Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
What does it mean to belong to an organization, to a group, to a religion? We'll talk about the need to "belong" and what it means to be a people who "belong" here.
Past Services
Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Sunday, October 13th, 2019
2 Services in the Sanctuary at 9am and 11am
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
For a long time in Unitarian Universalism many held the hope that there would one day be a universal religion for all people. We'll examine that dream, and talk about what our dream is now.
Sunday, October 6th, 2019
2 Services in the Sanctuary at 9am and 11am
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum
The Jewish High Holy Day of Yom Kippur is celebrated this week, so we'll take a look at the holiday, at the meaning of atonement, and how we begin again afterwards. This service will also celebrate our Coming of Age class for the year!
Sunday, September 29th, 2019
In a world of zero tolerance and punitive solutions, restorative justice calls us to love and to learn. It’s time to change the narrative. What does it would it take to be open and accountable to one another?
Our guest minister, Rev. Paul Langston-Daly was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister in 1997. In addition to his M. Div. from Andover-Newton Theological School, Rev. Paul holds a Masters Degree in Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling from the International Institute for Restorative Practices. Rev. Paul brings 30 years of experience in conflict management in his current work to help congregations and communities to overcome conflict, and to facilitate a more open, creative and supportive environment.
Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
Youth Activist Greta Thunberg says of the response needed to climate change, “Act as if the house was on fire. Because t is.” In the midst of the Global Climate Strike, this service will address our seventh principle of respect for the interdependent web of all life, our hopes and fears, and how respond as a faith to the devastation of our earth. Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will lead the service.
Sunday, September 15th, 2019
The modernist poets talked of fragments in a world that seemed to be falling apart. Our age mirrors that one, but using a mirror and the power of expectation we can make kaleidoscopic beauty out of fragments. On this Sunday we will also have a recognition of our fall religious education teachers. Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will lead the service.
Sunday, September 8th, 2019
9AM & 11AM in the Sanctuary
We will gather the waters of peace, love, sorrow, and joy as we gather together as a beloved community to start our church year. Students and teachers of all ages are also invited to bring a backpack or other item to be blessed as they begin their academic year. Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Landrum will lead the service.
Sunday, September 1st, 2019
10AM in the Community Room (this is the last "summer service")
This service will focus around our 7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Members of the Climate Change Task Force will focus on what we know, what environmental future we want for our children and our grandchildren, and as UUs how we can help to achieve it.
Child care will be provided and refreshments are available after the service.
Sunday, August 25th, 2019
Dark days—for democracy, for justice, for the planet! Even as money and privilege insulate many of us, we know the world is and always has been filled with loss, waste, war, and suffering—often on a simply staggering scale. How do we make sense of it? How then shall we live? Join the Parish Jazz Band for a musical inquiry and meditation.
Child care will be provided and refreshments are available after the service.
Sunday, August 18th, 2019
The fears of society are often reflected in pop culture. Join Rev. Cindy Landrum to discover how the shows, movies, and books we consume illuminate our current fears and what our religious response to those fears can be.
Child care will be provided and refreshments are available after the service.
