“Love your neighbor as yourself,” so we have been taught, in almost any religious tradition you could name. What if that is not the best way to love someone else? And just why wouldn’t it be? We explore today a queer vision of love. Rev. Rita Capezzi preaching. 2 19 23 OOS–Liberating Love 2 19 … Continue reading Liberating Love
Martyrdom has certainly fallen out of favor, but some things are so important that your love for them can be nothing short of sacrificial, and perhaps even self-sacrificing. What love might be worth sacrificing the self for? What might you sacrifice yourself for? Rev. Rita Capezzi preaching. 2 12 23 OOS–Sacrificial Love 2 12 23 … Continue reading Sacrificial Love
Our Fellowship exists only because we continually will it into existence. It is our desire, our commitment, our labor, and our funding that makes the Fellowship possible. What is the Fellowship we want and how will we both imagine it and live it into being? 1 22 23 OOS–Finding Our Center Together 1 22 23 … Continue reading Finding Our Center Together
At the center of Unitarian Universalism is the expectation that we build a church and a religious practice through covenant, which is to say through the expectation of responsible participation in a religious community. In other words, we build the child, continually and in relationships. We reflect today on this call and on what the … Continue reading Rights and Responsibilities
The New Year always brings on a mania for adding new resolutions to our daily habits, which we often abandon within days or weeks. What if we imagined instead things we will not take anymore, ways of thinking and being that we will stop ourselves from pursuing because they are no good for us and … Continue reading Not Taking It Anymore
We celebrate our traditional Christmas Eve service with an emphasis on the power of the child to bring us closest to what really matters, especially when we are confused and afraid. Rev. Rita officiating. 12 24 22 OOS–The Wonder of Children Click this link to join the service: https://zoom.us/j/99358411229?pwd=eGU2RUNiS0lFNjdyZlFMOVZITEhCdz09. Contact Worship Tech Kat Clements at cattyrant999@gmail.com or … Continue reading The Wonder of Children
Through song, readings, and reflections, we celebrate the deep significance of Leonard Cohen’s enduring song “Hallelujah.” Rev. Rita officiating. 12 11 22 OOS–Hallelujah 12 11 22 Litany of Hallelujah Click this link to join the service: https://zoom.us/j/99358411229?pwd=eGU2RUNiS0lFNjdyZlFMOVZITEhCdz09. Contact Worship Tech Kat Clements at cattyrant999@gmail.com or by texting 507-380-4451 if you have trouble accessing the Zoom worship service and … Continue reading Hallelujah!
Rather than a formal sermon, Rev. Rita offers a conversation on Big Questions: What does it mean to have faith? What do Unitarian Universalists make of evil? What is theology to an atheist or an agnostic? What should we hold onto of our Christian heritages? How do spirituality and religion intersect and diverge? Watch the … Continue reading The Courage to Ask: A Question Box Service
UUFM worships this morning by in-person in the 937 Charles Ave. Sanctuary and on Zoom. Life Calls Us On: Even when times are very bleak, the beauty of the world calls us to live as lively as we can. Rev. Rita preaching. 8 21 22 Life Calls Us On OOS 8 21 22 Sermon–Life Calls Us … Continue reading Life Calls Us On
UUFM worships this morning by in-person in the 937 Charles Ave. Sanctuary and on Zoom. Intimations of Mortality: When we acknowledge the reality of death, without morbid attachment, the potential to savor every bit of life can emerge. Rev. Rita preaching. 8 14 22 Intimations of Mortality OOS 8 14 22 Sermon–Intimations of Mortality Click this … Continue reading Intimations of Mortality
