Sermons & Newsletter – UU Church of Rutland

August 4th – J.P. Cass – “Why We Fall For It” – Our cooperative and trusting nature leaves us vulnerable to falling – for people, ideas, and other things that are not always the best for us. We’ll explore new insights into why judgment fails us sometimes, and how we can improve our discernment.

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June 21st:
“Summer Solstice at Haroldhenge”
Our annual Summer Solstice Celebration will be held at the stone circle Haroldhenge, 731 Creek Road, in Clarendon. All are welcome at a spiritual celebration of the cycles of Nature and the vitality of our fire of commitment — through short readings, meditation, movement, chanting and singing, along with the usual spectacular burning of the dry evergreen with our intentions of what we wish to be rid of. Bring instruments and noisemakers. Bug repellent may be useful, though we will have citronella torches. We will car pool from the church at 6:30. If weather is bad, we will move everything but the tree burning inside the church.

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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