We all know the importance of Mothers. None of us would ever make it to adulthood without them. But it is easy to overlook how much goes into the maternal care, attention, love, support, wisdom, devotion and sovereignty a good mother provides. In this service, Ariel Smith-Iyer and Rev. Greg Ward will share some of … Continue reading Stories that Remind Us of the Mothers We Need
Thirty years ago, on May 1, 1994, over a hundred people gathered to create a Charter whereby they became a community known as Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Five years later, on April 27, 1999, Rev. Greg Ward was ordained into the Unitarian Universalist Ministry. Both anniversaries are significant. At the heart of each is … Continue reading A Promise, Time and Circumstance Walk into a Bar…
Passover is an important story of the Jewish Community which recalls and illustrate the Jewish effort to escape the bondage they experienced in Egypt and find their way to freedom. Holding a Seder and honoring Passover is an very important testament of faith for a Jewish person. It is also an incredibly complicated moment in … Continue reading Why is this Service Different from All Other Services?
Although almost all people who have really considered it are drawn to the idea of Beloved Community, many modern theologians argue it is not a straight line from oppression to liberation. There is an evolution involved. Brian McLaren, Richard Rohr and other theologians think of it as the need to try on and tell ourselves … Continue reading Seven Stories to Liberation
According to the Christian calendar, it was shortly after Jesus appeared to the grieving disciples that they began the diaspera to share the ‘good news.’ Each of the remaining disciples was sent out with the task of gathering people to form communities. But it was Paul who had the real knack for community building. This … Continue reading Babies, Bathwater and the Belonging that’s our Birthright
This year, Easter lands on the precipice of another high holy day: April Fool’s Day. The proximity in date as well as in mission makes it appropriate to talk about the ways Jesus was a master of some long ignored and forgotten tricks of wisdom to get his message of transformative love across to the … Continue reading Holy Fool’s Day
March is national women’s month and, although there have been many who have heroically advanced the role of women in the U.S. and around the world, it still remains astounding the roadblocks we continue to encounter in shattering the glass ceiling. In this, our annual Jeopardy service, we will look at milestones and missed opportunities … Continue reading The History of Women in Jeopardy
March is national women’s month and, although there have been many who have heroically advanced the role of women in the U.S. and around the world, it still remains astounding the roadblocks we continue to encounter in shattering the glass ceiling. In this, our annual Jeopardy service, we will look at milestones and missed opportunities … Continue reading Questions and Answers of Sufferagism
From birth, we learn to pay close attention to what will win the approval of caregivers. We carefully master ways to shape our behavior to what is wanted so we can get the love we know we need. We suppress our own needs to please our caregivers – even when those from whom we seek … Continue reading How Am I Loving Us Right Now?
Last Year’s Love Hero Award went to Sergio Jaime Lopez who, after three long years, had been granted asylum in the United States. His wife and two boys have also just received permission to come to the U.S. This year’s Love Hero goes to another refugee from Nicaragua escaping persecution and having to work through … Continue reading MPUUC’s Annual Love Hero Service
