This is an important election year. We must be involved and use this year to promote our values in the world if we truly believe we are part of the interconnected web, dedicated to healing the world. At the same time we must learn resiliency, how we maintain our core integrity, when the political situation feels threatening. (Opens with a reading from Clarissa Pinkola Estes.)
Recording of the Christmas Eve Services at Northlake UU in Kirkland, WA: Christmas Carol Medley, played by Maria (0 – 8:20); Joy to the World, Candle Lighting, O Come… (8:20 – 14:30); The No Rehearsal Xmas pageant (14:30 – 31:20); Carols, Readings and Offering (31:20 – 44); Homily by Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee – Take Time for Awe (44 – 50:40); Carols and Readings (50:40 – 1:00).
In this season of cold and wet, we honor the light and warmth of fire and the blessings of community in this multigenerational service, which includes story, song, and a fire communion ceremony. (In Unitarian Universalist traditions, we often do a flower communion in the spring and a water communion in the fall. This service included Rev. Nancy’s creation of a fire communion.)
This is a recording of a children’s story, as told by Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee at our Veteran’s Day service at Northlake UU Church in Kirkland, WA
Reverend Nancy McKee’s description of her message: “Instead of dying and going to heaven, our work is to recognize that we are already in heaven and to act accordingly. We will explore what we expect from heaven.” Recording opens with a reading “Prophets of a Future Not Our Own” by Bishop Ken Untener, followed by the Northlake choir performing “Look Around”, an original composition by our Music Director David Duvall.
The sermon will focus on what we expect from each other in the upcoming years, and how we manage our achievements and disappointments as a religious practice. From Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirkland, WA.
Justice, Equity, and Compassion offer opportunities for growth and change. Looking back at this brief chapter at Northlake, Rev. Jim is reminded of the journey of life: to live, reflect, learn, help, and point forward, always doing the best you can. Come, join in, to reflect on setting a new course for ourselves, for Northlake UU Church, and for the world.
