Index of Sunday Services 1998-2002

November 3, 2002

The Turning of the Wheel

Sermon: Rev. Marlene R. Walker

All Souls Day, All Saints Day, Halloween, Dia de los Muertes, Samhain - all of these holidays, celebrations and customs that are observed at this time of the year speak to us of the same things. Our human need to honor the past and those whose lives we remember, to look forward to what lies ahead in the future and to honor the turning of the wheel of life. We add in a lot of fun - scary costumes and masks, trick or treat, goodies to eat, jack-o-lanterns and candles to make the really scary more approachable and less formidable. This service will use the many different customs and rituals of this week to do just that. Children of all ages are invited to bring costumes and masks as we turn the wheel of life together.

November 10, 2002

Thurman and Prophetic Spirituality

Sermon: Rev. Nina D. Grey
Worship Co-Leader: Rev. Dr. Marlene R. Walker

We will reflect on Howard Thurman's biography, thought and meditations, for prophetic and spiritual wisdom needed in these troubling days.

November 17, 2002

When Art is Truth and Beauty

Revs. Carolyn and Tom Owen-Towle

We are as inexorably drawn to natural beauty as we are to water. There is a spiritual thirst for the goodness and truth that come from nature and timeless works of art. We are impoverished without our acknowledgment of them in our lives.

We welcome the Rev. Carolyn Owen-Towle, Minister Emerita of First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego to our pulpit this morning. Carolyn will explore with us the theme "When Art is Truth and Beauty". She and her husband, Tom Owen-Towle, Minister Emeritus, concluded their fulltime ministry last June. They are currently Ministers-in-Residence at Meadville Lombard for the fall semester. They will lead us in congregational singing.

November 23, 2002 (Saturday night)

Thanksgiving Harvest Seder at 6:30 p.m.

All invited! Check here for more information.

November 24, 2002

A Thanksgiving Celebration: Our Side of the Covenant

Sermon: Rev. Nina D. Grey
Worship Co-Leader: Rev. Dr. Marlene R. Walker

The universe provides air, water, nutrients, everything needed to nourish life. Is nature's bounty a completely free gift? What is our side of the covenant? How shall we express our Thanksgiving?

November 28, 2002 (Thursday)

Community Thanksgiving at Rockefeller Chapel at 11:00 a.m.

All are invited to this annual community interfaith celebration of Thanksgiving at Rockefeller Chapel. This year, our Senior Minister, Rev. Nina Grey, will offer the sermon, "Our World Is One World." Click here for more information.