Approaching Thanksgiving can be a good time to examine our history and consider where we came from. We’ll consider the Wampanoag version of Thanksgiving history, share cornbread and apple cider, and learn about “justice across borders,” the theme for this year’s Guest at Your Table program. Our convener is Terry Hardley. Due to technical difficulties, … Continue reading Audio Archive, Nov. 18 — Remembering Where We Came From
Colonial New England had a tradition of election sermons, sermons preached to the newly elected government meant to guide the elected in godly ways. It seems timely to consider what past elections have taught us and what we need to prepare for as we move forward from the election this week. Post-election, how do we … Continue reading Audio Archive, Nov. 11 — Elections Past and Present
Both individuals and institutions remember their histories in particular ways, shaped not only by what happened in the moment, but also by our perceptions and even by what happened subsequently. Yet, we rely on having a past to know how to live into our future. How can we trust our memories? And how can we … Continue reading Audio Archive, Nov. 4 — Curating Our History: Deciding What to Remember
What do mean when we say UUFM is a Safe Haven? A safe haven for whom? From what? What if we imagine that we are creating a safe haven not for ourselves, but for those who most need a safe haven. How would that change who and how we are? Our convener is Larry Weaver. … Continue reading Audio Archive, Oct. 28 — From Seeking Sanctuary to Being Sanctuary
As we struggle with climate change, wild animals encounter more threats. They are less safe. Domestic animals get safety and sanctuary from humans. We will recognize the blessings animals bring to us, and give them blessings in return. We’ll consider ways to make room for the species in our lives. Our convener is Rob Morrison. … Continue reading Audio Archive, Oct. 21 — Enlarging Sanctuary: Making Room for Our Animals … and All of Nature
Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan, of the UU Fellowship of Topeka, joins us. The National Children’s Sabbath initiated by the Children’s Defense Fund provides an opportunity to look at how we are caring for the most vulnerable in our communities. From birth to young adulthood, what do the children need from us and what can we do … Continue reading Audio Archive, Oct. 14 — The Children’s Sabbath
Traditionally, sanctuary is a safe place because it is sacred. Its sacredness kept soldiers and law enforcers from violating it by seizing people. With increased secularization and religious pluralism, there’s less agreement on what places are sacred. At the same time, we can all recognize that some sacred moments are not so safe — the … Continue reading Audio Archive, Oct. 7 — Sanctuary: Sacred or Safe?
George Bush’s political downfall may have been “the vision thing,” as he famously named it. He’s not unlike many of us who struggle to name what our vision is. We may dream impossible dreams, but actually pursuing a vision, through the tragic gap, the difference between the world as it is and the world as … Continue reading Audio Archive, Sept. 30 — The Vision Thing
We all have visions we wish to achieve, even if we haven’t said them out loud. What keeps us from seeing clearly where we might go and what we might achieve? What keeps us from accomplishing the vision once we see it? Our convener is Tom Phillips. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2018-09-23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: … Continue reading Audio Archive, Sept. 23 — What Obscures Your Vision?
Annual Musicale service. Details to come. Audio is below. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2018-09-16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23:40 — 28.7MB)Subscribe: RSS
