What can you learn from an Octopus? There’s a lot! Do not fear what may look foreign; Respect alternative intelligences; If necessary, blend in to escape detection; When you know what you want, hold on tight; Trust in your ability to squeeze through tight spaces and come out okay on the other side; Ink out … Continue reading 8/30/20 Summer RE – Octopus
Call To Worship Welcome to this morning, this day, and this opportunity to be together in community—which is a time of joy, comfort, and sometimes challenges. This Unitarian Universalist congregation is a place where we come to learn more about being human. We’re not here because we’ve figured out life’s questions, or because we think … Continue reading 8/23/20 Three Reflections on Suffrage
Welcome: Good morning! Welcome to this online worship service of the Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church in Racine, WI. We may be apart and distant, yet we are home to each other as we gather in this way. Dr. Cornel West has reminded us that justice is what love looks like in public. We are … Continue reading 8/22/21 “Sharing the Journey”
Welcome one and all to the Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church in Racine, WI. I’m the Rev. Eric Meter, the congregation’s interim minister. I’m thrilled to be with all of you on this beautiful mid-August morning. OBUUC, as the congregation is known, is a vibrant congregation. Prelude Bach: Prélude, Cello suite Nr. 1 … Continue reading 8/16/20 Where Hope and Challenge Meet by Rev. Eric Meter
Welcome Prelude “Prelude II” by George Gershwin, Glenn Mehrbach, piano Chalice Lighting We light our chalice to words by Lois Van Leer: We light this chalice – not because we must but because we may. We light this chalice – not because we have the truth but because we each come bearing and seeking … Continue reading 8/9/20 Love Will Guide Us by Rev. Eric Meter
Welcome to this online worship service. In the words of Bryan Stevenson, “We can’t recover from this history until we deal with it.” It’s time to break the chain. Prelude: “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke Call To Worship: “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes Let America be America again. … Continue reading 8/2/20 Peace and Justice by Leann Pomaville
Welcome: Good morning! Welcome to the Sunday, July 26, 2020 service of Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church of Racine, Wisconsin. I am Andrea Bumpurs, a member of the Worship Committee, and I will be conducting today’s service. Prelude: “Scriabin Op 16 No 1” by Anna Kojovic-Frodl Call to Worship: May we be reminded here … Continue reading 7/26/20 Too Many Heroes by Andrea Bumpurs
Welcome – Good morning and welcome to this online worship service. Though we are apart in body, our hearts and souls are one. Prelude – “Finlandia” (We Would Be One) – J. Sibelius, performed by Anna Kojovic-Frodl Call to worship – Carl G. Seaburg Let there be joy in our coming together this … Continue reading 7/19/20 Harmony in the Key of We by Nada Kutz
Welcome: “We are glad you are here” (Amanda Shuber, adapted.) If you carry the weight of a weary world on your shoulders, or if you are passing your days with a song in your heart and a skip in your step; We are glad you are here. If you have failed once or a thousand … Continue reading 7/12/20 Sunday Service by Jen Simpkins and Nick Demske
Read the story: Hachiko by Pamela Turner Wondering Questions: What does it mean to be loyal? How was Hachiko loyal? How are people loyal? I wonder who you are loyal to? I wonder if this lesson reminds you of any of our Unitarian Universalist Promises? Learn about the real Hachiko. Visit this website. Play Dog … Continue reading 7/12/20 Summer RE – Loyal Dogs
