Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign

Recorded live, Sunday May 31, 2020, Days Like This: Living the Impossible, Julie Laut, Rev. Florence Caplow.

Some of our days can feel impossible. You can sustain yourself emotionally and mentally in difficulty when you know that something better is ahead, but how do we find new ways to be living our lives when we don't know the outcome or the future? In this service, Julie Laut and Rev. Florence Caplow will share their personal ways of living with "days like this". Some of our talented voices will be singing two powerful contemporary songs, including "Days Like This" by Over the Rhine.

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Recorded live, Sunday May 3, 2020, Thresholds, Doorways, Balconies, Windows, Rev. Florence Caplow.

Our Soul Matters theme for May is "Thresholds". Certainly we are experiencing a threshold unlike any of us have known before. What is this new world we are peering into? What does the future hold? How do we meet the thresholds in our lives with grace and willingness?

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Recorded live, Sunday April 26, 2020, The Wisdom of the Ages: A Multi-Generational Worship Celebration, Michele Townsend Grove.

This online worship experience will engage all ages! Through the stories of the goddess Athena and her companion, the Owl, the worshiping community will explore the intersection between knowledge and wisdom while celebrating the wisdom leaders at UUCUC! Watch for special music, great storytelling and gratitude for all who lead UUCUC's learning opportunities.

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Recorded live, Sunday April 19, 2020, Earth Hold Me, Rev. Florence Caplow.

For this service on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, let's remember the ways we are supported and held by the earth. There will be a very special offering by the UUCUC Choir! We will be joined by Dana Lyons, a powerful voice for the environment.

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Recorded live, Sunday April 12, 2020, Easter: Renewal, Nonetheless, Rev. Florence Caplow.

In the midst of so much disruption, all over the earth there are signs of renewal, showing us just how resilient our natural world really is if we would just give it a chance. On this Easter Sunday, a time in the Christian calendar that celebrates renewal and arising from death, let's celebrate the ways our earth is singing and breathing, as her human children hunker down and do less.

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Recorded live, Sunday April 5, 2020, Lament, Rev. Florence Caplow.

There is much to lament at this time. Join us to feel, to weep, to reflect, and to connect with compassion with those who are suffering in so many ways right now – including ourselves. This contemplative service is an opportunity to "feel our feels" in a loving space, through poetry, music, meditation and reflection.

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Recorded live, Sunday March 29, 2020, Pathetic Spiritual Practice, Rev. Florence Caplow and Denise Cawley.

In this service we will explore simple ways we might incorporate spiritual practice into our lives, little by little. It doesn't have to be scary or difficult. In fact, pathetic effort is ideal! Here is a simple spiritual practice for all ages to explore before the service!

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Recorded live, Sunday March 22, 2020, How We Spend Our Days, Rev. Florence Caplow and Rev. Aaron Stockwell.

Annie Dillard once wrote "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." How we spend our lives can also be a statement of our values. What do the moments where we experience awe and wonder say about our values?

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Recorded live, Sunday March 15, 2020, A Litany for Survival, Rev. Bill Breeden.

The words of Audre Lorde provide a jumping off place from which we might lean face forward into an uncertain future. Please join us via live stream (our church building is now closed due to the coronavirus), and we will continue to celebrate life together.

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Recorded live, Sunday March 1, 2020, A Garden of Wisdom, Rev. Florence Caplow.

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