Wavelengths: A WUU Podcast

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We are one week away from the most critical election of our lifetime. Many feel a sense of urgency, some even a sense of dread. What are we being called upon to see and do in this particular moment?

• Paulette Amory, piano
• Kaya O’Brien, Wisdom Story
• Kaden & Kaya O’Brien, From the Heart

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjPGeFx205c

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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In these tumultuous times, we can still find peace, wisdom, and renewed hope when we practice listening deeply--to ourselves, to others, and to everything in our lives. This morning, we'll introduce new opportunities to practice deep listening at WUU, including new Soul Matters small groups, spiritual direction opportunities, and a labyrinth-walking week beginning today!

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• WUU Choir, directed by Dr. Jamie Bartlett
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Phoebe Kent, From the Heart
• Helen Hansen, Share the Plate

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcqBUQ654O8

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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People of all ages need rites of passage to mark important life transitions--and they are especially important for young people finding their way in this world. Today, we'll witness and celebrate with our WUU youth who have completed the Coming of Age program, as they share what they believe and claim their own religious identity.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Helen Hansen, WUU Coming of Age Teacher
• BethAnne Klaver, WUU Coming of Age Teacher
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Dave Banks, Katrina Landon, & Bruce Thomas, WUU Board Members
• Virginia Grace “Gigi” Moncrief Mataya, Colin Moore, Ezra August Semper, Connor Thomas, Credo Statements
• Lara Overy, CASA Share the Plate
• Kaya O’Brien-James, Closing Song

The YouTube version is here: https://youtu.be/wEHZMB7ni8U

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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True silence is the rest of the mind; and is to the spirit, what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment" (William Penn). We are pleased to welcome the Williamsburg Friends (Quakers) back to WUU as our guest worship leaders for this service.

• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Maggie DeTar-Lavallee, Call to Worship
• Katie Brumfield, Wisdom Story
• Darrell Key, Reading
• Thayer Cory, Silent Worship
• Keith Robinson, Benediction

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5okY7-h_qTg

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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250 years ago, John Murray, a Universalist preacher who had lost his faith after the death of his wife and child, sailed from England to New York. Or, at least, he meant to. He ended up stranded along the coast of New Jersey. There, he met a Universalist who changed his life...and our lives too. Today we celebrate this momentous anniversary and look for signs of renewal in our own lives. Also today, the Wisdom Story will be in the form of an amazing video by the Craig Family!

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Nicki Peet, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Zen, Kanen, Kourage, & Lesa Craig, Wisdom Story
• Herb Jones, From the Heart

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_3q2G5vKcU

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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In the last few months, we've witnessed the incredible transformation of the Confederate monuments in Richmond. As the late Black historian Vincent Harding asks, "What shall [we] do with the idea of an America in process, an America that is not a finished, sharp-edged block of white granite but is instead a malleable, multicolored gift of clay; still seeking, taking, giving shape, purpose, and direction?

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Hamed Barbarji, Trumpet
• Les Solomon, From the Heart

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luv9HzJSVgg

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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For the first time since March, we'll broadcast part of today's service from our beloved WUU sanctuary, as we celebrate the annual Water Communion ritual. Today we also bless our teachers as religious education classes begin.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y6JbmyNUSg (with subtitles) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlVoLA2_9ow (without subtitles)

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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At the turn of the 19th century, American workers were fighting for safe working conditions and sustainable hours. The idea that workers deserved rest was revolutionary. Today, millions of workers are in crisis, with many laid off, and others forced to choose between Covid exposure or unemployment. As people of faith, how are we called to respond on this Labor Day? Today we'll also bless our kids and teachers returning to school.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Natalie Miller-Moore, From the Heart

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ilKanjns0 (with subtitles) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJvLQogRs8 (without subtitles)

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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Healing the Earth is a process that recognizes the thorough interdependence of all things, the ecological web of life and non-life in which each touch resonates with the whole. In Buddhism, the third mark of existence itself is selflessness. This Sunday we will talk about selflessness and interdependence, tracing out how the healing or harming of one piece of our world ripples out with effects for all the others.

• Ben Thacker-Gwaltney, Guest Worship Leader
• Mary McGovern, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Paulette Amory, Piano
• John Whitley, From the Heart

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfVBPFCBaXY

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.

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For thousands of years, human beings have been asking in times of crisis, Why is this happening? Why is there suffering? Our Unitarian and Universalist ancestors believed life was a school and suffering was one of our teachers. In this time of Covid, what does your heart say?

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• David Welch, Musical Interlude
• Ben Thacker-Gwaltney, From the Heart

A YouTube version of this service is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGE_oB7Nc4

Thank you for listening. For more information about the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, or to join us on Sunday mornings, visit www.wuu.org.