First Universalist Church of Minneapolis Sunday Service Podcast
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April 7, 2024- Community, Our Work of Art
April 10, 2024 18:01 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe gather as a community, each of us a unique thread, ready to weave a tapestry that embodies our theme for the month: “Investing Together.” Imagine a morning where every one, young and old and in between, help us make a masterpiece. We’ll share stories with each other, sing melodies that weave through our shared spaces, and create a living mosaic of our collective spirit. This isn’t just about the art we create or the songs we sing; it’s a deeper call to explore the beauty and strength we u...
March 31, 2024- Narratives of Renewal
April 01, 2024 19:43 - 25 minutes - 32 MBThis Easter, what if our affirmations served not only as testaments to our capacity to instigate meaningful change but also as prompts to engage deeply with every soul we encounter. Can we mine our shared experiences for tales of resilience or resignation? Will we amplify the echoes of triumph, or will we underscore the moments of faltering? This selection process crafts the larger narrative of our existence. In this season of reflection and renewal, what narratives will you choose to elevat...
March 24, 2024- Lessons from the Edge of Existence
March 26, 2024 14:53 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn the heart of our journey towards Easter, we turn to the second chapter in our three-part series, inviting you into a contemplative exploration of dying and the profound lessons it imparts on communal living. This service weaves together thought, music, prayer, and story, reflecting on our shared human experience and the bonds that sustain us through life’s transitions. Join us in this reflective exploration of the spaces between life and death, community and solitude, fear and hope, embra...
March 17, 2024- Willing Love
March 19, 2024 16:08 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBAs we embrace this month’s theme of humility, we are called to reflect on our individual needs within the vast expanse of community life. Join us at First Universalist this Sunday for a journey that promises to deepen our collective wisdom, cultivate understanding and love, and reinforce our community’s bonds. This series is not just a retelling of age-old stories but a dynamic engagement with the themes that have shaped humanity’s spiritual journey across millennia. Opening Hymn- Love Will...
March 10, 2024- Sex Ed. Sunday: The Wisdom of OWL
March 18, 2024 20:42 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBJoin us for a transformative service led by our 8th-grade OWL youth, their advisors, and the worship team, as we explore the impactful journey through Our Whole Lives (OWL) program. “Embracing Humility, Fostering Love: Our OWL Journey” promises a heartfelt glimpse into the courageous conversations and learning experiences that shape our community’s approach to sexuality education. Celebrate the insights, growth, and stories of our youth, reinforced by the dedication of our OWL facilitators, ...
March 3, 2024- The Lost Art of Sacrifice
March 11, 2024 19:32 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBThis Sunday, Rev. Rolenz will lead us in contemplating The Lost Art of Sacrifice, a timely reflection as we navigate the solemn periods of Lent and approach Ramadan. In a world often driven by the quest for instant gratification, Kathleen invites us to reconsider sacrifice as a source of spiritual nourishment and unexpected joy. Drawing on her experiences from serving in diverse communities and her profound understanding of liturgy, Kathleen’s sermon promises to be a compelling journey throu...
Feb. 25, 2024- Unshackling the Chains of Numbness
February 27, 2024 18:21 - 59 minutes - 69.9 MBThis Sunday at First Universalist, we invite you to a special service, “Awakening Presence: A Journey From Numbness to Engagement,” as we explore the transformative power of reconnecting with our emotions and each other. Dive deep into the essence of presence, overcoming the barriers of emotional numbness that hinder our personal growth and communal vitality. Engage in a meaningful exploration of how mindfulness and empathy can not only enrich our personal journeys but also empower our colle...
Feb. 18, 2024- From Me to We
February 20, 2024 23:25 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIn a world that often celebrates the individual, we invite you to explore the strength and beauty of choosing community. This week, we delve into the power of collective action and shared responsibility—a timely reflection in the wake of the pandemic’s challenges. Discover how our choices can weave a stronger fabric of support, resilience, and interconnectedness. We’ll explore the transformative potential of moving beyond individualism to embrace the collective—highlighting that our financ...
