Worship Service, March 29 In Person and Online Monthly Theme for March: Paying Attention The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool-aged children. View / download the Order of Service here before the service. Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in person, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, or online via Zoom. … Continue reading Worship Service, March 29
What would it look like to have a better way of promoting Unitarian Universalism? What might a UU Bumper Sticker say that would capture the essence, the Spirit of who we are? This is the question Scott Larson asked me to answer when he purchased this year’s Auction Sermon. (And Dean Wanderer purchased the complementary … Continue reading “Unitarian Universalism in the Key of Life”
This church year, we’ve been exploring the foundations of our theological heritage, so that this foundation can root us deeply into our Shared UU Values as a bulwark against the destruction of our constitutional order in favor of cruelty and greed. This Sunday we will continue this exploration of foundations—the foundations of inequality, injustice, and … Continue reading the underbelly of Omelas (or Surprise! We’re Still Cannibals)
A Multigenerational Service When we open ourselves up to give and receive love, the love grows. Radiates. Ripples. Join us as we explore how a simple smile, a small gift, can ripple out, touching lives around the world. For Reflection: “One way we pay attention to people is to give them compliments. What’s one of … Continue reading When a Ripple Is a Web
Join us this Sunday as we continue to explore nurturing gratitude with an ensemble service featuring reflections from AUUC members Judy Robison, Gene Sible, Nancy Melito, Paulette Lichtman-Panzer For Reflection: “Is the little voice in your head more likely to say, ‘I can do it,’ or ‘I can’t do it?’” “How do you connect with … Continue reading “Getting Through”
Worship Service, Feb. 15, 10:00am In Person and Online Multigenerational Service Monthly Theme for February: Embodying Resilience The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool-aged children. View / download the Order of Service here. Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in person, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, or … Continue reading Worship Service, Feb. 15
For a year, pundits and ordinary folks alike have been debating how close we are in the United States to falling into fascism. These past few weeks make it much harder to deny that we’re already there. This Sunday, we’ll honor those who’ve shown up, embodying resilience while practicing resistance, including those who’ve had their … Continue reading “Seeds Buried in Fertile Ground”
Never in history has humanity lived in as interdependent a world as today. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about this in his 1964 essay The World House. Join us as we explore together how to make The World House we all share into a diverse multicultural Beloved Community where all thrive. For … Continue reading Making the World House a Longhouse
The problem of greed is perennial. So is how it corrodes both soul and society. The resistance to gross inequality is also perennial. So is how that resistance steeps us in Beloved Community and transforms the world with liberating love. Join us this Sunday as we explore what is truly of ultimate value and how … Continue reading “The Hidden Jewel”
Are you more like Elphaba? Or more like Glinda? Or a better question might be: When are you more like Elphaba and when are you more like Glinda? Join us for a multigenerational service exploring the wisdom the musical/movie Wicked has to offer us about this month’s theme: Practicing Resistance. NOTE: Come early if you … Continue reading “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished When You’re Defying Gravity”
The work of Christmas is to give birth to love in the world. This means honoring the sacredness of everyone. This means welcoming others into radically inclusive Beloved Community. This means making sure everyone’s basic needs are provided for – food, shelter, clothing, healthcare – so that every person can flourish with dignity, love, and … Continue reading The Work of Christmas
We’re not the first to find ourselves in the dark night, the oppression of tyrants, the desert journey, the making of new ways of being together. We have the wisdom, inspiration, and gifts of many ancestors in the struggle to guide us. Join us this Sunday as we look to the past for how to … Continue reading Choosing Hope, Again and Again
