Episodes
Monday Nov 26, 2018
November 25, 2018- The Big Non-Negotiable
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
All month we’ve been exploring the non-negotiables in our lives. We end this month’s theme by turning to “The Big Non-Negotiable,” that thing that every human being shares as an ultimate non-negotiable, no matter age, gender, race, culture, class, religion, or education. On this Sunday, facing our own mortality, we will fully immerse ourselves in the present moment of life.
Call to Worship: Juliet Ali-Caccamo
Sermon: Rev. Justin Schroeder
Piano music: Franco Holder
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
November 18, 2018 - Whole, Holy, and Worthy
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Our Universalist faith is grounded in the belief that each and every person is born whole, holy, and worthy. This means that your dignity and worth (and everyone’s dignity and worth) are non-negotiable. What does it mean for us to live into this truth individually and as a community?
Call to Worship by Suzan Klein, Sermon by Rev. Jen Crow
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
November 11, 2018 - And Isn't That Enough?
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
In her poem, “A New National Anthem,” the poet Ada Limon writes, “Perhaps, the truth is, every song of this country has an unsung third stanza, something brutal snaking underneath us as we blindly sing the high notes with a beer sloshing in the stands hoping our team wins.” Over these past two years, the veil has been pulled back on the ugliness that is a part of our country and its founding – racism, anti-semitism, anti-immigrant sentiment, and white nationalism – all of which have been given oxygen by the words and rhetoric of the leaders of our country. It’s enough. It’s enough to destroy our democracy. Enough to destroy our moral compass. It’s enough, and it’s time to sing a new song.
Call to Worship by Daryn Woodson, Sermon by Rev. Justin Schroeder
Monday Nov 05, 2018
November 4, 2018 - A Heart That Beats Loudly
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
What do you say when asked what Unitarian Universalism consists of, what defines us as religious people? Does Unitarian Universalism matter in the face of rising authoritarianism and nationalism? In this month we tackle the non-negotiables, those things that are the bedrock of our faith, the soil in which we grow our souls and the foundation on which we aspire to create a just and whole world for all.
Call to Worship: Prayer for Living in Tension by Rev. Joseph Cherry, read by Liv Dalby; sermon by Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
October 28, 2018 - The Boundaries of Our Hearts
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
First Universalist is a multi-racial, multi-cultural, and intergenerational faith community of mutual caring and support where people bring all of who they are and welcome each other with joy. Our sense of who we are as a community of faith is ever expanding. These words cast a vision of who we are and who we are becoming. Join us as we do the spiritual work of learning to expand the boundaries of our hearts and our community.
Call to Worship by Emily Murphrey, sermon by Rev. Jen Crow