February 11, 2024- The Love We Make
February 13, 2024 17:48 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBHow does love find voice breaking from silence and unmasking its truer self? This Sunday, we delve into “Expression of Love: From Silence to Vulnerability.” Through twists and turns of human emotions, the burden of societal norms, and the lens of our digital existence, we explore. Posed with questions of love’s ferocity and authenticity, we ponder even further: How can those of us, unversed in the language of vulnerability, learn to speak it? This Sunday, we invite a transformative explora...
Feb. 4, 2024- 'Tis a Gift to be Present
February 06, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBIn a world too often transactional, we’ll explore the transformative power of a gift economy, where joy is the currency we trade and presence is our shared and most precious commodity. When we choose joy, our lifted spirits are just the first palpable sine of a wave that ripples outward in a wash of positive change throughout our whole community and far beyond. Together, we’ll delve into the sacredness of intentionality in worship, the heartbeats that synchronize when shared narratives bind...
January 28, 2024- When Voices Dare to Make Visions
January 31, 2024 16:31 - 1 hour - 75 MBIn the crucible of community, the unique vision of each individual not only reshapes our common goal but experiences a transformation itself. Picture a mosaic, where every piece is indispensable to the whole. Our shared dream materializes as we each offer a piece of our hearts, contributing to a greater design. This dance of unity within individuality beckons you to unearth your unique strengths, to learn how they can enliven our visionary aspirations. It’s about the breathtaking tableau we ...
Januray 21, 2024- Making Space Face to Face
January 30, 2024 17:06 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBImmerse yourself in this Sunday’s service, a journey into the heart of our interconnectedness. We will ponder the echoes of our third principle, discovering how it nudges us towards a deeper, more mindful communion with ourselves and each other. Prepare to be drawn into the dance of connection, a ballet of souls turning, reaching, growing. Unearth the profound truth that our shared spiritual practices are the glue that binds us into a resilient community. Witness the revelation that our mess...
January 14, 2024- Making Space to Remember and Revive
January 23, 2024 18:38 - 50 minutes - 55.1 MBAs winter’s stillness permeates our lives, we gather this Sunday for our annual Service of Remembrance, a sacred ceremony to honor those who have transitioned from our physical realm. Coupled with this, we also pay homage to the indomitable spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., inviting you to embrace the complex and demanding truth of his message beyond his popular portrayal. Through the ritual of candlelight, naming, and remembering, we keep the glow of their values and dreams alive, ...
January 7, 2024- Making Space Starts When You Show Up
January 10, 2024 17:02 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBIn a world relentlessly demanding, it’s easy to feel like we’re never enough, that what we have to give may not make a dent. But when we peel back these layers of fear, we uncover a transformative truth: The act of showing up—of choosing to be present—is a radical catalyst for change. This is more than physical presence; it’s an emotional, spiritual commitment to bear witness, to engage, and to represent. It’s about standing in the face of the grind, against the status quo, and declaring, “I...
Dec. 31, 2023- Thresholds
January 02, 2024 17:48 - 48 minutes - 52.4 MB“No threshold need be a threat, but rather an invitation and a promise. Whatever comes, the great sacrament of life will remain faithful to us, blessing us always with visible signs of invisible grace. We merely need to trust.” – John O’Donohue Join us as we cross the threshold of the new year together. We will slow down to greet the invitations and promises awaiting each of us with ritual stations. We’ll have opportunities to release what no longer serves us, remember our original belovedn...
Dec. 17, 2023- Listening Deeply: Inside Voices
December 19, 2023 21:58 - 59 minutes - 64.4 MBOur minds are often full of thoughts, like a busy hive all abuzz? Have you ever wondered–Is meditation for me? What is meditation really? What if I am not doing it right? Here’s a revelation – meditation isn’t about making those thoughts disappear. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Our minds, much like our ears, are always receptive, picking up on myriad stimuli even when we aren’t consciously aware. Imagine if we didn’t fight against these thoughts but just listened to them and learned to ...
