First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Podcast

May Day, according to Britannica, is also called Workers' Day or International Workers' Day. In many countries around the world, the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movements are commemorated on May 1.

In this sermon, the story of May Day is told and why its message offers much of the wisdom we need today to reimagine what it means to be successful

Presented as part of our Earth Day Service, "We are the Ones We've Been Waiting For" was inspired by Sweet Honey and the Rock's song and filled with inspiration.

Various holidays across the world herald the coming of Spring, a time of renewal and rebirth. The popular Hindu festival, Holi, also known as the Festival of Spring, was celebrated on March 18. Two days later was the Spring Equinox, a logical marker for such a celebration, and Ostara marks the vernal equinox in some modern Pagan traditions.

Eggs are an ancient symbol of new life and rebirth and decorating them has become closely associated with Easter. Lilies are a symbol of resurrection in Western Christianity. This upcoming Sunday we will be commemorating Easter with Dr. Bossen's sermon "Troubled by the Truth."

Join Dr. Bossen and our new Acting Music Director Dr. Jolie Rocke for a conversation on how music and how it relates to worship and history can make a difference.

We launch our annual stewardship drive, and our theme for the month on reimagining relationships, with a service devoted to the proposition that we are not just in relationship with people living but those who came before and those who will come afterwards.

Rights have been described as the freedoms we have that are protected by our laws. Our 4th Principle affirms "A free and responsible search for truth and meaning." We conclude our month of Reimagining Responsibility by considering the tension between rights and responsibilities. What happens when rights are demanded without acceptance of the correlating responsibilities?

UUs are urged to embrace our whole lives, including aspects sometimes stifled in other places: our inquisitive nature, our passion to be our best unique selves, and our identities as sexual beings.

OWL is a comprehensive, lifespan sexuality education curricula that "helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, sexual health and behavior."

Dr. Gafney is the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School and an Episcopal priest canonically resident in the Diocese of Pennsylvania and licensed in the Diocese of North Texas, and a former Army chaplain and congregational pastor in the AME Zion Church. She is the author of Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to Women of the Torah and of the Throne; Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel; and co-editor of The Peoples' Bible and The Peoples' Companion to the Bible.

What is our new understanding of responsibility? Are we being responsible now? Does the current situation in our world calls us to reimagine a new understanding? Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month plus an additional exploration of Reimagining Responsibility, this month's theme at the pulpit.