There is a lovely song from Rent called Seasons of Love. As this is my last Sunday with you and the last Sunday before the Rev. Amy Shaw arrives, let’s celebrate the changes you’ve been through this year; the Rev. Khleber Van Zandt retiring, lots of little endings with your monthly contract ministers and a … Continue reading “Seasons of Change–Endings and New Beginnings”
The writings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reflected on the need for “…vigorous and positive action”, affirming that, “This is no time for apathy or complacency”. Let us join together to see what necessitates “the fierce urgency of now”! Feel free to send a message with your thoughts to skarlson@uuma.org about what … Continue reading “Fierce Urgency of Now”
Synchronicity as described by Swiss analyst Carl Jung is often defined as meaningful coincidence while the shadow includes those parts of ourselves that are hidden from our direct view. We’ll turn these words around in our minds and hearts and see what becomes clearer. Click on link – https://youtu.be/fvUtPHPETuU
Poet Mary Oliver’s beautiful poem, The West Wind, describes what it means to be resilient. We look at the metaphor of rowing for our lives. Click on the link – https://youtu.be/hJGvs9dO5ik
Join Rev. Susan for her first sermon at UUCOV right before July 4th. Freedom is a loaded word. The word can lift us up and remind us of our core values or create false freedoms that cause harm and divisiveness. We explore what it means to be a Free Church at this time in the … Continue reading “Independence and Interdependence in the Free Church”
