In Ecclesiastes we hear that the stone the builders rejected is the stone God uses as the capstone. This metaphor is repeated many times in scripture. Who are the rejected among us today? How do we move the margins to the center? We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking … Continue reading The Rejected Stone
The Bible repeatedly sanctions believers to treat vulnerable people in a fair and just way – particularly widows and orphans, the poor, and foreigners. Our current administration’s immigration policies and practices are deeply anti-Christian and immoral. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting ID: … Continue reading Do Not Oppress the Foreigner
This month’s theme is ‘Inclusion,’ and this is exciting because Inclusion is a central theme of Unitarian Universalism all the time! But every group must have some limits, right? What are our limits? We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting ID: 954 7121 8370Passcode: 069245Phone: +1 … Continue reading Who Is Not Welcome?
Hear a version of our UU heritage that highlights the themes of inclusion and openness. We have our First Sunday services again. We gather all together in the sanctuary from 10:30 – 11:15. Then we have workshops for all ages from 11:30 – 12:15, followed by social hour. We hope to see you in person! … Continue reading Hold the Door Open (1st Sunday)
In a world where Disabled folks/people with disabilities face lifelong challenges, it’s important to remember that we have talents and strengths, as well as joys to celebrate. This service aims to suggest that we do not just need to be aware of ministering to people with disabilities/Disabled folks (accessibility, etc.) but to encourage folks with … Continue reading Disabled Joy: Honoring Disability Pride Month
Sixty years ago, a British sociologist predicted that the closer we came to having a true meritocracy, the more the winners would ignore the losers and the more the losers would resent the winners. Two thirds of American workers today do not have a four year college degree. Many now feel forgotten, ignored, and humiliated. … Continue reading The Tyranny of Merit
The opening creation poem of Genesis is filled with binaries. Gender is one of them. “Let Us create them…” God says. That might be the ‘royal-we’, a holy committee, or a Non-Binary Deity. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ UUCB Zoom Social Hour We also host a Zoom … Continue reading In Our Image We Create Them
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/11/01/how-to-belong-when-the-world-wants-you-lonely/ Brene Brown has done notable work around empathy and vulnerability. Listen to her lessons about how “Belonging” is a product of kindness mixed with strength.
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/10/21/how-to-be-a-perfect-stranger/ Within a few months, we will turn our building over to the renovation process. We will go across town and worship in another community’s space for a few months. We will be in temporary exile, relying on the hospitality of others.
Our “First Sunday” 45-minute worship will follow the monthly topic of “Belonging.” How do we know when we are really included in a group? It’s about creating “just, loving, and creative spaces” in the world.
