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 Rev.
Carmen M. Emerson
Acting Assistant Minister
Phone: 505-884-1801
E-mail: intern@uuabq.org
Education: Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (2004)
Andover Newton Theological School, MDiv (2009)
Born and raised in rural Arkansas, Carmen began questioning
the discrepancies between Sunday morning religion and Monday–Saturday religion
at an early age, especially with respect to the poverty, racism, and sexism
oppressions prevalent in her Delta community. After graduation from high school
she moved first to Tennessee, where she was a typesetter for a local newspaper,
then to Oklahoma, where she was a receptionist then legal secretary and closing
agent for a law firm. After a brief stint in New Orleans she moved to Florida,
where she met and married her husband, Jim (23 years ago). Soon after, she
became a paralegal in an international law firm based in Florida.
In Florida Carmen discovered Unitarian Universalism, and at
the First Unitarian Church of Orlando she found a spiritual home and an outlet
for her desire to make a difference. Taking that banner to the workplace, she
teamed up with her Haitian-American mentor to open a law practice that relied on
real teamwork and truly valued its employees.
The new millennium brought with it the courage to answer a
persistent call to UU ministry. Carmen finished her undergraduate degree at
Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2004 and went on to graduate
with honors from Andover Newton Theological School with a Masters of Divinity in
May 2009.
This summer Carmen and Jim drove over 2,000 miles from
Boston to Albuquerque with their two cats--a 15-pound tabby named Remus Lupin
and their 10-year-old blind-from-birth Siamese, Yin. All four have almost
completely recovered.
 Sermons
Christmas Eve 2009
"Love, Pray, Eat," November 29, 2009
"Changing Time into Life: Channing and Self-Culture," November 8, 2009
"Dancing the Interdependent Web of Life: Earth As Sacred Text," October 18, 2009
"The Spirit of Forgiveness," September 20, 2009 (with Rev. Christine
Robinson)
"A Firm Stance and an Open Heart," September 6, 2009 (with Rev. Christine
Robinson)
UUSC Social Justice Sunday Sermon, 2008
UUCANS Sermon Ministry, October 26, 2006
 Newsletter
Feature Articles
The
Messenger, January 5, 2010
The
Messenger, November 10, 2009
The
Messenger, September 15, 2009
 Poetry and
Other Writings
"Animals as Spiritual Companions Reflection"
Poetry: "When Elvis Was a Preacher"
Poetry:
"For the Love of Grey"
Poetry: "The Oak Remembers the Boy" (a poem about Howard Thurman)
Meditation: "For Rosh Hashanah"
Meditation: "Owning What I Know"
UUSC
Invocation
UUSC Covenant Group Series
FUCO Presidents Article
 Search
Packet
Letter of
reference: Christine Robinson, senior minister
Ministerial Record
Carmen M. Emerson
Resume
Academic
Information
Carmen M.
Emerson Letters of Reference (as provided to the MFC)
Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism
Essay (as provided to the MFC)
Religious
Education Essay (as provided to the MFC)
Theological Essay
(as provided to the MFC)
Autobiographical Essay
Life in Community: Ceremonies, Rites of Passage
Memorial Service, 2009
Wedding
Service, June 2007
Memorial Service, 2005
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E-mail Carmen
Podcast
sermons
Carmen's
ordination is June 6, 2010, in the sanctuary at 6 PM!
photos: Carmen and Jim Emerson
photos: ANTS
and UUCANS
photos: Rally for Healthcare
photos: Albuquerque Rally!
photos: Preaching in Albuquerque
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