As we move into Thanksgiving week, this service considers feeding and being fed as a spiritual and emotional metaphor. Rev. Kathy and service leader Jay Patrick reflect on what Thanksgiving tells us about ourselves and the hungers we carry, often for a lifetime. During Second Hour, we will celebrate our Thanksgiving community potluck. Bring your … Continue reading Feed Me
Leadership in a Unitarian Universalist congregation can be complicated given the wide variety of understandings UUs hold about sources of authority. On this Sunday when we elect new leadership in a congregational meeting, Rev. Kathy and the service leader consider what leadership looks like–and what it does not look like–for people with a strong commitment … Continue reading The Faith of Cats
One capsule definition sometimes given for what a Unitarian Universalist church is claims that “we are not a creedal church, but a covenantal church.” Covenants show up in many areas of our lives (including in congregational life) as sets of promises for how a relationship will work. As UUFEC’s Committee on Ministry prepares to invite … Continue reading The Promises We Make, the Promises We Break
(recorded) On all sides, our culture is awash in extremes of behaviors, political views, and religious beliefs, often expressed in extreme words and images. As Unitarian Universalists, are we called to provide a voice of balance amidst the extremes—or to be extremists ourselves in the interest of justice and equity? Rev. Kathy and the Service … Continue reading Going to Extremes
Sometimes we change our minds, often in response to new information. And sometimes we talk of “having a change of heart,” suggesting that something other than information was involved in the change, and perhaps we were not the primary agents of the change. Rev. Kathy and Service Leader Amanda Piburn reflect on the different ways … Continue reading Change of Mind, Change of Heart
As we watch the fracturing in communities all around us, we may find ourselves needing a spiritual community more than ever. What binds us together at UUFEC and in the other communities we are part of? What do we receive and give in a spiritual community that is different from other relationships we have? Rev. … Continue reading Breathing Together
In a season of beginnings, with the school year starting and a new minister arriving, rediscovering a sense of purpose and the meaning of the journey we take both individually and communally seems in order. What has served us well that we will continue to carry? What has exhausted its purpose so that we can … Continue reading Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
