This week’s sermon is part 2 of a 3-part series about Rev. W.H.G. Carter. American racism is supported and undermined by the church. The same religious fervor used to harm has been used to heal. What makes the difference? How do we understand ourselves in relationship to the long and complicated story of race and … Continue reading Watered with Tears: the complicated story of racism and faith
This week’s sermon starts a three-part series on Rev. W. H.G. Carter, who founded the Church of the Unitarian Brotherhood in Cincinnati’s West End in 1918. The first Black Unitarian church in Cincinnati did not flourish. This is part of our story as Unitarians and in 2021 we are asked to reckon with its meaning and … Continue reading Lift Every Voice: The W. H. G. Carter story
Love is at the center of our faith, but we rarely take the time to explore what that means for the way we live our lives. Join us on this Valentine’s Day as we take a step back to look at the many meanings of love and how it might be the only force that … Continue reading What does love have to do with it?
“The most radical thing we can do is introduce people to one another” is a common refrain of the UUA’s Partner Church program. Reaching across a distance, spending time to listen, being willing to speak our deeper truths, all these things and more make friendship meaningful. I think we are comfortable with much of the … Continue reading The Most Radical Thing We Can Do
Some new starts happen as fast as the dropping of a ball. Others unfold slowly as the unfolding of a flower or the folding of a mountain. On this first Sunday of a new year, we are filled with many emotions, hope and fear, grief and gladness. We gather together to let go of the … Continue reading The fragile promise of new beginnings
Everyone is influenced by what we see and hear again and again. Just saying a thing is so doesn’t make it so! Today we will look back at how we have imagined the stories of Hanukkah and Christmas and gently reimagine what we have inherited for what we want to pass on.
We’ll share songs, meditations and more in this 5:30 p.m. service. Let’s be together virtually on this special evening.
Do we need to keep all the balls in the air all the time? Do we need to get it all done effectively and efficiently and joyfully every day? Or do we need to rest our spirits and embrace the quiet of the dark? Maybe the answer is yes. This Sunday we will consider the … Continue reading Laughter and Tears, a solstice service
Sign up for a spot to read your favorite poem, a portion of your favorite story, or a bit of original work in this service of seasonal sharing. New virtual visitors who want to join us for services can email programming@stjohnsuu.org to ask for the link to the upcoming Sunday service.
When we celebrate midwinter, we are far from alone. Come this Sunday and explore the many ways different people honor the dark even as we look towards the light.
