January’s Theme: Liberating Love
Sunday, January 7, at 10:00 am: “What’s Your Word,” Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
The start of a new calendar year is often a time of setting intentions and hopes for the new year. Today we’ll take a one-word perspective on that and share with each other what our word is for the coming year.
Sunday, January 14, at 10:00 am: “Why Bother Dreaming,” Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
Dr. King talked about having a dream, and his words have been repeated a great many times since then. But how often does it seem hard to even think in those kinds of terms? How can we turn to hope and possibility when we are having trouble seeing things that way?
Sunday, January 21, at 10:00 am: “We Begin Again in Love,” presented by Beth Casebolt, CRE, UUA Congregational Life Staff in the Central East Region
Ours is a covenantal faith, and what binds us together are the promises we make. Just as we periodically spend time looking at our personal lives making promises to ourselves, we should also look at our promises to each other and to the communities of which we are a part.
Sunday, January 28, at 10:00 am: “Saying No Is Saying I Love You,” Rev. Michelle Collins, Interim Minister
Don’t we all love to hear someone say “yes” when we ask them to do something? Of course, we do. The opposite is being rejected and can feel like just that. But what about when is “no” the right thing to say? And, what does that mean for ourselves and for our relationships?