Dec. 10, 2023- Still in Motion: The Space Between Who We Are and Who We Want to Be
December 12, 2023 20:39 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBAs we move through the sacred season, marked by the enduring light of Hannukah and the burgeoning anticipation of Advent, we’re invited into a unique space where the realms of time and eternity intersect. Here, every moment becomes an encounter with infinite potential. Amid the whirlwind of holiday activities, the understated power of rest emerges as a counterintuitive path to liberation, offering us a sanctuary within time itself. Taking a step back, we find ourselves attuned to the subtle,...
Dec. 3, 2023- Whispers in the Dark: Embracing Advent’s Transformative Stillness
December 05, 2023 20:09 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBThis Advent, let us gather with intention, embracing these ancient narratives not as tales of dread but as prompts for introspection and growth. Together, in our sacred space, we shall seek out the divine amidst the shadows and find within ourselves the ember of transformative hope. Through our listening and reflection, may we uncover that within the darkness, there is not an ending, but the hushed promise of new beginnings. Music to Gather- It is Love- Ellis Delaney (:33) Call to Wors...
Nov. 26, 2023- Staying at the Table Feeds Us All
November 29, 2023 16:19 - 51 minutes - 46.4 MBThis Sunday, the whole community, people of all ages, take a heartfelt journey to “Destination Gratitude,” as we immerse ourselves in the rich teachings of the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. Embracing the wisdom of the Turtle Clan, Wolf Clan, and Mohawk tribe, we acknowledge the importance of not just feeling gratitude but actively directing it toward each other.
Nov. 19, Staying at the Table Starts with Grace
November 20, 2023 19:40 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThis Sunday’s ‘Staying at the Table: Starts with Grace’ celebrates the joy of embracing new members, showcasing the grace that defines our community spirit across our whole lives long. As Thanksgiving approaches, bringing its complex weave of anticipation and anxiety around encounters with all kinds, we invite you to a service that rekindles the essence of connection through the simple, yet profound act of sharing grace. Opening Hymn- Gathered Here - Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:31) Call to ...
Nov. 12, 2023- Scooching Over
November 15, 2023 21:58 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBAs a kid and now as a parent, the word “scooch” carries at least two meanings. It can mean scooch, as in move along and get out of here, and it can also mean scooch, as in scooch over and make room for whoever might be joining us. This Sunday, we’ll explore the spiritual practice of scooching over to make room as one way of embodying our Unitarian Universalist belief in the worth and dignity of every person. Music for Gathering- We Are Creators- Paolo Dubuque (:26) Call to Worship and Welc...
Nov. 5, 2023- Staying at the Table Makes All the Difference
November 06, 2023 17:53 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB"The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live." - Joy Harjo Our spiritual gathering - much like a meal at a table, nourishes us, but also requires our participation. How does this 'meal' feed us and what does it ask of us in return? There might be instances that provoke us to consider leaving this 'table'. Yet, when should such a step become the necessary course? Addressing our relevance in the contemporary world, why do we choose to belong to the church today...
Oct. 29, 2023- Walden Ripples
October 31, 2023 20:23 - 59 minutes - 66.3 MBIn a dynamic, multi-generational community, wisdom flows in every direction, reminding us to value the experiences of others to gain a broader understanding of life. It is important to break free from the belief that only older people have wisdom, as this limits our personal growth and potential. Recently, our youth returned from a trip to Boston, a city rich in Unitarian Universalism history, and their fresh perspectives and thought-provoking questions are reshaping our understanding of o...
Oct. 22, 2023- Your People Are My People
October 24, 2023 15:56 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MBEach week we sing, “Where you go I will go, Beloved” to end our worship service and send each other back into the world remembering we do not go alone. This week we’ll dig a little deeper into that song: how do we actually travel with each other as Beloveds and make real the idea that “your people are my people?" In this multigenerational service, we’ll experiment with building a spiritual practice of solidarity that begins with listening to our own bodies’ stories and moves outward playfull...
October 15, 2023- Mental Health Sunday
October 16, 2023 20:57 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBOur mental well-being is deeply linked with the relationships we cultivate and the social networks we are part of. By learning to understand and nurture each other in deeper ways, we can gain insight into our own mental health and well-being. Just like our Earth thrives on diversity, so do we. The diversity of our connections and experiences make us stronger. However, to tap into this strength, we need to be open to giving and receiving wisdom, even when it's uncomfortable or challenging. ...
