November’s Monthly Theme: The Gift of Generosity
Sunday, November 5, at 10:00 am: “Is Peace Even Possible,” Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
With all the violence going on in our world, the idea of peace may be quite readily on our minds. In fact, it’s easy to wonder whether it is even possible, and to what degree. We’ll grapple with these thoughts this morning.
Sunday, November 12, at 10:00 am: “St. Cecilia Day Music Sunday,” Kim Ness, Music Director
Join us for our annual all-ages service celebrating the gifts of music.
Sunday, November 19, at 10:00 am: “Attention to Our Traditions,” Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we approach a time that is filled with various histories and various traditions. History and tradition are important, but so is being reflective about those histories and traditions, paying active attention to them and what they mean. Today we’ll explore some of this related to the upcoming holiday and holiday season.
Sunday, November 26, at 10:00 am: “Something Judges Us, Something Accepts Us,” Rev. Bruce A. Bode, Minister Emeritus, Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
“You are perfect the way you are … and you could use a little improvement,” writes Japanese Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki. This sermon, given at the University Unitarian Church of Seattle, WA on July 9, 2023, explores our interior sense of being both judged and accepted.
Rev. Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, Washington, from which he retired in 2018 as the Senior Minister after serving the congregation for fourteen years (2004-2018). Before coming to Port Townsend, Rev. Bode was the Interim Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Texas (2002-2004) and the Hope Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2001-2002). Prior to that, he served for twenty-two years (1978-2001) as an Associate Minister at the Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a large, independent, religiously liberal congregation.