From our earliest days, Americans are led to believe that we are autonomous individuals, free of moral obligations or community attachments. Our UU faith, however, is rooted in covenant, which expresses our commitments to one another in an interconnected society. As this nation experiences a moral crisis of greed, hatred, and violence, we UUs are called to engage … Continue reading Stirring Our Moral Imagination
Presenter: Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, Member UUCP. Although we are inundated with public proclamations of religiosity, we as a nation seem to have lost a shared moral order for determining right from wrong. Meanwhile, Unitarian Universalism provides a framework of shared values imbued with a living legacy of moral witness and prophetic voices. In this talk, Lauren … Continue reading A Sustaining Faith
Presenter: Lauren Anzaldo, EdD, LCSW, CAP and member of UUCP. This talk considers the continuing appeal of authoritarianism and how democratically minded people might respond, drawing on the tradition of prophetic voices of antifascists such as Simone Weil and Erich Fromm. This talk is the second Sunday Service in a two-part series. The first talk … Continue reading Facing Freedom – Or Fascism? Part 2 of 2
Dr. Lauren Anzaldo considers the continuing appeal of authoritarianism and how democratically minded people might respond, drawing on the tradition of prophetic voices of antifascists such as Simone Weil and Erich Fromm. This talk on February 23 is the first Sunday Service in a two-part series.
Presenter: Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, Member of UUCP. In a complex world, how do we determine where we stand on important issues? Where do we find our moral compass? This talk will explore common social problems from a human rights perspective and will present a social justice model of decision-making based on the work of Paul Farmer, an … Continue reading Our Moral Compass
Presenter: Lauren Anzaldo, EdE, LCSW, CAP and UUCP member. A covenant is a solemn promise that we make to one another. This service will address the meaning of covenants and their importance. Covenants appear within many religious traditions. Our Unitarian Universalist congregational covenant binds us together on our journey to be our best selves and … Continue reading Our Solemn Promise
Sunday Service presented by Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, UUCP Member. Our UUCP mission is to Celebrate Diversity, Strive for Justice, and Inspire Love. With all of the stress and strain that so many of us have endured, this is an appropriate time to consider what it means for us as UUs to Inspire Love. Lauren will … Continue reading Inspire Love
Sunday Service presented by Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, UUCP Member. Our UUCP mission is to Celebrate Diversity, Strive for Justice, and Inspire Love. With so many social justice issues affecting our world right now, this is an appropriate time to consider what it means for us as UUs to Strive for Justice. Lauren will share ideas … Continue reading Strive for Justice
Our UUCP mission is to Celebrate Diversity, Strive for Justice, and Inspire Love. Pride month and the month of Juneteenth is an appropriate time for us to consider what it means for us as UUs to Celebrate Diversity. Lauren will share ideas and examples of celebrating diversity even as the value of diversity is being … Continue reading Celebrate Diversity
Service to our community has an impact beyond the work being done or the person doing it. This Sunday Service presented by UUCP Members Scott Satterwhite and Dr. Lauren Anzaldo will focus on community service, including the service done through youth scouting organizations. The service will include a Fifth Sunday collection to benefit the Eagle … Continue reading I Will Do My Best: Service to Community
