UUABQ Voice https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque’s weekly sermon podcast. New episodes each Monday. We are a liberal, non-creedal congregation grounded in love and justice, gathering in Albuquerque, Socorro, and the East Mountains. Welcome! Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:35:51 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Religion & Spirituality 1440 episodic uuabqvoice uuabqvoice No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6546303/podcast_art.jpg UUABQ Voice https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com 144 144 April 26, 2026: Youth and the Interconnected Web of Life April 26, 2026: Youth and the Interconnected Web of Life https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-26-2026-youth-and-the-interconnected-web-of-life/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-26-2026-youth-and-the-interconnected-web-of-life/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:35:51 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/a1f1508d-f18d-3a68-ba96-d350a37394e8 The amazing youth in our congregation chose the theme, music, and readings for this service,  and wrote reflections to guide the congregation. The service also includes a child dedication ceremony for seven children and youth, and a special ritual to say goodbye to our Director of Congregational Life, Laira Magnusson, and her family.

]]> The amazing youth in our congregation chose the theme, music, and readings for this service,  and wrote reflections to guide the congregation. The service also includes a child dedication ceremony for seven children and youth, and a special ritual to say goodbye to our Director of Congregational Life, Laira Magnusson, and her family.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4155 323 full April 19, 2026: "Earth Day" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell April 19, 2026: "Earth Day" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-19-2026-earth-day-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-19-2026-earth-day-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:36:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/4d4a6dc4-1f09-3ce7-afd8-740889fa2f2c Music: Susan Peck with Cantabilis.

]]> Music: Susan Peck with Cantabilis.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4139 322 full April 12, 2026: “Come to Jesus: Some Things My Mental Illness Taught Me” Christina Socorro Yovovich April 12, 2026: “Come to Jesus: Some Things My Mental Illness Taught Me” Christina Socorro Yovovich https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-12-2026-come-to-jesus-some-things-my-mental-illness-taught-me-christina-socorro-yovovich/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-12-2026-come-to-jesus-some-things-my-mental-illness-taught-me-christina-socorro-yovovich/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:40:41 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/a2f7eadd-289c-32c0-baf0-35e130d43ae7 How did rejecting the shame and stigma surrounding their mental illness help Christina root more fully into our beloved community? How can listening to all the parts of yourself bring you strength? Come contemplate through story and reflection. The service will include a farewell ritual for Rev. Beth Elliot, our departing Associate Minister. After the service, there will be a short reception for her with some special music led by Susan Peck. Music: Lydia Clark, Staff Musician. Christina Socorro Yovovich’s pronouns are she/her/they/them. She has been a member of First Unitarian since 2014. Their family roots begin in Mexico and Montenegro and the labels they claim for themself include writer, mother, artist, bipolar, autistic, fat, person with PTSD, and wisdom seeker.

]]> How did rejecting the shame and stigma surrounding their mental illness help Christina root more fully into our beloved community? How can listening to all the parts of yourself bring you strength? Come contemplate through story and reflection. The service will include a farewell ritual for Rev. Beth Elliot, our departing Associate Minister. After the service, there will be a short reception for her with some special music led by Susan Peck.
Music: Lydia Clark, Staff Musician.
Christina Socorro Yovovich’s pronouns are she/her/they/them. She has been a member of First Unitarian since 2014. Their family roots begin in Mexico and Montenegro and the labels they claim for themself include writer, mother, artist, bipolar, autistic, fat, person with PTSD, and wisdom seeker.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4418 321 full April 5, 2026: "Easter: Resurrection and Reincarnation" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell April 5, 2026: "Easter: Resurrection and Reincarnation" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-5-2026-easter-resurrection-and-reincarnation-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-5-2026-easter-resurrection-and-reincarnation-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:49:16 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/44fcdda6-f19d-3f21-bae1-c08bf5e035e5 A reflection for Easter on resurrection and reincarnation, through a look at Jesus, Buddhism, and the earth. Music: Susan Peck and Chalice Choir, with Lydia Clark, Vance Bass, Chris Paul.

