Wendy Bartlett — Rumi and the Joy of the Unknown

Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.

Third Sunday of Advent

Leader — Jen Gibson

Speaker — Wendy Bartlett

Title — Rumi and the Joy of the Unknown

Topic — Today is the third Sunday of Advent, and we celebrate the Advent Sunday of Joy with an expedition to ancient Persia to discover what Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī can teach us about joy and being fearless in the face of the unknown. This is no caravan of despair! Come aboard!!

Bio — Wendy Bartlett is a Quaker who was raised in–and rejoices in– Unitarian Universalist spaces. She graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from the Unitarian Universalist House of Studies at MTSO. Wendy lives in Fairlawn, Ohio with her grown-up son, Evan, and her grandcat, Lucy Victoria.

Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.

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