Dear Ones,
Our liturgical theme for June is Delight. When I asked the participants of the Wednesday night minister’s class to help me understand the difference between delight and joy, some said that delight has an unexpected quality to it. I rather like that response. And, I find that it … read more.
Dear Ones,
This is a season of mixed emotions for me as I balance anticipatory grief in leaving you with the delight of having signed a one year renewable contract to serve the Unitarian Universalist Church of the North Hills in the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. … read more.
Dear Ones,
The liturgical theme for April is resistance. One way we resist injustice and lack of compassion is what we refer to as “speaking truth to power.” On Monday evening, I participated in a powerful act of resistance when I joined those of our members … read more.
Dear Ones,
Sometimes the Universe aligns matters in a way that unavoidably resonates with what is happening in our lives. That’s how I experience the fact that our Soul Matters liturgical theme for March is Vulnerability. I recently found myself standing before the assembled mourners at … read more.
Dear Ones,
Our liturgical theme this month is “Love.” On Sunday, we explored eight types of love and the Greek names for them – agape, eros, ludas, philia, philautia, pragma, mania, and storge. As I said on Sunday, this message focuses on philautia or self-love. A … read more.
Dear Ones,
Our liturgical theme this month is “The Path of Finding Our Center.” What does that even mean?
What comes immediately to mind is the way moments of appreciating my natural surroundings can often quiet the prioritizing, strategizing, and negotiations continuously taking place in the recesses … read more.
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Our liturgical theme for December is “The Path to Wonder.” That path invariably leads me to contemplate sources of light – the stars, the moon, the sun, the torch, and the candle in the window.
Research estimates that eighty to eighty-five percent of our … read more.
Dear Ones,
Our liturgical theme for November is Path to Change. When I realized this, I laughed out loud. Sometimes I think the Universe is playing jokes on me and other times, like now, I think the Universe is giving me just what I need – whether … read more.
The success and survival of UUCJ relies on the contributions of many members. The Worship Committee, Music Committee, and Minister coordinate a great variety of wonderful programs. But we do not see the work done by many others.
When things need to be repaired, the grounds … read more.
Dear Ones,
Our Seventh Principle reminds us that we are part of an interdependent and interconnected web of existence – that we belong to each other. We feel each other’s pain and share in each other’s joy.
So, as we begin meteorological autumn and a new liturgical … read more.
