Chair’s Letter
Welcome if you’re new to our community and are trying to find out just what it is that your friends keep enthusing about. Welcome also if you’re a long-time attendee…
Theme Speaker: Rabbi David M. Horowitz
The Journey of Change Theme speaker: Rabbi David M. Horowitz We are thrilled to welcome back Rabbi David Horowitz, who was our theme speaker at OMDSI 2005. He will speak…
Worship
Community life at Summer Institute revolves around twice-daily intergenerational services, Morning Worship and Vespers. In each, worship leaders create innovative ways to deliver inspirational messages including storytelling, vocal and instrumental…
Morning Seminars
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE Jessie Halperin & Julia Charvat Och Rooting us in our religious history and theological callings, this five part curriculum outlines the distinctions between reproductive "health," "rights," and "justice";…
Youth Program (arriving 7th grade-Completed 12th grade)
The Summer Institute youth program provides high quality programming for 100+ youth while maintaining an atmosphere of fellowship, learning and sharing meaningful experiences. The SI youth program takes pride in…
Young Adult Program (SI-ers aged 18-35)
YAs at SI are a diverse, growing community. Because young adulthood is a time of transition and self-discovery, this year’s Young Adult theme is all about balancing UU beliefs and…
Afternoons
Unlike adult morning seminars, children’s RE, and youth programming where you commit for the week, afternoons at SI are more "come and go as you please." You don’t sign up…
Evenings
Each evening’s events are planned to engage, entertain and provide relaxation for campers of all ages: Lively Concerts Intergenerational Movie Family Friendly Monte Carlo Night Intergenerational Dance with a Live…
A typical day at SI
Your day begins when you want it to. No one is forcing you to get out of bed. SI’s day begins as early as 7am, when the dining hall opens for breakfast.
After breakfast, we gather for morning worship. Services are performed by ministers and lay leaders from around the district, giving you a chance to see techniques and hear sermons that you’ve never heard before. Music is supplied by our SI Chorus, which, if you like, you can join.
It’s from the morning services that your children, those younger than middle school, take off for RE, where they’ll be taught by some of the finest teachers our district has to offer, and will make friends that can last a lifetime. The Youth (middle and high school) have their own programming in the morning, so you don’t have to worry about them. (more…)
Campus map
Using this map, you can familiarize yourself with the layout of the Oberlin campus. As the committee makes decisions regarding which spaces will be used for which events, we will…
What to bring
For Registration You need to know your Family/Group name For the Community Your church/society’s banner Peek Prizes in a reusable bag (https://www.dev.cersiuu.org/blog/heres-a-peek-at-a-game-we-play/) For Your Room Sheets: Extra-long sized twin size…
2013 Audio
2013 Theme Speaker includes all of the morning theme talks presented by Rev. Art McDonald. His theme for the week was Social Justice as a Spiritual Practice: A Central UU Path.
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2012 Audio
2012 Theme Speaker includes all of the morning theme talks presented by Rev.Meg Riley. Her theme for the week was Embodied Theology in a Digital Age.
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