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

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

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

This week, Jackie Triplett leads a service for Memorial Day, using the sermon “Look for Me There” by Rev. Jennie Barrington.  Barrington explores curiosity about what lives we will now live on the other side of grief and loss, and the communities that help us through that journey. Remote attendees: join at the link below. … Continued

This week, Soren Rice leads our service and offers the sermon “Waking Up/Returning Home.” Soren says, “We will look at the concept of awakening curiosity through the lens of children’s literature and the ‘home-away-home’ narrative structure.” Remote attendees: join at the link below. https://zoom.us/j/93005285647?pwd=Jam09KvgEh1yjBzVLVISUYDlN9P8oZ.1 Meeting ID: 930 0528 5647 Passcode: 380890

Our guest speaker via zoom link is Rev. Anna Tulou (she/they), Assistant Minister at First UU of Richmond, VA.  Her sermon is entitled “Question As Sacrament.”  Rev. Tulou says, “Unitarian Universalism has long described itself as a non-creedal religion, but why? Join us as we explore both our theological roots and our current expression of … Continued

This week, Gena Wade will offer the sermon “Curiosity, Connection, and the Moral Imagination.” Curiosity can be understood as a tool for connection and imagination. In a time of virulent societal divisions, how do we see through our divisions to recognize the humanity of our fellow citizens on this planet? How can curiosity improve how … Continued

Debs Szymkowiak will lead our service and share the sermon “Beauty in the Heart of the Beholder,” by the Rev. Brigitte Bechtold.  Rev. Bechtold comments, “Spring is a time of emerging beauty. With that in mind, we explore the possibility of expanding what we think of as beautiful.” Remote attendees: join at the link below. … Continued

This service will use a re-broadcast of a March sermon by the Rev. Taryn Strauss, at the UU Congregation of Atlanta. Rev Strauss says, “This is no time to settle for anything less than full justice, full accountability, and full-throated vision for the world we have been dreaming of creating together. Do not let others … Continued

Guest speaker SarahRuth Wekoye Hodgkinson Davis asks us to consider this idea: “Who are our Sponsors, those who nourished us into existence? Gratitude, at its foundation, is to be thankful for life, for our part and place in this life, and to honor our Sources of Life, in each moment of our existence. Using old … Continued