March Theme: Hope
Annual Ministry Theme: Truth
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025
An Ongoing Journey: Meeting Ourselves
SERVICE STARTS AT 10:30AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025
An Ongoing Journey: Meeting Ourselves
10:30am in person and on YouTube
Join us for a guest preacher, Woman Cooper, whose sermon will reflect on how to invite new parts of ourselves to come forward and how to hold all parts of ourselves with compassion, respect, and honor. Woman will introduce the many selves she has met on her journey of self-awareness. Join us to celebrate yourself and maybe meet someone new. This opportunity to give a Sunday sermon was won by Woman at last fall’s auction. Rev. Rebecca will be leading worship.
“You have no need to travel anywhere. Journey within yourself, enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendour of your own light.” -Rumi
Sunday, March 23, 2025
The Jean C. Wilson Series Presents: Justin Murphy-Mancini in Concert
Sanctuary, 4-5pm
Former Director of Church Music at First Religious Society UU and current Paul Fritts Endowed Chair; Assistant Professor of Music, Organ at Pacific Lutheran University, Justin is a keyboardist and composer dedicated to exciting and enriching audiences with music from many eras. He appears regularly in concert as an organist, harpsichordist, and collaborative pianist, with a repertoire that spans the entire written history of keyboard music. This concert will be performed in honor and memory of Barbara Owen, former FRSUU Director of Church Music and international organist.
Tickets for this concert are complimentary on Eventbrite.
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