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Hammer Out Love

About our Service Pete Seeger used folk music to build community. For in community, there laid the possibility for political action. A Unitarian Universalist, Seeger’s songs bolstered the labor movement of the 1940s, the civil rights marches and anti-Vietnam War rallies of the 1960s, and environmental and antiwar causes of the 1970s. We celebrate the … Continue reading Hammer Out Love

Lughnasadh: A Harvest of Blessings

In honor of Lughnasadh, the first of the three harvest festivals, Rev. OakLore shares a message of celebration, exploring spiritual stewardship and honoring the place of adversity among the harvest of our life’s blessings. More Info

We Are All Queer

The word itself makes us uncomfortable.  Some LGBTQ activists have used the word to provoke, advocate and assert their pride.  That same attitude can take us to a deeper level of gay-straight solidarity as we deconstruct the line between ‘gay’ and ‘straight’ – beginning with our speaker.  Let’s turn our discomfort to affirmation of our “queer” individuality.  All of us! More Info

Safe and Healthy School Project

About our Service: Equality Florida Institute’s Safe and Healthy Schools Program aims to create a culture of inclusion while countering the bullying, harassment, social isolation, and bigotry that dramatically increase risk factors for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) students. Read More…

The Ties That Bind

About our Service:
As my year with the Board ends, I ponder what keeps us in our environments. This is an extension/follow-up of my previous sermon “What Am I Here For?”.
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Energetic Awakening

About our Service: Every one of us contains the essence of peace, beauty, and health. This essence is found in the energies that pattern our bodies and form our minds. What we do with these energies determines the course of our lives, the quality of our relationships, and the condition of our bodies. More Info

The Make-Believe World of Religion

About our Service: The title of this sermon might sound a bit irreverent, but there is a sound theological basis to the idea of religion as play. Cultural theorists and anthropologists have noted with fascination the elements of human behavior that make us playful are also those that make religion possible. More Info