]]> A reflection for Easter on resurrection and reincarnation, through a look at Jesus, Buddhism, and the earth.
Music: Susan Peck and Chalice Choir, with Lydia Clark, Vance Bass, Chris Paul.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4801 320 full March 29, 2026: “Palm Sunday: Jesus as Social Justice Advocate” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell March 29, 2026: “Palm Sunday: Jesus as Social Justice Advocate” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-29-2026-palm-sunday-jesus-as-social-justice-advocate-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-29-2026-palm-sunday-jesus-as-social-justice-advocate-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:09:40 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/77d5e951-97ac-3507-aaf5-cc655b8eac7c Rev. Stacey will reflect on how Jesus related to power, and what was historically happening that led to his death. Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> Rev. Stacey will reflect on how Jesus related to power, and what was historically happening that led to his death.
Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3821 319 full March 22, 2026: Spring Equinox March 22, 2026: Spring Equinox https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-22-2026-spring-equinox/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-22-2026-spring-equinox/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:34:10 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/b55bd9d9-8a0e-3fa8-877f-a8f7d32d91c0 The Rev. Stacey Mitchell

Celebrating our connection to light and our interdependence with nature.

Music: Cantabilis, with Leslie Bowen, Emily Moore, Erika Nielson, Susan Peck, Michele Spiro, Celia Yapita.

]]> The Rev. Stacey Mitchell

Celebrating our connection to light and our interdependence with nature.

Music: Cantabilis, with Leslie Bowen, Emily Moore, Erika Nielson, Susan Peck, Michele Spiro, Celia Yapita.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4633 318 full March 15, 2026: “The Truth in our Stories” Scott Kasmire, Pulpit Guest March 15, 2026: “The Truth in our Stories” Scott Kasmire, Pulpit Guest https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-15-2026-the-truth-in-our-stories-scott-kasmire-pulpit-guest/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-15-2026-the-truth-in-our-stories-scott-kasmire-pulpit-guest/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:11:39 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/3bfabbc7-5b5f-3611-93b7-57ab93c0bdd7 Humans are story-making animals. As Unitarian Universalists, we both share our stories and tell a shared story. How we do that impacts not only how we feel about ourselves, but also how we change the world.

First U member Scott Kasmire joined Unitarian Universalism in the mid-1990s as a twenty-something. As a fifty-something, he can be found teaching high school math at the Alamo Navajo Reservation or spending time with family at Laguna Pueblo.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> Humans are story-making animals. As Unitarian Universalists, we both share our stories and tell a shared story. How we do that impacts not only how we feel about ourselves, but also how we change the world.

