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Wavelengths is a periodical podcast of the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists. We feature stories, lessons, and testimonials from WUU members and friends of the wider community, as well as some of our weekly sermons. WUU is a welcoming, witnessing, worshipping community dedicated to spiritual diversity and social justice. Learn more about WUU at www.wuu.org. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Episodes
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
WUU Service - ”Love Your Neighbors?” (06/26/2022)
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
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One photo accompanying one Facebook post changed me forever. It’s an ongoing journey, and a lot of work, to free ourselves of the lies that shaped and formed us for so long. Today I want to share with you one of the most important times for me in my journey, and hopefully challenge and inspire us all to live more freely, truly, courageously, and compassionately.
About Rev. Max Blalock: Rev. Max Blalock serves as the Campus Minister at the Wesley, the campus ministry sponsored by the United Methodist Church. A native of Alabama, Max has been at Wesley for 12 years. His partner Becky is a native of Ohio, and they have two sons, James, 15, and Daniel, 2, and two cats, Yogi and Boo Boo. He's a graduate of the Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. He loves people, animals, laughter, and sarcasm, not always in that order.
- Rev. Max Blalock, Guest Worship Leader
- Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
- Barbara Chowning, Wisdom Story
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Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
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In a world on fire, celebrating our blessings might seem like putting our heads in the sand. But we can find blessings in everything, even the "bad stuff." And when we do, our lives can become beacons of hope for everyone around us.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- Carolyn Greathouse, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
WUU Service: ”Messengers of Fellowship and Love”: Flower Communion Sunday (06/12/22)
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
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100 years ago, Czech Unitarian ministers Norbert and Maja Čapek created the Flower Celebration to honor the values of community and diversity. Today we celebrate this beloved annual tradition at WUU, both in person and online. In-person participants, please bring a cut flower to share, and you'll get to take another one home. Zoom participants, we have a special blessing planned for you too. We'll also welcome our newest members and thank our Board for all that they do.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- Beth Anne Klaver, Wisdom Story
- Katrina Landon & Jessica O’Brien, From the Heart
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Friday Jun 17, 2022
WUU Service - ”A Shared Journey of Transition & Love” (06/05/2022)
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
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David Fabian, MD, struggled with his male identity for much of his first 62 years. Finally, 20 years into his marriage to Leslie, Deborah emerged full-time, in 2011. During the 2-year transition, Leslie was compelled to write about the challenges of supporting her beloved, as she relinquished her male spouse. Her efforts resulted in the 2014 publication of her book, My Husband's a Woman Now: A Shared Journey of Transition and Love. In this service, the Fabians will share a bit of the transgender story, and tell how their marriage has endured, and their mutual love and support have deepened. Leslie will be autographing and selling her books following the service.
- Leslie & Deborah Fabian, Guest Worship Leaders
- Nan Hart, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- David Hamilton, Piano
- David Welch, Vocals
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
WUU Service - “Charter Sunday: Building Beloved Community” (02/06/2022)
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
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Let's celebrate WUU's 33rd birthday! This Charter Sunday, we'll hear from WUUs new and old about their hopes and dreams for the congregation, then and now. And, of course, we will add another bolt to the spiral sculpture in our sanctuary that represents the shared journey of this community.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- Joelle Griffin Russell, Piano
- Jane Ferguson and David Welch, Vocalists
- Winsome: Fred Gilbertson, David Wilcox, BethAnne Klaver
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Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Friday Dec 10, 2021
WUU Service - ”Rescued: Animal Blessing Service” (08/08/2021)
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
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As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm that all of our voices matter, and our questions are as valuable as our certainties. Today, you're invited to bring your questions about religion, spirituality, ethics, or anything else keeping you up at night. Rev. Laura will respond to as many as time allows, and all of us will have opportunities to share our own answers after the service.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
- WUU Women’s Choir, Offertory Music
- Winsome: Jane Ferguson, John Trindle, Michael Schulman, Robert Weinberg & Niki Worrell, Musical Interlude
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
WUU Service - ”Question Everything” (08/01/2021)
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
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As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm that all of our voices matter, and our questions are as valuable as our certainties. Today, you're invited to bring your questions about religion, spirituality, ethics, or anything else keeping you up at night. Rev. Laura will respond to as many as time allows, and all of us will have opportunities to share our own answers after the service.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- Nan Hart, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
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Last month, eight WUUs got online along with nearly 5000 other UUs to participate in the UUA General Assembly, the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists. Today we'll share what we learned and what we're committing to going forward.
- Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
- Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
- Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
- Ellie Ransom, Reflection
- Music from the 2021 UUA General Assembly
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-735438. All rights reserved.
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
WUU Service - ”Salvation by Character” (07/18/2021)
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
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This sermon strives to answer two simple questions. Do others really see us, as we see ourselves? And two, how do people muster the strength and fortitude to live into the best of oneself?
- Rev. Kaaren Anderson, Guest Worship Leader David Hopkinson, Worship Associate Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano Neva Tayler, Music
Rev. Kaaren Anderson has been a UU minister for the past 26 years. She has served congregations in MA and NY, most recently at First Unitarian in Rochester, NY. She is a visual artist who draws with sharpie on paper, most often capturing the humor and quirk of the animal kingdom. In August, she starts as the new 2 yr. interim minister in Vero Beach, FL.
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
WUU Service - ”Imagine: The Story of My Journey” (07/04/2021)
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
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We are thrilled to be joined again today by guests from the Williamsburg Buddhist Sangha. Sangha member and our Quaker Neighbor Friend Darrell Key will share the story of his journey from growing up in the deep South to his life in the United States military to his world today in Williamsburg.
- Darrell Key, Williamsburg Buddhist Sangha, Guest Worship Leader
- Mary McGovern, Williamsburg Buddhist Sangha, Guest Worship Leader
- Susan Childs, Williamsburg Buddhist Sangha, Guest Worship Leader
- Nicki Peet, Worship Associate
- Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
- John Chowning, Music
The YouTube version is here
Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.