Wavelengths: A WUU Podcast

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Do I have a right to be comfortable in church? What about when my comfort means someone else's exclusion? Today we celebrate the power of covenant to help us move through discomfort toward deeper community and justice for all.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Jess Hench, From the Heart

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Australian Indigenous activist, Lilla Watson, says, “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” Join our guest preachers, the Rev. Laura Randall and Heather Vickery of UUSC, as we explore how to create together the beloved community.

• Rev. Laura Randall, UUSC, Guest Worship Leader
• Heather Vickery, UUSC, Guest Worship Leader
• Dr. Ysaÿe Barnwell & the UUA General Assembly 2020 Virtual Choir

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Esther, a Jewish woman who saved her community from annihilation. Maybe, as Esther's uncle tells her, we too are here "for such a time as this."

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Nan Hart, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• WUU Choir, directed by Dr. Jamie Bartlett, Director of Music
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano

The YouTube version is here.

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Part 2 of a series on the meaning of beloved community. UUs often ask, do I really have to love everybody? Of course, we can only do our best. But our tradition teaches that everyone is loved by a Love bigger than we are--even the people we think deserve love the least.

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

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Our favorite songs, whoever the artist or whatever the style, were created in a strange alchemy of study and inspiration, of strict practice and of letting go. Spiritual Practice is a similar combination of dedication, muscle memory, and perhaps a little divine inspiration. Join us for a musical exploration of learning to risk, building the muscle memory of courage, and the spiritual practice of relationship when things around us are changing fast.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• Hans von Baeyer, Fred & Linda Bergmann, Melanie Williams & Steven Sharp, Jonathan Newby, Reflections
• Nicole Collins, Vocals, & Lark Lewis, Piano, Closing Hymn

The YouTube version is here.

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Our favorite songs, whoever the artist or whatever the style, were created in a strange alchemy of study and inspiration, of strict practice and of letting go. Spiritual Practice is a similar combination of dedication, muscle memory, and perhaps a little divine inspiration. Join us for a musical exploration of learning to risk, building the muscle memory of courage, and the spiritual practice of relationship when things around us are changing fast.

• Matt Meyer, Guest Worship Leader
• Ben Thacker-Gwaltney, Worship Associate

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.

You can follow Matt, get news on his book, and resources inspiration for Music and Worship here.

Matt is also offering a Rhythm for Choir workshop. If you’re interested in this series of rhythm workshops, check out the info here.

To build a more musical UU Movement, check out the Songleaders Convergence/

And Matt’s home congregation, Sanctuary Boston, offers contemporary worship on Wednesday evenings.

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The creation stories we grow up with have a powerful impact on how we see the world. Today, inspired by theologian Walter Wink's groundbreaking work on violence in ancient Indo-European creation stories, we'll examine what we learned, and imagine some new stories.

• Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
• David Hopkinson, Worship Associate
• Austen Petersen, Director of Religious Education
• WUU Choir, Directed by Dr. Jamie Bartlett, Director of Music
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano
• James Underberg, Centering Song

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ML5QjggIk>

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In times even more fraught than ours, Dr. King believed and preached that "the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice." Today we seek inspiration and renewed strength from his example.

• 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UBw0tKxnew

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Many cultures teach that dreams are gifts from Spirit, bearers of wisdom, if only we can unravel the meanings of their strange events and symbols. Today we'll learn practical ways to invite our own dreams to reveal their wisdom and healing power for ourselves and our society.

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

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

 

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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Where, oh where are Shangri-la, Brigadoon, and the Fountain of Youth? In this service we will examine these idealistic Utopias and discover how we can use them to become re-enchanted with reality.

• Addie Hirschten, Guest Worship Leader
• Dave Robbins, Assistant Director of Music, Piano

The YouTube version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFfvL5TkhvA>

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