Month: October 2021

Moderator’s Letter – October 2021

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.

Beyond Categorical Thinking

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.

Sunday, December 5, 2021


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.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

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.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

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.

Meeting the New Day

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.

Sunday, October 24, 2021

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.