Oct. 1, 2023- Loosen, Loosen, Baby
October 04, 2023 16:31 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBA single cylinder of interlaced bamboo strips seems delicate around two pointers–at least at first. But soon, they’ll want out. Without thinking, the digits back away from their closeness and find themselves stuck in place. Neither force nor frenzy will help; not twisting, not waiting, not pulling apart. The mind will need to calm to think of something beyond what’s worked before. The hands will need a wiser, more elegant idea to get free from the finger trap. Hubris would teach us to limit...
Sept. 24, 2023- Tough Love
October 02, 2023 16:35 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBThe experience of being welcomed with open arms can change us, rooting us in communities of care that transform individuals and society. Practicing this kind of love requires a tough mind and a tender heart, Dr. Martin Luther King once wrote, urging us to develop the characteristics that can ground us in transformative love. Opening Hymn- My Life Flows On In Endless Song (:25) Call to Worship & Words of Welcome- Nanette Stearns (6:43) Singing Together- Lone Wolf- Shelley Des Islets and Dr...
September 17, 2023- Every Last Drop: Welcoming All People
September 20, 2023 21:37 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSpiders catch water from thin air and store it in the web. There’s no need to go and find it; they are quenched simply by the water the web holds. Spiders build webs to pull raindrops in toward the center which, in turn, make more room on the edges for new drops to arrive. What if entering the beloved community were a continuing cycle of coming out from the rain, closer and closer to each other? And what if welcoming those on the edges were the action at our core? Drops of water and wisd...
Sept. 10, 2023- Water Communion
September 11, 2023 15:32 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBWater Communion is a very special tradition we celebrate each year at First Universalist. All are welcome, whether it’s your first or fortieth time! Come and be a part of this joyous time where the waters mingle and set a new year of community on its way. Singing to Gather- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:29) Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow (7:11) Story for All Ages- Worship Leaders (14:26) Practice of Giving and Receiving- Allison Connelly and Rev. Arif Mamdani (24:20) Offertory- Peace Like ...
September 3, 2023- Lessons for Future Ancestors
September 06, 2023 15:44 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB“Let us measure success by how many of us can say: I am living a life I don’t regret. A life that will resonate with my ancestors…” -adrienne maree brown. This Sunday, we reflect on heavy suitcases, surprise turning points, and opening to welcome, even when the people are complicated and the path is unclear. Singing to Gather- Enter, Rejoice, and Come In and Bright Morning Star- Matt Meyer (:27) Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow (7:28) Reading- by adrienne maree brown - Matt Meyer (12:09...
August 27, 2023- Backpack Blessing
September 05, 2023 19:48 - 55 minutes - 66 MBAs summer comes to an end, don’t miss our annual Backpack Blessing and worship service this Sunday, Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. The multigenerational service will offer children, youth, and adults of all ages the opportunity to reflect upon how we might carry the love of our church community and the tools of our faith with us wherever we go. Singing to Gather- I'm On My Way (:31) Words of Welcome and Call to Worship- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (5:19) Singing Together- Oh We Give Thanks (10:33) Story...
August 20, 2023- Lake Harriet Worship
August 22, 2023 20:23 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBRev. Ashley Horan, Aimee Bryant, and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout lead worship with you at the bandshell at Lake Harriet. By the waters, we’ll embody the joy and talk the truths of willful change we can make to the ways we do community. We’ll live a little of love’s post-pandemic, not-far-along-enough-yet call. Truth be told, it has more to do with play and laughter and loving yourself than we’ve often understood. And the possibilities, when we’re willing to untether from the needful, are more wo...
August 13, 2023- Why Stop Now?
August 15, 2023 19:44 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWe often exclaim church to each other as a place, a sanctuary, a place away from other places. Isn’t it at least as much a moment we make special together? A present-day prophet, the Black science fiction writer Octavia Butler describes “God is change.” How would your relationship with holy things shift if you were looking not for things that have become divine, but instead were on a hunt for the becoming itself in progress? Would that change what goodness you discovered in you? This Sunday...
