Descriptions of Sunday Services
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Boyd McDonald; and Colin Read, Joanne Davis, and Judith Koeller.
There is a delicate balance in the spiritual practice of acceptance and the psychological ability of assertiveness. How do we know when to let go?
FINDING UU PRINCIPLES IN UNLIKELY PLACES
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece and the Unitunz group from the Unitarian Congregation of Guelph.
We come together from diverse backgrounds and histories carrying bags that are loaded with a wide assortment of experiences, beliefs and thoughts. We come together with spirits that are seeking. We come together to join in community, knowing that there is more that makes us the same than makes us different. This service will focus on the Seven UU principles which bind us together and form the basis of our spiritual community. Come prepared to sing, clap your hands and tap your feet!
THE DEMARCATION OF DEMOCRACY
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Sydney Street Trio: Tom Nagy, Colin Read, and Stephen Preece.
At this summer’s Question Box sermon, a congregant asked me to address the definition and limits of the democratic process that we affirm in our fifth principle. Reinhold Neibuhr wrote: “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
Today we also celebrate New Member Sunday. (Those interested in joining the congregation, please contact Rev. Jess for an appointment.)
WRESTLING WITH REALITY: A DREAMSCAPE
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece (piano) and Andy Klaehn (flute and clarinet).
Joseph Campbell says: “Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths.” From nightmare to daydream, a dream is so many things – fantasy and predictors; projection and reflections; illusion and goal; motivations and distractions. Are we truly awake to a dream’s potential?