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
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 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:
One day your life may flash before your eyes. When it does, will it be worth watching. LISTEN:
This is pledge Sunday. What do we make of this very turbulent era in our lives? Do we need to sometimes be bystanders? Are there times to act. How can we face the unknowns ahead with courage and hope? LISTEN:
The contemporary band “Nahko and Medicine for the People” has a song called “Manifesto” that powerfully asks each of us to find and use our medicine of empowerment and determination in this dynamic era. We will hear the song, and then consider his calling out to us to find our medicine and use it for … Continued
This morning, Rev. Alex will hear any questions you’d like to pose to him in the service. You can send them to Jodi. The pulpit assistant will read the questions and Alex will try to answer them. He will not see or hear any of the questions in advance. LISTEN:
This morning we welcome a new church year with annual ingathering. A question to consider: the front of the sanctuary building has 4 very beautiful columns or pillars. They are symbolic. What values of UU’ism do they represent as we begin this new year? LISTEN:
This will be a service devoted to one of the bedrocks of our Unitarian Universalist faith: uncertainty. If you are comfortable with being on the “path” in your faith journey, always learning and searching and discerning your evolving beliefs and religious understandings, then you will find a home in Unitarian Universalism. It will be a … Continued
Summer service in Parish House.
