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SUNDAY
SERVICES THIS MONTH
MARCH
7
Integration.
Sermon by Rev. Sally White.
In
his memoir, In Between, the Rev, Mark Morrison-Reed tells the
story of being raised as one of a few Afro-Americans in the two
most important institutions of his childhood, his Unitarian Universalist
church and his school. Focusing on his lifelong “spiritual
quest for integration,” he writes openly about his struggle
to find his calling as his world came apart in the “either-or
era of Black Power.” Morrison-
Reed uses story and an open heart to help find integration in
our communities, in our denomination, and
within ourselves. “Integration is inevitable,” he
writes. “There is no other way. Never was and never will
be.”
Mark
Morrison-Reed will be the keynote speaker at our Eastern North
Carolina UU Congregations cluster meeting in Greenville, NC on
March 20. This morning I will introduce you to his book, and encourage
you to join me in hearing him speak at the cluster meeting.
MARCH
14
Gratitude.
Sermon by Rev. Sally White.
Encompassing
awareness, interconnection, appreciation, humility and relationship,
the cultivation of gratitude is a spiritual practice, and the
expression of gratitude is a spiritual discipline. On this closing
day of this year’s annual canvass, let us pause for a time,
let us consider the spiritual power of gratitude, and let us say
“thank you,” each in our own ways.
MARCH
21
The
Four Directions. Sermon by Rev. Sally White
Taking
from Native American and Pagan traditions, we'll move “outside
of the box” and around the circle, looking at the four directions,
the four elements, and animal totems.
MARCH
28
Passover.
Sermon
by Rev. Sally White
The
great Jewish springtime celebration of liberation from slavery
in Egypt and freedom from oppression begins at sundown on Monday,
March 29. This morning we, too, will consider the price and the
blessings of freedom and the ways in which ritual and storytelling
keep ancient lessons alive in our hearts and minds. Our service
will prepare us for the Passover Seder meal and service that we
will celebrate here on Monday evening.
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