About our Service: A reflection on optimalism and perfectionism. About our Speaker: Rev. Carmen Emerson has recently moved to Jacksonville after serving the Greater Nashville UU Congregation for the past 4 years. She previously served as settled minister of the historic UU Church of Meadville, Pennsylvania and as interim associate of First UU Albuquerque. She … Continue reading “Life in the Perfect Family”
Presented by Lifespan Religious Education “Connections!” About our Service: UU Spirituality is understood to be an experience of deep connection rather than a particular belief. The Spiritual life is a journey filled with the experiences of deep connection-connection to ourselves, connections to others, connections to our communities, connection to the universe, and ultimately connections to … Continue reading Family Worship Service
About our Service: Humans are storytellers. During the course of our lives, we are constantly refining a narrative about who we are and whom others perceive us to be. The problem is that, for many of us, that narrative is not very accurate. Linda will talk about how we can be more honest in telling … Continue reading “Who Do We Think We Are?”
Basma Alawee “Learning from Within: Stories of Women in the New World” Worship Leader: David Austin Accompanist: Dr. Gary Smart Guest Musician: Cameron Bainger, Pianist About our Service: Millions of women around the globe are pushed out of their homeland due to wars and political persecutions every day. The risky journey into their new lives … Continue reading “Learning from Within: Stories of Women in the New World”
Dr. Mark Yount “Fountain of Sorrow” About the sermon: My life doesn’t seem to follow Buddhism’s first noble truth, that life is suffering. Yet even amidst my more abundant joys, even when I’m not suffering, there’s a sorrow that springs up in my life “like a fountain from a pool.” Does that spring from my … Continue reading Fountain of Sorrow
(Easter Egg Hunt and Covered Dish Dinner to follow the service) Our Family Easter celebration will include the traditional Flower Communion. Please bring a flower stem for yourself and each family member. It can be a favorite flower from your yard, your garden, or any other source. This tradition is unique to Unitarian Universalism and … Continue reading BBUUC’s Annual Easter Sunday Family Worship Service and Flower Communion
Bruce McCormick “The Value in ‘Different’: a Jungian Approach to Personality” About the sermon: Carl Jung, a friend, and colleague of Sigmund Freud identified a way to explain “normal behavior” for people, identifying four major archetypes. Jung didn’t make up these archetypes—there were more than 75 years of research to prove these behaviors were universal, … Continue reading “The Value in ‘Different’: a Jungian Approach to Personality”
Marta Pearson “It’s Not a Card, it’s a Whole Deck; How Racism Harms Us All” Worship Leader: Jim Wood Accompanist: Dr. Gary Smart Guest Musician: Dr. James Hall About the sermon: I cringe when I hear people say, with disdain in the voices, “Why are they playing the race card again?” I want to help … Continue reading It’s Not a Card, it’s a Whole Deck; How Racism Harms Us All
Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez “Born Intersex: we are human!” Worship Leader: Grace Repass Accompanist: Marilyn Smart Special Music: Vocals by Dove, accompanied by Mike Bernos on piano About Our Speakers and the Service: Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez is an intersex survivor, a parent of three kids, a spouse to James Bunce for twenty-nine years, … Continue reading Born Intersex: we are human!
Jax Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) presents a deeply moving Pagan-themed Sunday Service In Celebration of Ostara, the Vernal Equinox Worship Leader: Meghan Kaminski Accompanist: Gary Smart We will join together in community and worship to sing, meditate, and rejoice in the coming of the growing light. This worship service will include various … Continue reading In Celebration of Ostara, the Vernal Equinox
