Podcasts about unitarian universalist fellowship

Vermont, like most states, doesn't track the deaths of homeless residents. An investigation by Vermont Public and Seven Days finds that at least 82 people have died in the state in the past four years while unhoused. Derek Brouwer of Seven Days, whose work focuses on law enforcement and the courts, and Liam Elder-Connors, Vermont Public's senior reporter on public safety, provided a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting. Resources mentioned on today's show include a warming shelter at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington and an overnight shelter at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. Those looking for help or ways to volunteer can find information on Vermont 211's website, or by calling 2-1-1.

Here is the link to the full program.https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWonaPANEL DISCUSSIONJoey Morelli, author of Authentic SelvesLiliana RauerBonnie VioletBIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain.To learn more about how to contribute go to patreon.com/bonnieviolet and start you monthly donation today. For One Time contribution you can contribute via

Skylark Opera Theatre performs “The Gift of the Magi” this weekend, and members of the Armstrong High School Opera Club from Robbinsdale will be in attendance. Opera Club adviser Mark Mertens and student officer Grace Pawlak recommended this show for Art Hounds.  They appreciate Skylark Opera Theatre for its short, accessible operas, typically sung in English. This 90-minute opera, based on the O. Henry story, tells of a newlywed couple who each make sacrifices to try to buy the other the perfect Christmas present.  The theater stages operas in intimate settings, so you can see the orchestra and performers up close. “The Gift of the Magi” will be at the 150-seat Lowry Lab Theater at the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts. Shows are Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sontha Reine and her 96-year-old mother, actress Vivian Fusillo, are superfans of Johnson Street Underground, a local four-man a cappella group. The singers are all current or former educators who met singing choir in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Reine loves the group's energy and their wide range of songs, from the Beatles to Jason Mraz. This Saturday, they'll be donning Santa hats for their holiday concert, which takes place at the Winona Arts Center at 7 p.m. Winona has a great music scene, and Reine gave a shout-out to an additional event: the Sleepy Weekend Festival. It's a two-day music festival, new this year, featuring and curated by Sleepy Jesus, all-local line-up of including eight other bands. Events take place Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. at No Name Bar in Winona. Mixed Precipitation founder and artistic director Scotty Reynolds says there's still time to catch the play “A Christmas in Ochopee” in its final weekend. Reynolds says New Native Theatre originally commissioned the play by Miccosukee playwright Montana Cypress for its 10-minute playwriting festival. COVID delayed its production, giving Cypress time to create a short film of the piece and expand it into the full play that's currently on stage. There's plenty of drama and laughs, as well as some alligator wrestling, in this story set in the Everglades about a Native American college student who surprises his family by showing up for Christmas with his new fiancee. The final shows are tonight through Sunday, Dec. 17 at Red Eye Theater's new performance space in the Seward Neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a suggested price of $35. The upcoming evening performances are theme nights. Thursday is Family Night, with crafts and snacks in advance of the show; Friday is Ugly Sweater Night, and Saturday's performance invites the audience to “wear your Christmas Best, whatever that means to you!”  

One purpose of any Unitarian Universalist congregation is to help its members grow spiritually, but many Unitarian Universalists also struggle with how to understand spirituality and are wary of anything woo woo. This morning, the Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto shares a liberal religious understanding of spirituality and talks about how each of us can become a more spiritual person in 15 minutes a day or less! Bio: The Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto has been the Lead Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh since 2019. He is the author of the recently published A Liberal Religious Path: A Short, Personal Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, which is now available as a paperback or an e-book. He previously served a congregation in the Seattle suburbs and worked on UUA staff. He currently lives with his wife and teenage son in Cary.

