Beloved community, The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin came on Saturday, July 14, the day before our “Coming Out” service in celebration of San Diego’s Pride Festival. The juxtaposition was painful. Saturday we received news of heartbreaking injustice: a man who had shot and killed …
My sermon this morning is inspired by a movie I’ve seen recently. It’s still out in theatres: the movie is called “42,” and it’s based on the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play for a major league baseball team in the United States. His jersey number was …
I’ve spent the last year reading the 68 books and documents on the required reading list for the Ministerial Fellowship Committee. This is the list of readings everyone preparing for the UU ministry must read before interviewing with the committee. Although the required readings have provided me a powerful grounding …
Wednesday, August 17 (third Wednesday of every month) 5:30 – 6:30pm West Contra Costa County Detention Facility 5555 Giant Highway Richmond, CA 94806 Join the interfaith community for this prayerful, reflective vigil at the West County Detention Facility! Prompted by our beliefs and the understanding that all religions believe in …
This letter was hand-delivered to the San Francisco Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office on Friday, August 12, 2011. Timothy Aiken, Director Region 9 Field Office Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations San Francisco Field Office 630 Sansome St., #590 San Francisco, CA 94111 Dear Mr. Aiken, We …
“Prayer and Poetry” August 7, 2011—UU Congregation of Marin Prayer is an ancient spiritual practice embraced across myriad religious traditions. We pray in praise, contrition, petition, and thanksgiving. We pray as individuals and as communities. We pray…even if we aren’t sure who or what we’re praying to. Let’s gather this …
Understanding race and class privilege is an important part of resisting oppressive systems in our culture, but it’s also important spiritual work. Come consider how understanding privilege and marginalization enhances your own healing and wholeness. Click here to listen (file length is 24:17): Sermon 2011 January 30
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