This month we explore the theme of Building Belonging. During this special service, community members will share personal reflections on what belonging looks like in their lives at work, in schools, in community spaces, and here in our church. Their stories remind us that … read more.
Belonging is complex. It’s not fitting in at all cost or giving up something of yourself. And it’s not running roughshod through a place to make it your own. This is the paradox of belonging. Brene Brown writes it takes courage to experience true belonging … read more.
Join us on Sunday morning to hear from State Representative Dave Vella on the state of labor in our community and hear updates on our state’s legislative budget and services.
Representative Dave Vella is a lifelong resident of Rockford. He attended RPS 205 schools before graduating … read more.
We say goodbye, with encouragement, gratitude, and hope.
The third and final sermon on heresies (and my second-to-last sermon with you). Syncretism, or the mixing and synergy of different religious ideas, is a heresy and sometimes a philosophical problem. It can easily slip into colonialism. Yet, this kind of inclusive … read more.
This heresy, that all are saved and reconciled, gives us the second half of our name. But what does it mean for us today to hold this? How might it shape our work for justice, and also our personal lives? How might it make … read more.
To finish out, I am beginning a three-sermon series on the prime heresies of Unitarian Universalism. We embrace these heresies as core to who we are and what we hold true. We begin with Pelagianism, the idea that each person reflects God’s nature, as … read more.
In Walt Whitman’s Song of the Open Road, he invites us to come along, “afoot and light-hearted” into the unknown. As we each embrace change, what does it mean to be “light-hearted” and adventurous about the journey ahead? What might we learn from, for … read more.
This Sunday, we will share reflections and lessons learned in our small group circles. Soul Matters participants explore our monthly themes in interesting ways, then come together to share their insights and perspectives.
