Pacific Time. Join us In-Person Or on Zoom via live.emersonuuc.org; Meeting ID: 941 8596 3035; Password: chalice Or Call: (669) 900-6833; Passcode: 1410162 Linda Fitzgerald, Worship Associate Music — Antonius Nazareth, Music Director As we gather for worship on the Sunday following Election Day, our Community Minister Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur will lead a lively morning … Continue reading Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Melissa Marote, Worship Associate Our Community Minister Rev. Rebecca will offer a service about the connections between poetry, vitality, empathy, and social change. All are invited to bring a poem to share with our community. Sermon by Rev. Rebecca Bijur: LINK Music – Kevin Mathie
Linda Fitzgerald, Worship Associate In Jewish traditions, the world is turning one year older on September 16. When we are younger, birthdays are often a time of excitement and anticipation; when we are older, they often bring a sense of reflection and an opportunity to set intentions for the year to come. What do birthdays mean … Continue reading The Birthday of the World
Todd Covert, Worship Associate Each week, subscribers around the world receive a “dose of courage and compassion” in the form of a brief emailed newsletter called Braver/Wiser, which is distributed by our Unitarian Universalist Association. For this special Juneteenth/Father’s Day service, Rev. Rebecca asks, how are bravery and wisdom, and freedom and memory, shaping our lives and our … Continue reading Braver/Wiser
Melissa Marote, Worship Associate Why is good advice so hard to follow? Join our Community Minister Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur for a lively morning of story, song, and spirit on the theme of lessons learned the hard way. Time for All Ages: The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Pinkwater
David Early, Worship Associate More than other times of year, the winter holidays are times when we find ourselves remembering the past. What parts of your past, and our shared past as Unitarian Universalists, will you bring forward with you into this season? In addition to serving as Emerson’s Affiliated Community Minister, Rev. Rebecca Benefiel … Continue reading Past Forward
For some of us who are engaged in housing justice and social services with people experiencing homelessness, trying to explain “what we do” can be strangely confusing. Is it charity — or social justice? A hand out, or hand up? Is it a short-term band-aid, or a lasting remedy? And of course the biggest question … Continue reading Bring Many Names
Do the winter holidays give you the blues? Gather in community for gentle reflection, music, and holding what is tender in your heart at this time of year. Service led by Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, Community Minister.
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, Affiliated Community Minister Brian Nelson, Worship Associate – David Early, Tech Associate As the seasons turn us toward the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, what is shifting in you and in our world? Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, Emerson’s Community Minister, will explore what the darkness might hold for each … Continue reading The Night Shift
Julie Borden, Worship Associate Oakland-based activist and artist T.L. Simons tells us, “…no matter how bad things get, they are always changing. I want… to ground [those around me] in the place where they stand and to spark the imagination of those who will struggle for a different future.” As our congregations and communities come … Continue reading We Would Be One
