A Service of Service
Keep an eye out for details of a congregation- wide community service project this morning as our form of “worship.”
Services
A Sabbath for the Land: Environmental Justice in Judaism
Dr. Krone, who researches and teaches food and environmental justice, will offer an overview of the environmental values that are foundational to Judaism, including stories from her ongoing research on the Jewish community farming movement in North America.
Make a Joyful Noise: Feel the Music
Music. Maybe we’ll talk about it, maybe we’ll just sing. Come and see. Come and sing.
Go Set A Watchman. Let Him Declare What He Sees
The publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird prequel, Go Set A Watchman, unleashed a torrent of opinion pieces, critiques, applause, and befuddlement about the recasting of Atticus Finch from paragon of white virtue to an emblem of deep south racism. Mary Louise goes home as an adult and sees a different shade of Atticus than she had seen through the adoring eyes of Scout. In this sermon, we’ll explore the disturbing, empowering, and liberating ways our lives, our world, and the people in it, become more real when we are willing to “declare what we see” through unblinking adult eyes (even with the thickening vapor of half-truths and fake news). How do we reconcile the beautiful with the ugly, the vile with the just, the illusion of a leader with the reality, the fondness we have for friends and family when it is sullied by expressions of prejudice? And what will we do with the truths we see? “When I was a child, I reasoned like a child…but when I grew up, I put away childish things.”
Who’s Afraid of the Dark?
Autumn is a season of transition and letting go. We look outside and see the leaves changing colors and falling. The interfaith calendar for this period contains two holidays that contemplate the relationship between light and darkness–Diwali, which takes place this coming week, and Samhain, at the end of the month. What is it about the … Continued
On Salvation
Please join us for a reflection on “Salvation” as we consider who is being “saved”, from what, and by whom.
We No Longer Have the Right to Remain Silent
The UUA selected the Rev. Paul Rasor’s, “Reclaiming Prophetic Witness: Liberal Religion in the Public Square” to be its Common Read for 2014-15. Timely when written, and perhaps even more so now, the author addresses head-on our UU tendency to avoid using religious references in our social justice work. This service will share Rasor’s premise that engaging in social … Continued
The Blessing of Our Hands
PLEASE BRING AN OBJECT OR TOOL that represents your labor, occupation, or vocation for a communal altar. The Shakers have a saying, “Hands to work, and Hearts to God.” They believe that your life’s calling – your work – should be no less than an act of joy. An act of work is an act of … Continued
Annual Church Picnic
The annual church picnic will be held on August 20 at Roche Park shelter # 1. There will be a brief service at the Park at noon prior to the meal. There is a newly refurbished playground for the children nearby, so everyone is encouraged to come. The church will provide roasted chicken, water, lemonade and iced tea. We … Continued
Energy and Movement
An experience of the energetic movement arts of Tai Chi and Qigong (gee-gong), exploring how to practice connecting to both natural energy and our own intrinsic energy to restore and enrich ourselves.