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Both our political system and our religious tradition grew out of a highly individualistic philosophy. But our experiences tell us that we are, in fact, not only shaped by but inextricably intertwined with others: especially our families, but also friends, the wider community, and the community of earth. If we reframe our decisions to respect … Continue reading Not (Only) Our Own
As individuals, Unitarian Universalists aspire to keep questioning, growing, changing, and moving. The same is true of our denomination as a whole. Before and since the merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America (60 years ago this week), the tradition has been characterized by change. We look to our principles … Continue reading A Living Tradition
The Flower Communion is an annual service in which we each bring a flower, create an altar full of bouquets, and end by each taking away a flower that another person brought. Founded in 1923 by Czech Unitarian minister Norbert Capek, this ritual was spread all over the United States through the leadership of his … Continue reading Flower Communion
Over many decades, our congregation has helped countless people to get under a roof (oftentimes ours!) and to find transitional and permanent housing. Frustratingly, housing and homelessness are even more acute problems than ever. AND: no one is better situated than us to figure out how to tackle these problems as they arise. Amy spoke … Continue reading Building the Foundation
“The opiate of the theologians” . . . “a threat to Christianity” . . . “a pernicious heresy”: What is this terrifying doctrine? Universalism. We celebrate it this morning in what is, by one reckoning, the 250th anniversary year of its blossoming on this continent. Amy will share why she is a proclaimer of this … Continue reading Hope and Courage
In this intergenerational service, we celebrate Easter with stories, very special music, and a traditional animal of the season: the cicada. Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern Special Music: Karen Van Dyke, flute, and the Stanford Flute Ensemble The full order of service is at bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20210404.
Invisible people roll past us, walk among us, even speak to us . . . and what’s even stranger, we are sometimes invisible to them. This isn’t a fantasy movie, but instead, a strange fact of our existence, one that Passover urges us to challenge and change. For we can all be free only when … Continue reading Making the Invisible Visible
*Note: Remember to put your clocks forward, or you will be very late to the service!*
Today’s service shares what we have experienced, learned, mourned, and hoped for during this past year, to give us inspiration for the last push.
So many of our mental models were created for and by men. The hero’s journey, for example, is a particular kind of journey for a particular kind of hero, suited more to typically male ways of being than female ones. When we re-imagine how such models would be revised for and by women, it not … Continue reading The Woman’s Point of View
It can be very hard to be a latecomer to a point of view. As people like Rep. Liz Cheney have discovered, you not only anger the people with whom you used to agree, but you don’t get a lot of love from your new allies either. They’re less likely to say “Better late than … Continue reading Better Late Than Never?