Wisdom
Our ministers and lay-leaders share with us their wisdom, observations, readings and reflections through-out the year. Here you can read, print, watch and listen to them, in whatever formats you prefer. Enjoy!
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A Minister’s Message – Responsible Theology – February 16, 2021
Rev. Dr. John Morehouse, Senior Minister When I was growing up in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Croton, NY, I spent many restless hours in our "Sunday School" as we called it back then. I can remember learning about bible stories, famous Unitarian Universalists, and the holidays of other world ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Endurance of Place, Of People – February 9, 2021
I woke up to find the flakes falling again this morning, this time fresh snow upon layers already fallen. When it snowed here in November, my heart was too heavy to carry me outside. I remembered a childhood of snow in Pennsylvania, saw three winters in Boston with none, then I ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – The Long Winter – February 2, 2021
This last snowstorm was frightening and beautiful. I loved watching the snow twirl and dance with the wind, leaving snowdrifts and a blanket over everything. But I was also wary of Nature’s might: I prayed for the creatures human and otherwise that were trying to shelter from the storm. I ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Being Heard – January 26, 2021
Rev. Dr. John Morehouse, Senior Minister There is so much that needs to be fixed right now, even with a hopeful new administration in Washington. The pandemic is still raging, vaccines seem to be slow to arrive, the economic impact of the virus has been devastating, racial injustice continues to ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Two Hymns, Same Melody – January 19, 2021
Rev. Dr. Ed Thompson, Minister of Music In our much-loved hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, I couldn't help but notice that the tune for #211, "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder," is the same for #212, "We Are Dancing Sarah's Circle." Mistake? Not at all. Here we have the concept of ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Now What? – January 12, 2021
It seems amazing to me that it has been less than a week since the attack on the Capitol. Less than a week for us to see the raw ugliness that comes from spewing lies and hatred over years, perhaps even decades. Less than a week for many of us ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – New Year, New Habits – January 5, 2021
Rev. Dr. John Morehouse, Senior Minister While January 1 is just a date on a calendar, it represents an opportunity for us to take notice of where we are and where we hope to go. Like many of you, I have tried and failed at resolutions over the years. I ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Reminders of Hope and Resilience – December 29, 2020
Kim Warman, Intern Minister My Christmas cactus bloomed between Thanksgiving and Solstice this year, at the end of a long fall semester, weighted down by pandemic and paper writing. Each summer, I take Amtrak overnight from Chicago to New York state, and spend time with the childhood friend who introduced ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – ‘Twas – December 15, 2020
I offer this little verse from a friend of mine shared widely on the internet. Enjoy! T'was a month before Christmas, and all through the town, People wore masks, that covered their frown. The frown had begun way back in the Spring, When a global pandemic changed everything. They called ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – Faith in Difficult Times – December 8, 2020
Just today I had the privilege of leading a class for the Interfaith Seminar hosted by our friends over at Temple Israel. We had several dozen people in the ZOOM room from many faith traditions. The topic assigned to me was “Maintaining Faith in Difficult Times.” I began my comments ...
Read More Video Sermons and Services 2018 – Current
All Rev. Dr. John Morehouse Intern Minister Rev. Dr. Ed Thompson Rev. Jim Francek Lay Ministry TUCW Ministerial Staff Rev. Shelly Thompson Rev. Frank Hall Adam, Eve and Us - Rev. Dr. John Morehouse - 2.14.2021 Creating Beloved Community - Rev. Dr. John Morehouse - 2.7.2021 Rewriting Our Script. - ...
Read More A Minister’s Message – The Color of Advent – December 1, 2020
This coming Sunday, December 6th is the second Sunday of Advent. In the Christian calendar, Advent are the four Sundays preceding Christmas, which are rich in expectation and hope in the birth of Jesus. As the nights lengthen we would do well to embrace the symbols and rituals of gathering ...
Read More Layers of Healing – Kim Warman – November 29, 2020
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Read More A Minister’s Message – Why Give Thanks? – November 24, 2020
The more that we humans increase our awareness, the more that we need to make adjustments in the way we live and interact. At this time, I am thinking about Thanksgiving. The picture of the so-called first Thanksgiving, I am now aware, was a small pixel taken out of a ...
Read More Thanks for the Help – Rev. Dr. John Morehouse – November 22, 2020
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Read More A Minister’s Message – A Reciprocal Relationship – November 17, 2020
I had wondered if I had somehow missed the brilliant red of maple leaves, but finally found them this week, forming umbrellas of red and brilliant sunlight over littered ground. Creating red circles among lawns of green, contrasting elsewhere against yellow. As life’s restrictions have stretched through months, I am ...
Read More “Building Brave Space” – The Gender Equity Team – November 15, 2020
Our Multi-Generational Thanksgiving service, with multiple choirs and Rev. Dr. John Morehouse delivering the homily,
Read More Building Brave Space – Gender Equity Team – November 15, 2020
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