We want to be peacemakers and we want to work for justice, not only in our own communities, but in ever expanding circles. Often, however, it is hard to know what specific task to which we are called and how we are supposed to create change. Abigail, an overlooked figure from the Hebrew Bible, helps … Continue reading What Justice Looks Like
Learning to care for one another through the many causes of grief.
We sing #358 “Rank by Rank” mostly at ordinations and installations to remind ourselves of our religious ancestors. We are reminded that we are held accountable by the cloud of witnesses that have gone on before us. It is good to be reminded of the dreams of our ancestors. It is good to be reminded, … Continue reading What They Dreamed be Ours to Do
Six men followed their principles and an unorthodox leader—and changed America forever.
Member Joel Bailey will discuss post-modern paganism and mid 2020s UUism.
Continual change is a constant in our lives, and yet, we often are surprised to discover that what we want to be the same, never is. The Hindu story of Ganesha and the New Testament story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus invite us to consider how we can be open to change as … Continue reading Mystery: Always on the Move
The 8th principle calls Unitarian Universalists on a journey toward spiritual wholeness through accountable, anti-racist and anti-oppressive action. Ethicist Walter Earl Fluker characterizes spirituality as an action and further states, “In its active, dynamic expression, spirituality is life-generating and disfiguring.” This type of dynamic spirituality challenges us to be vulnerable and to hold the heart … Continue reading Breaking the Heart Open— a Move to Spiritual Wholeness
I have come to understand the religious life as looking at the world through the lens of a telescope or a microscope. Join me as I identify some of the things in my lens of faith that I find inspiring and sustaining.
It’s time for our water communion and a new twist this year—T-shirt Day. Please wear a T-shirt supporting a cause near and dear to you. Water will be available, and when you add water to the All Peoples Church waters, tell us a few sentences about the cause you are lifting up. At the end … Continue reading Ingathering—Water Communion and T-Shirt Day!
Rev Charlie Dieterich, UU Trauma Response Ministry, will lead us in a service of comfort and recovery. Tina Harmuth will be our co-celebrant.
