On Sunday April 6th, members of the CLOUT Justice Ministry bring the good news of what CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together) is aiming to accomplish this year to bring justice to Louisville citizens and neighborhoods. Jane Buckley and Trish Ramey are the CLOUT network leaders at First U, the coordinators of about … Continue reading CLOUT: Putting Faith Into Action
We are a church that commits to working for justice, in our city, our country, our world. Join us Sunday April 14th to learn how you can join with hundreds of other committed justice workers in our city to give us the power to effect real change in our city. We will be exerting our … Continue reading JOINING TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD
For a video of this service, please click HERE. We are a church that commits to working for justice – in our city, our country, and our world. Join us at 11 am Sunday April 14th to learn how you can join with hundreds of other committed justice workers in our city to give us … Continue reading Nonviolent Direct Action – Joining Together to Transform Our World
If you would like to view this service, please contact [email protected]. ——————————————————– In every moment, life gives us an invitation. As UUs, that invitation is to discover ourselves as spiritual beings, to be part of a community of like-mined individuals who are on the journey together, and to reach out to the world, to make it … Continue reading The Call of Our Faith
As Unitarian Universalists, we don’t usually celebrate Passion Week and its culmination at Easter. We do celebrate Easter Eggs which actually come from pagan Rite of Spring festivals. Still, there are important lessons that can be taken from the ideas around Easter — betrayal, giving one’s life for others, even resurrection or as UUs usually … Continue reading Hosanna! and the Big Palm Sunday Misunderstanding
If you’d like to view this service, please contact [email protected]. —————————————— As Unitarian Universalists, we don’t usually celebrate Passion Week and its culmination at Easter. We do celebrate Easter Eggs which actually come from pagan Rite of Spring festivals. Still, there are important lessons that can be taken from the ideas around Easter — betrayal, … Continue reading Hosanna! and the Big Palm Sunday Misunderstanding
Congregational convenants are declarations of interdependence. Every Sunday we repeat as our own the covenant first written by James Vila Blake in 1894: “…This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.” This Sunday Trish Ramey and other church volunteers will explore what … Continue reading Bound in Covenant
UU minister Rev. Rudy Nemser is reported to have said that there are essentially four types of prayer which he expressed humorously as “Thanks! Oops! Gimme! and Wow!” In stricter liturgical language that translates to Prayers of Thanksgiving, Contrition, Petition, and Praise. This Sunday, Trish Ramey, with a little help from retired UU minister Rev. Gary … Continue reading Thanks! Oops! Gimme! Wow! Is Anyone Actually Listening?
Remember when the coronavirus was fresh, somewhat unbelievable news, happening in spots far distant from our front door… until we all watched in horror as the deaths almost literally piled up in New York City. And then we watched, also in horror, but also likely in disgust, as people’s reactions to the lethal virus became … Continue reading Arrive Alive
February is Black History month, so we will be honoring some relatively unknown black women who have shaped our nation. Shameka Parrish-Wright joins us in conversation about her experience as a black woman making her way in a white supremacist culture. She is Site Manager for the Bail Project in Louisville, KY. Prior to joining The Bail … Continue reading Unknown, Ignored, and Forgotten: Black Women Shaping America
