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FREE CHURCH UNITARIAN VIRTUAL JANUARY 2020 SERVICES
Sunday, January 3 11:00am NO SERVICE (ENJOY THE BEGINNING OF 2021)
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Sunday, January 10 11:00am Looking Ahead Through the Rearview Mirror
Rev. Stefan M. Jonasson
In a volume in which he celebrated the Enlightenment tradition and its abiding value for the modern world, Neil Postman observed that “imagined futures are always more about where we have been than where we are going,” suggesting that what we need to learn from the past, in order to inform both the present and the future, might just “show itself through the windshield if we look hard enough in the rearview mirror.” While history has always been vulnerable to backward projection and oversimplification, we live today in an era largely characterized by historical ignorance and revisionism. What can we learn from the history of the free church tradition in order to live more fully in the present and move more confidently into the future?
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Sunday, January 17 11:00am "The Story of Reverend Egbert Ethelred Brown"
Rev. Amy Moses
Egbert Ethelred Brown was a Jamaican who discovered Unitarianism and became the first ordained Black Unitarian minister. He went on to found the Harlem Community Church in 1920. However, Brown encountered resistance from white Unitarian leaders. This service will explore what lessons we can learn from Brown's life story.
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Sunday, January 24 11:00am Radical Hospitality Guest Minister Tracie Barrett
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Sunday, January 31 11:00am Prayer and Meditation for 2021 FCU Members
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Greetings Free Church Members and Friends,
After much email and phone discussion we've decided to cancel our Sunday services and all group gatherings. The board and other members want to support the effort to slow the spread of the Covid 19 virus, give the medical systems time to prepare and protect the vulnerable among us from infection.
We would like to keep our community strong and supported via internet and phone communication and put in place a network of helpers to deliver meals or supplies if someone needs support. Any ideas on how to keep our web of love strong would be enthusiastically received. Email any board member or worship committee member with ideas please. We'd also appreciate help spreading the word about the canceled service Sunday to those without internet. Email walkerwend@comcast.net if you call or contact a non-internet user so we can cross him/her/them off our list.
Consider trying to keep 11 on Sunday as a shared reverent time when we can mutually think about issues and ideas and center ourselves spiritually. Check the Free Church website for some reading or viewing materials related to this effort. We'll try to get some materials up by 11 on Sunday. Amy has offered to record her March service and post it for us to view and maybe find a way to have the Life Journey group meet virtually.
Stay healthy and feel our love. Let us know if you need help.
Free Church Unitarian Board
Sunday, January 3 11:00am NO SERVICE (ENJOY THE BEGINNING OF 2021)
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Sunday, January 10 11:00am Looking Ahead Through the Rearview Mirror
Rev. Stefan M. Jonasson
In a volume in which he celebrated the Enlightenment tradition and its abiding value for the modern world, Neil Postman observed that “imagined futures are always more about where we have been than where we are going,” suggesting that what we need to learn from the past, in order to inform both the present and the future, might just “show itself through the windshield if we look hard enough in the rearview mirror.” While history has always been vulnerable to backward projection and oversimplification, we live today in an era largely characterized by historical ignorance and revisionism. What can we learn from the history of the free church tradition in order to live more fully in the present and move more confidently into the future?
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Sunday, January 17 11:00am "The Story of Reverend Egbert Ethelred Brown"
Rev. Amy Moses
Egbert Ethelred Brown was a Jamaican who discovered Unitarianism and became the first ordained Black Unitarian minister. He went on to found the Harlem Community Church in 1920. However, Brown encountered resistance from white Unitarian leaders. This service will explore what lessons we can learn from Brown's life story.
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Sunday, January 24 11:00am Radical Hospitality Guest Minister Tracie Barrett
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Sunday, January 31 11:00am Prayer and Meditation for 2021 FCU Members
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Greetings Free Church Members and Friends,
After much email and phone discussion we've decided to cancel our Sunday services and all group gatherings. The board and other members want to support the effort to slow the spread of the Covid 19 virus, give the medical systems time to prepare and protect the vulnerable among us from infection.
We would like to keep our community strong and supported via internet and phone communication and put in place a network of helpers to deliver meals or supplies if someone needs support. Any ideas on how to keep our web of love strong would be enthusiastically received. Email any board member or worship committee member with ideas please. We'd also appreciate help spreading the word about the canceled service Sunday to those without internet. Email walkerwend@comcast.net if you call or contact a non-internet user so we can cross him/her/them off our list.
Consider trying to keep 11 on Sunday as a shared reverent time when we can mutually think about issues and ideas and center ourselves spiritually. Check the Free Church website for some reading or viewing materials related to this effort. We'll try to get some materials up by 11 on Sunday. Amy has offered to record her March service and post it for us to view and maybe find a way to have the Life Journey group meet virtually.
Stay healthy and feel our love. Let us know if you need help.
Free Church Unitarian Board
