However you connect to the theology of Easter (or don’t), there’s something in the Easter story for everyone. Death and life; winter and spring; betrayal and hope; confusion and faith. All of it especially fitting this year. Come join in our Easter celebration — wherever you’re coming from, whatever you’re bringing with you. Plan to … Continue reading “Resurrection. Confusion. Hope”
The Exodus narrative presents many challenges to modern understanding, especially for us liberals, steeped as we are in the “historical critical method” of biblical interpretation. So, as Channing recommends, let’s “taste and see” what might resonate for contemporary Unitarian Universalists facing the challenges of our time. Join us for online worship at uusociety.org/worship-and-music/online-sunday-worship/ at 10 … Continue reading “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round”
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. It is hard to do this well in any year given the diversity of women’s lives. Now, in this confusing time, we are called to remember and respond to the real catastrophes so many women face. Sometimes, poets can help us know what matters most. Join us for online worship … Continue reading “Living in the Middle”
Oscar Wilde once wrote: “Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.” It’s interesting to notice when life’s ordinary (and extraordinary) sorrows change us: shifting our understanding of what matters most, and how we can cherish one another. Some thoughts on this Society in this time, and practicing our commitments. Join us for online … Continue reading “On Sorrow, Commitment, and Holy Ground”
It was one year ago when everything changed at the First UU Society – the pandemic moved into our lives, and we all moved out of the Meeting House. A look back at some of what’s happened, some of what we’re still learning, and some of the questions ahead as we get ready for what … Continue reading “We’ve Made It This Far…”
A worship service created and offered by UUA leaders from around the country. What if to “side with love” meant making bold, faith-full choices? What if it were even a little bit scary? This worship service brings together worship leaders and musicians from across the country … Continue reading “Side With Love”
February is Black History Month – a perfect time to look for, and learn from, real-life stories of Black Americans who’ve helped shape our country’s history. We’ll share a few of those stories and encourage all of us to search out more, to stretch the boundaries of “truth” as we know it. Join us for … Continue reading “True Stories”
The common expression may be that people “fall” in love, as if intention and attention play no part in that transformative process. Reality, on the other hand, teaches us that nurturing love requires a great deal of us – not once, but over and over again. Join us for online worship at uusociety.org/worship-and-music/online-sunday-worship/ at 10 a.m. … Continue reading “Choosing Love”
Some have said that Beloved Community becomes real “when we say ‘we’ and mean everyone.” How does such a beautiful vision come to be… and at what cost to whatever we have come to expect as normal? Where in your life have you encountered what feels like true beloved community? Join us for online … Continue reading “What Is Beloved Community?”
Here in a moment that invites us to consider ways to listen anew, we pause and consider the path ahead. Inspired by the memory of our “This I Believe” series, the Worship Associates Team is launching a new theme: “What’s Calling Us, Now?” Rev. David Ruffin joins Jon Sallée and Cheryl Herrick in considering how … Continue reading “What’s Calling Us, Now?”
