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Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) The service will reflect on transitions in the circle of life, presenting perspectives from several indigenous cultures. Miguel Sague is a Cuban American and Beike in the CaneyIndigenous Spiritual Circle of Pittsburgh. Lifespan RE & Faith Development Director Erica Shadowsong will present a story. Music by Kris Rust … Continue reading “Our Ancestors: Food for the Soul.” Miguel Sague
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) The power of naming is often underestimated. Whether it’s a person’s name or interrupting someone in order to name oppression, there is power in the proclamation of proper names and moments. Rev. Dr. Kate R. Walker
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Homily by Bekezela Mguni, guest speaker. Music by Kris Rust, Vocal Music Director. Bekezela Mguni is a queer Trinidadian artist, radical librarian, community organizer, and educator. She holds an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. Bekezela is a Boom Concepts studio member, a community space and gallery dedicated to the development of artists … Continue reading “LGBTQIA+ Pride”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Homily by Erica Shadowsong, Director of Lifespan Religious Education. Liturgist Alice Carnes. Music by Ellen Gozion, Director of Instrumental Music. The Dance Choir joins us by video. On the longest day of the year, we celebrate the presence of the sun, which keeps us alive. Similarly, we … Continue reading “The Light Within Us/You are the Light”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) One of my favorite hymns—maybe my very favorite—is “Sing Out Praises for the Journey.” As the lyrics remind us, we stand upon a threshold, facing futures yet unknown. Some thoughts about life journeys and the journeys that have brought us together, as we go our own ways. … Continue reading “Praises for the Journey”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) How to be a blessing: some everyday practices of attention and intentionality. Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by Amaury Morales, guest pianist https://youtu.be/eSQ93iGwfvI
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Four youth will be graduating from the most unusual Coming of Age program we’ve had yet, completely virtual! Their creativity in their credo statements reflect their rise to the challenge of a pandemic year. Please join us as they share their powerful reflections on what values and … Continue reading “Coming of Age”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Who is invited in matters, as it should and must? But into what are we inviting people? Radical hospitality is not just a practice, it’s a world view that for some, may require a paradigm shift. If we’re going to envision a new world view together, we … Continue reading May the Circle be Broken
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Founded on anticipation or assumption, expectations can be enlivening or deadly. Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music by the Dr. James Johnson Jazz Trio, guest musicians. https://youtu.be/58hu-O6slGU
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) The human condition is that we are aware of our own mortality. How do we respond to what UU minister Forrest Church called “the dual reality of being alive and having to die?” How can we understand the possibility of resurrection? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant. Music … Continue reading “Mortality and Resurrection”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) When I was young, I would go with my grandfather when he went to visit his farmer friends. Instead of saying “goodbye,” many of them would say, “Don’t eat your seed corn!” It was an acknowledgment that, though times might be bad, there is hope if we … Continue reading “Seed Corn and Tomorrow”