"Compassion" Sunday, May 28, 10:50 am Features COMPASSION DUO integrating music and message into a special service. Internationally-acclaimed concert artists Christoph Wagner, cellist, and Joanne Kong, pianist, weave together live music, reflections and imagery in an inspiring event that will illuminate how embracing the connections we have to the natural world and all beings can bring about transformative spiritual growth, positive change and planetary healing. They have given presentations at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Galveston County, First Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, VA, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax and River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Christoph Wagner, cellist; Joanne Kong, pianist; Richard Davis, Worship Associate; Mark Sumner, pianist; Ben Rudiak-Gould, songleader Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Judy Payne, Flowers; Linda Messner, Head Usher

There are an increasing number of urban jurisdictions that are allowing egg-laying chickens/hens. Arguable, the reasons are clear - chickens provide protein, great fertilizer, pest control and are easy to maintain. But the bigger reason for keeping chickens may be for people to get more control of their food supply, just like growing vegetables etc. Following the past few years of the Covid pandemic, we all know food security should not be taken for granted and urban planning to allow for small scale food production can help many people meet their basic needs. The speakers will argue that urban food production is sustainable and helpful for us to live in this world without depleting its resources. Speakers:                    Gilles Leclair and Kelti Baird Gilles is a founding member and past-president of the Lethbridge Sustainable Living Association. He created the Applefest (an event to promote local food sustainability) and was a long-time executive member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lethbridge. Gilles has participated in Toastmasters and is a student of the books Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Really Mattered, Nonviolent Communication and A Pattern Language (urban design). He is a self-described Social Entrepreneur with a passion for re-creating urban spaces within a sustainable context. Kelti is a 2012 graduate of the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor's Degree in History. Her particular focus was architectural history specializing in settlement architecture in Western Canada. She is the founding co-owner of Theoretically Brewing Company, here in the city, as well as an environmental enthusiast. Kelti's short time working for Environment Lethbridge, along with interactions with the Lethbridge Sustainable Living Association and Homestead Show & Market in Fort MacLeod, sprouted an interest in urban agriculture and environmentalism. In September 2018, Kelti introduced a request to City Council for an Urban Hen Pilot project, and is pursuing a change to Bylaw 3383 to allow for the same.

On August 23, 2022, KPOV aired a special interview on the upcoming movie Prognosis: Notes on Living, Bruce was joined by Jamie Nesbitt of Out Central Oregon and Erin Collins of The Peaceful Presence Project. The film is presented along with BendFilm. The movie will be shown August 25, 2022 from 7-9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bend. Tickets are available at Bendfilm.com. A facilitated discussion will follow. In perhaps her bravest act, Oscar-winning documentarian and LGBTQ+ activist Debra Chasnoff responds to her diagnosis of a deadly disease by turning the camera on herself, her wife and their chosen family. Hear Erin and Jamie describe their responses to the film and its impact and importance to people facing serious illnesses. The film shows how compassionate community can be formed around them and their caregivers to allow them to live life to the fullest with a serious illness.

Reverend Lise Adams Sherry was chosen to be the permanent minister of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in March 2022. She grew up in a small town in Oregon as a regular church-goer thanks to her grandmother. As a teen, she questioned the central tenets of the Christian faith, and moved away from organized religion until stumbling into a Unitarian Church in Vancouver, Canada, thirty years ago. Today we discuss the Unitarian Universalist religion, Reverend Lise's journey to the ministry, and how she steers a politically active congregation during polarized times.

Host Vanessa S. speaks with Chandrika D. Phea the author of Lord I Don't Want To Die A Christian:  My Journal and Journey to Freedom. After living in China as a Christian missionary, and hosting a two-year Bible study for seven curious Chinese freshman college students, Chandrika's sense of curiosity was inhaled and later exhaled when returning to the practice of western religion.Born into a devoutly religious family, the daughter, niece, and grandchild of Christian clergy, degreed in Biblical studies, ordained as a reverend of the faith, she questioned the very religion went to share. Chandrika shares her story, her questions, concerns, and vulnerabilities.  Events:  Guest speaker: Black Moses Freedom Festival. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbus GeorgiaThank you so much for listening. I hope you have enjoyed this episode. New episodes are released weekly on Sundays. Also, stay in the KNOW by subscribing to our email and newsletter blasts; you will receive a FREE Download copy of The Earning Potential Assessment Template. Credits:Music: Islabonita by An JoneVanessa S. - Ph.D Host

Karen Foster, the reverend at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, gives day in and day out, including during the giving season. Amid an affordable housing crisis, this religious leader has a plea for developers, as she tries to spread compassion and empathy. Our reporter for this episode is Richard Bednarski.

