Zoom meetings this week:
With the church campus closed, many activities have moved to Zoom. Here are some of them:
Monday, 2:00-3:00 pm: Tea Time Read more...
Tuesday, 7-8 pm: Qigong drop-in class Read more...
Wednesday, 9:00-10:00 am: Coffee Klatch Read more...
Thursday, 10:00-11:30 am: In the Beginning Was the Tao Read more...
Thursday, 10:00-11:00 am: Qigong drop-in class Read more...
Friday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Happy Hour Read more...
Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Virtual Game Night Read more...
Sunday, 10:00 am: Forum (see below)
Sunday, 11:00 am: Religious Education (see below)
Small groups and committees are also meeting via Zoom
These events are listed on our calendar.
With the church campus closed, many activities have moved to Zoom. Here are some of them:
Monday, 2:00-3:00 pm: Tea Time Read more...
Tuesday, 7-8 pm: Qigong drop-in class Read more...
Wednesday, 9:00-10:00 am: Coffee Klatch Read more...
Thursday, 10:00-11:30 am: In the Beginning Was the Tao Read more...
Thursday, 10:00-11:00 am: Qigong drop-in class Read more...
Friday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Happy Hour Read more...
Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Virtual Game Night Read more...
Sunday, 10:00 am: Forum (see below)
Sunday, 11:00 am: Religious Education (see below)
Small groups and committees are also meeting via Zoom
These events are listed on our calendar.
Sunday, May 31, on your computer or phone:
Sunday service
Unitarian Universalism's 5th Source:
Humanist Teachings
Sermon by Rev. Beth Miller, Associate Minister
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the six sources of our UU tradition and spoke about the 3rd source, wisdom from the world’s religions. Our 5th source is: “Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warns us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.” What are some of these idolatries and how does humanism help us to avoid them?
Photo by Gunther Cartwright/UU Church of Muncie
Humanist Teachings
Sermon by Rev. Beth Miller, Associate Minister
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the six sources of our UU tradition and spoke about the 3rd source, wisdom from the world’s religions. Our 5th source is: “Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warns us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.” What are some of these idolatries and how does humanism help us to avoid them?
Photo by Gunther Cartwright/UU Church of Muncie
Music
Don Bryn, piano
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Robert Lischetti, vocal
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(The video shows Don Bryn wearing a temporary eye patch. The recording was done only a few hours after he had successful routine eye surgery.)
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Past services, including transcripts, are on our Virtual Church page.
Future services are on our Upcoming Services page.
Future services are on our Upcoming Services page.
This Sunday, June 7, on your computer or phone:
Sunday service
What have we lost? What have we gained? What will we carry with us?
Sermon by Rev. Budd Friend-Jones, Associate Minister
One summer I took a class with Amiya Chakravarty. The first sentence of his first lecture startled us: “What is the essence of a bowl?” he asked. He meant it not as a trick question, but a koan-type query to catapult our minds into a different consciousness. “What is the essence of a bowl?” he repeated. A similar question nags at my consciousness today as we move through this pandemic. What is its essence? What does it want to teach?
Sermon by Rev. Budd Friend-Jones, Associate Minister
One summer I took a class with Amiya Chakravarty. The first sentence of his first lecture startled us: “What is the essence of a bowl?” he asked. He meant it not as a trick question, but a koan-type query to catapult our minds into a different consciousness. “What is the essence of a bowl?” he repeated. A similar question nags at my consciousness today as we move through this pandemic. What is its essence? What does it want to teach?
Music
Don Bryn, piano
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Robert Lischetti, vocal
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Forum at 10:00 am
The Shutdown's Impact on Sarasota Arts Institutions
Presentation by Julie Leach, followed by open discussion.
Presentation by Julie Leach, followed by open discussion.
Religious Education at 11:00 am
Each week, our Religious Education group is holding online zoom meetings to connect at 11AM. Our Summer Curriculum, "The Spirituality of..." will help us discover that Spirituality comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms. Each week we will gather together to light the chalice, have an activity and discussion on the topic, and then check-in with each other for fellowship. All are welcome to join us. Sign-up is required. More information here.
The Reverends Beth Miller (bmiller@uusarasota.org 617-893-1949) and Budd Friend-Jones (buddfj@uusarasota.org 224-623-9200) are available to respond to your pastoral needs. In addition, Caring Committee and Pastoral Care Team members are available to help in a variety of ways. Pandemic rules currently in effect prohibit hospital and care facility visits, and home visits would be only in special circumstances, but we can arrange other help as needed. Please contact Beth or Budd if you or someone you know in our church community has a need, or just to talk.
A word from our new minister
Rev. Doug Wadkins begins his ministry with us on August 1. Here are a few personal comments from him. Read more at douglaswadkins.org. Watch a sample sermon at douglaswadkins.org/worship.
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Here we affirm and promote reason and the scientific method as the tools in learning to love each other and
live in harmony with the earth. We have no creed, but we do strongly encourage everyone to treat each other with respect. We are affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person. 
Our religious education program helps our children develop their own common sense and logic in evaluating religious claims. We provide a safe place to help children learn and talk about the big issues such as God, Death, and Sexuality.
We are a Welcoming Congregation, celebrating and affirming the active presence here of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual members and friends, and their families.
We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence. -Rev. Roger Fritts Meet the Ministers
Rev. Beth Miller, Associate Minister, joined the church on September 1. Read more...
Rev. Gilbert (Budd) Friend-Jones, Associate Minister, joined the church on September 1. Read more...
Rev. Dr. Doug Wadkins, Interim Minister, will join our church August 1.. Details to follow.
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We are a
Welcoming Congregation Our church is a safe space for g/l/b/t persons. We take positions against oppression in our larger community. |
We are a
Green Sanctuary Congregation practicing reverence, gratitude, and care for the living Earth. |
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