A Humanist UU Minister Learns to Pray
Todd Covert, Worship Associate Choir: Brother James’ Air (23rd Psalm) – Gordon Jacob
Speaker: Joshua Berg
Universalism In the 21st Century
Julie Borden, Worship Associate Last year, Universalism celebrated the 250th anniversary of John Murray’s famous 1770 sermon in Thomas Potter’s chapel in Good Luck, New Jersey which legend marks as the founding of Universalism. Joshua will demonstrate in his sermon how the idea of universal salvation manifests and ties into social justice by connecting the … Continue reading Universalism In the 21st Century
The Dao of UU: The Wisdom to Know the Difference
David Early, Worship Associate Joshua will be concluding his sermon series on the serenity prayer with a sermon about the wisdom to know the difference between what we cannot and what we can and should change.
Liberation of Spirit: Power to Change the Things We Can
This is the second sermon in my Serenity Prayer series. It will be an exploration of how the spirit can be liberated by taking advantage of the power to change the things we can. It is also Emerson’s congregational meeting and, in the spirit of beloved community, together with our Community Minister, the Rev. Rebecca … Continue reading Liberation of Spirit: Power to Change the Things We Can
New Beginnings: The Serenity to Accept the Things We Cannot Change
Linda Fitzgerald, Worship Associate Kevin Mathie, Music Director In the theologian Rheinhold Niebuhr’s serenity prayer, he wrote about three things: the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Niebuhr wrote it as a petitionary prayer but I’m I’ll set … Continue reading New Beginnings: The Serenity to Accept the Things We Cannot Change
How Do We Heal from the Last 21 Months?
Melissa Marote, Worship Associate All of us have been through a lot during the pandemic; some more than others, yet each in our own ways. Yet even as life slowly returns to something resembling normalcy, we are still carrying around the trauma, small or large, of the last 21 months… or other events in our … Continue reading How Do We Heal from the Last 21 Months?