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The Danger of a Single Story
"Any one person’s story can change the way we think — and in changing the way enough people think, it can change our world. But what of the stories that cannot be told by one person alone? What of the stories that touch many people, all of whom have different perspectives and points of view?" -- Stephen Bradley |
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The Day of the Dead - An Intergenerational Service We continue our tradition of observing the Day of the Dead this year with a lively intergenerational service. If you would like to remember someone who has died, please bring something for the altar, such as a photo or memento. Our nursery will be open as usual; all other children and youth are invited to join the adults in our sanctuary. Halloween costumes optional! |
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The Disciplined Spirit The Muslim observance of Ramadan, a month of fasting and abstinence, offers lessons in self-discipline as a spiritual practice. What can we Unitarian Universalists learn from the Muslim example? Music: Michael Lamb, tenor |
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The Disguised Roots of Violence Memorial Day is annually set aside for remembering, in the parochial and nationalistic sense, Americans killed in warfare. But this is not emough. To the broader and humane sinsibility, Memorial Day is a time for grieving, no, for raging against the ongoing violence of people against people, nation against nation, race against race, class against class, religion and ethnicity against brothers and sisters. I will talk with you about the violence we do as individuals and as groups, its causes and its controls. |
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The Earth is Our Mother Honoring Mothers and the Earth on Mother's Day On Mother's Day we celebrate the love and care our mothers have for us; we know that too often we take our mothers for granted, relying on their love and all that they provide. For many reasons, the Earth is usually thought of as a mother - the mother of all living things, from whom we come, and who provides for us. Join us as Dr. Noonan reminds us of the often-invisible nature of mothers - and the Earth Mother's work and care and encourages mindfulness and respect for the Earth and all the mothers in our lives. Dr. Noonan earned a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA, has been following the path of the Goddess in earth-based spirituality for almost twenty years, and is ordained through Temple of Diana, a feminist religious organization dedicated to women and the Goddess. She teaches at UCLA and Cal State Northridge. |
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The Empty Nest |
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The Empty Nest |
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The Empty Nest |
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The Enemy Within Traveling in Morocco this fall, part of the time during Ramadan, made me realize how much ignorance and fear accompany the encounter with Muslim culture today. I learned a lot about Islam while I was there. I learned even more about myself. Chalice Lighting Understanding Self and Place Through Travel, by Jerry Gates |
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The Faces Behind the State of Things Jim Conn writes that his sermon will be "a meditation on empire, democracy, and the state of our souls." Jim is is the Urban Strategist for the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has served as Mayor of Santa Monica, Chair of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and was for 20 years the minister at the Church in Ocean Park. Music Damien Montano, bassoon |
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The Faith of Julian of Norwich
In the late 14th Century, Julian of Norwich experienced 16 mystical visions that she documented in a book that is believed to be the first written by a woman in the English language. “Revelations of Divine Love” is considered a masterpiece in Christian theology that was all but lost until modern times. Join us as we explore the life and visions of this great feminist and proto-Universalist religious leader. She, too, lived in a time of plague and found herself compelled to offer a hopeful message to society that is as relevant now as it was then.
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The Fire of Commitment |
