Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

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September 12, 2021 Boiling It Down: Finding the Essence of What Guides Your Life
Turning sap into syrup takes attention and diligence and wouldnâ€™t most of us agree itâ€™s worth it? likewise, unfolding the meaning of our lives, sorting out one way of understanding for one that fits us better is a life-long undertaking worthy of our time and attention.
Rev. Linda Whittenberg is no stranger to us. She was a member here during the first years of Dale Arninkâ€™s ministry and has visited to read from her several books of poems and to speak on numerous occasions. She has called Santa Fe home for 42 years, even during the years she served as minister in California and Washington. After her husband, Bob Wilberâ€™s death in 2020, she moved to Colorado to be near her three children who all live in the Denver Area.
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26min
September 05, 2021 The Power of Organization and the Organization of Power
"Now, anything that exists in history must have form. And the creation of a form requires power ... not only the power of thought, but the power of organization and the organization of power." Thus liberal religion rejects "the immaculate conception of virtue and affirms the necessity of social incarnation." These words of James Luther Adams, the great 20th century Unitarian Universalist ethicist, describe one of his "five smooth stones" - basic principles of liberal religion that stand in place of elaborate theological doctrine. Labor Day weekend is the perfect time to celebrate in story and song the achievements of the U.S. Labor Movement - a powerful example of "social incarnation."
The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Redfern-Campbell retired from active ministry in July 2018, having served Unitarian Universalist congregations since 1985. Her most recent full-time ministry was at the UU Church of Las Cruces, where she served five years as Developmental Minister. This past year, she did a two-month sabbatical ministry for the UU Fellowship of Fairbanks, Alaska. Sue came to ministry from the practice of law, and has served congregations in six states and one Canadian province. During her ministries, Sue discovered a passion for helping congregations in transition and is an Accredited Interim Minister. She landed in New Mexico after marrying her late husband, Chuck Campbell, on New Year's Day 2012, and now lives in Albuquerque with a hyperactive rescue cat named Phoenix.
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17min
August 29, 2021 Creative Resilience
Many Unitarian Universalists exude a powerful love that moves us into the fullness of our spirits and integrity as Berkeley Process Theologian Bernie Loomer wrote about. In times of social stress and upheaval it is powerful and necessary to employ that love to marry the inevitable grief and loss that change brings with learning, growth, and the intangible gifts we usually uncover in challenging times. Rev. Sonya Sukalski who found Unitarian Universalism in the Los Alamos congregation has been working with a colleague to bring creative resilience to small groups in online retreats and trainings using this idea. The seeds for it may well have been planted by the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos during her time there around the turn of the millenium, and she will reflect on how those seeds took root and grew.
Rev. Sonya Sukalski grew up in Los Alamos, went away to Sweden and Rice University after high school, and returned with her mate, Mitch, to raise their twins, Sierra and Cheyenne until she left for seminary in 2003. Sonya served several congregations as sabbatical minister in Northern California and started the Spiritual Activists Leadership Training (SALT - now Spiritual Activists Leading Together) with the help of young adults across California from 2009-2013. She served the UU Fellowship of Tuolumne County most recently and greatly enjoyed being the closest congregation to Yosemite as she explored the Sierra Nevada over the past decade. During the pandemic she served as sabbatical minister for the UUs in Chico last Fall, and now is taking her own sabbatical.
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18min
August 22, 2021 Some Steps I’ve Been Glad to Take (but wasn’t glad when I startedâ€¦)
There are some moments when I get lost in resentment toward others -- I can tell because I feel like I'm covered in fish guts. I'm grateful that I have a way to get past those moments and reconnect with my life, with others, and with the world.
The Rev. Joel Miller is currently the Interim Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church in Indianapolis. Since his graduation from Starr King School for the Ministry in 1991, Joel's ministry has included opening and serving the Columbine UU church in Littleton, CO, for 7 years, serving as senior minister in Buffalo, NY, for 11 years, and serving as interim minister for 5 different UU congregations since 2011. He is an Accredited UUA Interim Minister and is also accredited as a Professional Transition Specialist by the Interim Ministry Network.
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19min
August 15, 2021 Goodness and Mercy
In a dominant culture that fetishizes crime and punishment while remaining apathetic to the failures of the penal system, our Unitarian Universalist theologies remind us that we can rely on deeper truths of goodness and mercy that still hold each of us accountable in and to the interdependent web of life.
Rev. Allison Farnum is the Minister and Director at the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois, a statewide ministry that focuses on equipping UU's to in Illinois to transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex. An affiliated community minister with 2U, Rev. Allison lives in Evanston, IL and is loving partner to Andy and mother of their two children Joey (4) and Charlotte (7). For more information about UUPMI, please visit www.uupmi.org
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23min
August 08, 2021 Look, Spaghetti Arms, This is Self-Differentiation!
As humans, we crave togetherness with others. But the key to the happiest relationships (as well as peace within oneself) is learning how to hold healthy boundaries and differentiate between what is our responsibility and what is the responsibility of others. Come hear what Dr. Murray Bowen and Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing can teach us about this liberating skill. â€¨
â€¨The Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and a student and teacher of Bowen Family Systems Theory. She has served Live Oak UU Church in Austin, TX since 2014, following ministry at the First UU Church of Houston, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. Her parents lived in Edgewood, NM, for many years, and she dearly misses visits there to load up on roasted green chiles and biscochitos, and to answer "Christmas!" when ordering dinner.
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19min
August 01, 2021 Chop, Carry, Rest
Balancing work and rest today often looks like squeezing in some down-time whenever work allows for that. Ancient ones had different ideas though, and their wisdom and discipline can help us find balance and joy today. Why is rest as important as work for our relationships, our happiness, and our spirits?
Rev. Bill Neely in his 11th year of ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, having previously served congregations in Detroit and near Memphis. He attended seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. He currently lives in Hamilton, NJ, with his wife, three kids, and cat, where he enjoys running, reading, spending time at the beach, and watching most sports.
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16min
July 25, 2021 The Wisdom of the Pause/Paws in Times of Trauma & Healing
Throughout this pandemic, the lesson that keeps showing up in my life and maybe yours too, is to pause. There is wisdom in pausing during a traumatic pandemic year. There is wisdom in pausing and lessons in patience throughout the healing process. There is wisdom in pausing when it comes to determining what is best for your personal learning, growth, and moving forward. There is also wisdom in the pause when we look at collective healing. Let's explore how a simple pause makes a difference in our personal lives and how these same pauses can be applied to our collective and communal lives.
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24min
July 18, 2021 Never Finished
When we are young we think we have to figure out what we want to become, but becoming is something we do from the moment we are born until our last day on earth. We can't control the future, but we can control our intentionality around what we become.
Jenny McCready returns as our visiting worship leader from Lakewood, Colorado. She is in the last stages of pursuing fellowship with the UUA and hopes to be an ordained UU minister by the end of the year.
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18min
July 04, 2021 What is July 4?
What is July 4? For many, it is a chance to see family, fireworks, and celebrate our independence from the British crown, or more generally to revel in patriotic sentiment. However, if we look just under the surface, the US' 4th of July might mean many things to many people, some good, some bad, and some contradictory. Join Mix'alh Adams, and Mike Adams for the church's first in-person service since the great 2020 pandemic arrived.
Mix'alh and Mike are Indigenous North Americans, they are Lil'wat people from the area near Whistler, BC, Canada. Both grew up in the USA, but have fostered relationships with their Canadian family. Mike works in National Security, and Mix'alh considers himself a modern socialist. Come explore the 4th of July, this year, with Mix'alh and Mike.
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25min

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