House of Laughter (4-10-2011)
Sunday, April 10th, 2011Rev. Deborah Cayer
Rev. Deborah Cayer
Rev. Margaret Beard
Humanism is an important and vital strand in Unitarian Universalism. Where does it come from? What contribution has it made? Where are we as Unitarian Universalists with humanism today?
0:00 – reading
4:32 – semon
Holly Lux-Sullivan, Student Minister
On this first day of spring, Student Minister Holly Lux-Sullivan explores how we celebrate spring and rebirth while remembering that with these also must come autumn and death.
Rev. Deborah Cayer
Every human being has inherent worth and dignity; we each have our life experience and unique perspective. What might happen if we put our differences together? After chaos could there be something more harmonious?
Rev. Margaret Beard
Who do you see as your neighbor? Is it the people right next door? How large is your neighborhood and how are the boundaries defined? Are you called to be in relationship with your neighbor and what does that relationship look like? Come and find out what possibilities await us as individuals and as fellowship members.
Rev. Deborah Cayer
A seed is an elegant little packet of information that holds a world of promise; it’s so tiny, yet able to flourish in astonishing ways. Each of us is like a seed, and this fellowship is as well. What promise does our collective life here hold? What promise does our shared ministry offer to the world?
Rev. Deborah Cayer
Who’s in your family? What makes your family just like every other family? What makes your family special? This Valentine’s Day weekend, we celebrate the love at the heart of every family. Members of the congregation will share their stories this morning.
0:00 – Paul Bearman
5:21 – Intro to reflections, Deb Cayer
7:53 – Jan Gjestvang-Lucky
16:27 – Julie Edmunds
21:09 – Kate Beasley
Rev. Bill Clark, guest minister
Rev. Clark will examine the theological concept of grace. What is grace? Where does grace come from? How can we recognize grace when it appears in our life?
The Reverend William Clark is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and has served our UU congregations in Houston, Texas, and Lexington, Massachusetts. He is semi-retired and lives by the sea on Cape Cod.
0:00 – reading
1:36 – sermon
Holly Lux-Sullivan, Student Minister
Winter is a cold, dark time, literally and metaphorically. Often we turn inward and reflect on the big questions as we stay tucked inside our warm homes. Unitarian Universalism has much to offer us in this dark time and in our personal dark times, in the times when we need something to lean on. When we face hardship, where in our faith can we turn?