Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. The power struggles waged by White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism are played out on bodies: women’s bodies, trans bodies, disabled bodies, Black, Indigenous, and of Color bodies… On the anniversary of Roe v Wade, we consider how besieged bodies can also be sites of beauty, courage, and joy, and … Continue reading “Brave and Besieged Bodies”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Bullies don’t just go away. Their legacies don’t just disappear. The bully must be confronted intentionally, his impact named and addressed. Even so, it seems there’s no clear consensus on how to deal with the bully on our blocks. – DeRay McKesson How do we respond to the grown-up … Continue reading “The Bully on Our Block”
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade (and in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision), we will consider how our faith calls us to work for reproductive justice. What is at stake is much larger, more complicated, and more intersectional than just the question of choice. Before singing the children and youth to their classes, we’ll … Continue reading So Much More than ‘Choice’
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. “We Have a VOICE” VOICE will be focusing on the 5th Principle: “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” This service is offered by VOICE: Voices Organized in Civic Engagement
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. At this time in our country’s history, First Unitarian’s social justice mission is essential. Join us for our first lay-led service of the summer to learn about the goals and purposes of our different social justice teams and find out how you can get involved!
“VOICE Sunday – Connections” This is the annual VOICE service and because VOICE is concerned with people’s stories we have decided to tell our own stories, how we became interested in social justice work, and why we think the work of VOICE matters. Worship Leader: Maureen Harvey Reflections: Susan Bishop, Steve Goldman, and Sundra Flansburg … Continue reading VOICE Sunday — On Zoom and Facebook!
Today we join with the UUA’s Side With Love to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v Wade and to reflect on our faith’s history and theology related to reproductive justice.
Join us on the front lawn or on Zoom/Facebook for the annual “Carols and Stories” service. This year, we will focus on the very first Christmas carol, the song that Mary sings in the first chapter of Luke, known as the Magnificat. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was executed by the Nazis, described it … Continue reading Carols and Stories: the Magnificat