August 6, 2023- Backing Into the Big Questions
August 08, 2023 20:57 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBShifted schedules, evening sunshine, produce that doesn’t fit anybody’s plan for the week, movies and music and sunsets that take our breath away and demand that we stop and pay attention. As summer stretches into August, the Big Questions call to us. ThisSunday, August 6, we ask: what are yours and ours, and how might we respond? Singing to Gather- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:32) Call to Worship- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (7:16) Story for All Ages- What the Road Said by Cleo Wade- Rev. Ar...
July 30, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Paolo Dubuque and You
August 02, 2023 15:45 - 1 hour - 100 MBPaolo Dubuque and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout talk about re-imagining musical ensembles and using collaborative music to change the world. We make music together for a finale of sorts we’re calling We are the ones, after June Jordan’s famous end to her poem, “Poem for South African Women.” Together, we make music as a community (that’s right–the featured artist is you! But shhhhh…it’s a surprise.), and we explore the rich relationships and stories of American singing over centuries, across cultu...
July 23, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Ellis Delaney
July 25, 2023 17:11 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBEach Sunday in July, worship will feature artists and musicians sharing their craft and some reflections on how their art is connected to their spirituality. We continue this worship series with musician, composer, and First U Member, Ellis Delaney. Ellis is at once funny and wise, thoughtful and uninhibited, with a captivating voice that is matched by tender, sometimes funny, uplifting lyrics. Their music is transformational; leaving audiences feeling better, with softened edges & opened he...
July 16, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Davu Seru and Martha Bird
July 19, 2023 15:05 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBEach Sunday in July, worship will feature artists and musicians sharing their craft and some reflections on how their art is connected to their spirituality. We continue this worship series with two artists who meditate on rhythm, form, repetition, and healing in this world and in worlds beyond our initial perceptions: musician Davu Seru and sculptural basketweaver (and First U member) Martha Bird. Singing to Gather- Now Let Us Sing- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Aimee K. Bryant (:28) Call to W...
July 9, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Dean Magraw
July 12, 2023 19:26 - 50 minutes - 45.5 MBEach Sunday in July, worship will feature a different local musician sharing their music and some reflections on how their art is connected to their spirituality. Dean Magraw is a consummate guitarist, playing with wit and soulful abandon. A performer like no other, he is part-comedian, part-philosopher and all-around musical genius. This past Sunday, he and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout talked poetry, impressionists, and John Coltrane. * Please note significant cuts and edits have been made due ...
July 2, 2023- ”Art & Soul” with Aimee K. Bryant
July 05, 2023 21:43 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBEach Sunday in July will feature a different local musician sharing their music and reflection on how their art connected to their spirituality. Sunday, July 2, we begin our July worship series with our own vocalist in residence, Aimee K. Bryant. Worship led by Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Aimee K. Bryant, and Sally Reynolds on piano Singing to Gather (:26) Words of Welcome (4:49) Time for All Ages (13:23) Singing Together- Just As Long As I Have Breath (19:26) Prayer, Poetry, Silence (21:...
June 18, 2023- Freedom to Move
June 20, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBOn and on, the circle of love, welcome, learning and inclusion expands. What spiritual practices, orientations of the heart, imagination and shared work is needed if we are to move with and continue to stretch that circle? This Sunday, June 18, Lauren Wyeth, Director of Spiritual Growth for All Ages, shares stories and reflections on her learning, and her charge, for us as she prepares to depart. Singing to Gather- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:31) Call to Worship- Rev. Jen Crow (10:06) Time...
June 11, 2023- Freedom- Not for Ourselves Alone
June 13, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIn these days when the circle of who has autonomy over their body and what history we can teach in our classrooms grows smaller and smaller, we are called to remember that freedom is not freedom if it is for the individual, alone. Freedom is individual and collective—a personal experience and decision, and a collective commitment, experience, and responsibility. Universalism invites us to draw the circle wide, and draw it wider still. What does our faith require of us when the circle of free...
June 4, 2023- Flower Communion
June 05, 2023 16:14 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBThis coming Sunday, June 4, we’re celebrating Flower Communion, and we could use your help! Bring a flower to share with the community (don’t worry: we’ll have more flowers available if you don’t have one). We’ll make a beautiful arrangement with whatever flowers come! At the end, we each get to take a different flower with us as a gift and reminder of beauty in our unity and difference. This special ritual has been performed for years here at First Universalist. And this year marks the 100t...
