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Sunday Worship,
July 14th, 2024
at 10:30 am
An Unrepentant Liberal
Rev. Mike Morran
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Join us on Sunday, July 14th at 10:30 am. A brief and proud exploration of the Liberal Tradition. Our guest musicians will be Quorum, a collaborative choir.
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Support Arnie Carter for calling for Ceasefire
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(Thanks to the
M
olly Prince
the post)
Support Arnie Carter – Going To Trial for civil disobedience protesting Israel’s Gaza Genocide.
There were about 30 supporters filling the courtroom the morning of July 11th with many more dropping by throughout the day. The trial is expected to continue Friday, July 12 into a second day. Supporters are welcome again on Friday at 8:00 am.
When: July 12, 2024 @ 8:00 am
(Day Two)
Where: Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse. 520 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204. Courtroom 4-A
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(Thanks to the
L
ia Davis
for the post)
Quorum, an up and coming non-hierarchical choir in the Denver Metro area, will have their inaugural concert this weekend, Saturday 7/13 at 7:00 pm in First Unitarian Denver’s sanctuary. With equal value between all members, musicianship and love of music are evident, allowing for the highest caliber performance. Quorum’s first concert, “Summer Love” will take listeners on a journey through each piece, and embodies the essence of the season. Visit https://www.tuneinwithtony.com/quorum-choir-concert to purchase tickets.
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New Member Sunday – July 28th
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Sunday, July 28th, will include a New Member Welcome as part of the morning worship service. If you or someone you know is ready to take this step with First Unitarian Society of Denver, please let Rev. Mike know by sending an email to Revmorran@gmail.com.
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Civil Rights Tour Group Reports Back To The Congregation
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(Thanks to the
Colleen Bryan
for the post)
In April, 18 members of First Unitarian formed the core of a pilgrimage to major sites in the Civil Rights struggle in the American South. We traveled by bus from Atlanta to Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham. While all of us had lived through the tumultuous 60s and read extensively about the Civil Rights Movement, this trip inside the Southland reshaped and deepened our understanding of the historic struggle. It also sparked insights into parallels with current day. We were surprised by ways old means of oppression resurfaced in slightly altered guise even after wars were fought and laws were passed to make those practices illegal. The focus on strategies used by both sides of that struggle can meaningfully inform our current efforts to regain or retain civil rights and restore democracy in our troubled country.
We travelers are still processing all we saw and learned, but we are eager to share some of our most compelling experiences with our congregation. We’ll start with a late-summer movie and discussion series (see following notice). We’re also working toward an upcoming Sunday service and links with other community initiatives that assert, protect, and restore civil rights and justice going forward.
A major realization from our trip was how much the gains of the Civil Rights Movement relied on hard work and commitment and alliances across communities of concern rather than on the few avatar leaders we more commonly recognize. We heard about how those communities endured over time and provided a context for learning from their many failures. We have the privilege of community here at First Unitarian Denver. Why not use this as a resource to join together and stand for justice in OUR time?
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