Ctrl-Z is such a wonderful invention: when we have done something that we suddenly regret, we can simply Undo it. Does that only work on our computer keyboards? Amy thinks not. Sure, what’s done is done, but we still have the power to revise and rewrite. What would you like to do a little differently … Continue reading Ctrl-Z
What does it mean to be human in 2026? How will historians describe us? How does the frenetic pace of change impact our sense of identity? What networks sustain us and how can we protect them? Where are we putting our energies, our priorities. What inspires you, gives life meaning? Gillian Fynn (she/her)Gillian is a … Continue reading Who on Earth are We?
“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen” – V.I. Lenin. This service draws on the history and lessons of Black August, ancient flood myths, and harvest traditions to explore liberation as patient cultivation rather than sudden arrival; a freedom planted by generations, gathered collectively, and never grown alone. Gregory … Continue reading The Beloved Harvest: Seeds of Solidarity, Fields of Liberation
The little creatures of the interdependent web of the universe have a lot to teach we big ones if, in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau and Annie Dillard, we will have the patience and take the time to “simply see.” Rev. Dr. Jeanne Foster (she/her)Jeanne Foster grew up in New Orleans. She is Professor … Continue reading Lessons from a Tuscan Grasshopper
How did meditation move from the religious margins of American culture to mainstream biomedicine? Mind Cure: How Meditation Became Medicine traces the religious history of mind-body healing from nineteenth-century religious movements led largely by white women, to several African American religious movements, to early public-health initiatives, to the modern “mindfulness” industry. It also explores what … Continue reading Mind Cure: How Meditation Became Medicine
Let’s explore one of the core values of Unitarian Universalism – Interdependence! To acknowledge our interdependence is to honor the interconnected web of all existence, to renew our commitment to protecting the Earth, and to nurture mutually respectful relationships. What does a world that acknowledges interdependence look like, and how can we get there? Cats … Continue reading Exploring Interdependence
Dr. Wolff will present, “Longevity – A Path to Social Justice,” where he shares the latest in scientific discoveries in how to live longer and healthier. With extra time in our life we can better accomplish our goals to make the world a healthier, happier, more just place. Dr. Robert Wolff (he/him)Dr. Wolff is a … Continue reading Longevity – A Path to Social Justice
What does it mean for a faith community to move beyond reform and into transformation? In a world shaped by punishment, surveillance, and family separation, abolition calls us to imagine something more radical than band-aid fixes to broken systems; abolition calls us to build entirely new ways of living together. We will consider how churches … Continue reading Becoming an Abolitionist Church
Sage Chioma will share a moving journey of discovery, and how unknowingly walking in the footsteps of her ancestors led her to profound connection, healing and revelation of her place in the American story and a fuller sense of what it means to belong. Sage Chioma (she/her)Sage Chioma is a poet, playwright and practitioner of … Continue reading Expanding the Circle of Remembrance 250 years later may the Circle be Unbroken: Honoring the Black Patriots
NOTE: Sunday services now start half an hour later at 11am The meaning of many of our society’s religious and national symbols has recently been turned upside down or ignored. It’s up to us to be aware of this trickery and to defend the value symbols like the Statue of Liberty represent to our nation … Continue reading Why Symbols Matter
