Ohio-Meadville District

Michelle Buhite is a member of the UU Congregation of Jamestown, NY. She is currently serving as the Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Intern for the OMD.

Titles of programs/sermons and a brief statement of content on each:

• A Chosen Faith – a 6-part series based on the book by the same title by Forrest Church and John A. Buehrens (each sermon can stand alone):

1. 1. Direct Experience
   2. Words & Deeds of Prophetic Women & Men
   3. Wisdom from World Religions
   4. Jewish & Christian Teachings
   5. Humanism
   6. Earth-centered Traditions

• A Heart for Ministry – an exploration of small group ministry
• Ain’t That Good News – UU Evangelism
• As the World Turns – How to live with intention, not rocked by circumstances
• Backstage Gospel – Everything I need to know about living as a UU, I learned backstage
• Christmas Eve Meditation
• Day of Remembrance – A Samhain (Halloween) Rite of Remembrance
• Deep & Wide – UU as a deep & wide faith; inner growth & outer service
• Don’t Wanna, Can’t Make Me – Exploring church growth and what holds us back
• The Eye of the Storm – Prayer
• Flower Communion
• God Laughing – The Science of Happiness
• Heart vs. Head – coming to terms with the schism in our churches
• Identity Crisis – Is UU a cult??
• Left Behind – Have we grown and changed with our religion, or are we stuck in the past?
• Lost in Translation – studying the Aramaic words of Jesus
• Making & Keeping Sacred Contracts – Discovering our true purpose and living it
• Putting the X in X-mas – A holiday reflection
• Sacred Feminine – discovering the Goddess in Dan Brown’s “The DaVinci Code”
• Vocabulary for Religious Liberals – reclaiming the language of faith
• Who Do You Say That I Am – Jesus for UU’s
• You’ve Got Mail – learning to hear and heed the voice within

I also perform marriages and memorials. Since I am not yet an ordained minister, couples wishing to marry will need to secure a Justice of the Peace. I help craft and deliver meaningful and individualized ceremonies.

Availability: Anytime depending on the weather.

Fee arrangements: If more than 3 hours from Jamestown, home hospitality will be required. Please contact Ms. Buhite to negotiate the fee.

Contact: Email Michelle Buhite at mbuhite at ohiomeadville.org