First U member Scott Kasmire joined Unitarian Universalism in the mid-1990s as a twenty-something. As a fifty-something, he can be found teaching high school math at the Alamo Navajo Reservation or spending time with family at Laguna Pueblo.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4685 317 full March 8, 2026: “Becoming Water: Courage, Radical Love and Ancestral Practices for Fire Times” Natty Averett, Pulpit Guest March 8, 2026: “Becoming Water: Courage, Radical Love and Ancestral Practices for Fire Times” Natty Averett, Pulpit Guest https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-8-2026-becoming-water-courage-radical-love-and-ancestral-practices-for-fire-times-natty-averett-pulpit-guest/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-8-2026-becoming-water-courage-radical-love-and-ancestral-practices-for-fire-times-natty-averett-pulpit-guest/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:06:15 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/8c4f87ce-e03c-3e83-9de0-a46cebbd8483 How can we face our fears, do what’s right, be loving, be resilient and stay sane amidst internal and external turmoil? We’ll consider how to grow our courage, foster radical love within ourselves, and look to our ancestors to support our spiritual intuition and build our resilience. Natalia “Natty” Averett (they/(s)he) is a gender-fluid, sapiosexual Black American and Afro-Caribbean Latiné person of African, European and indigenous North and Central American heritage. A long-time UU and Insight (Vipassana) meditator, as a young adult Natty served as president of a 1000+ member UU congregation while also serving as a trustee on both their local district UU board and the national UUA Board.  Music: Sol Singers, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> How can we face our fears, do what’s right, be loving, be resilient and stay sane amidst internal and external turmoil? We’ll consider how to grow our courage, foster radical love within ourselves, and look to our ancestors to support our spiritual intuition and build our resilience.
Natalia “Natty” Averett (they/(s)he) is a gender-fluid, sapiosexual Black American and Afro-Caribbean Latiné person of African, European and indigenous North and Central American heritage. A long-time UU and Insight (Vipassana) meditator, as a young adult Natty served as president of a 1000+ member UU congregation while also serving as a trustee on both their local district UU board and the national UUA Board. 
Music: Sol Singers, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4682 316 full March 1, 2026: “Interfaith Mystics and Pluralism” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell March 1, 2026: “Interfaith Mystics and Pluralism” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-1-2026-interfaith-mystics-and-pluralism-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-1-2026-interfaith-mystics-and-pluralism-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:52:35 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/30c02947-2e6d-3a46-8130-a233c5cda353 Exploring Unitarian Universalism’s value of Pluralism, and the influential spiritual traditions of Reb Zalman, Krishnamurti, and Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Music: Chalice Choir, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> Exploring Unitarian Universalism’s value of Pluralism, and the influential spiritual traditions of Reb Zalman, Krishnamurti, and Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan.
Music: Chalice Choir, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4560 315 full February 22, 2026: “Lessons from My Dog” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell February 22, 2026: “Lessons from My Dog” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-22-2026-lessons-from-my-dog-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-22-2026-lessons-from-my-dog-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:25:49 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/2a30d41d-3f4f-3ca8-a9c1-1c359e2933d1 Author Robert Fulghum, who wrote “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten” in 1988, is also a UU Minister. Inspired by this book, Rev. Stacey will give a sermon about what she has learned from her dog, Copper.

Music: Lydia Clark,Erika Nielson, and Michele Spiro share some great dawg-friendly songs. 

]]> Author Robert Fulghum, who wrote “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten” in 1988, is also a UU Minister. Inspired by this book, Rev. Stacey will give a sermon about what she has learned from her dog, Copper.

Music: Lydia Clark,Erika Nielson, and Michele Spiro share some great dawg-friendly songs. 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4447 314 full February 15, 2026: “Democracy & The Super Bowl” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell February 15, 2026: “Democracy & The Super Bowl” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-15-2026-democracy-the-super-bowl-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-15-2026-democracy-the-super-bowl-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:22:37 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/0daf3331-1524-329d-abe2-acabc0fdc871 How is democracy important to our UU faith? Whether we are pondering inclusion, justice, or agency, our faith points the way to a more equitable and compassionate world.  And Rev. Stacey will also ponder the importance of Latino superstar Bad Bunny’s Superbowl performance from a week earlier and why it matters for our country. Music: Clarinetist Robin Korevaar teams up with pianist Maxwell Reilly for some light classical duos. Lydia Clark will cover congregational hymns.

]]> How is democracy important to our UU faith? Whether we are pondering inclusion, justice, or agency, our faith points the way to a more equitable and compassionate world.  And Rev. Stacey will also ponder the importance of Latino superstar Bad Bunny’s Superbowl performance from a week earlier and why it matters for our country.
Music: Clarinetist Robin Korevaar teams up with pianist Maxwell Reilly for some light classical duos. Lydia Clark will cover congregational hymns.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4967 313 full February 8, 2026: Eulogies February 8, 2026: Eulogies https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-8-2026-eulogies/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-8-2026-eulogies/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:38:37 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/f358e1c0-bbbd-3461-a980-d4b286eeb162 Every year, First Unitarian celebrates the lives of notable, interesting, and sometimes quirky people lost in the previous year. Spare Parts and Cantabilis honor musicians who crossed over in 2025.

