Sunday, November 6, at 10:00 am
“To Think That I Saw It On Berry Street”
Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason, Guest Worship Leader
Wait – isn’t that a line from a Dr. Seuss book about “Mulberry Street??” Yes, this title is adapted from Dr. Seuss, but the sermon will be about all the diverse characters and insights UUs have encountered on “Berry Street,” the name of the oldest continuous lecture series in America. The 2022 Berry Street lecture by Rev. Mykal Slack in particular offered us an important challenge to re-examine our covenants and our culture.
The Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist with a forty-year career of service in UU congregations and institutions. Rev. Wayne served in two long-term parish ministries, at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1984-2000, and with his wife the Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church from 2000-2016. He retired from full-time ministry in 2016, and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. With Kathleen Rolenz, Rev. Wayne Arnason co-authored a widely-read book on UU worship practices, Worship That Works in 2008. In 2013, with Rev. Sam Trumbore, he published a collection of essays on Buddhist Voices in Unitarian Universalism.
Sunday, November 13, at 10:00 am
“Day Is Breaking in My Soul: Music as a Doorway to Deeper Life”
St. Cecilia Music Sunday with Steve DeLaney, Guest Worship Leader
Music can open us up to many profound and beautiful aspects of life – love, grief, delight, and joy. Join Steve DeLaney as we explore how music can lead us to a deeper understanding of who we are and what it means to live an authentic human life.
Steve DeLaney has worked in ministry with young people for over 20 years – in outdoor education, jail ministry, urban service, parish ministry, and as a high school teacher and campus minister. He has a MA in Theology and an MFA in Creative Writing. His passions include literature and writing, hiking, and gardening. He lives with his wife, Allison, and their three kids (and their dog Peach!) in Williamsburg, VA. You can find him on his blog: somedelaney.wordpress.com.