MEN'S RETREAT TOPICS 2002-2024 
RETREAT 19: APRIL 2024
Naming our Biases and Prejudices
Men’s Retreat Going Forward
Sharing Something You Are Passionate About
Storytelling a la Moth
2020-2023: Covid and loss of Senexet House
RETREAT 18: APRIL 2019
Storytelling a la Moth Radio
Our Experience of/with Maintaining/Growing/Ending Relationships
#MeToo, How Do We Respond: From Bystander to Agent for Change
Music/Movie Clip – Share a Meaningful Piece of Media
RETREAT 17: APRIL 2018
Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?
This I Used to Believe (and Don’t Anymore)/This I Don’t Believe
Navigating Masculinity and Other Gender Topics
Storytelling a la Moth Radio
RETREAT 16: APRIL 2017
Men’s Friendships
White People Challenging Racism
Moth Radio: Storytelling
“This I Believe” (Sunday Service)
RETREAT 15: APRIL 2016
Moth Radio: Storytelling
Knowledge Exchange
Self & Other, Breaking Through Personal Bias and Privilege (Sunday Service)
Memory Palace
RETREAT 14: APRIL 2015
Moth Radio: Storytelling
How Do We Encourage Openness & Discussion of Issues at Church (in general) and The Health of the LGBT Community at MUUC (specifically)
Maya: The Inherent Delusion Where the One Appears as Many (Sunday Service)
Singing Session
RETREAT 13: APRIL 2014
Discovering & confronting our personal boundaries
Transitions – local-centric, green, sustainable communities
Something Creative – decorating boxes to represent ourselves.
After Death – what are our beliefs about death; how do they affect our lives.
RETREAT 12: APRIL 2013
Story Telling a la Moth Radio.
Improv
Transitions – Looking Forward to and Dealing With Them
Master Disaster
RETREAT 11: APRIL 2012
Overcoming fears: the “flinch” reaction and Strengths vs. Weaknesses: how do you know which to work on?
Topics from Malcolm Gladwell, “What the Dog Saw”
How would I/we design a service/ritual for myself/our group
What to do for fun?
RETREAT 10: APRIL 2011
Where did you come from religiously? What impediments are there to my spiritual path? What does it mean to be spiritual?
True enough: noise vs. informed opinion
Why are there so few UUs? What is the mission of the church? How has the church changed? What am I getting from the church and what would I like to get?
What excites you: passions, hobbies, ebbs and flows of motivation?
RETREAT 9: APRIL 2010
Authoritarians and Politics
Identity – Who am I? How Do We Define Ourselves?
Parenting for Resiliency and Standing Up for Oneself and Others
Worship Service: Our Music, Our Selves
RETREAT 8: APRIL 2009
Stresses of Modern Life (especially with the economy) How do we respond?
Spirit and (vs. ?) Matter, Mind/Body, Personal Beliefs on this life and the after life
The Work of Daniel Pink – Right Brain/Left Brain
Sunday Service: Guiding Stories and Drumming
RETREAT 7: APRIL 2008
Personal Philosophies: What Experiences Have Given Our Lives Meaning and How Do We Sustain Insights, Attitudes and Life Lessons to Stay Focused and Live in the “Now”?
Social Aspects of Technology: Intergenerational Differences; Pace of Change; and Consequences for Social Rules, Ethics and Morals.
Happiness: Past Experiences and Implications
Sunday Service MUUC Men’s Bell Chorus
RETREAT 6: APRIL 2007
Living Your Faith: Finding Spirituality Every Day
Men’s Programming at the Church: Direction, Issues. etc.
LGBTQ+: How Comfortable Are We Really?
Relaxing/Stress Reduction Strategies
Beyond Mid Life & Changing Family Relationships
RETREAT 5: APRIL 2006
Improv
Going Through Transitions; Strategies and Getting Support
What is “Masculinity”? Discussion About Gender
Tai Chi & Creative Stretching
How Best to Work with Me and Personality Profile?
Balancing Personal & UU Beliefs (especially in conflict)
Sunday Service: Readings and songs
RETREAT 4: APRIL 2005
Reflections on Transitions in the Ministry
My Father, My Self
Parenting in These Times
Getting Things Done: Productivity the Stress-Free Way
Families Over Time: Transitions from Sons to Fathers
Sunday Service: Experiencing Mystery
RETREAT 3: APRIL 2004
Consequences of a Growing Congregation, Maintaining Community
Men’s Community/Programming and Men’s Participation/Influence
Unleashing Creativity
Our Sense of/Reaction to the Times and What We Can Do
Men’s Relationships/Fathers and Sons, Men and Boys
Sunday Service: Readings and songs
RETREAT 2: APRIL 2003
Discerning Integrity in Information
Welcoming Dissent
The Iraqi War: Impact on our Community and Lives
Sexuality
Sunday Service theme: Simplifying Life.
RETREAT 1: May 2002
What do I dream of doing?
Increasing Men’s Perspective in the Church
How sexuality influences our whole lives
Learn to play Go, an oriental strategic board game.
Meditation – sitting, moving and guided.