Descriptions of Sunday Services
SHAKING THE DRAGON’S TALE
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece
Carl Glick writes: “If the dragon is nature in all her terror and majesty, let us not be afraid. Let us go out and meet that fear... Shake hands with the dragon, that’s the way of Tao, the way of peace.” Today we observe Chinese New Year 2012: The Year of the Dragon.
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece
The English chemist Joseph Priestley, who ‘discovered’ oxygen, also founded some of the first Unitarian congregations. Rev. Priestley said: “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning...” Come hear a story of inspiration and exasperation.
Join us for Souper Sunday after the Service.
The Name the Name Forum follows the Souper.
CHOICE IN DYING: IT’S A MATTER OF JUSTICE
Wanda Morris
Music: Boyd McDonald
In May 1993 the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council adopted a resolution supporting choice in dying. Almost twenty years later that support has not wavered. For many Unitarians, choice in dying is a matter of justice. In this service Wanda Morris, the Executive Director of Dying with Dignity Canada, will review some of the arguments around choice in dying and their relationship to our Unitarian Principles and Sources. Service Leader: Mavis Kerr.
Please return after lunch for a workshop from 1:30 until 3:00 pm where you can learn more about the current legal status of end of life choices and the current court challenge being supported by the CUC.
THE TOLERATION OF HAPPINESS
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela
Music: Stephen Preece
What do the theologies of Muslims, Universalists, and Thomas Jefferson have in common? Islamic mystic Al’Arabī writes, “No reward that a human being can receive for his achievements can compare with the felicity awarded to whoever shows compassion to humanity.”
FIRE COMMUNION: RESOLVE
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela with Stephen Preece
Music: Stephen Preece
What will you leave behind, and what do you look forward to in 2012? Come share your New Year’s Resolutions in an informal service of readings, poetry, and music we will create together. Everyone is encouraged to bring poems, readings, musical instruments and songs to share.