Sinai Retreat Center in Southeast MO, where we
have held our Retreats before, and it's great. We bring food preparations for ourselves; and oftentimes,
prepare extra for buffet-style dining, morning, noon, & night.
Contact: Tony & Pam Aiello 573.648.2544.
Pam's (@ work) phone number: 573.648.2498 x21, pann_aiello@yahoo.com
At the same (work) phone number is the third owner, Pam’s sister, Kathy Zimmerman, cousin of Tim Walsh, close
friend of Kevin Shults.
Invitation exclusively open to members (& alumni) of the Society.
Please RSVP Mr. Bob Greenwell by email.
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