Love in a Dangerous Time
“Love” is the most powerful of the Advent themes and so comes last. Is the word “Love” overused in religious community does it have meaning beyond any religious limitations? LISTEN:
Services
Service in a Dangerous Time
The Advent candle of Service traditionally is called “Charity”. What is the different between those two terms and why is it important to us today? LISTEN:
Hope in a Dangerous Time
The UU minister Robert Fulgrum wrote that ‘hope always triumphs over experience’. What do we hope for as this intense year comes to a close? How does hope tie into the story of Christmas and New Years? LISTEN:
Faith In a Dangerous Time
What does Faith mean to us as Unitarian Universalists? Is it a promise or an aspiration? LISTEN:
Sacred Spaces: An Architecture For Liberal Religion
What makes a space sacred? We’ll explore the evolution of church architecture from the ornate to the rational, with emphases on the period from the design of Meadville UUC to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL. LISTEN:
Grace and Gratitude
Two parts of holiday meals traditionally are saying grace and a reminder of gratitude. How might we use those values during the hectic holiday season? LISTEN:
Why Worship?
UUs have been gathering in our sanctuary for worship at 10:30 each Sunday for nearly 200 years. Why do we do it? What draws us together? What is worship anyway? Please join us to reflect on these questions. LISTEN:
Mystery beyond Mystery: Buddhist Teachings on Death
Halloween, All Hallows Eve, and other days of remembering those who have died happen between late October and early November. In America, we don’t like to talk about death and we use softer words to name it…passed over, etc. How can we begin to make friends with death this time of year? … Continued
We All Long To Be Valued, Be Heard and Belong
The Meadville Neighborhood Centre came about due to several converging factors. Youths have wanted a safe place to converse, to be, to “hangout,” making connections. MNC’s board (and many others) feel the PAYS reports indicate a very alarming message when high percentage of youth respondents feel their lives are not worth living, not to mention … Continued
The Gemstone Religion: The Six Sources and Us.
The Six Sources are the wellsprings of how we understand and interpret the Seven Principles in each generation. What might the Six Sources mean to us here in Meadville? LISTEN: