Messages on World Events (Page 3)
Our Project 2025
Guest Preacher, Rev. McKinley Sims, shares a story-based message about pirates with a simple call to action.
Expect 2025
For our first ever, “Bring a Friend” Sunday, Ministerial Intern, Nick Sanchez, introduces our new message series “Expect 2025.”
The Future Is Unwritten
Lay Preacher, Chris Groppe, shares his message of hope for the future while living our values of Unitarian Universalists.
Wild & Precious Life 2024
Our annual Wild & Precious Life service, wherein we ask people in different decades of their lives to answer the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Ask Me Anything UU Version
Today’s message brings together Rev. Lee, former Ministerial Intern, Rev. Beth Monhollen, and current Ministerial Intern, Nick Sanchez, to offer different voices and perspectives on our Unitarian Universalist religion and traditions.
Living Through History
Today’s message focuses on how living through history can be so stressful and anxiety causing. Lay Preacher, Rodney Whittenberg, shares the personal history of his house while exploring how the world changes around us and how we can keep going forward.
Do Less
During today’s message, Rev. Lee begins our Fall message series “Breathing Together.” She shares how while we are a part of and connected to everything, we should still face our fear of stopping as it’s worthwhile.
Peter Urscheler, Mayor of Phoenixville
In today’s introduction of our next message series, Neighbors & Helpers, Rev. Lee sits down to chat with local celebrity, Peter Urscheler, Mayor of Phoenixville about the importance of local government.
Just For Us
In today’s message, Rev. Lee introduces our summer message series “SpiritFlix”. Today’s look at the comedy special “Just For Us” delves into how laughter can help us make sense of our world. Rev. Lee shares the metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle – we need every piece to complete a puzzle, just as one needs every piece of the picture make sense of the whole person, of their identity.
For Each Other
This week, Rev. Lee introduces us to a favorite poem by Wendell Berry, which calls for people to care for the Earth in such a way that future generations will benefit. She shares that it’s hard to feel youthful optimism these days, when it feels like we are fighting the same battles over and over again. But what if we are still growing and changing through these battles – and for the better, at that?
Come Alive
Rev. Lee talks to us this week about books she recently read by Howard Thurman. She asks the question: What if the people who seem to be more spiritually connected, are just the ones who have learned the trick of paying attention? How can we come alive in simple ways?
Good Days
Rev. Lee begins her message by addressing the conflict happening in our world right now, and the many (and often invisible) ways it’s impacting all of us. Calling back to Rodney’s message last week, she acknowledges that we probably won’t be able to flip a switch and solve this, but we can keep putting good out in the world. She also introduces the congregation to the story of “Flamy Grant,” a queer, drag performer who writes worship music, and tells…