Gathering for Sunday services in person and online, 10:15 am.
Historically, human development has been regarded as something for infants, children, and teenagers–maybe young adults. Only recently have we begun to frame adulthood as a time of ongoing development. Great things open up when we think of ourselves not as animals who stop growing around age 21, but as trees that never cease to grow.
Special Music: Four Shillings Short
What weighty thing stands, seemingly immovably, between you and new life? Let’s roll it away and be amazed!
Amy gives the sermon, Dan tells the Easter story, and Liz Russ, who has sung for our Christmas Eve services, gives us special music in this intergenerational service. Special Music: Liz Russ, soprano
Unitarian Universalists have our own unique take on the figure of Jesus. What little historical record that is left shows clearly he was Jewish (not Christian), and that he lived under the oppressive colonial rule of the Roman Empire. In our view, he was not a god, and so we see him as a human who was fully immersed in the contemporary problems of his place and time. This is what we teach children in our popular “Judean Village” program, and the results are interesting, to say the least. Music: Ihang Lin
As we consider whether to change the “church” in our name to something else, here’s some historical and philosophical context.
Music: Emma’s Revolution
Services at 9:30 and 11:00am
The senior-high-aged youth of UUCPA lead today’s service with passion and honesty, as they share about being a teenager in today’s world. Music: Lisa diTiberio and Yuri Liberzon, flute and guitar
****DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS TODAY****
This striking phrase comes from the late, great writer Ursula K. Le Guin, who inquired with great honesty about how we frequently censor ourselves and limit our own freedom. As people who aspire to free lives, it’s an important question and the topic of today’s service. Music: Veronika Agranov Dafoe, piano
We live in a time of maximum efficiency. Machines, electronics, travel options, and advanced communications knock hours, even days, off the time many activities used to take. Why, then, do we feel busier than ever? And is there anything we can do about it? Music: Martin Manley, jazz piano
Yogi Berra’s comment strikes us as funny. Something happens in your head when you hear it that derails your mind and you laugh. Today we will enjoy humor, both musical and spoken, and explore how this derailing of our mind can make us more creative (and be a lot of fun besides … ). Music: Veronika Agranov Dafoe, piano
The poet Francisco X. Alarcón writes: “a dream / we dream / alone,” but “reality / we dream / together.” Come to today’s service ready to dream, and we will make something bigger out of our individual dreams, a reality we can dream–and create–together. Creators: Everyone
Sometimes living our values becomes a challenge when we find ourselves in passionate disagreement with someone who does not share our perspective, or at an impasse with someone we love. Conflict is often about communication, but it is also about culture – the context of our lives shapes our relationships and patterns of interacting in community. Join Megan Dowdell, Assistant Professor of Ethics and Society at Starr King School for the Ministry, as we explore how to stay curious in conflict through story, sermon and song. Music: Veronika Agranov Dafoe, piano