Message by Jessica Wirges ‘Tis a Gift to be SimpleCongregational HymnWords: Joseph BracketMusic: American Shaker HymnPublic Domain All of Who I AmWords and Music: Amanda Udis-KesslerPermission GrantedPerformed by Emily McKinney and the 1st UU Virtual Choir Gather the SpiritCongregational HymnBy Jim ScottPermission Granted I’ve Got Peace Like a RiverCongregational Hymn1-3, Read more…
Highlights from this week’s What’s Up: the 2023 Pledge Form is now available, update from the Congregational Meeting, and additional reading about Thanksgiving and the Iroquois Great Law of Peace.
Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman The opening words are This Faith, by Heide Cottam Let us be a faith that gathers, reaching for one anotherthrough the walls of hate others build,through the cages of ignorance and arrogance,and through the fear that burns city streets.Let us be a faith that sees Read more…
Message by AJ Fox The opening words today: Gathering here today,we honor the people in our lives and our congregationwho hold the role of fatherand the responsibility of fatherhood. As Unitarian Universalists, our values help us know that fatherhood looks and feels very different for different people. That the role Read more…
Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Silver Linings – AJ Fox Today we are observing the Pulse Day of Remembrance. In what follows, there will be talk of gun violence and death. According to the OnePulse Foundation “The Pulse Day of Remembrance is a day of quiet Read more…
Message by Colleen Appel with Mike Brown Moment of Perpective – Lizard’s Song – Lea Morris The opening words are “all the holy nudges that we need…,” by Rev. Dr. Rebekah Savage. Spirit of Life, Eternal Beloved of Mystery and Grace;Receive our prayer:We come before That Which is Greater than Read more…
Message by Dr. Chase Wilheim The opening words are “The Beauty Woven Fine” by Rev Scott Tayler. As we celebrate life’s beauty may we never forget that we are part of it. It is woven around us, through us, between us. We are here to notice those elegant Read more…
Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman The opening words are The Inner Landscape of Beauty, by John O’Donohue. Beauty isn’t all about just nice loveliness, like. Beauty is about more rounded, substantial becoming. So I think beauty in that sense is about an emerging fullness, a greater sense of grace and Read more…
Message by AJ Fox Moment of Perspective – Whole Worship – AJ Fox On this, a day that we are sharing so much in this sanctuary about bodies, diversity, and inclusion, we light this chalice in honor of this coming Tuesday, May 17th, which is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia Read more…