Episodes
Monday Nov 29, 2021
November 28, 2021- Giving, Receiving, as Love Shows Us How
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Rev. Jen Crow, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Isabel Quast, Franco Holder and Aimee K. Bryant lead an intergenerational service of story and song as we invite each other into the spiritual practices of giving and receiving and growing. Come find out more about Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism and our annual Holiday Giving project, and leave lifted up by our collective power that comes together when each of us shares what we can.
Humming Meditation- Aimee K. Bryant (:27)
Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow (9:48)
Music- Wake Now My Vision- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Aimee K. Bryant, Franco Holder (18:17)
Story for All Ages and Calling our Ancestors- Rev. Jen Crow (20:12)
Music- Wake Now My Vision- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Aimee K. Bryant, Franco Holder (28:45)
Meditation and Cycle of Life- Rev. Jen Crow (30:16)
Message- Giving, Receiving, as Love Shows Us How- Rev. Jen Crow and Isabel Quast
Outro Music- Aimee K. Bryant and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout
Monday Nov 22, 2021
November 21, 2021- Child Dedication Sunday
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
We celebrate the miracle that is at the center of the larger cycle of life. We welcome and name and dedicate ourselves to the care of nine children in our Child Dedication Ritual – and as we bear sacred witness to these unfolding lives, it is our hope we will see ourselves and each other anew. Each of us born whole and holy and worthy. Each of us important and ordinary and unique. Each of us in need of the larger community of this earth and this church to hold us in rhythm, each with the other.
Words of Welcome- Rev. Karen Hutt (:20)
Story for All Ages- Lauren Wyeth (7:27)
Calling Our Ancestors- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (13:23)
Child Dedication Ceremony- Lauren Wyeth and Rev. Karen Hutt (16:52)
Prayer and Cycle of Life- Rev. Jen Crow (22:25)
Anthem- Children Will Listen by Stephen Sondheim, arr. Brymer, First Universalist Choir, Franco Holder, piano, Dr. Randal Buikema, conductor (28:23)
Message- Rev. Jen Crow (31:52)
Monday Nov 15, 2021
November 14, 2021- New Member Sunday
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
This Sunday, November 14, we welcome new members into our company. Our new members will be formally welcomed during our second service while our first will offer a renewal of membership and a blessing to those joining. **Both ceremonies are included on the podcast** Whichever service you attend, we invite you to “re-member” what it means to cast our lot with this congregation, day after day, week after week, as we affirm again the threads of connection that bind us to those who came before, and make and remake our faith for the world that is coming.
Words of Welcome- Julica Hermann de la Fuente (:30)
Calling the Ancestors- Julica Hermann de la Fuente and Rev. Arif Mamdani (3:06)
Story for All Ages- The Perfect Club- Julica Hermann de la Fuente (7:58)
Meditation Practice and Cycle of Life- Rev. Arif Mamdani (14:46)
Renewal of Membership Ceremony (9 a.m. service)- Liz Farmer, Daryn Woodson, Rev. Arif Mamdani (23:32)
New Member Ceremony (11 a.m. service) - Daryn Woodson, Rev. Arif Mamdani, Liz Farmer (34:53)
Message- Rev. Arif Mamdani (43:29)
Monday Nov 08, 2021
November 7, 2021- Building a New Way
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
We continue to build a new way of being together as a church community. The choir will sing – with some guest appearances you won’t want to miss; children and youth will be with us and we’ll share in a story for all; we’ll join in meditation and prayer and care, and we’ll ask each other – Can you feel a brand new day? Is today a day when you can feel it? Is today a day when you feel something else – worry or fear or sadness or grief? Is today a day the community can hold the hope of a brand new day with and for you? Does this day – like all days – hold it all?
Words of Welcome- Rev. Karen Hutt (:28)
Calling Our Ancestors- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (4:38)
Anthem- Everybody Rejoice from “The Wiz” by Luther Vandross (arr. Pete Eklund) - First Universalist Choir and Band, Dr. Randal Buikema, conductor (12:06)
Story for All Ages- Where Are You From?- Lauren Wyeth and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (16:38)
Meditation and Cycle of Life- Rev. Jen Crow (22:20)
Message- Building a New Way- Rev. Jen Crow (33:50)
Music for Going- Sing Out, My Soul by Marques L. A. Garrett- First Universalist Choir and Band, Dr. Randal Buikema, conductor (46:15)
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
October 31, 2021- Remembering Ritual: When the Veil is Thin
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Instead of our usual hour-long worship service, we invite you to join us for a ritual with music by Franco as the centerpiece.
Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow
Ritual- Franco Holder, pianist