First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
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September 8, 2024: Buoyancy: Ingathering Water Ceremony
Join us as we regather our community and celebrate the ways love keeps us afloat with our annual multigenerational water ceremony. Bring some water from a special place with you to the Sanctuary, or have some with you at home!
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Відео

September 1, 2024: The Day I Took A Risk
Переглядів 13014 годин тому
“The Day I Took A Risk” is a reflection on stepping boldly into uncertainty, guided by personal values.
August 25, 2024: A Season for Grace and Healing: It's Our Time!
Переглядів 3214 днів тому
A worship service filled with healing music and song, sacred dance, spoken word, inspiring vignettes, and a powerful spiritual message. Spiritual message by Rev. Zemoria Brandon. Spoken word and dance by Dr. Carol Penn-Jones and Loraine Stone.
August 18, 2024: Questions of Faith
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Join Rev. Alex and Rev. Abbey for a spontaneous, unscripted service to answer your questions on matters of spirituality and social justice.
August 11, 2024
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Each week we say together 'may the light we now kindle inspire us to use our power to heal... to help... to bless... and to serve...' How can we turn these words from aspiration to strategy? Join us this Sunday for a collaborative service with POWER Interfaith where we reflect on where we are powerful adn how we can use that personal and shared power for justice in our world.
August 4, 2024: "Bearing the Light" - a Prophet's Legacy
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This week marks the 100th anniversary of Author and Activist James Baldwin's birth. How can we be transformed by his timeless wisdom and legacy?
June 30, 2024: Why Is There So Much Economic Inequality?
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This service will introduce the concept of economic inequality and its shocking rise. Morally, it is perplexing given the principles in some of the world’s largest faiths. I will describe some of the forces unleashed by neoliberalism, a form of capitalism, since the 1980s. Ending on a hopeful note, we will bring the issue closer to home by listing several organizations working toward economic j...
July 28, 2024: Democracy as a Spiritual Practice
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Unitarian Universalists hold a commitment to the democratic process within our congregations and the world. This service will explore the 5th principle, highlight the work of the nonpartisan UU the Vote, and encourage congregants to stay civically engaged even when it seems like voting does not matter. There is a lot at stake now, and we must challenge ourselves to continue to live democracy as...
July 14, 2024: It Takes a Village
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Living and working in community, whether chosen or imposed, means discovering how other people see you. If you pay attention to yourself you begin to understand who you really are. Choosing a community is an act of faith. Worship Leader: Anne Slater Bio: A retired college librarian, Anne Slater enjoys choral singing, Coffee Hour, cats, reading, cooking, and watching her children and their famil...
July 7, 2024: Good Communication for Good Relationships
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Good communication supports the Second Principle, yet most people never learn how to communicate effectively. We will share how using structured, routine relationship check-ins improves and deepens our communication with each other; fosters justice, equity, authenticity, and compassion in our relationship; and positively impacts our relationships with others. How can better communication improv...
June 29, 2024: Why Is There So Much Economic Inequality?
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This service will introduce the concept of economic inequality and its shocking rise. Morally, it is perplexing given the principles in some of the world’s largest faiths. I will describe some of the forces unleashed by neoliberalism, a form of capitalism, since the 1980s. Ending on a hopeful note, we will bring the issue closer to home by listing several organizations working toward economic j...
June 23, 2024: Fascia: The Body’s Interconnected Web
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Fascia connects and supports all of our bodies. It is critical to how we feel, how we move, and how we grow. This service will explore the parallels between this physical interconnected web and the interconnected web of community. There is so much that we can learn about one from the other. Worship Leader: Eliza Hammer Gage Bio: Eliza Hammer Gage (she/her) currently serves First Unitarian Churc...
June 16, 2024: Flower Ceremony
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Join us for our annual flower ceremony, where we will honor brave people and beautiful symbols in this time of Juneteenth and Pride celebrations. In this intergenerational service, we will also celebrate the end of our formal church year before shifting to our Summer schedule on June 26. All are invited to bring a flower to participate in the in-person communion service (we'll have extras too),...
June 9, 2024: Saying Goodbye
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This Sunday will be the last sermon from Rev. Hannah and we'll spend the service reflecting on what it means to leave well and say good bye with grace. As Unitarian Universalists, we know each ending is also a beginning so together we'll mark this occasion for the whole community.
June 2, 2024: Dry Bones
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There are seasons in life and in the world where exhaustion penetrates to our very bones, where hope feels as scraggly and rare as life in the driest desert. How do we renew our hope, and renew our souls, in these dry times?
May 26, 2024: Practice Makes More Practice
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May 26, 2024: Practice Makes More Practice
May 19, 2024: We Belong
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May 19, 2024: We Belong
Vision Plan Presentation (March 17, 2024)
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Vision Plan Presentation (March 17, 2024)
May 12, 2024: On Motherhood
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May 12, 2024: On Motherhood
May 5, 2024: Love at the Center
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May 5, 2024: Love at the Center
August 6, 2023: Love Train Performance
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August 6, 2023: Love Train Performance
April 28, 2024: Claiming Belonging in the Rubble
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April 28, 2024: Claiming Belonging in the Rubble
8th Principle Talk by Bruce Pollack-Johnson
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8th Principle Talk by Bruce Pollack-Johnson
April 21, 2024: Honorable Harvest
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April 21, 2024: Honorable Harvest
April 14, 2024: Each Holy Thing is Borrowed
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April 14, 2024: Each Holy Thing is Borrowed
April 7, 2024: What is Soft is Strong
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April 7, 2024: What is Soft is Strong
March 31, 2024: Love Breaks Through: Easter Sunday
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March 31, 2024: Love Breaks Through: Easter Sunday
March 24, 2024: Save the World or Savor the World
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March 24, 2024: Save the World or Savor the World
March 17, 2024: The Hindrance of Convenience
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March 17, 2024: The Hindrance of Convenience
March 10, 2024: Devotion to Life, Devotion to Justice
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March 10, 2024: Devotion to Life, Devotion to Justice

