Upcoming Services
May 4th, 2008
Ralph Waldo Emerson and his Transcendentalist Friends
The Reverend Anne Felton Hines
The month of May marks the births of a number of early Transcendentalists – important voices in American Unitarian Universalism. What was it about this movement that inspired so many Americans, and how does it still speak to us today?
The choir will sing “Majesty and Glory of Your Name” by L. Johnson and T. Fettke. The text was inspired by Psalm 8.
May 11th, 2008
Listening From the Heart
Tera Little
Living in the hustle and bustle of the L.A. basin, sometimes it can be hard to really hear what needs to be heard. What are our hearts calling out for us?
Tera Little is the Program Consultant for the Pacific Southwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, and is currently studying for the UU ministry through Meadville-Lombard Theological School. The choir will sing “Be still, Look up and Listen” by Mark Patterson.
May 18th, 2008
TBA
Rev. Ken Collier
Guest violinist Diana Jones, will play “The Swan” by C. Saint-Saёns. Ms. Jones also will be playing in the next “Musical Explorations” Concert on June 1, as a member of the chamber orchestra..
May 25th, 2008
Building an Altar to Life
The Reverend Anne Felton Hines and Traci Davis
All are invited to participate in our annual Memorial Day Sunday tradition by bringing a photograph or memento of a loved one who has passed away. Those who wish to may also share a memory of the person; and through our stories and keepsakes, we will together build an altar that celebrates life.
The choir will sing “Libera Me” from “Requiem” by G. Fauré.
June 1st , 2008
Race in America: The Challenge and the Hope
The Reverend Anne Felton Hines
From "Hine's Sight," in the May Leaves: Racism is also an issue with which our Unitarian Universalist denomination has struggled for many years. We have prided ourselves on our involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ‘60s, yet have been painfully aware of how few members of our congregations are non-white. I thought that Senator Obama’s speech given in the midst of the controversy was brilliant, and so moving that I found myself close to tears...The various issues raised by Rev. Wright’s sermon, and the reactions to it, are too important to only be addressed on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, or during Black History Month. For that reason, I will devote my sermon on June 1st to it, and will hold a “Reflection Group” afterwards for your feedback. I hope you will be there.
