The wonderful Matthew Pargeter-Villarreal returns to the Community UU Church virtual pulpit this week to bring some magic into our perspectives. Join us for a sermon about. . . yes, unicorns! Come along on a journey on the history and mythology of these mythical creatures and how they not only are popular for parties and … Continue reading Do You Believe in Magic
Theodore was a mystic, a theologian, a preacher and abolitionist ahead of his time and our denomination. He said, “The arc of the universe bends towards justice.” Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CommunityUUChurchofPlano
Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s masterpiece, “Hamilton,” Rev. Grant will explore the difference between freedom and liberation. Throughout the musical, the refrain, “Look around…how lucky we are to be alive right now,” is used to depict the characters’ relief and sorrow at being a part of America’s first revolution. We will sit in that tension as … Continue reading Look Around, Look Around: How Lucky We Are to Be Alive Right Now
Today’s service brings back Kiya Heartwood, both our guest speaker and musician. She will take us back in history to tell us about 2 unsung heroes, who diligently fought for justice and lost their lives doing so. . . and their families who found no justice for their murders. Click on this link to view … Continue reading The Lives & Deaths of Rev. James Reeb & Viola Liuzzo
In the final installment of her three-part sermon series, “Applied Evolution,” Pastor Kris Cervantes ponders the claim, “Science has to do simply with the facts and process of nature; it has no word concerning either origin or destiny. These are questions for philosophy.” And faith? Join us to explore! Click on this link to view … Continue reading Applied Evolution, Part 3: Stop Asking Science for a Pat on the Head
This Sunday Pastor Kris Cervantes returns to turn-of-the-20th-century Unitarian Marion Shutter, and his second assertion about empiricism and faith: “We cannot receive by direct revelation that which depends upon study and research. Historical and scientific assertions made in the name of religion must be submitted to the same methods of reasoning and the same processes … Continue reading Applied Evolution, Part 2: Sciencing Our Theology
