Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
We have all heard, “It is better to give than to receive.” This service will show just how true this is, and in how many ways, in terms of biology, in the neurochemistry of your brain, in evolution and care for the planet and in terms of powerful personal expression and spiritual growth. Richard Clarke … Continue reading Giving: Sharing Your Gifts
Faith is a complex topic for us Unitarian Universalists. We don’t trust the blind faith that some other religious traditions. We are uncomfortable being told to ‘just believe.’ Yet, over time, many of us have developed an abiding faith, maybe better, enduring trust, in our answers to the deep questions of life. In this service, … Continue reading Faith, Trust & Doubt
The Polio-Covid Paradox is the personal story of the author, Janice Kimball, a polio survivor. It is also a carefully researched and documented article about the correlation between the Covid virus and the Poliovirus, whose variants are now suspected to be fibro- myalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, among others. It explores the effects of Post- … Continue reading Post Polio/Covid Paradox – Zoom Only
Emptiness, sometimes called boundlessness, is the idea in Buddhism that our understanding of world of things is illusory, hiding a deeper, more interconnected reality. This idea is difficult, even impossible, to grasp cognitively, but may come to us through a spiritual experience like awakening. We don’t have to be practicing Buddhists to find appeal in … Continue reading Emptiness – Zoom Only
Our goal is to create a beloved community, and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ~ “The Beloved Community” is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who … Continue reading Building the Beloved Community: One Drop at a Time – Zoom Only
–Critical Race Theory is the idea that one can analyze systems, institutions, and power through the lens of racism. It developed in the United States in the 1980’s and is beginning to be applied in other countries today. It has come under attack by conservatives who see it as divisive and unpatriotic. We’ll explore how … Continue reading Critical Race Theory – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. The last few years have brought a deepening of The Othering of America; Republicans vs Democrats, pro-vaccination vs anti-vaccination, Woke vs non-woke. Is this dynamic working for us? What now? Tim Schubert will give the talk and the service leader is Eric … Continue reading Embracing the Other – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. As this is the service just prior to our Annual General Meeting, let’s take time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished in the last year, and in the years before that. We’ll also consider what the future might hold, what big questions … Continue reading State of the Congregation – Zoom Only
As a precaution, this service will be on Zoom only – not in-person. Long time LCUUF member Carol Powell will tell of her journey from being a Catholic nun to becoming a Unitarian Universalist. The service leader is Lorna Dean.
The talk is excerpted from a sermon by Rev. Dr. Tony Larson about why you should not (or should) be a Unitarian Universalist and takes up the myth that UUs don’t stand for anything. The service leader is Cat Barnett, the message is delivered by Kathleen Pharis.
