How do you understand social justice? Many Unitarian Universaists lean toward action and create “Social Justice” to-do lists. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll step back from our lists and explore what it means to be a “social justice” faith. Service to be followed by a Stewardship Meeting (Pledge Drive Kick-Off), after a … Continue reading Feb 3, Rev. Sue Browning, “What Does ‘Social Justice’ Look Like?”
“Anti-racism as the Deepest Center.” Schooled in the Central-American Solidarity Movement, Rosie Ramsey Granillo now works to build anti-racism leadership in the rural, predominantly white community where she grew up. How did she end up here, and what translates from her past experience? Why does anti-racism stand at the center of her efforts for … Continue reading Jan 27, Rosie Ramsey Granillo, “Anti-racism as the Deepest Center.” Special music by Freddy Granillo.
What might paradise be like? Can we imagine a world where all are treated fairly and with compassion? What would it take for everyone to have enough? It is bold to answer these questions and declare what the world should look like. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we will consider how Martin Luther … Continue reading Jan 20, Rev. Sue Browning, “On Paradise and Possibility.”
Regular services will continue next week.
At the gym personal trainers energetically encourage us to meet personal fitness goals. Might a minister’s role be to kick-off the year by energetically encouraging us to meet ethical living goals? Join Rev. Sue Browning as we reflect on the wider world around us and the inherent possibilities that emerge when we take one ethical … Continue reading Jan 6, Rev. Sue Browning “Kicking Off the New Year: A Pep Talk on Ethics.”
We carry around a lot of relationships with us all the time. Sometimes we are aware of them and sometimes not. Sunday mornings, especially this time of year, are a good time to pause and think about these for a moment.
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Join the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River for a December 23, Christmas Eve (of Eve) service, complete with music, story and the tradition of closing with “Silent Night.” This year with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the ways winter holidays offer a sense of oneness with all humanity.
Of late the term “stay in your lane” is heard often. It translates roughly to “You do your job, I’ll do mine.” At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll consider when this may be helpful guidance, when it’s not, and the spiritual practices that may help us decide how far to extend our reach. Special music for this service will be provided by Meredith Hadaway and Rachel Hock.
Many believe in the appeal of having a god as a life companion; how that seems to offer comfort, direction, security to those who choose to believe. How do we non-theists fill those gaps, if at all. Who or what do we walk with?
What might happen when you approach the day-to-day with a sense of unfolding what is to be? What might it open if less energy was spent determining the cause and effect of each unknown? At this service Rev. Sue Browning will explore lessons we may learn from the trusting nature of the mystics amongst us.
