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July 3, 2022
“Communion in the Tangled, Interdependent Web”
Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan, guest preaching
In a country founded on independence and individualism that continually experiences preventable horrors, it's easy to overlook our connections in favor of pitting Us against Them. The Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan invites us to consider how to stay in relationship and remain true to our Unitarian Universalist faith without necessarily believing someone else to be alien.
July 10, 2022
"The Price of Submission"
Led by Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen
Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), this weekend’s Islamic holy observance, honors Ibrahim’s attempt to follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his precious son, Ishmael. (Not Isaac, as in Jewish and Christian tradition.) We may be uncomfortable with this command, but it begs the question: what might we sacrifice for our beliefs, devotion, or way of life? Might we offer what we most love, like a child or our own lives?
July 17, 2022
"Practicing Lament"
Sarah Clark-Farnell, preaching
Lament is the outward expression of grief and sorrow. It is a practice that can be deeply healing and comforting, but it does not always come easily. Lament is a skill, and as such, can be developed through practice. Today we will practice lament together in sacred community as we express our losses, disappointments, and worries—both large and small.
July 24, 2022
“Longing for a Religious Life”
Marion Hirsch, preaching
Many of us are secretly longing for a religious life -- a life of commitment and connection to the sacred. We are wary of the traditional hallmarks of faith -- obedience and discipline -- yet we earnestly yearn for the holy. We wonder if there is a path for us -- the motley, questioning, heretic crew that we are. Marion reflects on the sabbath, the 10 commandments, almost becoming a nun, and other spiritual adventures in seeking a religious life.
July 31, 2022
“A Church Full of Imperfect People, Amen!”
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
“Well, nobody’s perfect,” so the saying goes. And this is true. But, it is a long way from admitting this to thinking of our imperfections as gifts and blessings. Brené Brown writes, “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect.” What would it mean to cherish imperfection as a community?
July 3, 2022
“Communion in the Tangled, Interdependent Web”
Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan, guest preaching
In a country founded on independence and individualism that continually experiences preventable horrors, it's easy to overlook our connections in favor of pitting Us against Them. The Rev. Holly Lux-Sullivan invites us to consider how to stay in relationship and remain true to our Unitarian Universalist faith without necessarily believing someone else to be alien.
July 10, 2022
"The Price of Submission"
Led by Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen
Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), this weekend’s Islamic holy observance, honors Ibrahim’s attempt to follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his precious son, Ishmael. (Not Isaac, as in Jewish and Christian tradition.) We may be uncomfortable with this command, but it begs the question: what might we sacrifice for our beliefs, devotion, or way of life? Might we offer what we most love, like a child or our own lives?
July 17, 2022
"Practicing Lament"
Sarah Clark-Farnell, preaching
Lament is the outward expression of grief and sorrow. It is a practice that can be deeply healing and comforting, but it does not always come easily. Lament is a skill, and as such, can be developed through practice. Today we will practice lament together in sacred community as we express our losses, disappointments, and worries—both large and small.
July 24, 2022
“Longing for a Religious Life”
Marion Hirsch, preaching
Many of us are secretly longing for a religious life -- a life of commitment and connection to the sacred. We are wary of the traditional hallmarks of faith -- obedience and discipline -- yet we earnestly yearn for the holy. We wonder if there is a path for us -- the motley, questioning, heretic crew that we are. Marion reflects on the sabbath, the 10 commandments, almost becoming a nun, and other spiritual adventures in seeking a religious life.
July 31, 2022
“A Church Full of Imperfect People, Amen!”
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
“Well, nobody’s perfect,” so the saying goes. And this is true. But, it is a long way from admitting this to thinking of our imperfections as gifts and blessings. Brené Brown writes, “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect.” What would it mean to cherish imperfection as a community?