Worship

“Power and Empower” - Rev. Mary Gear The OUUC mission calls us to empower, which we can’t consider without talking about power. What do our principles, beliefs, and values say about power and what it means to empower?    

“The Power of Lamentation” – Rev. Mary Gear How do we begin to make sense of two years of a global pandemic and so much loss?  Part of making meaning is to feel the feelings as we experience them, to welcome their power to transform. Together we hold space for the power of lamentation, opening […]

The Empowerment Controversy” - Rev. Mary Gear The history of the Unitarian Universalist Association includes “The Empowerment Controversy” of 1969 which divided the community amidst racial tension.  What happened back then and how does it affect where we are today? Online Worship  

“Are We There Yet?” with Rev. Carol McKinley During Women’s History Month we recognize those who have worked for women’s equality, yet we must acknowledge that full equality has yet to be realized. Today an energetic new generation of leaders is working to correct women’s omission from the United States’ foundational document, the Constitution, through […]