Warts and All: Why I Love Meadville
This is an updated version of a talk I gave 10 years ago. I still love Meadville, even more than I did in 2015. Some of that is because of all of you.
This is an updated version of a talk I gave 10 years ago. I still love Meadville, even more than I did in 2015. Some of that is because of all of you.
If you want to understand what getting old feels like, who better to talk about it than the two most geriatrically qualified members of our congregation – a female octogenarian and a male nonagenarian? We’ll present the good, the bad and the ugly, but not necessarily in that order.
As a child I loved all the ritual and pageantry in the Catholic Church. But as an adult I just couldn’t abide the beliefs. I’m going to tell you why? LISTEN:
This will be a participatory service in the Parish House where we will all have an opportunity to share, if we so choose, the people, events and circumstances in our lives for which we are most thankful. This service will be held in the Parish House.
This Sunday members of our UUCM Church and the Faith Builders community will share some of our common values. LISTEN:
Too many of us define “listening” as the period during which we work out what we’re going to say next. If, like me, you’re someone who needs a small reminder that listening both attracts and heals, this sermon should speak to you.
LISTEN: “So… when someone says, ‘What do Unitarian Universalists believe?’ and you answer, ‘Oh, we believe whatever we want to,’ that’s not quite true. There are a lot of things we don’t believe in. You are free to believe whatever you want here – but only as long as it helps you live a caring and humane life.” – Rev. … Continued