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Sunday service, February 2 – Beyond Welcome

We begin our exploration of this month’s theme of Inclusion with a sermon by the Rev. Joanna Lubkin.  This is an examination of making the embrace of diversity become a natural part of a community.  Welcome is necessary for us all.  Eva Miller will lead our service. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 … Continued

Sunday service, February 9 – Evolution Sunday: Resilience, Responsiveness, Resistance

In our annual observance of Evolution Sunday (the Sunday closest to the birthday of Charles Darwin), Judy Osborn will use examples from nature to illustrate how humans may respond to the changing political climate of our country. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 Meeting ID: 978 8525 1657 Passcode: 884254

Sunday service, January 26: Music Sunday

  You are invited to come sing a joyful song!! We will be celebrating Music Sunday with requested hymns, readings, and special music by our members. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 Meeting ID: 978 8525 1657 Passcode: 884254

Sunday service, January 19 – Whose Dream?

On Sunday we will honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will recommit ourselves to the vision and the work of Beloved Community through the sermon, “Whose Dream?” by Rev Beth Dana, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, presented by Jackie Triplett. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 … Continued

Sunday service, January 12 – The Danger of a Single Story

This week we will continue with the January theme of Story. Eva Miller will read the sermon “The Danger of a Single Story” by the Rev. Gretchen Haley, on the importance of looking for stories that tell of a different experience than our own. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 Meeting ID: 978 … Continued

Sunday service, January 5: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Katy Boyd will lead a service entitled, “The Stories We Tell Ourselves.” Rev. Kaaren Anderson, the sermon author, says that “This is an examination of the stories we tell ourselves and how powerful they can be. They can lift us up, tear us down, or just plain keep us stuck in memories that don’t serve … Continued

January 2025 newsletter available

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Sunday service, December 29 – A Love of Liberty

Join us in person or on zoom for a message of love and resistance by the Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter, presented by Jackie Triplett. In his sermon, delivered the Sunday after election day in November 2024 and entitled “A Love of Liberty,” Rev. Kanter reminds us that even in the face of despair, love endures. … Continued

Sunday service, December 22 – IllUmination Service

At our IllUUmination service, we use a table of lights to reflect on the ways that religious and humanist traditions celebrate light in the bleak midwinter. We will honor the coming solstice at a special evening service on Saturday, and at our Sunday service we shall reflect on the many ways people have celebrated light … Continued

Solstice Service, December 21

Our Winter Solstice Service is a special event on Saturday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension Fellowship Hall, Lexington Park MD. Join us for story-telling, poetry, music, and a walk around a candle-lit spiral made of boughs of greenery as we share in the wonder of light in the darkness. … Continued