Sunday, May 16, 2004
What sermon did you hear this week?
by Chris WaltonOur first handful of discussion topics are still active, so if you haven't yet had your say in the Hit the Jackpot and How Did You End Up UU? conversations, please jump right in! But we're also starting to look ahead to upcoming Coffee Hour topics. If you have a question you'd love to discuss with UU bloggers and commenters, visit the Coffee Grinder. (I'd be especially interested to hear from you if you have a poll question to propose as part of the discussion.)
Meanwhile, what was the topic in your congregation today? Anything especially memorable?
Posted by Chris Walton, May 16, 2004 03:08 PMRana says:
May 16, 2004 08:24 PM | Permalink for this commentIt was about re-forging connections in a time of division and violence, and learning to channel anger productively. I'm not doing it justice; it was very moving and a number of people wept during the closing song, myself included.
Ike says:
May 18, 2004 03:23 PM | Permalink for this commentI heard one about when it is proper for people of faith to lobby politicians.
Chris Walton says:
May 18, 2004 04:30 PM | Permalink for this commentIke, what did the speaker say? And what do you think? I find this a fascinating topic, and never an easy thing to achieve clarity on.
Ike says:
May 21, 2004 11:29 AM | Permalink for this commentThe speaker was our minister and she gave a number of standards that should be applied including transparency. When those standards are met the it is ok.
Peg Duthie says:
May 26, 2004 09:21 PM | Permalink for this commentIt was GLBT+ Sunday. I missed most of the service (office duty - including chatting with a visitor who was very much taken with the Margaret Shepherd poster listing the UUA convenant - - and who had nothing good to say about Carole Strayhorn), but I gather it was quite good - several speakers from the congregation, a fresh explanation of what it means to be a Welcoming Congregation, etc.
Before the service, a friend of mine came into the office looking for a quiet place to write; turned out he had attended the first service and pointed out to one of the organizers that the service would be even better if a straight congregant were to join the others in speaking about what it meant to _them_ to belong to a Welcoming Congregation. For which he was promptly drafted. ;-)
And then the afternoon was the ordination of our music director, which was phenomenal. (And so was the Cajun-themed party in the parking lot afterwards.) The whole day really brought out the best in our church.
Jakob Homan says:
May 29, 2004 11:20 AM | Permalink for this commentRev. Brock's sermon last Sunday was on humor. It was also the week that we officially joined and thus were presented to the entire congregation, which meant I was nervous and not paying as much attention as I should have been. It's important in times likes ours to keep our sense of humor - and with Bush it's not that hard, bicycling anyone?
Rev. Brock had a large collection of jokes, the best being various religions' takes on the old how many __ does it take to screw in a light bulb? The UUs' response (tracked down on Google and cut and pasted):
We choose not to make a statement either in favour of or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your own journey, you have found that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb. Present it next month at our annual Light Bulb Sunday Service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, 3-way, long-life, and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence