Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Easton, 7401 Ocean Gateway, Easton. Kindly RSVP by May 20 to browninginstallation@gmail.com. Childcare will be provided. Please call with questions, 410-822-8103.
Loss and sacrifice come in many forms. While the gaps left by loss shift and change over time, they remain with us in some form. At this service Rev. Sue Browning will explore ways we privately and collectively hold, and shape, and reshape our memories. In honor of Memorial Day, the service will include an embracing meditation in memory of those who have died.
Set against a backdrop of Vietnam protest songs, this sermon examines the wonder and openness of childhood, the vision and passion of youth, and the ways the young people of today lead and teach us. Special music by Meredith Hadaway.
May 5, 2019 is the 200th anniversary of William Ellery Channing’s landmark sermon delivered in Baltimore, addressing the criticisms of the established order and embracing the accusation of heresy. This is a good opportunity to look back and to consider what it was that our liberal spiritual ancestors were rejecting and affirming, and to consider what we … Continue reading May 12, Rev. Greg Chute, “Unitarian Christianity at 200.”
Many of us proclaim curiosity as a valued trait. Have you ever considered why? Where has curiosity taken you, of late? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll explore the benefits and risks of leading a life guided by curiosity. The service will include our annual Flower Communion.
The biggest question at the end of Mark’s gospel is not “What happened to Jesus’ body?” but “What will happen to his inner circle — heirs to his social justice project?” Likewise, modern UUs need to face our own uncertainties now, to ready ourselves to defend and promote restorative and distributive justice, no matter the cost.
Symbols are powerful. From what we wear, to what we display, symbols shortcut our communications with one another. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning together we’ll ask, ‘When we see the cross of Christianity displayed, what comes to mind?’ and we will consider ways some Unitarian Universalists understand the cross.
When a child returns home after facing a challenge, we might say, “I’m proud of you.” We foster a child’s sense of pride in who they are and affirm their sense of power in the world. At this service Rev. Sue Browning will explore the ways we learn to take pride in our full identities … Continue reading Apr 7, Rev. Sue Browning, “Claiming Pride.” Special music by harpist Meredith Hadaway
Rev. John Ames will explore the Old Testament story of Ruth. Her journey from her own country to Israel is a testimony in favor of inclusivism in ancient Israel as opposed to the exclusive theology that tended to prevail. Ruth, a foreign, non-Jewish woman, was welcomed into Israel and became an ancestor of King David … Continue reading Mar 31, Rev. John Ames, “Ruth – The Handmaiden of the Lord.”
