Some of you have asked for the little blessing I wrote for this year’s Water Communion and the list of dates for other outdoor Sundays. Both are below. I want to thank you all for creatively re-imagining a way to be together.
A Water Communion … read more.
Many stories of faith retail the pain of exile, of forceable removal from the land we call home. These days of responding to a global pandemic finds exile reimagined: we are exiled from the church building, and from being physically together.
For those who cannot return … read more.
In the early 1970s, the Unitarian Universalist at General Assembly made a public statement against the death penalty. At St. John’s, the effort to end the death penalty found an echo in a congregation-wide resolution on peace and a more recent resolution against racism. For, … read more.
The message and prayer below can be viewed on St. John’s YouTube channel.
Good morning. I am the Reverend Mitra Jafarzadeh and I am gathered with lay leaders at St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church.
Joetta Prost, Phyliss Flanagan-Cox, Anjali Dutt, and I want to share this … read more.
A Poem for Today, May 29, 2020
by Rev. Mitra … read more.
Dear Church,
By now you know that the shutdown came in the middle of our pledge campaign. We have had a few budget meetings already and another is coming up soon. I know you have been asked to give to the church, and I have spoken about what … read more.
Dear Church,
In our tradition, we believe that everyone’s voice matters; that everyone deserves to be seen; that each of us have a perspective and that is important.
Historically, Unitarians and Universalists have worked to promote the voice and vote of all people in our United States.
How … read more.
Dear Church,
I want to talk about scams and safety on the internet right now.
Many of us are working more online than we had ever imagined. This is a opportunity for us to find new connections, and it is an opportunity for the less scrupulous to … read more.
My husband was raised UU. Our children are being raised UU. Ours is a UU household.
Until recently, I did not realize how essential my own non-Unitarian Universalist heritage was for my formation in faith.
My mother grew up in the part of Eastern Kentucky where … read more.
Dear Church,
We hope this note finds you well in body and spirit.
This past week, we have created online worship, offered chalice circles over Zoom and held coffee hour on Google Meet. Josh, our music director made a lovely video teaching a little singing meditation … read more.