On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, Walter Edgar's Journal offers this special encore of a conversation with Lyndon Harris, who was on Wall Street the day the World Trade Center towers fell. At that time, Gaffney, SC, native Lyndon Harris was the Priest in Charge of St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, which was across from the World Trade Center. In September of 2011, Harris returned to his home state to take part in an exhibition at the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, Eyewitnesses to 9/11: From Tragedy to Transformation. He joined Walter Edgar in our studio to tell the story of the extraordinary ministry begun at St. Paul's on 9/12 and about his work with Gardens of Forgiveness, where he is currently Executive Director. Harris is also minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Carolina Foothills.

Come listen to a WUU service! With Covid 19 restrictions being lifted, we are faced with a post pandemic reality very different from the life we led before the March 20 shutdown. How will we negotiate that crossing? What will we leave behind? What will we create that's new and life affirming? Coming as we are from a year of isolation and drastic societal changes? Most Unitarian Universalists are surprised to learn that we are the religious descendants of the Puritans and that the foundation of our living tradition comes from the Puritans' interpretation of the Bible. Indeed, The Cambridge Platform of 1648 not only gave us freedom from kings and bishops but also placed us in mutual relationship with one another, both as individuals and as congregations. Rev. Andrew Clive Millard, Guest Worship Leader Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education The YouTube version is here. The Rev. Andrew Clive Millard has served the Mission of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula in Newport News since 2010. Born in England, he came to the United States to be a physicist and then found religion by way of environmentalism. Andrew lives in Gloucester with Allison and their apparently pre-teen daughter, Olivia. He looks forward to returning to WUU for his fourth pulpit swap with Rev. Laura. Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

Recorded on ???, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

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The Noble Eightfold Path Right understanding (Samma ditthi) Right thought (Samma sankappa) Right speech (Samma vaca) Right action (Samma kammanta) Right livelihood (Samma ajiva) Right effort (Samma vayama) Right mindfulness (Samma sati) Right concentration (Samma samadhi) These eight areas are not meant to be followed and practiced one after the other in the numerical order. Instead, use them together, as much as possible, based on who you are as a person and who you want to be. Each of these areas folds into the others forming a circle of full living. You can read more about the Eightfold Path on the Tricycle website (https://tricycle.org/magazine/noble-eightfold-path), a popular Buddhist resource. Recorded on March 2, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on February 10, 2020, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on January 27, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on January 6, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Today we welcome Johanna Weller-Fahy and Ada Allaire, graduate students from the University of Georgia's School of Social Work, to speak about the Social Justice Symposium to be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, Georgia. They answer what is social justice and what can participants expect at the free Symposium.    

Recorded on December 3, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on December 3, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on October 7th, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on September 9th, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on October 14, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the NorthTranscription by Heidi Gusts

Recorded on September 16, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

You can read the transcript here. Recorded on October 10, 2018 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on August 19, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on August 19, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on April 29, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify.

Read the transcript here. Recorded on April 15, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, MN. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Read the transcript here. Recorded on April 15, 2019 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, MN. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Presented by Sathi at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on February 25, 2019. Sathi explains three different approaches to the human reactions **duka** (pain) and **suka** (comfort). These are Sanskrit terms describing how our mind reacts. Sathi examines these terms first by looking from a materialistic point of view. Ordinary people think that if they have more things, money, or power, they will be happy. Four efforts that make up life on a basic level: Obtaining comfort. Maintaining our comfort. Removing discomfort. Avoid future discomfort Next, Sathi explores the level that most major religions promote. By having compassion and generosity we can experience a release from pain or discomfort. Giving makes us feel good. Finally, the third level of these terms is explained based on Buddha's observations. Comfort and discomfort are simply reactions to our cravings. They are neither good or bad, just reactions. (One person's pain can be another person's pleasure.). By having these unrecognized cravings we can be manipulated by outside influences. Through meditation and being mindful, we can recognize and observe these cravings (like recognizing the weeds in our garden) and let the cravings go. This frees us from being driven by internal or external influences. [**Read the transcript**](https://www.triplegem.org/wp/?page_id=2862) For more information visit out website: https://TripleGem.org Looking for a conference center for your next retreat? Check out The Metta Meditation Center in Janesville, MN.

