Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington's Podcast

For the last Sunday in April we have a special treat. A frequent Worship Associate and longtime member of our church Liz Caras volunteered to carry the brunt of delivering a homily so that our Rev. Brian Chenowith could take a day off. She shares with us a message of loving one's self and the hardships about taking that journey. The opening is a reading titled Love Yourself by Mark Nepo. 

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Continuing in our monthly theme of Nature, our service opens with a reading from Dr. Ursula Goodenough's book "The Sacred Depths of Nature". This reading, performed by Steve Conger, was "Credo of Continuation". Rev. Brian Chenowith's sermon reflects on this kind of nature focused appreciation and where it firts into the religious calendar of UUs. 

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In recognition of Ramadan, Rev. Brian Chenowith regales us with a story of young theology students attempting to fast in solidarity with Muslim classmates. This tale then unfurls into a broader consideration of the value of fasting and the difficulty of similar religious practices. The beginning of this episode is a reading, Ramadan by Kazim Ali. 

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For this Easter Sunday, Rev. Brian Chenowith laments the content of Easter sermons and the sudden approach of this important holiday. The beginning of the podcast is  Mary Oliver's Journey, read by Mya Wade-Harper. 

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This week was a special kind of service, since Transgender Visibility day is on March 31st, where one of our members came out as Trans. Speaking to that, Rev. Brian Chenowith remarks on personal experiences in Seminary while also taking a moment to consider uncommon topics such as grammar and syntax.  Trans Rights. In Unitarian Universalism, you are radically welcome. 

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At the beginning of this homily Rev. Brian Chenowith repeats a few lines from the poem "The Beauty and the Love" by Allama Iqbal, which was the reading for this service. I highly encourage reading of the entire work. For the first day of spring, Rev. Chenowith points our attention to the celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian (Or Persian) New Year which begins on the spring equinox. 

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For our service today we are happy to have Rev. Bruce Beisner visiting with us. Rev. Beisner can normally be found in Houston at the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. Following a reading from Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Rev. Beisner takes a moment to explore a common UU thread of interdependence, and a reminder that things are rarely "All about me". 

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This week is a special service from one of our community ministers, Rev. Esther Hurlburt. Also featured are two people who are active in our larger community of Lexington : Sarah Williams and April Taylor. The first segment is a poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer "The Invitation" being read alternating between Sarah and April. Following is a dialogue replacing a more typical sermon between Rev. Esther and Sarah. 

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This week's podcast was recorded directly from our weekly Zoom service. For this weekend we are lifting up and acknowledging the celebration of Purim from this last week and the story as it was recorded in the book of Esther.  Rev. Brian Chenowtih shows us what we can learn from this story, and the importance of celebration. 

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For our third service in February Rev. Brian Chenowith brings the attention to familiar territory for UUs, Transcendentalists. 

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