Sunday Services Gallery

Many of us free-thinking types are disinclined to follow rules, especially when those rules are outdated, irrational, or imposed by others who are irrational or, you know, zombies. But there are rules and then there are the Rules of the Game--like the codes for the Game of Being Human. Rev. Christine Tata believes Being Human is the best Game in town, made much more fun when we know the Rules that let us level up as we go. See you on the 25th... (because of course, you Must be Present to Win.)

"A Rabbi, a Prophet, and a King Walk into a Bar" -- sounds like the setup for a joke, and indeed it is, but it is also the entry point into a rich collection of cultural heritage. In "Jewish Stories Every Person Should Know," storyteller Sandy Schuman conveys stories that reveal the heart of Jewish humor, traditions, and values. More than a simple collection, this is a call to action for the oral tradition. Schuman asserts that Jews are the "People of the Story," using narrative as the primary vehicle for transmitting history and beliefs. He encourages readers to learn the "bones" of these stories and "flesh them out" in their own voices. Whether used to teach a child about hospitality or to diffuse a heated argument among colleagues, these stories are designed to be told, heart to heart, wherever they serve a purpose.

On September 27, come to a service of celebration and inspiration when the Fellowship welcomes you to help celebrate its first meeting in its new location! And when anyone can briefly share something that inspired them to move forward during what may have been a troubling or confusing time in their lives. Was it a person? A memory? A Book or work of art? Something else?

On September 27, come to a service of celebration and inspiration when the Fellowship welcomes you to help celebrate its first meeting in its new location! And when anyone can briefly share something that inspired them to move forward during what may have been a troubling or confusing time in their lives. Was it a person? A memory? A Book or work of art? Something else?

I have a bumper sticker that reads, “Don’t Believe Everything You Think.” As Unitarian Universalists, we say “To Question is the Answer.” Buddhism begins with the premise that we perceive the real world, the dharma, with our senses and then reconstitute it in our minds to make sense of what we see, hear, etc. We assume that the images in our minds are the real world, while the real world, the dharma, remains just beyond, clouded by our mental lenses, our beliefs, our hidden motivations. We live in an imaginary world, until we wake up and question our distorted reality. This begins our journey out of ignorance. -Rev. Hamilton

The People Who Brought You Weekends: The Labor Movement and UU Principles It's easy to take the eight-hour day and the forty-hour week for granted. Austin UU folksinger and writer Steve Brooks looks at the long history of American labor, the struggles that created many of our middle-class comforts, and its role in advancing UU principles like equity, justice and the democratic process. He invites us to join in that history, and to celebrate Labor Day, with a rousing series of singalongs about the labor movement and work in general.

What is faith? Is it belief, trust, loyalty - or a combination? I have never felt that I truly understood faith, though I admire it in others. In this sermon, I explore what faith might be, how it appears in different areas of human life, and how a faithful orientation can help us as individuals and in our connections to others.

On the 250th anniversary of the original No Kings Day, it’s hard for many of us to feel hopeful or patriotic. And yet, patriotism has never been more important. What’s a patriotism for religious liberals, which holds America to her dreams without looking away from her nightmares? What can we learn from stories of grassroots resistance, past and present, as well as from the principles of Unitarian Universalism?

Rev. Fred Wooden returns to the pulpit