UUABQ Voice

Sun, Jun 18, 2023 “Wiser Now” The Rev. Angela Herrera

When we embrace new approaches to inclusivity and justice, does it diminish the work of the past, or build on it? How do we become good ancestors, knowing that things will continue to change? This service also includes a Fathers Day candle lighting ritual. (To participate on Zoom, have a candle nearby!)
Music: Lydia Clark

Sun, Jun 11, 2023 “Delight-full”

The Rev. Bob LaVallee
On Rev. Bob’s last Sunday before taking a four-month sabbatical, he’ll tell stories about the wonderful things that the First Unitarian congregation accomplished in the last four years.

Sun, Jun 4, 2023 “All the Flowers”

Kristin Famula, Intern Minister
100 years ago (on this exact day) a new UU tradition was born: The Flower Ceremony. Bring a flower (from your garden, the store, the farmers market) this Sunday as we bring back this special ritual marking the diversity and beauty of us all.
We will also celebrate our “Bridgers,” honoring the graduating seniors moving from youth to young adulthood.

”Let There Be Light” The Rev. Angela Herrera

This week was Shavuot, the Jewish spring harvest festival and celebration of the giving of the Torah on Mt Sinai. How does Judaism see the creation stories in Genesis that are part of the Torah and that many UUs may be familiar with through a different lens? What do creation stories have to do with our lives?

“Primordial Flaring Forth” Kristin Famula, Intern Minister

“Primordial Flaring Forth” Kristin Famula, Intern Minister
The creation story told through human exploration and science—a celebration of our inherently mysterious existence and the ever-unfolding creation of life.

Music: Spare Parts

The Fierce Yes with Rev. Amani Malaika

The fierce yes is made of Love, feels like joy, and is self-sustaining. Rather than try to manhandle the future into being what if you were so steeped in Love that you grow the future in your womb, incubating it, feeding it, nourishing possibility in the dark, giving it the time, warmth, sweet songs and stories to grow so that it emerges ready and able to live itself into greater and greater capacity constantly living into more and more Love.

Sun, Apr 30, 2023 ”Coming of Age”

Rev. Bob LaVallee
Coming of Age - Like many other faith traditions, Unitarian Universalists celebrate our youth as they move from childhood into adulthood. Our youth will share homilies and music in this annual favorite.

April 23, 2023 ”Is This a Queer Church Now?”

"Is This A Queer Church Now?" The Rev. Angela Herrera Someone asked this recently, which got Angela thinking… how would we know? A sermon about– yep- the field of queer theology, who a “queer church” would (and wouldn’t) be for, and how this all connects to our theological theme of Resistance.

”The Boss in Our Head”

Rev. Bob LaVallee

The Boss in Our Head - We marinate in capitalism and because of that, judge our own worth by how productive we are. This has devastating effects on our lives and our planet, and especially the historically marginalized. How do we turn off the boss in our head?

”Easter: How to Persist”

The Rev. Angela Herrera. An easter sermon about cycles of rebirth and renewal, and how to carry on meaningfully in a world that is sometimes overwhelming.