Guest Speaker: Jill Sampson Perspective is complicated. Sometimes we get an idea of how things or people should be and that expectation keeps us from connecting to each other, to beauty, and to the divine. How can we step out of what we expect in order to widen our circle of welcome in this sanctuary … Continue reading There are No Weeds in My Yard
There are many ways to connect within the church. During this service, we heard from the dozens of members who help make our church a vibrant, growing institution..The leaders of various groups gave their “elevator speeches” about how they help make the church run… and how they make the church fun!
Today’s service leads us to reflect on how worrying about what might happen could be keeping us from being present to the gifts of the day and prepared for the future. How does our culture tell us what to be worried about and how can that be both helpful and unhelpful? How might a carefully … Continue reading Presence: Gifts of the Day
The search team will talk about the history of Unitarian Universalist ministers here in Louisville and what we know about the different ways they did ministry. Focusing through the lens of the past, the team will talk about what it means to imagine a thriving future and how it might look to live our … Continue reading Through the lens of the past, looking toward the future
To view this service, click here. —————————————————————- The General Assembly 2024 Ware Lecture was given by Julia Watts Belser – a rabbi, scholar and spiritual teacher. Today, First U member Jill Sampson shares her reflections on Belser’s lecture, latest book, and Disability Justice Work. A video of Rodney Bell, wheelchair dance and aerobatics artist, is … Continue reading Loving Our Own Bodies
To view the recording of this service, please click HERE. Memorial Day is a time of reflection and gratitude for service in our Armed Services. Join Board Member Jill Sampson to reflect on this and our last church year as we wrap up our first year of Rev. Mary Ann Macklin’s two year interim ministry … Continue reading With All Our Oars
To view this very nontraditional service, i.e., no sermon, no hymns, etc,, click here. ===================================== Join us for a fun day of multigenerational activity stations that focus on our Unitarian Universalist values. Get your passport from an usher then get a stamp on each page by visiting a station for a fun activity. Need help … Continue reading Justice and Equity: Love at the Center
Sorry for the delay in posting this video. Technical glitch – we blame it on Covid. Please click HERE to see this video In this morning worship service celebrating New Year’s Eve, we will be looking back over the past year and forward into the year to come, akin to the often invoked image of … Continue reading Letting Go and Leaning In
To view this service, click here. ————————————————————— Our faith was never meant to be static, unmoving, a destination that we arrive at, or a status we achieve. A living tradition calls us forward, asking us to build a new way, build a new path, knowing that it will remain unfinished always out in front of … Continue reading We Make the Path by Moving
If you would like to view this service, please contact [email protected]. —————————————————- Speakers: Linette Lowe, Cassandra Culin, Jill Sampson What does it mean to be a living tradition of wisdom and spirituality? What are the practical implications of belonging to a living tradition? As the UUA has been working on updating the Article II section … Continue reading Change Is Coming (Probably)
