BBUUC Family Worship Service “A Liminal Time” Exploring the light and the dark through story. Led by Chris Jarman, DRE and Erin Rogers, Worship Leader Join LRE in an exploration of darkness and light through storytelling. As our days get shorter and our nights longer, our seventh principle asks us to know our place in … Continue reading A Liminal Time
Rev. Michael J. Crumpler presents “Welcoming in Times of Trouble” With Elizabeth DeCoux as Worship Leader As we consider the threats and violence currently being launched by politician against people at risk, how then shall we Welcome. About Our Guest Speaker: Rev. Michael J. Crumpler works as the LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director at the Unitarian … Continue reading Welcoming in Times of Trouble
Rev. Amy Moses-Lagos, BBUUC Minister, presents “Parable of the Spoons” With Caitlin Regan as Worship Associate The Parable of the Spoons is a story that shows the difference between heaven and hell by showing people eating with long spoons. In hell, people can’t feed themselves with the long spoons and starve. In heaven, people feed … Continue reading Parable of the Spoons
Rev. Erin Walter presents “Baby, We Need a Barn-Raising” With Jennifer Bacmeister as Worship Leader Pandemic isolation has had a deep impact on mental health and community dynamics. How can we show up with authenticity — virtually and in person — as we continue to exercise caution due to COVID-19. Rev. Erin Walter will reflect on … Continue reading Baby, We Need a Barn-Raising
Franciscan Friar Manny Andrade and UU Animal Chaplain Elizabeth DeCoux will conduct a Blessing of the Animals outside the church building at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 9. This blessing comes soon after the Feast Day of St. Francis in early October. Please bring your dogs, cats, gerbils, and other animals to be blessed. For safety, please have … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals Service
Rev. Amy Moses-Lagos, BBUUC Minister, presents “The Backscratchers: Pastoral Care at BBUUC” With members of our Pastoral Care Team: Chaplain Donna Zimmerman as Worship Associate, Debby Jones, Paul Petrilla, and Julie Smithers Before the invention of the backscratcher, people had to rely on one another to scratch that unreachable itch in the middle of the back. Pastoral caregivers at … Continue reading The Backscratchers: Pastoral Care at BBUUC
Rev. Tracie Barrett presents “Who Tells Your Story?” With Claudia Marshall as Worship Leader Every community has a story about who they are and where they came from. This story is the framework we use for creating our future. Rev. Tracie Barrett explores what to do if your story isn’t matching up with where you … Continue reading Who Tells Your Story?
Rev. Trisha Parker presents “A Celebration of Mabon, the Autumn Equinox” With Erin Rogers as Worship Leader Reverend Parker will present a sermon about “Mabon,” the mid-harvest festival, and it is when we take a few moments to honor the changing seasons and celebrate the second harvest. On or around September 21 (in the Northern … Continue reading A Celebration of Mabon, the Autumn Equinox
Rev. Amy Moses-Lagos, BBUUC Minister, presents “Holding On and Letting Go” In the months after Christmas of 2019, my husband and I never got around to taking down our artificial Christmas tree. Then the pandemic began, and we still never got around to taking down the tree. Finally, I realized that I would need help … Continue reading Holding On and Letting Go
Rev. Amy Moses-Lagos, BBUUC Minister, presents “As Tranquil Streams” With Caitlin Regan as Worship Associate In 1961, the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America merged to become the Unitarian Universalist Association that has continued to the present day. Each tradition had its own rich history and theology. Unitarians and Universalists had to … Continue reading As Tranquil Streams