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @beaulieuc8910
    @beaulieuc8910 3 місяці тому

    She's my relative

  • @josephonwhidbey
    @josephonwhidbey 4 місяці тому

    Brought to us from the church of "Anything Goes"

  • @markkane806
    @markkane806 9 місяців тому

    I love the harmony✨that was beautiful

  • @sclaxman1
    @sclaxman1 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful! Thank you.

  • @deanrossi4228
    @deanrossi4228 Рік тому

    uplifting😁

  • @dweingast
    @dweingast Рік тому

    got that Johnny Cash thing goin on

  • @MistBlues
    @MistBlues Рік тому

    Great rendition!!!

  • @tomsawyer8525
    @tomsawyer8525 Рік тому

    We need more of this. Don't stop putting out the message.

  • @RickNelsoninFlorida
    @RickNelsoninFlorida Рік тому

    Beautiful! Loved it! Thank you for sharing!

  • @mikedickison5003
    @mikedickison5003 2 роки тому

    This is not the time to get lessons from water lillies, but to teach the good soil messages of the word of GOD . Not one word about the person of CHRIST, neither grace nor judgement of GOD. Ops, i forgot. You don't teach such, do you. Forgive me.

  • @biancalover81
    @biancalover81 2 роки тому

    John is my hero 💗

  • @bedlum2685
    @bedlum2685 2 роки тому

    🤣😂🤣 what a joke

  • @frizwad
    @frizwad 2 роки тому

    I love watching/listening to these, thank you for uploading them to UA-cam :)

  • @ritabennett6686
    @ritabennett6686 2 роки тому

    we need to pass the equal rights amendment

  • @louisadams4540
    @louisadams4540 2 роки тому

    💔 🄿🅁🄾🄼🄾🅂🄼

  • @ronpaganojd7645
    @ronpaganojd7645 2 роки тому

    My all-time fav hymn!! I want it at my Memorial when I move on!

  • @greysonkirn1864
    @greysonkirn1864 2 роки тому

    When you talk about the demon from Amy Poehler I couldn't help but laugh but I could totally relate as I've battle that voice most of my life. It's difficult most days. I'm grateful for the community I find myself in here to help me thru.

  • @ritabennett6686
    @ritabennett6686 2 роки тому

    Powerful!

  • @uuormondbeach6055
    @uuormondbeach6055 2 роки тому

    That was just lovely, truly. Thank you.

  • @EmilyVanVlack
    @EmilyVanVlack 2 роки тому

    Lovely

  • @thehubforprogress6728
    @thehubforprogress6728 2 роки тому

    Her name mispelled in the title.

  • @ameer4686
    @ameer4686 2 роки тому

    One knee symbolize respect union marriage power worship protection

  • @19AnUUne42
    @19AnUUne42 2 роки тому

    Amen!

