Indigenous People’s Day
Today we will forego the usual celebration of the explorer Columbus to remember the exploitation of the indigenous victims of the doctrine of Manifest Destiny.… more
Services
Happy Anniversary Thurgood Marshall
On Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American associate Justice to the Supreme Court. Today, I will explore that decision, its legacy and relation to the present day.… more
Buddhism, Taoism and You
Mike Yuskiw, M.A., Renmin University, Bejing. Maybe I should have titled this talk “Buddhism, Taoism and UU” since I’ve noticed many parallel strands between the two practices over the past few months. A passion for service, the connectedness of all things, a reverence for nature, and living a purposeful life for its own sake are a few.… more
Madison: The Musical
Constitution Day is coming – Today we will explore our founding document with a charming and funny musical interpretation of the 1st Amendment. Bring your friends to enjoy and support our Aiken UU Players in a staged reading of Madison, the Musical!… more
Pursuing Liberation
Julian Sharp, Senior Assoc for Congregational Support, UU Service Committee which works with grassroots activists worldwide to advance human rights and social justice. Learn about our partners work to pursue liberation by addressing some of the most challenging issues of the 21st Century. This service highlights 4 of our partners featured as this year’s “Guests” in the Guest at Your Table… more
Welcome to the Transcendentalist Club
This week Rev. Deb will be speaking about the movement that has had the most profound impact on Unitarian Universalism. This month marks the Anniversary of its very first meeting. … more
Home
Does one place, one intersection of longitude and latitude remain in our hearts as our home for our entire lives? Can home be something other than a place? This Sunday, Rev. Deb will explore the idea of home and how it might change over our lifetimes.… more
10 guidelines from Humankindness
On July 9, we looked into our deep genetic hunter-gatherer nature, reflected and enacted in our 7 UU Principles. Today we consider 10 guidelines from Humankindness author Rutger Bregman — for profound nonviolent evolution and revolution — through the lens of our 8th UU Principle.… more
The War on Woke
There seems to be a lot of talk about being “woke.” People are taking sides and the idea of “woke” has become a target for many battle cries. Is there a middle ground here? How do our definitions of woke differ and why is there such a big divide? Let’s share in a discussion and see if we can find some middle ground in this issue. This service will include an open discussion.… more
Rev. Deb – My Journey Now
I used to sing an old Pentecostal song, “I wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.” The root meaning of the song called us to question our life’s journey. Where have we come from? What have we learned? Still struggle with?… As we begin a new church year, we will explore these questions as a group and on this Sunday morning we will have the opportunity to explore them as individuals.… more