Bread is a symbol of communion and community. The breaking of bread is a sign of friendship and sharing. Join us as we say farewell to Rev. Mary Ann Macklin for her final time in our pulpit as our Interim Minister. Rev. Mary Ann joined us in the summer of 2023. She and Linette … Continue reading Let Us Break Bread Together: A Farewell Worship Service
We welcome First Unitarian Church’s new minister, Rev. Liz Weber. Rev. Liz joins Interim Minister, Rev. Mary Ann Macklin, for our Annual Flower Communion Ceremony— a Unitarian Universalist ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Čapek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the … Continue reading Annual Flower Communion
Join Rev. Mary Ann and Rev. Ben as we honor those who participated in and learn about the yearlong Death and Dying Class, which Rev. MAM taught in 2024-2025. Rev. Ben,who spoke about his experiences as a Hospice Chaplain to the class, was one of their favorite speakers. We will have a Children’s Hymn Sing … Continue reading “Life Is Hello, Life is Goodbye”
Rev Mary Ann’s last time in the pulpit as our Interim Minister is on June 15. However, since many members are already on vacation or heading to GA by that date, this is Rev. Mary Ann’s main farewell sermon. In this service, she shares her reflections of her two years serving First Unitarian Church of … Continue reading To Boldly Go: A First Farewell Sermon
In 1870, Julia Ward Howe created the first Mother’s Day Proclamation. She suggested celebrating it as a day for peace. She began with these words: “Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be of water or of tears.” In this worship service, we celebrated, pondered, and learned about the layered meaning of Mother’s … Continue reading Beyond Imagination: A Mother’s Day Pondering
With a nod to the documentary, Call Of The Forest – The Forgotten Wisdom Of Trees, featuring scientist and writer Diana Beresford-Kroeger, we will explore our evolutionary and spiritual connection to trees in honor of this month’s celebration of Earth Day. With our congregation’s 7th Principle Team, we will also investigate the actions, small and large, we … Continue reading Call of The Forest: The Blessings of Trees
In this worship service, Rev. Mary Ann Macklin leads the service celebrating Easter, sharing insights into the historical and theological significance of one, Jesus of Nazareth. Rev. Mary Ann describes it: “Historically, Houston Smith, renowned world religion scholar and author of The World’s Religions says this about the actual biographical details we have about Jesus. … Continue reading Easter Sunday: From Jesus to Christ to Superstar
In this worship service we explore broken trust and broken promises. Spiritual Director Tara Owens states, “Trusting another doesn’t mean believing that they will never hurt or fail you. Instead, it means believing that the other person doesn’t want to hurt or fail you—that they want to best for you, and that they genuinely care … Continue reading Holy Ground: On Repairing Broken Trust
Join us as we continue to explore our theme of the month, trust, in terms of the ministry we share here at First Unitarian Church of Louisville. UU Minister Rev. Gordon McKeeman said, “Ministry is that quality of being in community that affirms human dignity—beckons forth hidden possibilities, invites us into deeper, more constant, reverent … Continue reading Embracing Trust: Ministry is What We All Do Together
To view this service, click here. ==================================== When exploring this month’s theme of inclusion, it is important to be aware of its apparent opposite, exclusion. Author Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies, considers the toll exclusion takes: Exclusion operates by the same rule of mutuality as welcome, for it harms both the excluded and the … Continue reading “Oh, What a world. What a world!” quote Wicked Witch of the West
