UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES
SOUL MATTERS THEME FOR MAY
The Practice of IMAGINATION (with love at the center)
May 4
When I’m Sixty-Four
10:30 AM
Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Kara Tyler, Director of Religious Education, Edith Roundy, Dan Alper, Sheila Malenski, Chair of Membership, TUUC new members, Tracy Hall, Music Director, The TUUC Choir and Tony Bonta
In March, a colleague wrote, “May 4 this year is on a Sunday. The last time that happened was 2014 and the next time is 2031 and then 2036 & 2042. I probably won't be around for those last two.” These words struck me because when I was six years old, the Beatles released the song, “When I’m Sixty-Four.” That was an age hard to fathom as a six-year-old. It is my age as of today. Honoring changes wrought by time, we will recognize Edith Roundy (who is looking forward to his high school graduation); Dan Alper (who is moving across the country in a little over a month and will be greatly missed); and fourteen new members who have joined us this church year. Regardless of whether you are remembering the past; savoring the present; or imagining 2036 and 2042, “May the fourth be with you!”
May 11
Another Mother
10:30 AM
Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Dr. Sarah Googe, Bill Wilkinson, Summer Yoo, Tracy Hall, Music Director, and TUUC Musicians
This Sunday, is Mother’s Day. Some of us grew up going to church and seeing all the ladies wearing carnations in celebration of Mother’s Day: white given in remembrance of mothers who had passed, pink to signify a mother’s love and gratitude, and red to symbolize respect and sincere love. Many of us will celebrate those feelings this Sunday. This Sunday’s sermon, though, is a hard one, about another kind of mother, one for whom such feelings do not come easily, or maybe at all. But other kinds of feelings dwell within that circle on the calendar every year on the second Sunday of May. And those feelings are hard to talk about, but very real for many children, both young and adult. We must honor those feelings, too, just as we honor the very real love so many of us have been privileged to know.
May 18
Special Music Sunday: Pure Imagination, the Stuff of Dreams
A multi-generational service
10:30 AM
Music Director Tracy Hall, The TUUC Choir, The Guides (a group of dancers), TUUC and Guest Instrumentalists, Creatives from the congregation (of all ages)
This Sunday, immerse yourself in imagination and the dream world! Your dancing guides for the morning will lead you into a reimagined worship space, where we’ll explore our night dream experiences and intuitive life. Students and adults alike are invited to help prepare visual imagery for the service ahead of time (see the Threshold for more information) and to display your creations during our “dream parade.” We’ll explore archetypal symbols of the dream experience, and use our senses to make a deep dive into the world of sleep and dreams.
May 25
Out of Conflict—An Association Was Born
10:30 AM
Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Kara Tyler, Director of Religious Education, and Tracy Hall, Music Director, and The TUUC Choir
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the American Unitarian Association. Why was the association formed? What were the conflicts? Who was opposed? Who was in favor of it? Is our faith tradition, today, what the founders of the American Unitarian Association imagined?