Having just finished celebrating the birth stories of Christmas and entering a new year, with our church in a time of looking towards a kind of birth with contract ministry, this service reflects on the stories we tell of birth, what is truly new, what appears new but is simply reconfigured, and what has to be set aside to make room for new life.

Our guest preacher this week is a familiar friend, Rev. Dr. Kathy Hurt. She has served UU congregations in different parts of the country for more than 30 years. She was our interim minister from 2017-2019.  Kathy has now retired and lives in Roanoke, Virginia, but cherishes the connections she made in Louisville.