Whose Job is It?
Rev. Ma ponders a personal experience (involving a spilled beer!) and the implications for wider society. Whose responsibility is it to clean up messes? Make amends? Restore relationships? Build Beloved Community?
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Decolonizing Ourselves
When the colonists first arrived in North America, Africa, and Asia, they brought with them colonial ideas about hierarchy, consumption, and scarcity. These ideas have now spread all over the world and hinder our abilities to solve problems such as climate change, poverty, and oppression. In order to be the change we want to see … Continue reading Decolonizing Ourselves
A Tower of Spaghetti and Marshmallow
Almost 20 years ago, product designer Peter Skillman delivered a TED Talk about his “Design Challenge” using spaghetti and marshmallow to construct a tower. In the many years since then running this challenge with various groups, he realized that kindergarteners outperformed all the other groups, including business students. What can we learn from kindergarteners on … Continue reading A Tower of Spaghetti and Marshmallow
The Art and Practice of Improvisation
Using music as a metaphor for life, guest speaker and musician Eric Bannan will explore improvisation and the adjacent practices of forgiveness, acceptance, flexibility and listening! Bio: Hailing from Pittsboro, NC, Eric Bannan is a Vocal Explorer, Storyteller and songwriter with over 40 years of performing experience. His mission is to bring joy, heal and … Continue reading The Art and Practice of Improvisation
Deeply Rooted, Branching Out
As the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship settles into its new building, with a new flagpole, we are beginning to feel deeply rooted! Now that our roots are deeply planted, we can start extending our branches. As we look toward the future, this multigenerational service asks members and friends to share what is important to them, and … Continue reading Deeply Rooted, Branching Out
The Elephant’s Tea Party: Making UCF Memories
Karen Baggot and Susan Fetzer will lead this worship service where stories are told about the history and culture of this congregation. This a way for both new and old members to become aware of the culture and history of our beloved community. What memories are we, here at UCF, making now that will be told in … Continue reading The Elephant’s Tea Party: Making UCF Memories
Seeing the Black Experience in Film
The theme of this year’s Black History Month is ‘African Americans andthe Arts.” It is a rich theme to explore with the increasinglyinfluential cultural contributions of Black Americans; one recentexample is the Christmas Day 2023 opening of the new musical versionof the film “The Color Purple,” which made a near-record $18 milliondollars at the box … Continue reading Seeing the Black Experience in Film
If I Had a Hammer
Activist and musician, Pete Seeger, will be celebrated in our service on January 28th. Barb Thomas and Karen Baggott will bring back words and songs from a look at his life that was presented at UCF in 2015, one year after his passing. Through his music, he inspired many to do more for the environment … Continue reading If I Had a Hammer
Who Put Dragons in the Church?
Dungeons & Dragons is more than just a game. It’s an exercise in collaborative storytelling, in which every participant plays a role in moving the story forward. All are welcome to a fun, suspenseful multigenerational worship service in which our creativity and the luck of the dice determine whether or not the forces of Unitarian … Continue reading Who Put Dragons in the Church?
When Whiteness is the Norm
When whiteness is the “default” in society, people of color become relegated to the margins–unless they assimilate into whiteness. This is what’s called “white cultural supremacy” or “white supremacy culture.” On this Racial Justice Sunday, the day before our Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, we explore in what ways white cultural supremacy is part of … Continue reading When Whiteness is the Norm