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Upcoming Sermon

Summer Solstice Celebration

Elizabeth Ralston

Sunday, June 22, 11 am, in person & on Zoom

We will celebrate the annual Summer Solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year which is marked by sun, warmth and growth and abundance of nature. Marking the transition from Spring into Summer, the Summer Solstice has been celebrated for thousands of years by ancient people from all over the world. By sharing readings, poems, and anecdotes, she and other service leaders hope to illustrate the importance for all of us to better understand and experience our personal connections with nature as well as with all of the natural world at this time of year.

Worship Leader Bio: Beth Ralston has been a member of First UU for 29 years. During this time, as a member of the Earth-Based Ritual Group, she helped to plan and took part in annual Winter Solstice Celebrations, as well as other earth-based celebrations marking the earth’s seasonal transitions. She feels that by taking part in these services, First UU members and visitors can be reminded of their vital connections with nature, as well as with the natural environment. In her spare time Beth likes to spend time writing, drawing and painting, gardening and taking long walks in her West Philadelphia neighborhood. Her work experience includes teaching, counseling and health insurance.

Check out the Order of Service for this Sunday here!

Sexuality & Faith: Freedom to Choose Our Whole Lives

“What is religious about sexuality education?
“To offer sexuality education in a congregation is to acknowledge that human sexuality is simply too important, too beautiful, and too potentially dangerous to be ignored in a religious community…
Although our society is saturated with images of sex, those images are often lacking in love and mutual respect.”
What if we were to offer our children, youth, and adults “a vision more consonant with our beliefs and values, and enhance intergenerational bonding and trust?”

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