In a time of great anxiety about Muslim people, we explore the wisdom and celebrate what can be considered the the most pervasive Islamic influence on Western culture: Arabian Nights. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Tina Godsey.
Drawing on history that suggests European Unitarians understood themselves to be part of the same religious family as Jewish and Muslim people, we explore and affirm the wisdom that “within one, there is many.” Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Tina Godsey.
A sermon by Rev. Maureen Killoren, delivered by Tina Godsey. “When forgiveness happens, something beyond our understanding is involved. But first we have to believe it is possible. We must believe forgiveness is possible…for us…because forgiveness does more for the one who has been wronged than for the one who has done wrong.” – Rev. Killoren. … Continue reading In Its Own Time: Forgiveness as a Spiritual Discipline
This week we explore the wisdom of what Jake Gyllenhaal’s character in the movie “Demolition” says: “If you want to fix something, you have to take everything apart and figure out what’s important.” Worship leaders are Rev. Darcy Baxter and John Pattton.
We gather again on this Sunday to recommit ourselves to building Beloved Community, and to sharing our healing waters of hope. Our tradition has been to bring a bit of water from where ever you spent your summer vacation to use during the ceremony. You’re invited to bring a little water from those special places … Continue reading Water Communion: Healing Waters
We gather to honor all the labor that has brought us where we are today; to remember the work, the love, the struggle, and the care. Rev. Darcy will lead members in an extended meditation and then members will share about the labor they would like to honor. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy … Continue reading The Labors of Love
Lauren Way, student at Starr King School for the Ministry, will be our guest speaker this week. Her previous work was at UC San Diego where she spent eight years doing HIV research. On her Starr King web page she writes, “My call to ministry is really a call to help those who are frequently … Continue reading Lauren Way Speaks to UUSFC
When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther is said to have responded, “I would plant a tree today.” We explore why we should plant trees. Our worship leaders are Rev. Darcy Baxter, Avonelle Tomlinson, and Bernadette Burns.
Connections: Near and Far is the subject of a talk with poetry and music connecting past with present. Homegoing author, Yaa Gyasi says, “History is not this discrete thing that happens neatly and then ends. It’s dynamic; it affects everything that follows.” Our speaker, Joy Willow, is a classically trained musician, poet and “abstract naturalist” painter. … Continue reading Connections: Near and Far
Liberal religion got rid of the idea of some final judgment. But maybe some judgment in our lives is exactly what we need. Rev. Darcy Baxter and Matthew Mason are this week’s worship leaders.