May 28, 2023- Hear the Earth Call: A New American Humanism
June 01, 2023 17:11 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBOur humanist roots encourage us to believe in “the common good” as reliably universal–a value that, deep down inside, we all share. What do we do when our experiences of life challenge this idea? The humanist influences of our faith date back centuries to African, Chinese, South Asian and European philosophers. But what kind of humanism do we need in America today? Singing to Gather- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:24) Words of Welcome- Lóre Stevens (8:38) Singing Together- Hold Everybody Up b...
May 14, 2023- Generation to Generation
May 16, 2023 20:49 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBAntoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote that “Love, like a carefully loaded ship, crosses the gulf between the generations.” This Sunday, love will make its way across the generations as we dedicate our children, welcome the wisdom of our Coming of Age youth, and care for each other in times of celebration and grief. Singing to Gather- Gather the Spirit- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Franco Holder (:29) Call to Worship and Words of Welcome- Lauren Wyeth, Rev. Jen Crow, Lóre Stevens, Dr. Glen Thomas R...
May 7, 2023- A Flame that Burns
May 09, 2023 19:29 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBUniversalism calls us to become flame carriers in apocalyptic times. In community, with souls on fire, we reconstitute the world. Join us for worship with special guest and candidate for UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt as we begin our May worship theme, Carry the Flame. Opening Hymn- This Little Light of Mine- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:33) Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow (4:05) Story for All Ages- Rev. Arif Mamdani and Rev. Jen Crow (9:11) Singing Together- Building a New Way- Dr...
April 30, 2023- All Beginners Here
May 02, 2023 18:34 - 54 minutes - 57.8 MBThe Zen practice of shoshin calls us each to bring a “beginner’s mind” to every day we live. This Sunday, as we celebrate how our community has grown with new members, we are reminded to bring this same spirit to our relationships with one another. We can know each other more deeply with fresh curiosity. We can deepen our bonds with fresh compassion. We can build a stronger “we” when each of us takes every opportunity to “tell our story from deep inside and listen with a loving mind.” Openi...
April 23, 2023- Hot for Climate
April 24, 2023 16:50 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThe Environmental Justice Team from First Universalist Church leads us through an Earth Day service that invites us to consider what it is that we love in this natural world, and why and how we might get more involved in fighting for it. Join us this Sunday as the team ministers to us through music, story, and personal narrative, and helps chart a pathway of hope for how we might more fully live into our interdependence with the web of existence of which we are a part. Opening Hymn- For the...
April 16, 2023- Only We Are Earthseed
April 17, 2023 18:28 - 52 minutes - 55.3 MB62 years ago this week, the first human being went to outer space! Our perspective as Earthlings has never been the same. Life on Earth is the part of the cosmos which relentlessly resurrects. How can we become more responsible stewards of the seeds of Life, both on and beyond Earth? This Sunday, April 16, We invite you to bring the seed paper and annual giving commitment cards which you received in your annual giving campaign packet to share blessings and aspirations! Opening Hymn- Blue Bo...
April 9, 2023- Easter Sunday
April 10, 2023 17:09 - 50 minutes - 51.2 MBWith and without our permission and participation, life is forever seeking resurrection. Relentlessly, life finds a way in the harshest of circumstances, and even out of death comes new life. How might we join with this turning toward life? And how might we rebuild and resurrect ourselves, our relationships, and even this church in the shape of beloved community through our everyday actions? Join us on this multigenerational Sunday as we lean into these questions through story, song, and rit...
April 2, 2023- Trusting Life
April 04, 2023 19:44 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBAs we make the sometimes slow and halting turn toward spring and the emergence of new life, we continue our journey of pausing to pay attention. Together, we pick up the practice of noticing and naming the changes and losses among us and tentatively begin to trust again the turning and motion that life offers. This Sunday, April 2 we join each other in the collective practice of letting go as we do our part to make room for all that is about to emerge. Opening Hymn- Open the Window- Aimee K...