1 Benevolent Street
(Corner of Benefit and Benevolent)
Providence, RI 02906
401-421-7970
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A Sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
I got a new cell phone recently, and the phone and I, we haven’t entirely settled who’s running the show. I’m willing to admit it; in our competition for authority, I don’t always win. Sometimes the phone wins, and … read more.
“No one can convince me we aren’t gluttons for our doom” goes the line from the great Indigo Girls song “Prince of Darkness.” This morning we’ll look at what that can really mean, as we explore the seduction and shame associated with addictive behaviors. Focusing … read more.
It’s time for our annual, multigenerational worship service where we honor and share the animals who share our homes, lives, and families. All pets are welcome! Last year, we had cats and dogs, fish and lizards, even a chicken! So come one, come all – … read more.
This service will be about the contact we make with other human beings – as individuals – and how the entire world may depend on what we do.
The Rev. Dr. Robert R.N. Ross, a Unitarian Universalist minister, has recently been a professor at the University … read more.
Rev. Nicholas Boke is the former minister of the First Universalist Parish of Chester, Vt, and has spoken from UU pulpits in New England and beyond. He currently works as an international education consultant, and lives in Providence with his wife, Buffy, who recently retired … read more.
Following on last year’s joyful experience together, we will again celebrate the season with story, song, and craft. Moving through our spaces as well as the morning, we’ll sing, share, and use all our senses as we enter this time of year when nature offers … read more.
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‘Peace! The perfect word, is sounding, like a universal hymn’ – what a great line of verse – and how it keeps going – ‘under oceans, over … read more.
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“Woyaya. We are going, heaven knows where we are going but we know we will. And we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there, but … read more.
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Hannukah is observed fairly simply, as you may remember from the song Fred and I sang this time last year. Along with the songs for the holiday like those we’ve been singing this morning, we have latkes – potato pancakes; we have dreidels – … read more.
We have hundreds of opportunities throughout our day to be in gratitude. How often do we give thanks, though? Let’s talk about gratitude as a daily spiritual practice.
Rabbi Yaakov “Trek” Reef walks in the world as a spiritual teacher and is a regionally-recognized speaker, serving … read more.