Musicians: Spare Parts with Laura Bartolucci (tambourine, vocals), Vance Bass (guitar, vocals), Keith Morris (guitar, flute, vocals), Chris Paul (drums), Evan Kennedy Sadek (electric bass), Susan Peck (keyboard, vocals), featuring Larry Alei (flugelhorn/trumpet) and additional vocals by Cantabilis (Tania Hopkins, Michele Spiro, and Erika Nielson). 

]]> Every year, First Unitarian celebrates the lives of notable, interesting, and sometimes quirky people lost in the previous year. Spare Parts and Cantabilis honor musicians who crossed over in 2025.

Musicians: Spare Parts with Laura Bartolucci (tambourine, vocals), Vance Bass (guitar, vocals), Keith Morris (guitar, flute, vocals), Chris Paul (drums), Evan Kennedy Sadek (electric bass), Susan Peck (keyboard, vocals), featuring Larry Alei (flugelhorn/trumpet) and additional vocals by Cantabilis (Tania Hopkins, Michele Spiro, and Erika Nielson). 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4267 312 full February 1, 2026: “Joy Is Resistance” Nate Clark February 1, 2026: “Joy Is Resistance” Nate Clark https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-1-2026-joy-is-resistance-nate-clark/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-1-2026-joy-is-resistance-nate-clark/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:37:36 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/60bc9fad-912e-3fc1-bda6-dd98fe6faa9d How do we find balance between paying attention to the world and protecting our own capacity to hope? Guest preacher Nate Clark will reflect on how joy can sustain us through anxiety and grief.

Nate Clark (all pronouns) is currently serving in Lexington, MA as Follen Church’s Ministerial Intern for 2024–2026. He graduated with his MDiv from Iliff School of Theology in the spring of 2025. Nate grew up a Unitarian Universalist in Dunstable Massachusetts. He is currently living in Westford, MA with his wife and their rambunctious cat. Nate’s calling is to parish ministry, and they hope to serve a congregation in their native New England. 

Music: Guest musician, Francisco Ruíz. Francisco is an award-winning singer-songwriter from LA and long-time UU music leader. He studied circle singing with Bobby McFerrin and can turn a roomful of people into a magical vocal orchestra.

]]> How do we find balance between paying attention to the world and protecting our own capacity to hope? Guest preacher Nate Clark will reflect on how joy can sustain us through anxiety and grief.

Nate Clark (all pronouns) is currently serving in Lexington, MA as Follen Church’s Ministerial Intern for 2024–2026. He graduated with his MDiv from Iliff School of Theology in the spring of 2025. Nate grew up a Unitarian Universalist in Dunstable Massachusetts. He is currently living in Westford, MA with his wife and their rambunctious cat. Nate’s calling is to parish ministry, and they hope to serve a congregation in their native New England. 

Music: Guest musician, Francisco Ruíz. Francisco is an award-winning singer-songwriter from LA and long-time UU music leader. He studied circle singing with Bobby McFerrin and can turn a roomful of people into a magical vocal orchestra.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4855 311 full January 25, 2026: "The Transient and the Permanent" The Rev. Nathan Ryan January 25, 2026: "The Transient and the Permanent" The Rev. Nathan Ryan https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-25-2026-the-transient-and-the-permanent-the-rev-nathan-ryan/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-25-2026-the-transient-and-the-permanent-the-rev-nathan-ryan/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:58:11 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/856799b7-12ea-35b1-8dd1-e0b062d48f9e Rev. Nathan Ryan, lead Minister at the Baton Rouge congregation, will delve into our legacy of Unitarianism, and how we honor “The Transient and the Permanent.” Reverend Nathan is a life-long Unitarian Universalist from south Louisiana. He graduated from Meadville-Lombard Theological School in Chicago. After serving in various positions at UU churches in Texas and Maryland, he returned to Baton Rouge as Assistant Minister in 2012. He was called as their Senior Minister in 2020.

