Courage: that is the theme for October. It’s not always a word for the heroic, but for the difficult ordinary that makes a society loving and holds it together. To have courage is to live from the heart, to stand up in the face of normal in order to “witness to the radical possibilities of […]
September 24 – 10:30am Rev. Jim McKinley The white nationalist rally and violence in Charlottesville happened during my news blackout. The peaceful response by UU clergy the next week took place while I was traveling. I was missing in action, and have a lot of catching up to do. When it comes to our active […]
September 17 – 10:30am Rev. Jim McKinley A lot happened on the political stage in July and August, or so it seems from the news. Yet little really changed while I was “out of touch.” At the same time, along the Pacific beach where I stayed, sea turtles nested and little turtles hatched as they […]
Here. Love Welcomes All. And at the same time you are welcome in your uniqueness, your particularities that make you, you. We say you are welcome in response to thank you. But it also speaks of appreciation for being, belonging, and being here. Bring your touchstone, your summer water, for our Ingathering Ceremony to gather […]
Five years ago this Sunday, we packed up to move the Sunday service to Agudas Israel while we renovated the sanctuary. It was a big commitment and change. The reflection for the day was “Dad’s Tackle Box.” When my dad was a young man, he made a wooden tackle box. He helped my brothers and […]
Our religious orientation starts with a sense of something more. We belong to much more than ourselves. We inter-are. UUFH is part of the living faith tradition of Unitarian Universalism; “streams that meet and merge.” General Assembly begins in ten days in New Orleans. Our Association is embracing big issues and opportunities. Beloved community gets […]
On this Sunday, we will practice appreciation. Graduation recognizes successful completion of requirements. Appreciation recognizes the good that is in us and around us, and then says thank you. We will celebrate members of the congregation and recognize the Faith Development Program as their year concludes. Join us for fun and festivities as we appreciate […]
Each of us wants and needs to live with hope that touches and inspires our hearts. Rev. John Dorhauer, president of the United Church of Christ, said in his presentation to UU ministers that liberal religion’s current articulation of hope fails to take into account climate change, and if we can’t articulate that, we should […]
Let’s celebrate Easter Sunday! The title comes from a quote by Barbara Kingsolver: “In my own worst seasons, I’ve come back from the colorless world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium outside my bedroom window. And then another: my […]
Three messengers from our history and traditions speak to us today and help form our religious orientation: William Ellery Channing, who held up “an exalted view of human love and possibility”; Theodore Parker who said there is “a moral arc of the universe” that we can bend toward justice; and Susan B. Anthony, who modeled […]