One of the things I’ve learned during this COVID time is how different we humans are in our assessment and ability to risk. This is apparent in our response to the pandemic, which has asked us to do hard things for a really long time in order to protect our health and the health of […]
Minister
Sunday Worship
What is it about Sunday mornings? Why do we gather and what is this thing we call worship? Some OUUC worship leaders will join me on Saturday afternoon to offer a workshop on Worship Arts where we’ll explore those questions and more. (Details and Zoom link are below!) That we gather on Sunday morning (rather […]
Feel All the Feels
There’s a lot in the world right now. I named just a few things in the homily last Sunday: on-going denial of the democratic process, the violent display of right-wing extremism, the Martin Luther King holiday, the upcoming inauguration, oh, and the pandemic. Add the inauguration, the impeachment, the vaccine, lots of transition. And that […]
How to Help: Afghanistan
If you are interested in helping refugees from Afghanistan, here are some options from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: Reach out to your local refugee resettlement agency. There are a number of ways individuals and congregations can support refugee resettlement in their community. Tips and information can be found in UUSC’s Refugee Support and Advocacy […]
Become and Becoming
Everything about our existence points toward change, flexibility, and dynamic re-creation. And it’s hard because change involves loss. Can we hold the losses well while not holding ourselves back? ~ Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti Our spiritual theme for the month of March is “become” one of the words in the new OUUC mission to welcome […]
