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Sunday Schedule
9:45 a.m. Children's Religious Education (RE) - Held the first Sunday following Labor Day through the last Sunday before Memorial Day. The Children’s Religious Education program at Channing is designed for children ages three through twelve. Classes meet each Sunday in the RE room at 9:45 am (except for holidays and over the summer). The RE curriculum is Spirit Play and teachers are trained volunteer members of the congregation.The Spirit Play curriculum is a Unitarian Universalist adaptation of the Godly Play curriculum by Jerome Berryman combined with aspects of the Montessori Method, by Maria Montessori. The purpose of religious education in the Spirit Play classroom, as we see it, is to help children find their own answers to some existential questions.
The structure and key elements of the classroom are based on the Montessori Method. These elements free the children to work at their own pace on their own issues. Stories have been developed using current children’s literature, myths, religious stories and church history that cover answers from various sources to the existential questions above. The classroom is set up as a prepared environment. Each item or “work” on the shelves has a place to “live.” We call the activities work because children’s play is actually equivalent to adult work. They are using the “work” to help figure out the world they live in. Our goal is to cultivate and sustain in our young people a love of the spiritual life, a foundation for a personal theology and a confidence in their ability to be stewards of their own souls. This goal can be reached with the help of all of our members. For more information, contact Angela Brown, RE Director at (405) 206-7852 or at abbrown26@yahoo.com. February 5: 9:45 a.m. Adult Forum - Held the first Sunday following Labor Day through the last Sunday before Memorial Day. Adult Forum provides adult education programming. Topics include social issues, current events, philosophy and in-depth exposure to various religions. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service - Held year round. Worship Services are provided by guest ministers and laypersons. When you visit us, it is suggested that you attend several Sunday Worship Services so that you February get a better feel of what Channing has to offer.
Sermon Topics February Theme: Favorite Historical Figure February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 Hope To See You There! Musical Director  Peggy Payne Peggy Payne has a flare for communicating and has molded a style of performing that brings audiences into an enjoyment of new musical experiences. Her warm congenial personality has touched the hearts of audiences across the state as harpsichordist/manager for the Go for Baroque ensemble, and across the United States, Mexico and Canada as pianist with the New American Ragtime Ensemble under the Herbert Barrett Management in New York. She is Principal Keyboard with the OKC Philharmonic. Guest Ministers
Donna holds a Masters of Divinity from Phillips University . She provided regular pulpit supply for Channing Church from 1996 to 1999, and has been an occasional speaker since then. She served on the Executive Committee of Disciples Peace Fellowship for 10 years. She is currently serving as a chaplain at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital.
Scot earned his Masters of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in 2000. During the week, he works as an engineering supervisor and on weekends he preaches at several congregations across the state. He has been a friend of Channing for many years and intends to pursue ordination and full-time ministry in the future.
Anna has earned a Master of Divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary, with awards in Scriptural Interpretation and Practical Theology. Her ordination is from a non-denominational church tradition and she is currently pursuing ordination as a United Church of Christ minister. She preaches from time to time at UU churches in Stillwater and Lawton as well as here at Channing. Anna is a practitioner of several religious and spiritual traditions and a student of many others.
Rev. Jim Eller is a life long Unitarian Universalist. Jim is currently the Emeritus minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City. He is also the Vice-President of the Retire UU minister’s Association, UURaMPA. Jim is the co-founder of the UU Seventh Principle Project, now called Earth Ministries, our UU environmental ministry. He was for seven years on the state board of the Regional Interfaith Aids Network and for two years its President. Jim is married to Jeannie Himes, a United Methodist minister serving here in Oklahoma.
The Rev. Kathy Weaver received her Master of
Divinity degree from Phillips Theological Seminary
in Tulsa this past summer and was ordained a
minister of the Northwest Christian Church
(Disciple of Christ) in Oklahoma City in February.
A gifted and inspiring speaker, Kathy left a business
career to pursue theological studies after the death
of her husband.
Reverend Catherine Shearer Catherine is an ordained minister for the Disciples of Christ Church and a licensed professional counselor. She is a pastoral psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals, couples, and groups.
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