November 3rd

Election: The Morning After

Co-minister, Jerry Kerr

Election day is near, and only one side will be happy in the aftermath.  The other side will feel rotten, no-good and indescribably horrible!  And to make it worse…polls show either side could easily be the loser.  

Our Sunday service is therefore an immunization clinic to fight the dreaded “Our Person Lost” blues.  Whoever loses, ideally needs to face it with grace, and honesty so they can figure out why they lost!  

Going to Canada is expensive, but this service, full of healing wisdom for winners and losers alike…is free.

November 10th

Longevity and Legacy

Rev. Leonetta

 Rev. Leonetta will hold out an invitation to listen to our own internal selves.

When we review our personal perspectives on our longevity AND legacy (the gifts of ethics, justice and world views) we can refine what we want to leave behind. 

James Luther Adams, Unitarian Philosopher and Professor, said “By their roots you shall know them”.  

Come to mull over how our personal decisions partially create the fruit of the next generation’s work of justice and compassion. 

November 17th

Groovin’ to Your Primal Playlist 

Co-minister, Lynn Kerr

Ever hear a song that took you back and made you feel like you were on your first date again with your biggest crush? 

It happens because the primitive part of our brain hears an old song and automatically transports us back to the land of acne and sweaty palms. 

Our memories may be joyful, painful, or funny, but deep in our minds we all have a playlist waiting to get out so we can once again…get our groove on! 

Our service is a celebration of the amazing human mind, so join us as we remember those tunes that could put you and your date, back into that burger joint booth again!

November 24th

Not Your Ordinary Thanksgiving Service

Co-ministers, Lynn & Jerry Kerr and the Endowment Committee 

We learned on election day that our values can be fragile things.   

Justice for the powerless, faith in the power of reasoning, and compassion for all…are perishable things that could fade away.  

Luckily, Unitarian Universalism has always been a force for protecting those sacred values.  

Our Thanksgiving service gives thanks for the Flint congregation’s 95 years of defending beliefs that create life and happiness for everyone.  

Oh…and what about the future?  We will also make plans for our next 95 years of preserving the good, the true, and the beautiful!  

December 1st

The Virgin Birth of William & Ellen Craft

Co-minister, Jerry Kerr

This is no year to feel “bah humbug” about Christmas, so let’s start early in our search for love, peace and understanding.  

First order of business, we all need a DIY virgin birth!  Our world is full of them really, people (famous or not) becoming new and powerful creatures after their own immaculate re-conception.  

Think…Jesus of Nazareth, Gandhi, and William and Ellen Craft.  The story of the Craft’s 1000-mile, Christmas time escape from slavery is guaranteed to give you a leg-up on finding the true spirit of Christmas, and your own virgin birth.  

We may not become famous, but the world needs our new self.