Sundays > Worship Services
 WORSHIP SERVICES
We, the members of the First Unitarian, agree to . . .
minister to each other in
an atmosphere of welcome, acceptance, and caring
Sunday Services |
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Nov. 30 |
Sunday, Dec. 7 |
Sunday, Dec. 14 |
Worship Sermons |
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Worship services begin
at 9:30 and 11:00 AM in the sanctuary. |
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"Finding a Better Way
to Feel Sorry for Yourself"
Charles J. O'Leary, PhD
Reasons to feel sorry for yourself are
universal. Self-pity is often a star player in the dramas of our lives.
If denied or scolded, it can turn up as judgments of others and unspoken
discouragement. If accepted and understood, it can be transformed into
compassion, a sense of humor, and readiness for change. Charles will
share reflections about new uses of this always plentiful resource.
Music: Our children's choir, Lynne McLaughlin director
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“All Journeys—One Journey”
Dr. Alexander Shaia
Alexander Shaia describes how and why the early Christians settled on
just four gospels, and then arranged them in a particular reading
sequence. He says, “They were not giving us the story of Jesus, they
were providing apt meditations on the one spiritual journey of all
people. At its simplest, the journey asks: How do we face change? How do
we move through suffering? How do we receive joy? How do we mature in
service?”
Music: Spare Parts (church band) |
“Christmas Values” The Rev. Christine Robinson and Vance
Bass, Worship & Band Leader
This contemporary-style worship service will focus on the values that
UUs take from the Christmas story and holiday season.
Music: Spare Parts, church band |
Common Ground Worship Services |
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Common Ground services begin at
11:05 AM in the social hall. |
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This is an
alternative, informal, and intimate service, which uses the Sunday sermon, where we can
share joys and concerns and also have a dialogue. |
Sunday Forums |
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Sunday forums
begin at 9:30 AM in the social hall. |
"The Act of Thanks Giving"
Youth-Adult Committee
After eating your turkey and
pumpkin pie, come and join the Youth-Adult Committee to explore how we
give thanks in our community and in our world. Social action is one way
we give. Celebrate the meaning of the holiday and come to share your
passions and interests. This will be an interactive forum, complete with
a social action activity that will give a gift of thanks to the Peace
and Justice Center. |
"A Debate: An Old Earth or a Young Earth?"
D. Russell Humphreys and David
Thomas
Note: 9:00 to 10:30 AM
Two physicists present two very different views on the Earth’s age.
Humphreys, with a religious and scientific orientation, supports the
Bible and the idea that Earth is about 6,000 years old. Thomas, a more
secular scientist, endorses the modern contention that Earth is about
4.5 billion years old. Each will speak for a half hour, followed by a
half hour for questions. |
"Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice"
Mary Nakigan, Albuquerque Center
for Peace and Justice staff member, will speak about PAJOLA (Peace and
Justice Organizations Linking Arms), Peace Center projects, and
volunteering at the Center. Sally Alice Thompson, a long-time member,
will speak about her work with Veterans for Peace. Floy Barrett, a
Coordinating Council member, will talk about her activism over the years
and her recent project with nuclear disarmament. |
Branch Worship Services |
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East Mountains: 10:30 AM
Socorro: 3:00 PM |
East Mountains: 10:30 AM
Socorro: 3:00 PM |
East Mountains: 10:30 AM
Socorro: 3:00 PM |
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Socorro: Epiphany Episcopal
Church, 908 Leroy Place (across from the New Mexico Tech Library)
East Mountains: Good Fibrations, 3 George Court #B, Edgewood [Note
change] |
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If your lay-led congregation has the ability to show video, we have a
subscription series. See Video Sermons for Lay-Led
Congregations for details
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