10.29.17 Service: "To Belong Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be" (Rev. Dick Hood) *Audio Recording*10/29/2017
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The human experiment has reached a fork in the road. One path will essentially continue the path of domination and control that has brought us to this point, the other is the path of belonging and connectivity. I choose to live indigenously. I choose to be linked so immeasurably to a place and a people as to lose awareness of the separateness I once imagined. We have tried the opposite, we have tried living as mere individuals striving to dominate each other and our environment, and it has lead us to this precipice.
 It's a remarkably confessional sermon, which Rev. Pat Jobe's oldest son said he wouldn't be able to deliver without crying. Jobe talked about his recent retirement in Greenville, his relationship with the UULC, and how we belong to each other in the work of overcoming our frailty and going ahead and doing good work beyond our flaws and failures. Jobe expressed his deep gratitude to UULC for loving support and friendship.
The annual water service, sometimes called a "water communion," took place during our 10/15 Sunday service. The water service is a UU ritual, usually conducted in the fall when friends and members return from their summer travels. They are invited to bring a sample of water from their travels, or water that has other significance for them. All of the samples are poured into a common bowl or vase to signify coming together again. It's a way of symbolizing that many are one, that we belong to a beloved community, and a way to get reacquainted. Jacquelyn weaves her personal story while telling what happened in Orangeburg in 1968 and how it relates to today.
10.01.17 Service: "Expanding Our UU Circle of Compassion" (Carla Golden) *Presentation Link*10/1/2017 We are caring, compassionate people dedicated to many important social justice issues. Can we achieve greater levels of equality, peace, and freedom for all by exposing and renouncing the roots of oppression hidden inside our daily choices?
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