Rev. Carmen Emerson presents
“Six Needs of Mourning #3: Remember the Person Who Died.”
Jennifer Bacmeister, Worship Leader
Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist
Debby Jones, Voice, Special Music

This sermon series is offered by our affiliated community minister, Rev. Carmen Emerson. An encouraging and uplifting exploration of the needs and meaning of mourning, moving beyond the myth of linear, staged grieving and the cultural platitudes we learn early in life to deflect grief. The series concludes in April with an opportunity to consider advanced care planning as a gift of love to your families. November’s sermon is centered on remembering the person who died. The people we love never really leave us when they die – our memories keep them with us forever. Tapping into those memories is an essential piece of mourning. There are so many ways we do this.

About Our Speaker
Rev. Carmen Emerson, MDiv, is the Affiliated Community Minister for BBUUC. She earned a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School and a graduate certificate in conflict resolution from Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management. Rev. Carmen is in good standing with the UU Ministers Association and in full fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. She is a Board-Certified Chaplain and the Spiritual Support Services Coordinator for Baptist Health System in NE Florida. Rev. Emerson’s experience as a parish minister includes ten years of full-time service to our UU congregations in Albuquerque, NM (contract); Meadville, PA (called); and Nashville, TN (called).

About Our Member-Musician
Debby Jones has been a member at BBUUC since May of 2006. She is a devoted mother, grandmother, and rescuer of cats. Since her retirement after 30 years as a teacher in Clay County Schools, she likes to spend time reading, communing with nature, telling stories, and of course, singing. Music was her first love, and she enjoys singing in the car, in church, and most especially at funerals and celebrations of life.