Speaker: Rev. Jan Taddeo

Facing Death with Life

I often say to people that Unitarian Universalists are more concerned with how we live in the here and now than what happens to us when we die. But how do we approach the interconnection between life and death? Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service Leader Daniel Bailey, Worship Associate

Expectations of Experience

EPot-Luck Sunday, UU101 & UU102 How do our expectations for life shift as we grow more experienced with life? In these times of rising chaos, climate tragedy, and increased violence, hope is hard to find. To what shall we turn if not hope? Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service Leader Bob Patrick, Worship Associate

Expectations of Innocence

Annual Water Ceremony What does water have to teach us about navigating the currents of life’s expectations? Find a rock to cling to? Let go and let the flow carry us? How do our expectations influence our approach to life? Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service Leader Lorena Gay-Griffin, Worship Associate

Poetry as Prayer

Years ago in a prayer workshop we explored poetry as prayer. From the Psalms to Mary Oliver to Richard Blanco we can feel the prayerful essence in the poet’s words. May it be so.  Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service Leader Victoria Fashakin, Worship Associate

Pray for Me

Our relationship with prayer is influenced by our religious upbringing, cultural norms, and our concepts of prayer. Let’s explore some of those concepts, and find a way to say a little prayer for those who could use a little help from their friends. This will be a Serivce of Compassionate Presence Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service … Continue reading Pray for Me

Listen to Children

Nelson Mandela: “History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.” And, “The true character of society is revealed in how it treats its children.” Time for a report card on how we are doing as a society in listening to the needs and prayers of the children. Students … Continue reading Listen to Children

Who Chooses?

In his book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” Yuval Noah Harari states that a secular society and religious institutions can co-exist as long as “when the secular [moral/ethical] code collides with religious doctrine, the latter gives way.” What happens when religious doctrine infects and takes over the secular code on complex issues, like a … Continue reading Who Chooses?

The Transcendence of Poetry

Poetry has the power to paint images in our minds, express feelings that prose can’t touch, and take us to faraway places and distant planes of existence. In this service people will share the transcendent poetry that has been part of their journey. Rev. Jan Taddeo, Service Leader Sherree Bailey, Worship Associate

The Mystery of the Future

Human beings seem driven to live into their visions of the future which might include personal goals, global change and everything in between. How do we both savor the world as it is here and now, and save the world for future generations?  Join us for this multi-generational worship service which will include our annual … Continue reading The Mystery of the Future