Rev. Beth Dana observes that singing and sharing in music even during our virtual services is a collective experience that connects us with our fellow UUs in our respective homes. Healing and wholeness can be found in singing, and it is singing that makes a movement. This moment of social distancing provides us an opportunity … Continue reading Virtual Service: I Come to Sing
Writer, editor, communication consultant and 36-year UUCP member Dolly Berthelot will share a bit of her own growth from the independence emphasis of adolescence and young adulthood to a greater appreciation of interdependence, which became the overriding theme of her Unity in Diversity seminars and related writing, including her quirky little book, PERFECTLY SQUARE, a … Continue reading Virtual Service: INTERdependence Is More Needed Than Ever–Is America Growing Into It?
Connie Goodbread and Rev. Carlton E. Smith of the UUA Congregational Life staff discuss sources of justice during challenging times that include a global pandemic and national confrontations with racial injustice. The service also features music by, Bobby Van Deusen, Laura Keith King and Stephanie Ball, and others; and contributions from Rev. Alice Syltie, Marylee … Continue reading Virtual Service: Justice Shall Roll Down Like Waters
Connie Goodbread and Rev. Carlton E. Smith of the UUA Congregational Life staff discuss sources of joy during challenging times that include a global pandemic and national confrontations with racial injustice. This quote by Rabindranath Tagore serves as bookends for the dialogue: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that … Continue reading Virtual Service: Joy Down in My Heart
HELL, A History, a Sunday Service written, presented and produced by Joe Vinson, digital media strategist and UUCP Member. The service also features the Rev. Alice Syltie, the Vinson Family, Nancy Hagman, Marylee Donnelly, and music by Denise D’Angelo, All Souls Church Unitarian, and the UU Church of the Palouse. Joe presents a discussion of carceral … Continue reading Virtual Service: HELL, A History
Still We Persist, a Sunday Service with message by Paula Montgomery, music by Bobby Van Deusen, Denise D’Angelo and others, and contributions from Rev. Alice Syltie, Marylee Donnelly, and Laura Keith King. Paula shares a story of the work that women and their allies have done to secure equal rights for women in the United States. … Continue reading Virtual Service: Still We Persist
The Lesson of the Forest: We Are Strongest in Community, a Sunday Service with message by Trista Blouin, music by Denise D’Angelo and others, and contributions from members of our interconnected UUCP community. Trista uses the ecosystem of a forest as an example of societal interdependence. The lesson of the forest is applicable to our … Continue reading Virtual Service: The Lesson of the Forest
Connie Goodbread and Rev. Carlton Smith of the UUA Southern Region dialogue about the magic and miracle of love as a transcendent value. They touch on the roles of vulnerability and boundaries in relationships, including congregational life. Music by Denise D’Angelo and others. Chalice Lighting by Marylee Donnelly.
When Hope Is Hard To Find, a Sunday Service with Rev. Alice Syltie, Connie Goodbread, and Rev. Carlton Smith and music by Denise D’Angelo and Laura Keith King Rev. Alice welcomes Connie Goodbread and Rev. Carlton Smith from our Southern Region team as they bring us a message of hope. Chalice Lighters are Emma Mulvaney and … Continue reading Virtual Service: When Hope Is Hard to Find
The Power of Pride and Love, a Sunday Service with Rev. Alice Syltie, Carol Cleaver, and Simon with music from Denise D’Angelo and Laura Keith King. In honor of Pride Month, Carol Cleaver and her 18-year-old son, Simon, join Rev. Alice to share their stories. We hear how different the experience of coming out was … Continue reading Virtual Service: The Power of Pride and Love