Music: Chalice Choir, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> Rev. Nathan Ryan, lead Minister at the Baton Rouge congregation, will delve into our legacy of Unitarianism, and how we honor “The Transient and the Permanent.” Reverend Nathan is a life-long Unitarian Universalist from south Louisiana. He graduated from Meadville-Lombard Theological School in Chicago. After serving in various positions at UU churches in Texas and Maryland, he returned to Baton Rouge as Assistant Minister in 2012. He was called as their Senior Minister in 2020.

Music: Chalice Choir, under the direction of Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4850 310 full January 18, 2026 : “Proud to Be Maladjusted” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell January 18, 2026 : “Proud to Be Maladjusted” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-18-2026-proud-to-be-maladjusted-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-18-2026-proud-to-be-maladjusted-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:10:19 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/9a0b2346-1b43-3a9a-b231-605c31afdd41 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the UUA’s annual General Assembly in 1966.  In that speech to UUs he said “There are some things in our nation and in our world to which I’m proud to be maladjusted.”  Rev. Stacey will be exploring what he meant by that statement to UUs almost 60 years ago.

Music: Lydia Clark, Mark Clark, and Lewis Winn

]]> Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the UUA’s annual General Assembly in 1966.  In that speech to UUs he said “There are some things in our nation and in our world to which I’m proud to be maladjusted.”  Rev. Stacey will be exploring what he meant by that statement to UUs almost 60 years ago.

Music: Lydia Clark, Mark Clark, and Lewis Winn

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4227 309 full January 4, 2025: “Toothless” The Rev. Beth Elliot January 4, 2025: “Toothless” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-4-2025-toothless-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-4-2025-toothless-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:24:03 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6a2fc799-10a7-32e6-9850-9383a3e0c4b7 Letting go of perfectionism and independence as a spiritual practice. Music: Susan Peck

]]> Letting go of perfectionism and independence as a spiritual practice.
Music: Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4446 308 full December 21, 2025: “Wintering” The Rev. Beth Elliot December 21, 2025: “Wintering” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-21-2025-wintering-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-21-2025-wintering-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:16:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/3f826744-b1eb-379f-bc46-f72cb38bae3a In all the world’s major faith traditions and throughout nature, there are guidelines around rest, hibernation, and Sabbath. Carving out space and time for quiet and ease is essential for health and honoring the cycles of life.

Music: Emily Moore, KJ Patrick, Susan Peck, Michele Spiro

]]> In all the world’s major faith traditions and throughout nature, there are guidelines around rest, hibernation, and Sabbath. Carving out space and time for quiet and ease is essential for health and honoring the cycles of life.

Music: Emily Moore, KJ Patrick, Susan Peck, Michele Spiro

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4456 307 full December 14, 2025: “Choose Your Own Adventure Sermon” The Rev. Beth Elliot December 14, 2025: “Choose Your Own Adventure Sermon” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-14-2025-choose-your-own-adventure-sermon-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-14-2025-choose-your-own-adventure-sermon-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:35:03 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/44db6d56-210a-3c47-9e05-5b11a2ba4199 Do you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure Books? Come be part of a service where YOU get to choose where we go and how we explore the foundations, joys, and responsibilities of being part of a faith community. Music: Chalice Choir

]]> Do you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure Books? Come be part of a service where YOU get to choose where we go and how we explore the foundations, joys, and responsibilities of being part of a faith community.
Music: Chalice Choir

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4326 306 full December 7, 2025: Sermon in Song December 7, 2025: Sermon in Song https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-7-2025-sermon-in-song/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-7-2025-sermon-in-song/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:34:05 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/9166c75a-0ce8-33ca-9bea-88f2f1b94f4b Peter Mayer, UU singer-songwriter based in Stillwater, Minnesota, will share his “Sermon in Song,” weaving original songs with his thoughts on the lyrics and music. Mayer is best known in UU circles for the hymn “Blue Boat Home.” Come learn more about the rest of his music.

