Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Our goal is to create a beloved community, and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ~ “The Beloved Community” is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who … Continue reading Building the Beloved Community: One Drop at a Time – Zoom Only
–Critical Race Theory is the idea that one can analyze systems, institutions, and power through the lens of racism. It developed in the United States in the 1980’s and is beginning to be applied in other countries today. It has come under attack by conservatives who see it as divisive and unpatriotic. We’ll explore how … Continue reading Critical Race Theory – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. The last few years have brought a deepening of The Othering of America; Republicans vs Democrats, pro-vaccination vs anti-vaccination, Woke vs non-woke. Is this dynamic working for us? What now? Tim Schubert will give the talk and the service leader is Eric … Continue reading Embracing the Other – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. As this is the service just prior to our Annual General Meeting, let’s take time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in the last year, and in the years before that. We’ll also consider what the future might hold, what big questions … Continue reading State of the Congregation – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. Long time LCUUF member Carol Powell will tell of her journey from being a Catholic nun to becoming a Unitarian Universalist. The service leader is Lorna Dean.
The talk is excerpted from a sermon by Rev. Dr. Tony Larson about why you should not (or should) be a Unitarian Universalist and takes up the myth that UUs don’t stand for anything. The service leader is Cat Barnett, the message is delivered by Kathleen Pharis.
One of my Unitarian Universalist ministerial colleagues has said, “I often like to think of us as the religion of ‘Why not?!’” At our theological core is a sense of openness, of making space for possibility. We have an expansive religion, easily able to hold many ideas, beliefs, values, at once, all as possible. As … Continue reading Welcome to this Place of Possibility
We take up one of the more challenging parts of the Biblical Christmas story, Matthew 2:13-23, sometimes known as “The Slaughter of the Innocents.” This text reveals a dark side of Christmas, as Herod, representing imperial power, has all the male infants in the Bethlehem region killed in a desperate attempt to eliminate the baby … Continue reading After the Birth the Slaughter
We will celebrate Christmas through music and readings. The children’s choir from San Juan Cosala, Musica Para Crecer, will perform for us and we will join together in singing some traditional Christmas carols.
A favorite Wendell Berry poem begins: To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Our culture eschews the darkness, fears it, chases it away. And yet, the darkness has much to offer us. But going into the dark can be a fearful thing. In … Continue reading To Know the Dark, Go Dark
