Black Lives of Unitarian Universalists (BLUU) have energized, challenged and led the UUA into an honest examination of white privilege and white supremacy within our denomination and congregations. What does this journey hold for this historic white church that starts every Sunday service saying “We welcome you, whoever you are, whatever tradition, gender, race, class … Continue reading The Dangerous Work
“Courage is found in unlikely places”, Gildor the Elf says to Frodo the Hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Where do you find courage, and who has taught your courage? Members of the congregation will share their insights on this month’s theme. See Rev. Tricia if you’d like be one of those … Continue reading Profile in Courage
Facing the truth that we’ve hurt others, or forgiving others their injuries of us- these things are not for the faint of heart. Yet a faith life without forgiveness lacks both grit and grace. In the season of Yom Kippur, we help each other have courage to do what is right. Worship leader Rev. Tricia … Continue reading It Takes Courage: Seeking and Offering Forgiveness
How very hard it can be to say goodbye- to a person, a habit, a place, an identity, a chapter of our lives. We so don’t like change, nor find it easy to let go. And yet…to welcome the new, we must make room. As the season turns from summer to fall, and in this … Continue reading Hello, Goodbye
It is easy to throw open the doors of our homes, hearts, or church to those we like, instinctively trust, or feel connected to. It is harder to do so with those we instinctively don’t trust, don’t like or feel no connection to. But who is our neighbor, who might be our future friend, … Continue reading Living the Welcome
We begin the church year with the traditional Water Communion, a ritual of joining our samples of water from places meaningful and nourishing. The choir will sing, and so will we, the preacher will preach, the children will laugh, and the community gathers. Worship leader, Rev. Tricia, with Worship Associate Myles Crowley Read the full … Continue reading Return Rejoicing
