Sermons & Newsletter – UU Church of Rutland

May 26: Herb Ogden – “Memorial Day and Civil Religion”
Is Memorial Day a religious holiday? If so, of what religion?

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“Noticing Dust – From Distraction to Daydream” Spoken word artist Bianca Amira Zanella will share a series of poems and stories of her personal struggle with the present moment, as collectively we take steps in a healing journey through poetry and community while experiencing the body-mind connection.

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J. P. will show and discuss a TED talk, which says that there is actual research about the value of gratitude, including in the world of business.

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“Singing in the Night”
Both light and song can provide a path through night-time, giving us a guiding point to move toward. Today, thanks to a generous gift of song from the Ladies’ Night Out women’s choir, we’ll explore how song helps us move through hard times. Come listen, and leave singing!

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“Spring, and Other Good Things We Can Depend On”
Spring is absolutely dependable, and we have solid evidence that it will always come again.  What are some other, perhaps less obvious, good things that we know will happen, based on solid evidence?

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In Christian tradition, on Palm Sunday, Jesus entered the city in triumph, although being divine, he knew what would unfold in the next several days. He went for it, in current parlance, even though he knew there was a cost. And what does that have to do with gloves in subways?

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Linda tells the story of spending her formative years in the Midwest in the conservative 80’s, and young adulthood in the 90’s when she observed many changes. She talks about going from being clueless about how politics affected her life, to finding herself in a situation where suddenly she was forced to navigate through a legal and government process that eventually brought her to Unitarian Universalism.

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“Activism as a Spiritual Practice”
Activism as a spiritual practice allows us to dig in and take responsibility for our own small part of the planet. With the lead up to presidential elections starting so much sooner, and anxiety over national politics, digging in helps us focus on the good we can do right here.

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Kathy Harm purchased a sermon topic at last year’s auction, and she’s chosen our fifth principle, “…The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large”. She asked to explore: what if the democratic process doesn’t yield the just or right result? By itself, would it provide basic rights? If the democratic process doesn’t provide the results we’re committed to as UUs, what do we do? This is certainly a very timely topic!

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For a relatively small church, we have significant impact. Our members and friends enjoy our church community with all its services, activities and opportunities. We open our doors to the wider community through concerts, open-mike evenings, and other community events. How can we best sustain all we do, and do it even more effectively?

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