We will worship in the Sanctuary for the first time in over 18 months on November 7. Halleluiah!
Here are the things you need to know:
There will be ONE SERVICE at 11:00 a.m. Worship will also continue to be live-streamed. Family Worship will be live-streamed at … read more.
Dear Fellow Congregants,
Excited
relieved,
happy, and
nervous (a little bit)
were the emotions I felt when I heard the news from our ministers that in-person services will begin on November 7. It has been a long time coming (approximately 19 months) but I am deeply appreciative that First Unitarian … read more.
Will the new minister hear me?
Will my concerns and needs be met?
Will the minister understand what I’m living with?
How will the community respond to our minister?
In answering these questions, a picture of the “ideal minister” (categorized by age, gender identity, nationality, physical … read more.
I am inpatient for justice. Perhaps I am impatient as a matter of identity anyway, but that does not diminish my rabid impatience for justice. Further, I am impatient for people and systems that need to take time to weigh the pros and cons of … read more.
Monthly Theme: Devotion
Sermon Topic: Silence and Honesty
Bluebird
arr. Jungsun Lee
Seh-yah seh-yah
pah-rahng-seh-yah
nohk-doo-bah-teh ahn-jee-mah-rah
nohk-doo-goh-chee duh-ruh-jee-myuhn
chuhng-poh-jahng-soo ool-goh-gahn-day.
[Translation]
Bird bird
blue bird
Don’t go sitting on the mung bean flowers
If the flowers fall from the stem,
the merchant will come but go home in tears.
Meditating at Midnight
Leslie Uyeda
Meditating … read more.
Monthly Theme: Gratitude
Sermon Topic:
Thank You
Walter Hawkins
Tragedies are common place,
all kinds of diseases people are slipping away;
‘Conomy’s down, people not getting ‘nough pay,
As for me, all I can say is:
thank You, Lord for all You’ve done for me.
It could’ve been me outdoors with no … read more.
Monthly Theme: Gratitude
Sermon Topic: “A Cloud of Witnesses”
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Terre Johnson
O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe
that in thine ocean depths its flow may richer, … read more.
Love of life means hope for me
Borne on a new day
You are the new day…
At First Unitarian, we aspire to nurture the individual spirit and, together, work toward Beloved Community. Whether we are in-person or at a distance, the liberating mission of our faith calls … read more.
We are all aware of the return of in-person gatherings in our community. Public schools are open for in-person learning. Our neighbors and some of us have sat shoulder to shoulder in cultural events and concerts. The rate of Covid infections here, and in the … read more.
Monthly Theme: Love
Sermon Topic: Universal Love… and also, Boundaries
I’m Building Me a Home
Arranged by Anthony Trecek-King
I’m building me a home.
This earthly house is gonna soon decay,
an’ my soul gotta have somewhere to stay.
When you hear me moanin’,
I’m building me a home.
When you hear me moanin’, … read more.
