Service video When the New Year arrives, there is a tradition, throughout the world, of beginnings–of taking stock of your life and making changes. We must remember that there are thoughts, feelings, behaviors that must be discarded first, before we have the internal “space” to embrace new thoughts or habits.
Service video When we long to trust in God’s Love, what we see, what we sense, and what we experience around us seems to contradict that Love. How difficult it is to hang on to Hope when you live in a war-torn country. Following the liturgy of a quiet meditative Taize service, join us as … Continue reading “Taizé service: Hope Beyond all Hope,” by Tinka Friend
Today is Mother’s Day, a celebration honoring all mother figures of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. The tradition of Mother’s Day endures and evolves. Just as Mother’s Day was the creation of multiple women,out of appreciation for the support and sacrifices of their … Continue reading “Mother’s Day,” by Tinka Friend
May 1st (or May Day) was Beltane, a Celtic celebration which says goodbye to Darkness and Winter and hello to Light and Spring. We’ll learn a little about this day and how pagans honor it. Flowers are an important symbol of Spring, which bring us to the third part of our service—The Flower Ceremony, or … Continue reading “Beltane & Flower Communion,” by Wren Monsour & Tinka Friend
Gospel Music Part II: For Women’s Month, we will look at the life and legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon and how Gospel music was woven so tightly throughout the Civil Rights marches and demonstrations on the 1960s. Tinka Friend and her husband, Nick, joined UUCR in 1996. After decades of trying to find the “right” church … Continue reading “Nothing But Love in God’s Water” Part 2
“Nothing But Love in God’s Water” Part 1: What constitutes Gospel music? Where and how does it fits into American history? And the legacy of Thomas A. Dorsey, who is universally considered to be the Father of Gospel music. Tinka Friend and her husband, Nick, joined UUCR in 1996. After decades of trying to find … Continue reading “Nothing But Love in God’s Water” Part 1
Love comes with responsibilities. It doesn’t matter which kind of Love it is: romantic love, sibling love, friendship, love for the stranger, etc. The biblical mandate to “love your neighbor as yourself” is frequently held up in Jewish sources as “the great principle of the Torah.” and Jesus said that to love Gold and to … Continue reading “Love’s Charge,” by Tinka Friend
Most UU’s generally know the 7 Principles of our faith “by heart”. What does knowing them “by heart” entail? We may know them by rote memory; some of us might even know how to recite them word for word. It is much more challenging to take these principles “to heart” and actively seek opportunities to … Continue reading “Learning the Principles by Heart,” by Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx
This is the 3rd installment of “Love in the Complicated Places” given by Tinka Friend and Nick Williams. Following the 2nd installment which focused on failures they both experienced while working with students with disabilities, in this section Nick will speak about another experience in a high school in Norco. He was placed with a … Continue reading “Love In the Complicated Places – Pt 3,” by Nick Williams
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