UUABQ Voice

A Very Musical Solstice Service

Susan Peck, Music Director, and the Ministers

The poet Wendell Berry writes, “To go in the dark with
a light is to know the light./ To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,/ and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,/and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.” Join us in celebrating the longest night of the year in this service featuring the Chalice Singers Choir, our band Spare Parts, Revs Angela and Bob, and Intern Minister Kristin Famula.

What’s So Bad About Being Woke

Rev. Bob LaVallee

“Wokeness” seems to be easily dismissed by the some, but in an era of growing Christo-fascism, our progressive values are more important than ever. This topic was chosen by the winners of the Social Justice Auction.

Wholeness in Beloved Community

The Rev. Angela Herrera, The Rev. Jane Davis, and

 

Rev. Angela Herrera and Rev. Jane, co-chairs of the 8th Principle Explorations Task Force, will join Angela in reflecting on our work this year toward dismantling oppression and a big congregational decision coming up in January.

November 27, 2022 “Changing How We Love: Attachment Theory” The Rev. Bob LaVallee

The new science of attachment theory gives us some surprising insights into how we form relationships. Can we love better? And what does attachment theory tell us about being members of a church?

Sunday Worship 11.13.2022 ”So...Here We Are” Kristin Famula, Intern Minister

Intern minister Kristin Famula reflects on this week's election with a message of moving forward with love. Artist in residence, Francisco Ruiz leads the First Unitarian choirs and the congregation in song.

November 6, 2022 ”Where Are We Again?” The Rev. Angela Herrera

Rev. Angela updates a sermon from 2010 - "Where Are We?" about approaching the new with a sense of adventure. Our Sunday services are now live-streamed over Zoom from our sanctuary at 9:00 am each week!

October 30 2022 ”Connections that Heal: Partnering for a Just Transition” The Rev. Mary Katherine Morn

How do we stop systems based in relentless extraction and move towards ways of being that heal and restore? Communities in the front lines of the climate crisis are leading the way towards the transformations necessary for our collective survival and flourishing. Join us as Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, president of Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, shares stories of the remarkable work they’re engaging in around the world with the support of our UUSC members.

October 2, 2022 “The Great Leap?” Kristin Famula, Intern Minister

What do we do with the in-between-ness of the times we’re living in? Join us as we explore together life in a new age of uncertainty.

October 9, 2022 ”Trauma and Courage” The Rev. Angela Herrera

Life includes risk from the very beginning. That’s part of what makes life so precious to us. But when we’ve experienced trauma, the feeling of danger can become overwhelming. A sermon about finding our center again.

October 23, 2022 ”Putting Our Bodies in the Way” The Rev. Bob LaVallee

For a faith that is sometimes fairly accused of being too intellectual, there’s a strong tradition of resistance in Unitarian Universalism. What can our history teach us about protest today?