  • @19AnUUne42
    @19AnUUne42 2 роки тому

    Please supply the two phrases that were blocked out just before 10:40.....

  • @19AnUUne42
    @19AnUUne42 2 роки тому

    The intentions.......I pray we may speak them, we may pursue them.

  • @davidhouston6267
    @davidhouston6267 2 роки тому

    This is far different from the legendary shows that happen at this church

  • @neuroticnormal
    @neuroticnormal 2 роки тому

    as usual, what i needed to hear. thank you, Rev. Abbey.

  • @jeanwiant4777
    @jeanwiant4777 2 роки тому

    Very meaningful sermon! Thank you!

  • @aaronschuschu4314
    @aaronschuschu4314 2 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @Crazyhealthylife
    @Crazyhealthylife 2 роки тому

    do you eat sugar to this day and perpetuate the very thing your speaking of?

  • @greysonkirn1864
    @greysonkirn1864 2 роки тому

    I had to listen to this a second time to make sure I didn't miss something. This was an incredible message and I truly needed to hear it. Plus am more blessed to share it will so many others who I KNOW will be blessed by it. I will do my very best to show some love to myself. Thank you for these wise words truly.

  • @heatherujiie8482
    @heatherujiie8482 2 роки тому

    Beautiful!!!!!

  • @joannalovell9434
    @joannalovell9434 3 роки тому

    this is beautiful! thank you.

  • @ourladymetamagic
    @ourladymetamagic 3 роки тому

    The last time I felt this dissociated after a UU sermon, I was told I needed to reconcile myself to my abusive, toxic family that I was N/C with at that point three years. Trans people literally biohack ourselves. I changed federal policy in the face of an openly fascist regime with a hair tie, an ice pack, and a utility knife. That is how I was forced to perform my orchiectomy. Include us. Do better.

  • @rosetilley651
    @rosetilley651 3 роки тому

    This is new age teaching, you are not sharing the word of God. Jesus is our hope and Joy. He is the prince of peace

  • @rosetilley651
    @rosetilley651 3 роки тому

    GOD GREATED ALL THESE THINGS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

  • @rosetilley651
    @rosetilley651 3 роки тому

    Why don't you talk about the miracles of Yeshua!! He is our Hope And our focus must be on him. Him alone. BLESS YOU.! SHALOM.

  • @avalonsunset100
    @avalonsunset100 3 роки тому

    Hey guys thank you. A sincere rendition of one of Jackson’s finest songs. I suspect this song will be sung in many communities around the world.

  • @djdatteddys2633
    @djdatteddys2633 3 роки тому

    like the keybs!

  • @yamapenny5960
    @yamapenny5960 3 роки тому

    Very very nice and cosy...❗💙

  • @bubbadon7540
    @bubbadon7540 3 роки тому

    Sweet.

  • @bubbadon7540
    @bubbadon7540 3 роки тому

    Sweet.

  • @LydiaLoweryBusler
    @LydiaLoweryBusler 3 роки тому

    My favorite version of this ❤️🦋

  • @ourladymetamagic
    @ourladymetamagic 3 роки тому

    @14:47 (timestamping so you know I watched to the end and am asking earnestly) Where do trans bodies fit into this? There is no group of people I know of more ready to chuck off ALL of the harmful stuff talked about in this sermon than trans people. And yet, we don't even get so much as a mention. Even though there are currently 33 states with laws being written against us, some of which seek to criminalize even providing life-saving medical care for us. Two of which have been signed into law. So where do trans bodies fit into this? If it's "don't change your body because you are fearfully and wonderfully made", you're advocating genocide, and you should own it. And if you mean to tell me that I'm not already doing what I can to protect people from harm and undo evil because I'm pushing forward with my transition, I've been doing that already and will continue to do so until I die. So please answer my question. Because I'm tired of seeing TERF stuff in UU congregations.

  • @frizwad
    @frizwad 3 роки тому

    I loved this sermon SO much and I’m very glad it made it to UA-cam <3

  • @ayokadyani8537
    @ayokadyani8537 3 роки тому

    Awesome message!

  • @francisskelton3144
    @francisskelton3144 3 роки тому

    Hi all this song the original recording kept me going during lockdown .Maybe gods way .I live in the South West of Australia.My occupation is Working amongst the passed at a cemetery just kept going with Gods grace.

  • @roslyndahl8859
    @roslyndahl8859 3 роки тому

    Beautiful and insightful. Just what I needed. Thank you! (Sonja's mom)