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First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque’s weekly sermon podcast. New episodes each Monday. We are a liberal, non-creedal congregation grounded in love and justice, gathering in Albuquerque, Socorro, and the East Mountains. Welcome!
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
“An Invitation to Live: What Death Teaches Us About Living Fully. ”
A Homily with The Rev. Bob LaVallee
Zen Hospice founder Frank Ostaseki writes that "Life and death are a package deal. You cannot pull them apart." Drawing on Ostaseki's work and his own experiences as a hospice chaplain, Rev. Bob will reflect on how to prepare for a good death, whether it be another person's or our own.
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
"There Is No Crying in Baseball," a homily with Ministerial Intern Jane Davis.
Crossing thresholds in our human experience is often marked with ceremony, and ceremony is often associated with ritual and emotion. There are two distinct camps with respect to ceremony and its often-associated emotion. On the one hand, they are seen as immensely valuable to the individual, communities, and society. On the other hand, there is the view that they are essentially useless. How do we decide?
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
“Moms in Jail - Incarceration, Mothers, and Justice” a homily by The Rev. Bob LaVallee
For the past three years, organizations have collected funds to pay the bail of mothers in pretrial detention. If it's true that when a person goes to jail their family goes with them, what does real justice look like?
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
"Thresholds" a homily by The Rev. Angela Herrera
Finn Jackson says, "Changes can happen quickly. Transitions take a long time for people to work through." This is as true on the spiritual or personal level as it is on a global level. A message about the difference between change and transition, and spiritual growth through them.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Highlights from the service includes a Time for All Ages with Rev. Angela Herrera talking about why we stay home right now; a meditation led by Ministerial Intern Jane Davis; a reading shared by Rev. Bob LaVallee; and a message about how Covid19 is homeschooling all of us. Guest musician Randy Granger.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Highlights of the Easter service include homilies with Revs. Angela Herrera and Bob LaVallee, and Ministerial Intern Jane Davis with reflections on the healing of nature, Passover, and how the Easter story relates to our lives in these times.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Rev. Bob LaVallee gives a homily about the benefits of monastic living including some of St. Benedicts's story. Director of Religious Education, Mia Noren, talks to kids (and adults) about finding our own spaces to be alone while quarantined at home.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
The Rev. Angela Herrera talks about the wisdom of our childlike natures, Rev. Bob LaVallee shares a Sufi poem, and music director Susan Peck inspires with performance and hymns. Plus the church's puppets take advantage of an emtpy campus.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Rev. Angela shares a homily about resilience during these uncertain times.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Having expanded its search for wisdom beyond the bounds of traditional protestant texts, Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources. You can find them listed in the first pages of our hymnals. Today we’ll consider the one described as, “Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” What have UUs learned from (and about) drawing wisdom from the world’s religions?
If you’ve been thinking about inviting a friend to try out our church, this is the perfect Sunday! Today’s sermon will include a brief introduction to aspects of our faith, along with a message for long-time UUs and newcomers alike.