Channeling Theodore Parker, sociologist Nicholas Christakis says, “The arc of our evolutionary history is long, but it bends towards goodness.” Might this be true? How could that possibly be?

What foods bring your family together?  Fried Green Tomatoes? Barbecued Ribs? Chocolate Chip Cookies? In this service, we’ve asked UUMANites to submit short videos and/or photos of themselves, families or friends along with the food items that bring them together and to speak … read more.

Next week will be New Member Sunday. How can we display “radical welcome” to our newest members? And just what is “radical welcome” anyway?

Service Audio (link to mp3 file, or use media player below)

https://www.old.uuman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-21_Unitarian_Universalist_Church_2020_Sep_21_Love_Not_a_Lessonab9ou.mp3

 

We strive to create Beloved Community, as we should; yet, could it have been something that we (i.e. humanity) already possessed yet somehow lost?

Can we get back there?

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Last week, Rev. Kim offered her front-line reflections as to how we can care for our spirits in this unprecedented time. This week, let us explore the same theme yet from the other direction – the rearguard. What might this mean?

YouTube Live link:  https://youtu.be/abl-LjniC2Y

Grace is often portrayed as the welcome, yet unmerited, divine intervention of God in our affairs (e.g. “…but by the grace of God”). Yet we have the power to bestow grace upon one another and change lives for the better. How can we extend grace at this difficult time?

Worship Associate: Randy Blasch

Music: Alex Pietsch