Pity can be condescending or even selfish, but it can also be a consoling virtue. William Blake places pity as a great virtue, and it can be when it leads us to compassion, deep caring and even care taking. Virtues are those things that lead us to be the best at what it means to … Continue reading “For Pity Sake”
It’s said that work for social and climate justice is “not a sprint, but a marathon.” How do we pace ourselves for sustained struggle, and what do we do when we start feeling tapped out? Today, let’s explore the interplay between joy and the urgent work of building beloved community. Direct Link to Service here.
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. From two different cultures come two different concepts of mysterious powers. From Spain, especially from the writings of Federico Garcia Lorca, comes the idea of duende, a powerful force of passion and vulnerability, that seems to rise from the Earth itself and that is utterly dependent on an awareness … Continue reading “Duende and Puhpowee: On Answering Your Calling”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Join us as we usher in the winter holidays! Families and friends gather in the sanctuary for an opening hymn and offering, then split into different groups. Some sing beloved carols, some decorate the church, and some create ornaments. The groups rotate and then we return to the sanctuary … Continue reading “Hanging of the Greens”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This service is co-created with the Radical Welcoming Team in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day. We celebrate the many quiet and not-at-all-quiet, courageous ways 2SLGBTQIA+ people live their authentic lives. Your name is not a song you will sing under your breath. Your pronouns … Continue reading “Your Life” — Coming Out Sunday
Throughout the church year, our 8th graders and up have been participating in a Coming of Age program, where they learn more about Unitarian Universalist history and beliefs. They spend the year working on a personal credo statement, and they will be sharing their credo statements with the congregation during this special worship service for … Continue reading Coming of Age
The first Flower Ceremony was held in Prague, in June 1923, led by Rev. Norbert Čapek. For decades, this beloved tradition and its powerful history have provided meaning to hundreds of UU congregations. In this ceremony, everyone in the congregation brings a flower. Each person places a flower on the altar or in a shared vase. The congregation … Continue reading 100 Years of Flower Ceremony
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Note: To avoid marathon traffic, we will hold our service outdoors at Will Rogers Park, South Pavilion.
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Join us Sunday to consider how broken things can be beautiful. The title comes from the Leonard Cohen song “Anthem.”
It isn’t MLK’s death day but his birthday that we celebrate each year, and yet, there is a tendency to focus on his martyrdom and on the trials and travails of civil rights leaders. We might think that MLK, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin, and other leaders were only ever deadly serious, were only ever … Continue reading Pleasure Activists and Love Evangelists
