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May 1, 2022
“What’s the Matter with Unitarian Universalism?”
Rev. Thom Belote, preaching
Even though our beloved Community Church is strong and healthy, the larger religious movement of which we are is part is struggling. Our faith is facing a decline in membership, a crisis in Religious Education, a shortage of ministers, and conflict in congregational systems. In this first part of a two-part series, Rev. Thom will share some of the larger trends in our UU faith.
 
May 8, 2022
“How to Save Unitarian Universalism”
Rev. Thom, preaching
Following up on last week’s service on the struggles of Unitarian Universalism, Rev. Thom will offer suggestions for how our faith might flourish in the future.
 
May 15, 2022
Coming of Age Sunday
 
May 22, 2022
TWO SERVICES: 9:30AM & 11:15AM 
“Music in a Time of Anxiety” 
Glenn Mehrbach, Music Director
In 1798 Franz Josef Haydn was exhausted. He was about to turn 66 years old, and had been confined to his room by his doctor for exhaustion. Napoleon Bonaparte had defeated the Austrian armies and marched towards Vienna. On top of that, his employer, Prince Esterhazy, had fired all his woodwinds and brass, to save a bit of money. But he was still obligated to compose a new Mass for the Princess Esterhazy. Out of this came the great “Missa in Anguistiis” (“Mass in a Time of Anxiety”). In it he acknowledges the darkness and foreboding of the times, yet also creates music of sustaining ebullience and hope, ending in an explosion of jubilation. I feel that the emotional and spiritual journey of this Mass speaks profoundly to our own anxious times, and the hope and resilience we must maintain to survive. By utilizing our marvelous Community Church Choir, soprano soloist Dana Lundquist, and a 16 piece orchestra that mirrors the reduced forces that Haydn had to work with, I hope this piece will touch you as deeply as it has touched all of us in preparing it. - Glenn Mehrbach, Music Director
 
May 29, 2022
“Saint Francis in Reverse”
Rev. Thom, preaching
Many of us are familiar with the famous prayer of Saint Francis which begins, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.” Less familiar is the contemporary riff on this prayer, which reverses it. “Lord, make me a channel of your disturbance.” This morning, we will pray both prayers, placing them side by side, and engaging them through the practice of Lectio Divina.