Rev. Roddy O’Neil Cleary, our minister emerita, and Melinda Lee, worship associate, explore the sources from which they draw wisdom and inspiration. They spread wide the net to include wisdom of the “kitchen table” variety as well as from ancient texts and scripture. For the Reflection for All Ages, Margo Whitcomb narrates the story Come … Continue reading “Wisdom: Human and Divine”
This very special live (on Zoom) worship service – created and hosted by FUUSB’s Racial Justice and Worship Associates Teams, and shared with Rabbi Jan Salzman and Congregation Ruach haMaqom in the Old North End – will feature the art and poetry of Rajnii Eddins. The service, which starts at 10 a.m. at this link, … Continue reading “Their Names Are Mine”
As a white male descendant of slave holders, I want to share with you about my experience of working to unravel my internalized white supremacy. Speaking to other white travelers who feel called to this journey, I want to ask, what if this very terrain, that so reliably brings up our fears and shame (and … Continue reading “The Soul Beneath Our Whiteness”
The work is all around us: it’s time to change the ways our country creates and enforces an unjust hierarchy of “races” that holds all of us captive. But what are those ways, exactly? Where did they come from, how did they get built into our society, and how can we change them… and ourselves? … Continue reading “We Can’t Dismantle White Supremacy Until We Understand It”
Judy Brook and Doug Facey will reflect on lessons that we can learn from the water around us. The service will feature Judy’s watercolor painting and a photo trip along the Winooski River. Join us for online worship at uusociety.org/worship-and-music/online-sunday-worship/ at 10 a.m. on Sundays!
So often, when we are facing overwhelming problems, we want answers that come from a technical perspective—what are the structures we need, the policies that guide, the groups that will administer—technical answers sound really attractive. We all want an instruction manual for our lives because it seems like it’s the lack of knowledge that is … Continue reading “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”
While First UU Society is on Summer Break (July 15-29), there will be no FUUSB recorded service for the next two Sundays – so we hope you will take this time to explore Unitarian Universalism by taking a virtual “tour” of online services from UU congregations around the country. This is easier than ever, since … Continue reading FUUSB Summer Break
Mavis Milne and Melinda Lee, members of the worship associates team, have coordinated this annual lay-led service. Get ready for poets and musicians from near and far to delight and inspire you. This sermon-free experience will carry its message to you through its lyrical rhythms. Themes of summer and racial justice are woven throughout. For … Continue reading Summer Music and Poetry Service
First UU’s Racial Justice Team has taken on some very important work this summer: they are working through the 28-day challenge in Layla Saad’s book Me and White Supremacy. This Sunday’s service will feature their reflections on what it means to take on white supremacy and really change the world (starting with ourselves). Please tune … Continue reading “Becoming Good Ancestors”
This Sunday, we invite you to join us for the 2020 UUA General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship Service, “Beyond the Water’s Edge.” The service will be live-streamed at uua.org/ga/off-site/2020/sunday-worship, where the order of service is also available. Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. This powerful, communal worship experience is open to … Continue reading UUA General Assembly – Sunday Morning Worship
