What is settled ministry? What are the benefits? Reverend Frieda Gillespie will be leading a “Call Sermon” to help us understand more about what it means to have a settled minister. Rev Frieda is knowledgeable about our congregation from serving as our Transitional Minister 2014 – 2016.
Join us this St. Patrick’s day as we look at Irish folktales and wisdom and what it can teach us about today.
I had my first mental health appointment more than 25 years ago, and my road to mental health has been long. I’ve gone through a handful of counselors, a brief hospitalization and numerous med changes. In recent years, I have found the right combination of meds and the right counselor for this part of my … Continue reading Mental Health and the Privilege of Transformation (Video)
Few creatures embody transformation as much as those belonging to the order of Lepidoptera; our butterfly and moth friends. As we begin this exploration of our theme of Transformation, let us peer inside…read more
Elandria Williams was a true luminary of our faith, a black woman, lifelong Unitarian Universalist, and inspirational force for the countless people she touched along the long track of her service to this tradition. From parishioner, to social justice organizer, to co-moderator of the denomination; exploring her passionate theologies of embodiment, liberation, and love in … Continue reading The Gospel According to Elandria: Liberation, Embodiment, & The Power of We
The path of pluralism which leads to Beloved Community must be paved by acts of justice, great and small. This is practical work, human work, but it is no less a spiritual undertaking. Not long ago this congregation opted to make the building a more loving place by installing upstairs bathrooms. This Sunday, let us … Continue reading Justice: Privilege, Perception, & The Spiritual Practice of P.R.I. (Video)
In this time of progressive unlearnings and regressive book bannings, Unitarian Universalist history calls us to amplify the work of our foreparents with enthusiastic care. In that spirit, seminarian Meghan Garvey is overjoyed to join us and share a reflection on the legacy of their hometown UU ancestor, Hester C. Whitehurst Jeffrey: a critical yet … Continue reading Roses for Mrs. Jeffrey
As we break into our February theme of Justice, we enter into the days of Imbolc; a traditional Gaelic holiday celebrated by many pagan communities as the time of veneration for Brigid, triple goddess of smithcraft, poetry, and healing. Among her many monikers, this deity has also been known as Brigid Ambue, or Brigid of … Continue reading Imbolc: Brigid Ambue and Restorative Justice (Video)
For the 13th century Beguine mystic and poet Hadewijch of Antwerp, Love is all there is. Love is the ground of being and the only way by which we may truly know the world. What might we glean from such a take on ultimacy? This Sunday, let’s take a plunge into the divine abyss of … Continue reading Liberation and Letting Go: Hadewijch and the Divine Abyss of Love (Video)
Despite the legitimate criticism directed at the source material, the Barbie Movie wound up being not only a box office hit but a tremendous testament to the power of self-love, a shockingly deep treatment on the social construction of womanhood and femininity, and something of a vehicle for our UU values as the director herself, … Continue reading Liberating Love in a Plastic World: Self-Actualization and the Barbie Movie (Video)
