Rev. Carmen Emerson BBUUC’s Affiliated Community Minister Presents “Second Sunday Spirit in Practice” Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Eileen Morrison, Accompanist Étoiles Binaires, Flute Duo, Guest Musicians In her daily prayers, our affiliated community minister, Rev. Carmen Emerson, prays that her mind remains open by curiosity, her heart remains open by wonder, and that neither be … Continue reading Second Sunday Spirit in Practice

Rev. Carmen Emerson presents “A Chorus of 4000: When Us and Them is We” Claudia Marshall, Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Timothy Edwards, Guest Musician (Violin) A reflection on why we gather and what it means to gather with thousands of UUs at our Association’s annual General Assembly.  Rev. Carmen Emerson is the Affiliated Community … Continue reading A Chorus of 4000: When Us and Them is We

Rev. Carmen Emerson presents “Transitions, Companions & Expectations” Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Gary Smart, Accompanist Mike Bernos, Special Music Our affiliated community minister, Rev. Carmen Emerson, offers a reflection on what it means to navigate the “wilderness” of transition and what is fair for us to expect of one another as companions on a covenantal … Continue reading Transitions, Companions & Expectations

Daylight Saving Time Starts March 13! Don’t forget to spring forward!   Rev. Carmen Emerson BBUUC’s Affiliated Community Minister, presents “The Heart of the Heart of UU” With Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Sydney Crisp, Accompanist Dr. Gary Smart, Piano, Special Music About our service: Rev. Carmen Emerson offers up a fire and brimstone sermon on … Continue reading The Heart of the Heart of UU

Rev. Carmen Emerson BBUUC’s Affiliated Community Minister Presents “What Was, What Is, What If” With David Dean as Worship Leader In connection to November’s Soul Matters theme of “History,” our Affiliated Community Minister, Rev. Carmen Emerson, offers a worship service reflecting on the learnings and yearnings of past, present, and future. About our speaker: Rev. … Continue reading What Was, What Is, What If

Rev. Carmen Emerson presents “Life Before Death”  With Claudia Marshall as Worship Leader As a UU chaplain serving a community hospital near the Florida-Georgia line, Rev. Carmen Emerson reflects on what a pandemic can teach us about life before death and how preparing for one’s inevitable mortality is a gesture of gratitude for a life … Continue reading Life Before Death

The Rev. Carmen Emerson,  BBUUC Affiliated Community Minister, will present “Keeping Infinite Faith with Hope” With Elizabeth DeCoux as Worship Leader The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote that as human beings, as people of faith, we can “…accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope…” This sermon description is being written and … Continue reading Keeping Infinite Faith with Hope

Claudia Marshall will lead our service with a message by our Affiliated Community Minister Rev. Carmen Emerson entitled “On Being Spiritually Mature” Does our religious tradition value spiritual maturity in the same ways that we value intellectual achievement, and if not, what might happen if we learned to embrace spiritual maturity? What does it even … Continue reading Video Service: On Being Spiritually Mature

Caitlin Regan will lead our worship with a sermon by Rev. Carmen Emerson entitled “Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening” How are we changed by listening? How are we changed by being heard? No matter one’s theology or spirituality, we all have the capacity to practice the sacred art of listening. About our speaker: Rev. … Continue reading Video Service: Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening