UUABQ Voice

May 26, 2024: “Connection in a Creedless Faith” The Rev. Bob LaVallee

Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal faith, and every UU congregation has a covenant. During this year, we’ll gather as a community to develop a new covenant to meet the needs of our new reality and awareness. Rev. Bob will explain how the church will do this important work.
Music: Lydia Clark

June 9, 2024: "Living Passionately" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren

On this Pride weekend, a sermon for everyone who dreams of embracing courage, vulnerability, playfulness, and self-expression.
Music: Susan Peck

June 2, 2024: "Bridging" UU Youth, The Ministers, and Alana Rodriguez

Some of the most important things we can do for our youth to support them into adulthood are to keep them connected to Unitarian Universalism, and to continue to minister to them as they become adults. Our Bridging Ceremony celebrates this important transition and reminds the congregation of our commitments to our youth. We will honor Yony Mostoller and Evan Sadek. We will also celebrate Founders Day!
Music: UU Youth Band

May 19, 2024: “Altar of the Everyday” The Rev. Bob LaVallee

Simple rituals, practices, and sacred objects can be incorporated into each day. They help us live more deeply, without necessarily “doing more.” This enriches our lives in good times and becomes a source of strength in hard times.
Music: Lydia Clark with jazz violinist Muni Kulasinghe

May 12, 2024: "The Names of God” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren

There are countless names for the Ultimate or Divine. Let’s explore some! How do they help us understand existence? In what ways are they true?
Music: Chalice Choir

May 05, 2024: "Beltane" The Rev. Bob LaVallee with Sara Wofford

Like better known Christian holidays, Pagan holidays have common names but many different beliefs and rituals. Sara Wofford and the First U Covenant of UU Pagans will join Rev. Bob to explore pluralism in Pagan beliefs.
Music: Vance Bass, Keith Morris, and Susan Peck

April 28, 2024: ““Disobedience” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren

Sometimes we have to break a few rules. Good thing there are so many good role models!

April 21, 2004: The Common Living Dirt: Celebrating Earth Day, The Rev. Bob LaVallee

Marge Piercy’s poetry is celebrated by Unitarian Universalists for the way it weaves across the breadth of politics, gender, and environmentalism. We’ll use her poetry and more to celebrate this Earth Day. 
Music: Chalice Choir, with Nicia Rae and Susan Peck

April 14, 2024: "How We Change" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren

How does change happen in a person’s life? How much change is possible? A sermon about the spiritual and the psychological.
Music: Lydia Clark

April 7, 2024: “Calling All Holy Troublemakers” Heather Vickery, UU Service Committee

As many of you know, our trans and gender expansive beloveds are under attack and being criminalized in many US states right now. This is so serious that they fit the criteria to be designated as internally displaced people (IDPs) by the United Nations. This isn’t the first time fascism has reared its ugly head, and we at UUSC know how to respond. UUSC has been dedicated to aiding people being targeted by fascism since our founding in 1940. Our faith calls us to make holy trouble for the powers that would deny anyone’s full humanity and divinity. Join us, holy troublemakers, now is the time!

Music: Sol Singers with Susan Peck. Sing justice songs with us!

Heather (she/her) is the Coordinator for Congregational Activism at the UU Service Committee and as such, works with congregations, state action networks and other groups that want to do their social justice work more effectively and faithfully. She is part of the Congregational Accompaniment Project for Asylum Seekers (CAPAS) team that matches (and supports) congregations with asylum seekers needing sponsorship and coordinates with UUSC’s frontline trans partners working to get our beloveds free and safe through the Pink Haven Coalition. Outside of her paid work, Heather co-coordinates the Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund which is part of the wider Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network in Massachusetts and is an active member of her UU church, First Parish Malden and an aspirant to UU Ministry.