Rev. Gary McAlpin

 The Gospel of Subversion: Liberation in a Liberal Context 
REV. JUSTIN M. MCCREARY 
 FEBRUARY 11TH, 2024 - 11:00 AM 
You might notice the similarity in titles between this week and last week’s sermon. Last week I focused in on the theme of Justice and Equity through the idea of, Gospel meaning Good News. This week I will continue with this theme, expounding on the idea of preaching good news to the poor. This theological ride will hold in tension expressions of Liberal and Liberation theologies, and what it means for us as a faith. 

  Liberating Love Part 2: Throwing Stones (A Redux) 
 JANUARY 21ST, 2024 - 11:00 AM 
 REV. JUSTIN M MCCREARY 
 This week I will be preaching the sermon I prepared for last week when we got snowed out. I did change the title because there will be no soup this coming week. Love can be complicated, and it has many dimensions. This past week we talked about the importance of Joy and Romantic Love. This week we will focus on an active nature of love, love which is expressed in what we do for one another. It is kismet that this topic comes up during Stone Soup Sunday. A Sunday focused not just on community, but how we provide nourishment for each other. This Sunday we will ask, “How do we express love in our community? 

Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia
 Dr. Garrett from Tulsa’s Branch of the Alzheimer’s Association. 
Speaking at Adult Forum on Feb. 2nd. Feb Generosity Recipient.

Podcast information about our generosity recipient for January 2024 Wild Heart Ranch.

 Liberating Love Part 1: Embrace REV. JUSTIN M MCCREARY
JANUARY 7TH, 2024 - 11:00 AM As a faith, Unitarian Universalism centers itself theologically around Love. This might sound simple; however, the meaning and expression of love is often debated. From Romantic Comedies to heartbreaking ballads, love is characterized as one of the simplest and most complicated concepts in the human collective unconscious. There is nothing that makes us feel more secure and dangerously vulnerable than love, which is why the writer of the Greatest Song encourages us, “Do not stir love until it is ready.” Rumi ,the 13th century Sufi mystic, would say “Love is a madman,” and, “Someone who does not run toward the allure of love walks a road where nothing lives.” This dichotomy makes me want to ask, “Which is it?” Yet there is no answer. This Sunday I’d like to walk the center line between the mystery and muscle of love, talking about both the desolation and healing power of love. 

Burning Bowl Ceremony
Readings Celebrating Endings and Beginnings

 What the Dickens  
This Sunday, Christmas Eve morning we will be celebrating one of Unitarian Charles Dicken’s most powerful stories, A Christmas Carol. Please join us for this live action retelling of Charles Dicken’s classic with special Hope Unitarian Zing!!! This live action service will be one you don’t want to miss. 

Yule Meditation by John Swoboda
Meditation in Light for Yule
 This Sunday you will be invited to explore the changing of the seasons and shortening of days through ritual and celebration while we pray for prosperity in the year to come. 

Hope Singers and thoughtful readings to celebrate the Holiday Season.