Services

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:

It’s The Time We’ve Been Waiting For

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:

What is Our Medicine

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

Stump the Minister

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:

The Four Pillars of Unitarian Universalism in Meadville

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:

Doubt and Uncertainty

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