On the day after Reverend Christine's Installation, we'll be talking about ministry, how it is not something that only ministers do, and what we can all learn from it. We will also be celebrating the 50th Ordination Anniversary of member Rev. Walt Weider and the 30th Work Anniversary of our custodian, Manuel Gomez. It will be a special Sunday.
American author, theologian, and Civil Rights leader Howard Thurman asks us if we are canals, reservoirs or swamps. As we gear up for a new program year for the congregation and another difficult year in our country and world, we will explore these different kinds of bodies of water and forge some resiliency and hope for our year. Bring some water from your home or travels or use some that we will provide as we share in our Water Communion ritual.
The first sermon that Rev. Christine preached at UUCP was on "Humaning" Together, a concept that was more prescient than we knew at the time and that has been repeated often in our community. As we start our new programming year, we will explore what we've learned about humaning and how it is more important than ever.
Join us as Blake Rushing talks about trans history and how it has been misrepresented and suppressed in multiple ways. She will explore historical accounts that indicate "gender queerness" has been present throughout our entire history and is not simply a passing fad or recent way of being.
Many people find their way to Unitarian Universalism from other faiths. Explore with UUCP member Carrie Lifshitz her journey from Catholicism to UUism as she evolved from "this is the way we do things" to being free to question WHY we do things, and eventually being able to appreciate the beauty in the Catholic faith while rejecting the constraints of the Catholic religion.
The ReSisters return with the Highwomen's Song "Crowded Table," a song that has a lot of meaning after the isolation of the pandemic. We'll explore the longing, the appreciation and the joy of gathering at a crowded table with loved ones as we all recognize that it is not something that we can ever take for granted again.
