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Sunday service, July 26 – First Unitarian Universalist of Richmond VA  

This week continues our summer viewing series, in which we join other East Coast congregations via Zoom for shared worship. Partway through each service, we’ll step out of the broadcast to share our local Joys and Concerns and to take up our Offering, keeping our familiar touchstones of care and generosity at the heart of … Continued

Sunday service, July 12 – Lyrical Dharma: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness

This week continues our summer viewing series, in which we join other East Coast congregations via Zoom for shared worship. Partway through each service, we’ll step out of the broadcast to share our local Joys and Concerns and to take up our Offering, keeping our familiar touchstones of care and generosity at the heart of … Continued

Sunday service, July 5 – Independence Day, for Whom?

This week begins our summer viewing series, designed to give our worship committee and Sunday morning crew a well‑earned breather while still keeping us connected in meaningful ways. We’ll join other East Coast congregations via Zoom for shared worship. Partway through each service, we’ll step out of the broadcast to share our local Joys and … Continued

Sunday service, June 28 – All the Tiny Muscles

This Sunday, we hear the sermon “All the Tiny Muscles,” by the Rev. Tess Bamburger. The Reverend observes, “It seems to me that those we love and who love us, all those brilliant bits of shining love, are many tiny muscles supporting our lives… We so often aren’t conscious of how much they support us … Continued

Sunday service, June 21 – Flower Communion

This Sunday, we celebrate Flower Communion: an annual Unitarian Universalist ritual celebrating beauty, human uniqueness, joy, diversity, and community. Through this ritual, we proclaim the broadness of love on which the foundations of our beloved community are built. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Čapek of Prague, the ceremony was introduced to … Continued

Sunday service, June 14 – Guest speaker Bob Ertman

This week, we welcome Robert JinGen Ertman, Sensei. Bob Ertman has been a UU for about 40 years, nearly half of his life.  Like many UUs, he and his wife became UUs when they became parents and needed a way to share the good parts of their Sunday School experiences (and not the rest).  To … Continued

Sunday service, June 7 – Working on a Building  

This week, we will hear a sermon by the Rev. Anna Talou.  In “Working on a Building,” the Reverend considers how fear and struggle urge us to fixate on surviving alone rather than flourishing together. Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service. Remote attendees: join at the link below. https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1 Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647 Passcode: 380890

Sunday service, May 31 – Spaciousness of Belief

This week, Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service and offers the sermon “Spaciousness of Belief,” by the Rev. Matt Alspaugh. Alspaugh says, ““Some of us find a good plot in the spiritual domain and settle down. We build our houses and dig our wells… Others of us are always on the move, wandering constantly, exploring… … Continued