Waiting
Date and Time: 12/12/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
In the middle of the season of advent, we are waiting and anticipating for what is to come.
Welcome, Welcome! Jazz Sunday
Date and Time: 12/05/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
We are a welcoming community, and that means we must constantly strive to welcome in new people and care deeply about who they are and what they have to bring. Stereotypes and other pre-conceived notions can get in the way of that. Join us as we explore this.
Holidays and Holy Days
Date and Time: 11/28/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Betsy Yarrison and Mimi Stevens
How do UUs celebrate both religious and secular holidays? What do our holidays, and the stories that go with them, tell us about the things we value?
Giving Thanks – At MVUC and on Youtube
Date and Time: 11/21/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
We take time to thank people who make our lives possible: frontline workers, retail, and others. The pandemic has shown us more strongly than ever how many people help make our economy and society run.
Join us in-person at MVUC or watch the livestream online at MVUC’s Youtube Channel.
Roll Call for Veterans: Duty, Service, Sacrifice
Date and Time: 11/14/2021 10:00pm
Presenter: Mike Walker
19 mIllion Americans have earned veteran’s status. How can Unitarians seeking peace support the troops but question the activities of the military industrial complex?
Changing – OUTDOOR IN-PERSON WORSHIP – NOVEMBER 7, 4:00 PM
Date and Time: 11/07/2021 4:00pm
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
Outdoor in-person worship – November 7, 4:00 PM.
Learning to lean into the rhythms of the season, of the changes in life, and how in a world where everything seems to change we can cope with that and hold onto tradition.
The Great Universalist Schism
Date and Time: 11/07/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
About 200 years ago, Universalists had a huge fight about, well, Universalism. That is, they disagreed about how universal salvation, the idea that all people would ultimately be saved, worked. Come learn about Restorationists and Ultra-Universalists and why they thought this mattered, and what insights we can glean for our own disagreements today.
All the Saints
Date and Time: 10/31/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
In this time of year, many cultures have honored a connection to their dead. In the spirit of Halloween, Samhain, and All Souls and All Saints days, we will remember those who have gone and what we have learned from them.
Cancel Culture Isn’t Real
Date and Time: 10/24/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
As a covenantal people, we believe that the way we treat one another matters and that holding people accountable for what they do is important. We’ll investigate consequences, “cancel culture,” and how we are together.
A Theology of Accountability
Date and Time: 10/17/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Eleanor Piez
In recent months, several MVUC members have been advocating for upgraded county facilities serving people who do not have a place to live. They have answered not only the need for more justice in society, but a theological call as well. Rev. Eleanor will explore how our Unitarian Universalist theology, and the accountability it demands of us, are needed in our public, often divisive and fearful, spaces.
Letting Go – OUTSIDE AFTERNOON SERVICE
Date and Time: 10/10/2021 4:00pm
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
As we say goodbye to our parking lot, we’ll talk about what it means to let go.
This service will be held outside at 4:00pm.
Religious And Spiritual
Date and Time: 10/10/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
In recent years, there’s been an increasing number of people who refer themselves as spiritual, but not religious (SBNR). These terms have nebulous definitions, and it’s certainly possible to be either, both, or neither — and be welcome here in our congregation. We’ll explore what it means to welcome in people on many different paths.
Accepting Ourselves
Date and Time: 10/03/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
It’s been said that peace starts with accepting who we are, good, bad, and otherwise. Accepting ourselves means taking time to know who we are and finding a way to deal with that.
A Brief History of Unitarian Universalism
Date and Time: 09/26/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
What can a long view of history teach us about our religion, our congregation, and ourselves?
Be Like Water
Date and Time: 09/19/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
A multi-generation/whole congregation service.
The philosopher Lao Tse noted that water, which is fluid, soft, and yielding, is ultimately stronger than the rock, which is rigid and unyielding. In these challenging times, we should strive to be more like water, soft and yielding, but also powerful and life-giving. As we celebrate Water Ceremony today, we will discuss how we can be more like water. A water ceremony video will be shared.
Remembering
Date and Time: 09/12/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we’ll remember that day, consider the consequences of what came after (including the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan so recently ended), and what we do with all of that in today’s world.
John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Me
Date and Time: 09/05/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Eric Pourchot and Friends
The Beatles albums are still the best-selling of all time. Over 200 of their songs have been on our record players, airwaves, and elevators for almost 60 years. MVUC’s own “Fools on the Hill” share songs by the Beatles that touched them in some way, that still resonate in their lives. We invite you to share these personal theme songs through the voices of Steve Bogart, Jean Chemnick, Wen Ling Chua, Linda Doyle, Ger Fitzgerald, Linda Jemison, Holly Mahla, Nic Marin, Joanne Masterson, Kee Ming Ng, Yee Von Ng, Eric Pourchot, and Georgia Pourchot.
Saving What We Love
Date and Time: 08/29/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
The world can sometimes make us feel like we’re the last Jedi. So it can be both humbling and reassuring to realize that the resistance isn’t all up to us. This week in worship we consider what Star Wars theology has to teach us about our UU faith and our call to build a just world together.
Good Enough
Date and Time: 08/22/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
Our society gives us a lot of messages, some helpful, others very problematic. One that fits both those categories is “Succeed at All Costs.” We’ll explore what it means to succeed, when good enough is more than enough, and how we’re called to be in this complicated, wonderful world.
Enter, Rejoice, and Come In
Date and Time: 08/15/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Christian Schmidt
Welcoming in new people and new ideas is key to our concept of embracing continued revelation: the idea that our knowledge can never be complete and final because there are always new information and new perspectives to add to our wisdom. In Rev. Schmidt’s first service as our interim minister, we’ll explore what that means and why it matters.
Thank You for Our Stories
Date and Time: 08/08/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Rev. Rebekah Savage
There is a beauty to the stories that frame our lives and communities. We are changed by others’ stories, and we change others by telling our stories – that’s the power behind being a part of our Living Tradition as Unitarian Universalists. What story is on your heart? How can your story be a seed for transformation?
Dreamed Into Being
Date and Time: 08/01/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Kirk Freeman
“Nature never hurries,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Atom by atom, little by little, it achieves its work.” As we settle into the depths of summer, we will explore the creative impulses at work in the universe and within our lives.
Finding Joy
Date and Time: 07/25/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Carolyn Evangelista
In trying times, how do we avoid losing ourselves in the pain of others and find joy in our lives?
Through Other Eyes
Date and Time: 07/18/2021 10:00am
Presenter: David Keegan
As we reflect back on the pain of the past year and a half, we may wonder what, if anything, we have learned. This Sunday Dave Keegan reflects back by looking at the experiences of two very different places, Taiwan and New Zealand, to consider the importance of community in thriving through COVID.
Go Forward
Date and Time: 07/11/2021 10:00am
Presenter: Matthew Taylor, Intern Minister Rockville UU
We have all been staying safe at home for the last 17 months, for some of us we have felt like we are stuck in a holding pattern waiting to emerge. So now as the states begin to reopen, what will it mean for us to reemerge? Join us next Sunday with one of the UU Congregation of Rockville’s Ministerial Interns Mathew P. Taylor as they help us ponder what happens next when we choose to go forward.
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