Speaker: The Rev. Heather Janules

Birds, Bees and Owls: The Gospel According to Our Whole Lives

For too long, faith institutions have been experienced as sources of shame and misinformation when it comes to human sexuality. The Our Whole Lives lifespan curriculum, created by the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association, challenges this understanding of the relationship between faith and sexuality. What is a positive theology of sexuality? … Continue reading Birds, Bees and Owls: The Gospel According to Our Whole Lives

Youth Sunday / New Member Signing

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This Sunday is “Youth Sunday.” Led by the Winchester Unitarian Society Youth Group, WUSYG, the service will feature live musical performances from our youth and the Youth Choir, as well as the famed “Senior Statements,” where our seniors offer reflections on their time spent with the youth group and talk about their ideas and hopes for the future. The theme for this year’s Youth Sunday is Blooming, and … Continue reading Youth Sunday / New Member Signing

A Faith that Changed the World: The Brahmo Samaj

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Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore founded the Brahmo Samaj, a philosophical movement grounded in belief in the unity of the divine and absolute equality between all people. As the “Fathers of the Indian Renaissance,” their ideas led to radical reforms, challenging the caste system, child marriage and violence against women. This service reflects on … Continue reading A Faith that Changed the World: The Brahmo Samaj

Whose Earth is it Anyway?: Environmental Justice

There is a great need for movements seeking justice – economic justice, racial justice and ecological justice. Environmental Justice invites us to see how human rights and the state of the environment are connected. Inspired by the UUA common read Justice on Earth: People of Faith Working at the Intersections of Race, Class, and the … Continue reading Whose Earth is it Anyway?: Environmental Justice

“An Open Door and An Open Heaven”: Joel Metcalf, Minister Astronomer

The Rev. Heather Janules It was the early 1900’s. At 2:30 one morning a young girl named Rachel and her father had an astronomical emergency. For her father had just discovered a new comet; the Harvard University Observatory needed to be notified immediately. The problem was that their camp in rural Vermont did not have … Continue reading “An Open Door and An Open Heaven”: Joel Metcalf, Minister Astronomer

The Culture of Gender

Brittany Packnett affirms that “Too often, the idea that marginalized people…should not expect to be fully…included in the fabric of our communities is reinforced by each of us. By what we say. By what we don’t say…By who we defend. By who we punish…By the changes we make room for and by the evolutions we … Continue reading The Culture of Gender