Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
When Gilbert Baker and a few friends hand-stitched the first rainbow flags in 1978, they were reaching for something a symbol could do that words could not: gather a scattered people under one sky to unite them in a sense of belonging. In the decades since, that single flag has multiplied into many. Stripes have … Continue reading Pride Flag Day
In the course of human history, few inventions come close to the impact of the computer; a device we are all at least somewhat familiar with, capable of handling and processing information in a way the average human brain simply cannot. To a high degree we owe such a marvel to the 20th century father … Continue reading Thinking Machines & the Life of Alan Turing
Join your friends at 2nd Unitarian for a very special service commemorating our 50th anniversary! We will be hearing from speakers young and old as we lift up our legacy, celebrate our present, and envision the future of our faith community.
May 25th marks the birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson, public speaker, Unitarian minister, and often considered the father of Transcendentalism; that quintessentially American philosophical movement that saw divinity reflected in nature, believing that direct personal insight into truth was more reliable than institutional authority or received doctrine. This Sunday, let us reconnect with these roots; … Continue reading Intuition, Authority, & the Pursuit of Truth
We gather this Sunday on the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, a critical ruling in this country’s history which secured the right to an education for African American children and the full integration of schools. An auspicious anniversary given the Supreme Court’s viscous, ideological gutting of the Voting Rights Act in the recent … Continue reading With Their Backs Against The Wall: From Brown to Callais
Transformation & The Heroine’s Journey A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a girl was left on a desert planet, signifying that she was not worth keeping. Rey’s story is less a tale of light-sabers or the fate of the galaxy, and perhaps more about what happens when the self we built … Continue reading The Force Awakens
Meet the Moment What is the moment we are in? What are the obstacles and opportunities presented to us? How may we fashion a values based response to meet the moment? For the past several months, leaders at 2U have been wrestling with these questions and this Sunday we aim to infuse this work with … Continue reading The Energy of Action
“We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.” So we affirm in our sacred value of Equity. Such a star calls for more than mere acceptance and inclusion, but declares that all people have the right to flourish; to thrive with the fullness of … Continue reading A Star in Everyone: Flourishing Love
Easter Sunday means different things to different groups of people. To Protestants and Catholics it is the holiest of days, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus and the birth of the new covenant. For Unitarian Universalists it can take on entirely different dimensions. While we as a tradition are not exclusively Christian, many of our theological … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Death & Glory
In response to national tragedy, the late luminary of neighborly love Rev. Fred Rogers would implore people, quoting his own mother, to “look to the helpers, there are always people helping.” And it’s true. There are always people helping. These folks can be a tremendous source of hope and inspiration as they help tend to … Continue reading The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
