Building Beloved Community
by Rev Ellen Quaadgras and Sarah Quigg 

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Homily Part 1:

Our theme this month is beloved community. Which is a nice term. Building the beloved community has a … read more.

Fire of Commitment
By Rev Ellen Quaadgras

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Reading by Rev Nadia Bolz Weber

“It’s my practice
to welcome new people to the church
by making sure they know
that House for all … read more.

Free at Last
By Ellen Quaadgras

 

 

 

 

 

First Reading From Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

And when this happens [applause] (Let it ring, Let it ring), and when we allow freedom ring (Let it ring), when we let it ring from every village and every … read more.

Two Truths and a Dare

January 10, 2021

By Rev. Ellen Quaadgras

Westminster Unitarian Church

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First Reading: from “Radical Optimism: Practical Spirituality in an Uncertain World,” by Beatrice Bruteau

While the focus of today’s service is not on the events from this past … read more.

Christmas Eve – Stories, Song, and You
In this unusual season, we long to be together, yet must remain apart. Into that reality, we tell the story of Christmas, of hardship and beauty, of struggle and new hope. We will reflect, we will sing, … read more.

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First Reading:

Quote – Saint Teresa of Avila

You need not go to heaven to see God; nor need you speak loud, as if God were far away; nor need you cry for wings like a … read more.

This month’s theme is healing. In a year of firsts we will, for the first time, celebrate Thanksgiving in the middle of a pandemic. But we can still celebrate! And we will still offer our traditional Thanksgiving cornbread communion. This special service will include … read more.

Broken Hallelujah
By Rev. Ellen Quaadgras

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Reading: by Nancy Shaffer
https://www.questformeaning.org/spiritual-themes/healing-forgiveness-spiritual-topic/mending-nancy-shaffer/

Sermon
Eight years ago, I led a memorial service for a young woman who I will never forget. She wasn’t a member … read more.

It has been a week filled with emotion: disappointment, relief, anxiety, uncertainty and more. Our theme this month is Healing. Let’s gather in that spirit to re-ground ourselves in what is true, re-connect with what is hopeful and re-imagine what is possible now. This … read more.