A look at Rev. Theodore Parker (1810-1860), who was an American Transcendentalist, minister of the Unitarian church, a reformer and abolitionist; his words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. Let’s do some history! No potluck, alas, for a while. https://zoom.us/j/9789104627?pwd=Y1lzaVhpVUpycHI0UFBrWXRtSXBLdz09 Meeting ID: 978 910 4627 Password: … Continue reading UU History
We can celebrate that the passing of the equinox provides us the chance to look at our covenant in the light of day! We’ll talk about our status as a covenantal faith and about our Fellowship’s covenant. Ours is not simply a behavioral covenant it’s also an aspirational covenant. We’ll talk through all of this … Continue reading Revitalizing Our Covenant
Paul will define the topics for this talk as our 2019 General Assembly unfolds in Spokane, WA during the week of June 17-23. He will use reports from attendees and online reporters to reveal some important reflections on the state of our Association.
Channing, Emerson and Parker—they’ve been called, “The Three Prophets of Religious Liberalism.” A sermon could understandably launch from with their well documented thought and look forward. With that in mind…we are going discuss the thoughts of a trio of UU ministers, Revs. Lindi Ramsden, Susan Frederick-Gray and Rebecca Parker. They might not yet be called … Continue reading Ramsden, Frederick-Gray & Parker
Bob Wheeler will discuss thoughts on noted UU author Robert Fulghum.
Paul Mitchell will discuss UU practices and how our community can build a shared understanding of Unitarian Universalism. Paul will start the discussion in the service, and everyone is invited to stay after the potluck to continue our conversation. Everyone is welcome at potluck immediately following the service.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Black Power movement fundamentally challenged how Unitarian Universalists view our first and second principles, leading to a denominational crisis that nearly split us. Yet these controversies are nothing new. In this service, Rev. Chris will reexamine this time in our movement’s history and ask how we can … Continue reading Staying in Covenant: A Reexamination of the Empowerment Crisis