Presented by Sathi at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on January 28, 2019. Click here to view the transcript here [Visit our website https://TripleGem.org](https://www.triplegem.org/wp/) For organization meetings and retreats as well as personal retreat cabins visit the Metta Meditation Center in Janesville, MN

Presented by Sathi at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on January 28, 2019. Click here to view the transcript here Sathi explains how we can benefit from having a regular meditation practice. The end result is to help us be more mindful. This, in turn, allows us to: Form a viewpoint that moves outside our own self Cultivate compassion for others Gain Harmonious Effort Sathi answers a question on dealing with people who "push your buttons". He also answers questions about healing yourself as well as learning how to "let go". Visit our website https://TripleGem.org For organization meetings and retreats as well as personal retreat cabins visit the Metta Meditation Center in Janesville, MN

This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 4/22/18 and looks at the perennially changing nature of life and spirit.

This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 3/18/18 reflecting on the winter times of our spirit, the suddenness of change after hardship, and the effort that accompanies Grace.

This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 3/4/18, reflecting on the balance of doubt in faith.

In this episode, Sophy, Kelly, and guests discuss the Religious Left: why and how did Christianity come to be associated with the Republican Party in the US; what is the Religious, or Christian, Left; what political issues are important to the Religious Left; how can the Democratic Party connect with the Religious Left without alienating unaffiliatied or nonreligious voters.In the first segment, Sophy and Kelly speak with Scott Robinson, an interfaith minister and hospice chaplain, and Ryan Fordice, Campaign and Engagement Manager at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. In the second segment, they speak with Sarah Ogelsby-Dunegan, Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka. In the third segment, Kelly speaks with Jenna Reinbold, an Assistant Professor of Religion at Colgate University.NOTE: We are focusing in this episode on Christian and Christian-adjacent traditions. We plan in future episodes to discuss non-Christian religious politics.

In this episode, Sophy, Kelly, and guests discuss the Religious Left: why and how did Christianity come to be associated with the Republican Party in the US; what is the Religious, or Christian, Left; what political issues are important to the Religious Left; how can the Democratic Party connect with the Religious Left without alienating unaffiliatied or nonreligious voters.In the first segment, Sophy and Kelly speak with Scott Robinson, an interfaith minister and hospice chaplain, and Ryan Fordice, Campaign and Engagement Manager at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. In the second segment, they speak with Sarah Ogelsby-Dunegan, Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka. In the third segment, Kelly speaks with Jenna Reinbold, an Assistant Professor of Religion at Colgate University.NOTE: We are focusing in this episode on Christian and Christian-adjacent traditions. We plan in future episodes to discuss non-Christian religious politics.

        Spiritual Fortitude for Chaotic TImes. Rabbi Brian at West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 30-minutes. Enjoy.

        Spiritual Fortitude for Chaotic TImes. Rabbi Brian at West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 30-minutes. Enjoy.

We find ourselves at so many crossroads and turning points, politically, environmentally, and socially. What does this mean for us spiritually, or as persons committed to religious and ethical values? At the very least, we must find ways to build and sustain courage and commitment. Jill McAllister is the minister emerita of People’s Church. She currently serves as the senior minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, OR.

1st Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Melbourne Vice-President Kate Beckwith talks about her journey and how the UUFM values each person.

Unitarian Universalist congregations are bound by covenant and values, not by a single creed or theology. We gather together with many theologies (and atheologies; can we make that a word?) In this sermon, Rev. Karla Brockie helps us find a pattern and stitch together our varied beliefs. Rev. Karla Brockie is the Assistant Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, North Carolina. She has been minister of the Sky Island UU Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and a hospice chaplain.

Connie Barlow delivered a guest sermon on 27 October 2013 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, North Carolina. The full title is "How Religion Is Failing Our Youth — and What We Can Do About It." She addressed three major concerns: first, the importance of youth being offered a coherent story by which to navigate the excitement and challenges of life (she recommends the "epic of evolution"); second, helping boys in particular steer away from the most debilitating and addictive aspects of internet gaming and internet video porn (without laying on fear or shame); and third, doing what we need to do systemically to pass on a healthy economy and a healthy planet to the generations that follow.