Message by Colleen Appel and Ray Crespo Beth Ross has a story about the Buddha. The Buddha said, “If you knew, as I do, the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing some of it.” …Generosity is this powerful for very good reason. Because Read more
Message by Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Time, Talent, Treasure – AJ Fox Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen writes:“Charity is about helping people survive. Justice is about helping people thrive.” Renaissance Irish BlessingAntoine Brumel (Public Domain)Arr. John Prescott (used with permission)Performed by the First UU Choir AndanteBy C. W. von GluckPublic DomainPerformed Read more
This week’s message was selected readings from Voices From The Margins: An Anthology of Meditations by Jacqui James and Mark D Morrison-Reed. This book is available in the UU Library downstairs and 100 copies of it were generously gifted to the church by the Crespo family. Since the book is Read more
Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Rev. Scott Taylor offers us this attempt to differentiate history from heritage. “Protect what we put into place!”Heritage urges, “Know the plotline of which you are a part.”History is what happened;Heritage is a story still unfolding.History tends to trap us in tales about what they did;Heritage inevitably Read more
By Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Hear these words from Rev. Scott Tayler: We gather as a house of stories,as a shelter shot through with memories that speak,that long for us to listen,without which we easily lose our way.As we learn of those who have gone before, the way in front of Read more
Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Thich Nat Hanh: The Magic Seeds of Our Minds – Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Hear these words from Rev. Karen Johnston: As we gather this morning,let us be a people of not-forgetting.Let us practiceholding collective memories that might otherwise slip into that Read more
Message by AJ Fox and Tom McFarland This message was structured around the music used in the service, so the videos will be posted in the order they appeared in the service, followed by the closing words. Indigenous People’s Day and Cultural Appropriation in Music – Part 1 Ancient MotherCongregational Read more
Message by Rev. Kaaren Anderson, read by Jessica Wirges Moment of Perspective – The Mushroom and the Oak Sapling – Emily McKinney and Tom McFarland This morning’s opening words are Invoking the Past, Present, and Future, by Katie Romano Griffin. Come, let us enter this space of hope and community.Come, Read more
Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – A Story About Welcome – AJ Fox This morning’s opening words were written by Monica Jacobson-Tennessen. Welcome! What you bring—who you are—enriches us all.We say “Welcome” to your joy, your hope, your pride.We say “Welcome” to your grief, your fear, your Read more
Ekklesia Students As we explore the Gifts of Welcome together, some of us may need a gentle reminder to welcome ourselves. Hear these words from poet Derek Walcott, West Indian poet and dramatist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time Read more