Good morning, everyone! My name is Eli Poore, I use they/them pronouns, and it is my pleasure and blessing to be with you all as your intern minister this year. It’s also equally lovely to get to celebrate worship in community with you today on … read more.
Call to Worship
Our call to worship this morning comes from Frederick Buechner, writer and theologian who died this past week at the age of 96:
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less … read more.
It is so good to be with you all today. I can’t tell you how fond I’ve become of seeing your faces here on Sunday morning, and feeling the warmth of those of you joining from afar.
As Reverend Tom mentioned at the beginning of our … read more.
Today, we continue on our exploration of our Unitarian Universalist principles, focusing on number six:
“We covenant to affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all”
The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all. There’s a … read more.
A shift is taking place—we widen our circles and center those who have waited too long on the margins. We recognize both our individual worth and also the value of community in our congregations and beyond. How does a democratic process support these shifts and … read more.
This sermon began with a guided visualization, titled “Jars of Truth”:
What is Truth?
For some, Truth is solid and immovable, like a boulder: a sturdy, unchanging thing that we can rest upon.
For some, that Truth is like clay: a pliable substance that we can mold ourselves, … read more.
In this faith community, we affirm that spiritual growth is a communal process. Join us, as members of this community will share their experiences of our denomination’s General Assembly, that great gathering for our collective growth.
Some people just seem to rub us raw, maybe for an obvious reason or no discernible cause. What’s the best way to handle those to whom we have instinctive resistance? Do we grit our teeth and try to survive or is engagement advisable? Our second … read more.
I want to begin my sermon by telling you a little bit about what it was like for me to grow up Unitarian Universalist. For much of my childhood, I didn’t feel that different from my peers. In the South, where I’m from, families go … read more.
