Speaker: Rev. Elizabeth Sollie

Iowa Sisterhood

It is likely every UU minister has an Iowa Sisterhood sermon or two, this week we will hear Rev. Sollie’s! Order of Service Prelude:  La Cathédrale Engloutie by Claude Debussy, Linli Wang, Pianist Opening Hymn: STJ #1051, We Are… Welcome Ring Bowl Chalice Lighting: Rev. Florence Caplow Wisdom Tale: The Paper Bag Princess, Robert Munsch … Continue reading Iowa Sisterhood

Religious Naturalism

Rev. Sollie is an RNUU–a Religious Naturalist Unitarian Universalist. Maybe you are too? Join us to explore this theology. Order of Service Prelude: Nature souriante by Camille Saint-Saëns Morgen by Richard Strauss, Linli Wang, piano Opening Hymn: STLT #361 Enter, Rejoice, and Come In Welcome Ring Bell Chalice Lighting: Rev. Shari Woodbury Wisdom Tale: The … Continue reading Religious Naturalism

Illumination

Join us to celebrate the ways Unitarian Universalism illuminates our journeys and brightens our world. Together, we will reflect on UU values that are important to us and take the opportunity to refocus our hope and commitment to advance these values in the coming year. Join Tanya Webster, Director of Religious Education, our youth and … Continue reading Illumination

Fire Communion

As we head into a New Year, what do you need to release to be ready? Join us for a morning of reflection and ritual as we metaphorically clean house. Order of Service Prelude:  JOY – By J.S. Bach arranged by George Winston, Pianist, Mileva Saulo-Lewis Opening Hymn: #361 – Enter Rejoice and Come In … Continue reading Fire Communion

Epigenetics

We have been trying to make the invisible, visible, the implicit, explicit as we explore what shapes our realities. This Sunday we will explore how epigenetics shape us. Is there such a thing as free will? Order of Service Prelude: Improvisation by Linli Wang Ringing of the Bowl Opening Hymn: STJ #1053, How Could Anyone … Continue reading Epigenetics

Stone Soup

Join us for a special inter-generational service, Stone Soup. It will feature a 3-act skit during service lifting up the importance of supporting each other. Afterwards, we will sit down together in the Fellowship Hall to enjoy our own “Stone” Soup. Order of Service Prelude Welcome Opening Hymn: #1020 Woyaya Land Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting Skit … Continue reading Stone Soup

The Rest of the Story

Where you grew up might shape how you perceive reality. This Sunday we will continue to explore the early messages that shaped us. Order of Service Prelude: Daydream by John Ireland, Lyric Pieces by Edvard Grieg, Linli Wang, pianist Opening Hymn: We Shall Be Known by MaMuse Welcome Chalice Lighting: anastasi birosh Wisdom Tale: The … Continue reading The Rest of the Story

The Water We Swim In

We are all raised in a family and societal culture. It can be hard to see the water we swim in, but let’s try this Sunday to make the implicit, explicit.