“Being a Blessing”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How to be a blessing: some everyday practices of attention and intentionality. Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Amaury Morales, guest pianist https://youtu.be/eSQ93iGwfvI
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“Coming of Age”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Four youth will be graduating from the most unusual Coming of Age program we’ve had yet, completely virtual! Their creativity in their credo statements reflect their rise to the challenge of a pandemic year. Please join us as they share their powerful reflections on what values and … Continue reading “Coming of Age”
“The Mother of Invention”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) One of my colleagues, a mother of several children, once preached a sermon titled “Why I Hate Mother’s Day.” I’ll go with “Why I’m ambivalent….” But then what? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Ellen Gozion, Director of Instrumental Music. https://youtu.be/Lv_IZFHV1HU
May the Circle be Broken
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Who is invited in matters, as it should and must? But into what are we inviting people? Radical hospitality is not just a practice, it’s a world view that for some, may require a paradigm shift. If we’re going to envision a new world view together, we … Continue reading May the Circle be Broken
Who’s Behind the Mask?
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Hello! Nice to meet you! Who are you? Who am I? Can we take off our masks? Taking off our real masks may not be an option, but what about our metaphorical masks? We will do the best we can in this time of a pandemic while … Continue reading Who’s Behind the Mask?
“Enacting hope for a livable planet”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) This Earth Day we express our hope for a better world and discuss the means to achieve that. Homilies by Christine Milcarek, Bob Mitchell, and Barbara Litt of the Green Sanctuary Team. Reading by Peg Schmidt. Welcome by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Ellen Gozion, Instrumental Music … Continue reading “Enacting hope for a livable planet”
“What were you expecting?”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Founded on anticipation or assumption, expectations can be enlivening or deadly. Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by the Dr. James Johnson Jazz Trio, guest musicians. https://youtu.be/58hu-O6slGU
“Mortality and Resurrection”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) The human condition is that we are aware of our own mortality. How do we respond to what UU minister Forrest Church called “the dual reality of being alive and having to die?” How can we understand the possibility of resurrection? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music … Continue reading “Mortality and Resurrection”
“Seed Corn and Tomorrow”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) When I was young, I would go with my grandfather when he went to visit his farmer friends. Instead of saying “goodbye,” many of them would say, “Don’t eat your seed corn!” It was an acknowledgment that, though times might be bad, there is hope if we … Continue reading “Seed Corn and Tomorrow”
“Living the Stories of our Lives”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How do we live the stories of our lives, and how do we tell them to ourselves and others? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Deanna Witkowski, guest pianist. https://youtu.be/dAvwiTeH6sE
“Ways to Grow”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How and why do congregations grow? It’s not just about numbers! Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Ellen Gozion, Director of Instrumental Music, with Maddy Izzo, flute. https://youtu.be/pLzbxPPMJ3E