Our Sunday morning service was the service conducted for General Assembly 2021. Recognizing the importance of shared ministry and the many innovative approaches to worship created by congregations during the pandemic, UUA President, Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick Gray, selected the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis to serve as worship leaders for this year’s GA Sunday Morning Service. … Continue reading General Assembly Sunday Morning Service
Guest Speaker, Lou Ness “There’s never nothing going on, there are no ordinary moments,” Socrates in Peaceful Warrior. What are your takeaways from Covid-19, quarantine and public unrest? There are pearls of wisdom and nuggets of truth emerging through adversity. How we allow ourselves to be transformed in this moment is on us. Join us … Continue reading When a Gift is Really a Gift
Carol Alfus, lay guest speaker As we navigate a world changed by COVID-19, what is our part in making this shared world a better place? Our offering today will be taken for Youth & Family Services (formerly Garden Quarter Center). Youth and Family Center of McHenry County envisions a collaborative community that provides equal opportunities, … Continue reading The Shared World
Rabbi Maralee Gordon, guest speaker In this time of upheaval and national pain, Rabbi Maralee Gordon will speak to us about justice. To join our interactive online service, use this link bit.ly/3dVdFUb Meeting ID: 914 978 219Password: 105215 Did you miss the service? Rabbi Gordon has provided a copy of her sermon along with many … Continue reading Equation for Justice: Compassion = Ownership + Action
Sunday, May 24, 2020, 10:45am Rev. Michelle Lattanzio We are, as individuals, as a nation, and as a worldwide community, gathered on a threshold, between what was and what will be. We are living in a liminal time, with loss, fear and uncertainty. In this sermon, let us consider the import of this time and … Continue reading On Thresholds, Liminality, Loss and Hope
