Vows, Not Resolutions
Why would a vow be more authentic than a New Years Resolution? Can a life vow become a spiritual practice for us all to use in the year ahead? LISTEN:
Services
The Sound of Silence
I have always held the sanctuary as a place of calm and restoration. In this unstructured service we will have periods of reflective silence broken by the beautiful poetry of Mary Oliver and discourse as you like. It is the last day of Hannukah and if there are children we will tell the story and … Continued
Christmas Eve Service
Choral Concert 5:00-5:30 p.m., under the direction of Aimee Reash Homily: “Jesus Reconsidered” Christmas Eve at Meadville UU is a celebratory occasion with lots of music and joy. Tonight, we will consider the old and new stories of Jesus and how we might use his teachings in the year ahead. LISTEN:
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:
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: