Watch the Livestream “Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it asserts our most basic humanity. We are enough… Rest Is Resistance is a call to action and manifesto for those who are sleep deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of … Continue reading This Sunday: Rest Is Resistance
Watch the Livestream As UU St. Pete wraps up our pledge campaign, we reflect on the bravery it takes to publicly support an institution like our church in a state that continues to criminalize those on the margins. Today is also New Member Sunday; UUSP will welcome new members. All Are Welcome – nursery care and … Continue reading This Sunday: The Vulnerability of Liberal Religion: Painting a Target on Our Front Door
Watch the Livestream Vulnerability is a gift that should never be forced, manipulated or coerced. In particular, members of marginalized groups have no responsibility to speak about painful experiences in order to educate others about racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc. All Are Welcome – nursery care and children’s religious education will be available.
Watch the Livestream Many of us are told we’re too fat, too Black, too gay, too much. Unitarian Universalism believes in the inherent worth and dignity of EVERY person, starting with YOU. Our theology centers and honors those who have been historically marginalized and made to feel ashamed of who they are. All Are Welcome. … Continue reading This week: From Shame to Power: Being Who You Truly Are
Love does indeed take work, whether we are loving ourselves, someone else or the world. What does that work look like, and what happens when we take love for granted? Rev. Ben will lead worship, Lucinda Zeman will give the View from the Pew and the UUSP Bell Ringers will perform. All Are Welcome. Nursery … Continue reading What is the work of love?
WATCH THE LIVESTREAM Interracial love, LGBTQIA+ love – many kinds of love seem threatening to the powers that be. At UUSP, we side with love, welcoming and celebrating it rather than fearing it and controlling it. Rev. Ben will lead worship along with the worship team, and the UUSP Choir will perform. All Are Welcome. … Continue reading This Sunday: Unsanctioned Love
Watch the Livestream All Are Welcome. Nursery care and children’s religious education will be available.
View the Livestream How do we keep our center during COVID, war, white supremacy etc.? All Are Welcome. Nursery care and children’s religious education will be available.
All are welcome.
View the Livestream Jesse Jackson speaks of the sanitized version of MLK as the “Harmless Dreamer,” but in reality the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a revolutionary who advocated tactics similar to the modern day Black Lives Matter movement. Rev. Ben asks us to imagine a world that centered Dr. King’s vision of … Continue reading This Sunday: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
