Speaker: Rev. Johnnie Bloom-Ramirez

Chaplaincy 101: How I Learned to Fail

What does it mean to care for others when there are no easy answers? This sermon explores how humility, deep listening, and loving presence can transform failure into grace, growth, and compassion. The Zoom link and Order of Service will be provided at mpuuc.org/zoom.

Voluntary Association

What does it mean to choose a faith community without sharing the same beliefs? Inspired by James Luther Adams, this sermon explores covenant, commitment, and how theists, atheists, agnostics, humanists, and seekers can unite in the shared work of Love and Beloved Community. The Zoom link and Order of Service will be provided at mpuuc.org/zoom.

“What if..?”

What if gratitude is not about being thankful for every experience, but about allowing what we have endured to teach us how to love more deeply? This sermon explores memory, belonging, and the choices that shape our shared becoming, drawing on Unitarian Universalist values and process theology to ask how we might help create a … Continue reading “What if..?”

Forged in Love

Damascus steel is some of the most valuable in the crafting of martial weapons. Like human beings, it is a metal designed in layers, formed and reformed. Rev. Johnnie will draw parallels to the forging of steel and the layers that create us, including joy and trauma. The Zoom link and Order of Service will … Continue reading Forged in Love