August 30, 2020 Full Service – CancelledMuch has been made recently about “cancel culture” – the exclusion or boycott of people from a community for beliefs that are considered harmful or not sufficiently informed. How do we as a congregation and as a nation balance protecting the vulnerable, and allowing for education and growth? Make […]
Continue readingAugust 23, 2020 Full Service – Lies, Looting and LiberationOur faith invites us into a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” In today’s world, this remains deeply important. As UUs, our faith calls us to be ceaseless in our quest for liberation and interrogating the foundations upon which our country was build. Make […]
Continue readingAugust 16, 2020 Full Service – Culture and InclusionAs we continue to consider the new proposed covenant, we’ve invited members and friends of 1st Unitarian Denver to reflect on their experience of the community and the text. Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this story, please click on the social media […]
Continue readingAugust 9, 2020 Full Service – Being BraveContinuing our series on courage, today we will explore and consider the emotional courage needed to become whole human beings; brave, prophetic, connected, strong, vulnerable, intimate, afraid, ecstatic, tearful, more. “This being human is a guest house…” Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this […]
Continue readingAugust 2, 2020 Full Service – Being BravePerhaps the most storied and obvious aspect of courage, today we’ll ponder physical courage. Is the person getting cancer treatment or the bullied child who goes to school any less brave than the proverbial soldier? Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this story, please […]
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Wall of UnitariansAn open letter by Stu Ferguson What does a wall of Unitarians look like? Putting a faith-based organization behind a protest effort gives mainstream support for Black Lives Matter and the current issue of police brutality. It may encourage other liberal religious groups to join the movement. In last week’s FUSD coffee klatch zoom call, […]
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Continue readingJuly 26th 2020 Full Service – Keep SingingGuest to the pulpit Rev. Tawana Davis demonstrates the imperative “lift every voice and sing.” Lift up your countenance and sing until justice rolls down, sing until light dispels darkness, sing until we put people over profits. Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this […]
Continue readingJuly 19th 2020 Full Service – Sources of HopeGuest to the pulpit Rev. Nathan Woodiff-Stanley asks: How do we find and sustain hope in a year such as this one? And how can that hope be rooted in our Unitarian Universalist Sources, at a time our faith is examining again our statement of Principles and […]
Continue readingJuly 12th 2020 Full Service – The Heart’s ConvictionsThis service will examine moral courage in the context of the newly proposed covenant for First Unitarian Denver, which calls us to become educated about white supremacy culture. Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this story, please click on the social media badges […]
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