Worship is a big word. Sometimes it is even an intimidating word. Often worship is associated with a deity, with God. For some Unitarian Universalists, our Sunday morning time together is indeed focused on God, on the central power and mystery that gives us life and gives our life meaning. For others, however, religious faith […]
Worship Is a Conversation
As UUCF’s Lay Minister for Worship & Arts, I am privileged to have special insight into how much goes into the Sunday morning worship services. The months of planning, the weekly Worship Team meetings, the hours of music preparation and sermon writing. The team of people, both those we see in front of the congregation […]
Holding Onto What Matters Most
Does anyone else remember, back in the early weeks and months of the pandemic, when we seemed to collectively realize that, despite the incredible stress and fear and challenges of that time, there was something to be learned in the slowing down? Time stretched out before us, which was sometimes terrible and frightening, but also […]