As we approach the holidays, many of us may be anticipating gathering with family. Others may be contemplating how things will be different this year, because of changes to the traditional gathering. Regardless of how we celebrate the holidays, it is likely we will be visited by memories and thoughts of relationships from our growing … Continue reading Roots And Wings: The Life Long Process of Leaving Home
This week across the world people are remembering and honoring the lives of loved ones who have died. Particular rituals and traditions bring comfort, as people remember friends and family members who were important to them. For many, the magnitude of loss as a result of the Covid-19 virus, has made these observances especially meaningful … Continue reading A Time to Remember
National Coming Out Day is celebrated each year on October 11. The first observation was in 1988, on the one-year anniversary of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, in which 500,000 people participated. By 1990 it was being celebrated in all 50 states. The Human Rights Campaign reminds us “Coming out in … Continue reading Living Openly and Authentically
October 4th is the Feast Day for St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology. It is also World Day for Animals. On this Sunday we join Unitarian Universalists, as well as people of many other faiths around the world, in an affirmation of the interdependent web of all existence with a … Continue reading Feast of St. Francis: World Day for Animals
Multigenerational Water Communion with Rev. Alice and Sarah Stubbs, Religious Education Coordinator. All ages invited. As the summer season comes to a close we gather as an entire church community with renewed commitment to what we value most. Whether we travel or stay close to home, summer usually offers a change of pace, inviting time … Continue reading Ingathering Service
Embracing Possibility, a live-streamed YouTube event with Rev. Alice Syltie. We continue to embrace possibility in the ever-changing dynamics of how we do church. Rev. Alice will be preaching frm the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham and the service will be live-streamed to both of our congregations. bit.ly/UUCBSundayServices To access the service … Continue reading Live YouTube Service: Embracing Possibility
This Sunday we celebrate our Independence from the Covid-19 lockdown, as we gather once again in our church home. Some of you will be present in the sanctuary and some of you will be with us on the Facebook Live Stream. Please choose whatever makes you most comfortable. Whether this will be your first time, … Continue reading IN THE SANCTUARY: “Welcome Home!”
“Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.” —Tom Robbins Rev. Alice admits that she doesnt know if we have proof that this quote from writer Tom Robbins is 100% accurate. However, play researchers and scientists have … Continue reading Virtual Service: A People of Play
Rev. Alice Syltie weaves elements that Carole Eagleheart shared with us from a service that Carole created for the September 2020 Water Communion at her church, UU Westside, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Included is an interview by Carole with Albuquerque Poet Laureate Mary Oishi. Hear the story of Mary’s life and how she was … Continue reading Virtual Service: Poetry Empowering Us to Work for Justice
As we consider our theme of Story, in a time of many challenges, Rev. Alice is reminded of her own story of a trip to Egypt which included a middle of the night climb to catch the sunrise from the top of Mt Sinai. This Sunday, Rev. Alice shares the story and some reflections, as … Continue reading Virtual Service: Climbing Mt. Sinai
