A Message from Reverend Mary Ann Macklin JOIN US FOR WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY JUNE 23 I am currently on Study Leave for the next weeks. However, I hope many of you will join us for our worship here in our sanctuary Sunday, June 23. We will join other UUs in viewing a communal video from … Continue reading MEMO from MAM – June 18, 2024
1. KNOW YOUR HERITAGE50th Anniversary at FirstULou (keep reading) “Down the Aisle”Yes, it seems like we have a lot of Anniversaries to honor nowadays. The Baby Boomers are reaching an era when looking back is part of being present and moving forward. For those who may not be Baby Boomers, you may wonder, “What does this … Continue reading MEMO From MAM – June 11, 2024
1.We explored the realm of grief during our D&D Class (Death and Dying not Dungeons and Dragons) on Saturday. One of our participants shared the beloved book by Judith Viorst “The Tenth Good Thing About Barney”. If you have someone who has lost a pet to death, it is a sweet gift to offer them, … Continue reading Memo from MAM – June 4, 2024
1. LOVE I begin with a short quiz—Who wrote this powerful quote about love? When I speak of love I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am not speaking of that force which is just emotional bosh. I am speaking of that force that all of the great religions have seen … Continue reading Memo from MAM – May 28, 2024
MAM MusingOn Sunday, I introduced an abbreviated form of Lectio Divina which loosely translates as Sacred Reading. You may have heard about Lectio before– in a sermon or blog. If not, Lectio Divina is a prayerful approach to a text (poem, scripture, passage) that deepens one’s experience of the words in mind/body/spirit. Below are instructions … Continue reading Memo from MAM – May 21, 2024
Rev. MAM Time AwayAs we enter the late spring and summer months, I will be gone for both Away-Time and Study Leave per my covenant agreement with the congregation and in the spirit of healthy ministry: . Away: May 3 through 17Study Leave: June 17 through July 1 Preach and Teach July 2 through July 7 … Continue reading Memo from MAM – April 30
Section C-2.1 Purposes The Unitarian Universalist Association will devote its resources to and use its organizational powers for religious, educational, and humanitarian purposes. Its primary purposes are: to assist congregations in their vital ministries to support and train leaders both lay and professional to foster lifelong faith formation and spiritual development to heal historic … Continue reading Proposed revision to Article II – Purposes and Covenant
Housing, Not HandcuffsAs you may have seen in the Midweek Update and Sunday Order of Service, we will have the opportunity to stand in solidarity with houseless people today, Monday. As I learned from Russ at All People’s Justice Center, “On April 22, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in Johnson V Grants Pass; this case, … Continue reading Memo from MAM – April 22
Shout Out to CLOUT!Tuesday, April 16th at 6:30pmJoin us CLOUT is Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together. First Unitarian Church is one of 33 congregations in Louisville working together on specific justice issues. After Sunday’s worship service, I hope many of you will join me to attend the CLOUT: Nehemiah Action this evening, April 16, at 6:30pm. This … Continue reading Memo from MAM Apr. 16, 2024
Post Sunday Service: April 7Gratitude to our 7th Principle Team Respect for the Interdependent Web of Life of which we are a part. Thank you, once again, to our 7th Principle Team, for their inspiration to create an Earth Month for April. As mentioned in the worship service on Sunday, both the 7th Principle Team and I … Continue reading MEMO from MAM Apr 9, 2024
