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“Be Nobody’s Darling”
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Join Leia Durland-Jones and Margaret Gorman in this annual multigenerational service that celebrates connection and community. Through story, song and sermon, we will reflect on the gifts of generosity and compassion as we break bread together. All ages are welcome in the sanctuary. Child care is available for children four years-old and younger in the […]
Guest Minister: Pastor Lehman Bates from Ebenezer Baptist Church. “The JOKER is WILD.” In the pastime of card playing, some games employ the use of one or several JOKERS. Sometime, the value of these cards, when possessed, are WILD, or are set at the discretion of the player holding the card. Therefore, the effectiveness […]
Rev. Alex McGee led our service. Sermon: Truth as Skill Good morning again. Here we are on the 10th of November, as the weather is dipping below freezing and the leaves are letting go of the trees with raucous abandon. Tomorrow is Veterans Day. In three weeks, Thanksgiving will arrive, and then we […]
Swami Dayananda leads our service. She is a monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda in Hindu tradition since 1983 and lives at Yogaville in Buckingham, VA. She has served as an Integral Yoga hatha and meditation instructor, hatha yoga teacher trainer, and as the Director of the LOTUS Center for All Faiths. Yogic teachings, practices […]
Sunday October 27 we will gather in multigenerational community for worship with our annual observance of “Ancestor Sunday.” Please bring photos or other small mementos to add to the communal altar that we will create to honor our ancestors during the service. Leia Durland-Jones and Janine Jakim will weave worship.
Gaia, Mother Earth and the Oneness of Everything – worship service with musician Jim Scott We will celebrate the earth with Jim’s original songs and readings along with his personal reflections on the idea of Mother Earth or “Gaia” being one living organism. Our “spiritual response” in word and action is so timely now, as […]
Rev. ALex McGee led the service this Sunday with help from Worship Weaver Bob Gross. Please ask permission before quoting in writing, since these are a blend of text and draft notes. OPENING WORDS NEAR THE START OF THE SERVICE: attributed to the Buddha: “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What […]
“Principles and Practice” by Dr. Faith Harris We are happy to welcome Dr. Faith Harris, Asst. Professor of Theology at Virginia Union University and Director of Edosomwan Center for Faith, Leadership, and Public Life. Dr. Faith Harris is a theo-ethicist, grassroots organizer, and faith leader whose service is a model for womanist and practical theology […]
Rev. Dr. Michael Cheuk will lead our service this Sunday. He will speak on the topic, “Start with Love.” The Christian tradition affirms that “God is Love.” Rev. Cheuk explores what it means to understand the identities of God, ourselves, and others starting with love instead of with judgment, guilt, and shame. After serving in […]
Rev. Karen Foley will lead our worship service and Laura Horne will be worship weaver. Rev. Foley will speak on the topic “Prayer.” Rev. Foley is a retired UU minister from New England, now living in Charlottesville. She spoke to us in July about “Seeds of Transformation.” The topic this Sunday will be “The soul […]
