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A Place for Grace In our efforts for social justice, we Unitarian Universalists are a hard-working bunch. Sometimes we need to remember that we are partnering with what Rebecca Parker calls a revolutionary grace. What does this grace look like and feel like? And what helps us to make room for this powerful force that can transform us - and the world? We?ll explore these questions together. Susan Conrad completed her M. Div. at Harvard Divinity School and was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister in 2005. In 2000-01, Susan served as UUSM's Faith in Action Intern. She is in the process of finishing her training as a Chaplain Resident at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, and will be continuing as a Clinical Fellow/Chaplain at the same hospital. |
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A Prophet for Our Times (Online Service)
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister, theologian, and a luminary of the movement for civil rights. His prophetic legacy was largely whitewashed to make him more palatable to mainstream culture. In seminary, I had the privilege of studying his life and writings and discovered a liberal religious prophet for our times. Join us as we encounter Dr. King anew and his radical message of liberation.
Photo Caption: Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with readings of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on January 17, 18, and 19. (PRNewsFoto/Eastern State Penitentiary)
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A Radical Woman The nineteenth century produced some remarkable women, especially Margaret Fuller, who spent the last three years of her life in Rome covering (and abetting) the republican revolution as a journalist and partisan. Given the radical roots of Mother's Day in Julia Ward Howe's historic anti-war proclamation of the same era, this Sunday is a good day to look into their activities. |
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A Real Fixer Upper |
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A Religion for Our Time What does a religion rooted in Puritan New England offer pluralistic, multiethnic, cosmopolitan Los Angeles? |
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A Religion of Peace - United Nations Sunday We Unitarian Universalists belong to a liberal religious tradition nurturing values and ideals that offer hope for peace. On United Nations Sunday, we revisit that tradition and rekindle the hope. Music: Mark Robertson, Violin |
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A Ritual Memory, A Hanukkah Observance (One morning service at 1030 a.m.) Many holiday activities are rituals that tie us to tradition and leave us with lasting memories. Our Hanukkah observance includes lighting our new menorah. Music Adult and Youth Choir Christmas Eve Services Family Vespers - 600 p.m. This service of carols and stories is especially for children and their families. The children?s choir will sing. Candlelighting Vespers - 800 p.m. This quiet service of reflection and music concludes with a candle lighting ceremony. |
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A Romantic Woman Unitarian writer Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) exemplified intellectual originality and an adventurous spirit, but her life nearly fizzled out in unmet needs and ended in tragedy. Still she remains someone from whom to learn many life lessons. |
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A Rose in the Wintertime Like the rose in the wintertime, an infant is a sign of hope. Our Unitarian Universalist message is one of hope. There will be a Child Dedication during the service. |
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A Safe Place to Land (S. Bareilles, L. McKenna) - Jyvonne Haskin and Saunder Choi |
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A Scandalous Gospel Jesus preached a message that offended people and upset the status quo. Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes has written a lively book, The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, to remind us what the good news really was. (Remarks by Victor Narro A Faith in Action town hall meeting follows the service at 1230 p.m. |
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A Season of Lights (Online Service)
There are several holidays this month that are celebrated with candles and strings of lights. Each of these holy days invokes the Light from the Darkness. How might your world be different if the light within you shone more brightly around you? Let us remember why we light our candles. Let us end 2020 looking forward to the light of the New Year and our contribution to its brightness.
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