]]> Peter Mayer, UU singer-songwriter based in Stillwater, Minnesota, will share his “Sermon in Song,” weaving original songs with his thoughts on the lyrics and music. Mayer is best known in UU circles for the hymn “Blue Boat Home.” Come learn more about the rest of his music.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4130 305 full November 30, 2025: "Buddhist Influences" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell November 30, 2025: "Buddhist Influences" The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-30-2025-buddhist-influences-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-30-2025-buddhist-influences-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:33:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/09ba59e5-59d4-3621-b98f-b0dded54c05b Rev. Stacey on Buddhist teachings that have inspired her over the years. 

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> Rev. Stacey on Buddhist teachings that have inspired her over the years. 

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4429 304 full November 23, 2025: US Representative Melanie Stansbury November 23, 2025: US Representative Melanie Stansbury https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-23-2025-us-representative-melanie-stansbury/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-23-2025-us-representative-melanie-stansbury/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:23:17 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/10bbaf07-597f-3397-97fd-2ef83a1d6931 uuabqvoice false No 2852 303 full November 23, 2025: Transgender Day of Remembrance November 23, 2025: Transgender Day of Remembrance https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-23-2025-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-23-2025-transgender-day-of-remembrance/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:59:45 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/884b1ae8-bcd8-3616-aa06-12103255bfe8 The Rev. Stacey Mitchell

This Sunday we will remember and honor our Transgender Community by paying tribute to lives lost due to violence over the last year. Our faith has supported the affirmation of Trans lives for decades.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> The Rev. Stacey Mitchell

This Sunday we will remember and honor our Transgender Community by paying tribute to lives lost due to violence over the last year. Our faith has supported the affirmation of Trans lives for decades.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3804 302 full November 16, 2025: “Strong Foundations” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell November 16, 2025: “Strong Foundations” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-16-2025-strong-foundations-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-16-2025-strong-foundations-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:55:07 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e7ce0b96-45a2-32f0-be13-b9837ab8a3b9 Contemplations on “Building Strong Foundations” (inspired by some Buddhist ideas). This is the last Sunday of our 2026 Pledge Drive.

Music: Cantabilis, women’s chamber choir.

]]> Contemplations on “Building Strong Foundations” (inspired by some Buddhist ideas). This is the last Sunday of our 2026 Pledge Drive.

Music: Cantabilis, women’s chamber choir.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4783 301 full November 9, 2025: “Damned If I Do...” The Rev. Beth Elliot November 9, 2025: “Damned If I Do...” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-9-2025-damned-if-i-do-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-9-2025-damned-if-i-do-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:31:19 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/7a1698b6-b60a-37d3-9035-efa009872a5e What is Universalism? As a radical, unapologetic and expansive Universalist, let me continue to share explorations as to why I believe it is the key to our faith’s future.

Music: Chalice Choir

]]> What is Universalism? As a radical, unapologetic and expansive Universalist, let me continue to share explorations as to why I believe it is the key to our faith’s future.

Music: Chalice Choir

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4717 300 full October 26, 2025: “Always on the Side of Love” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell October 26, 2025: “Always on the Side of Love” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-26-2025-always-on-the-side-of-love-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-26-2025-always-on-the-side-of-love-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:32:31 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6844d97d-6ffa-384b-b615-97030628cb84 Our UUA faith has a motto for the last 20 years: “On the Side of Love.” And, with our new statement of faith passed at General Assembly in 2024, our faith calls us into sacred acts of love around values of justice and more. Let’s explore how to manifest holy love.  Music: Lydia Clark, piano/vocals and Erika Nielson, vocals

]]> Our UUA faith has a motto for the last 20 years: “On the Side of Love.” And, with our new statement of faith passed at General Assembly in 2024, our faith calls us into sacred acts of love around values of justice and more. Let’s explore how to manifest holy love. 
Music: Lydia Clark, piano/vocals and Erika Nielson, vocals

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4794 299 full October 19, 2025: “Cultivating Compassion” The Rev. Beth Elliot October 19, 2025: “Cultivating Compassion” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-19-2025-cultivating-compassion-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-19-2025-cultivating-compassion-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:43:29 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/b9bc669b-c712-31d1-b838-63ade101b2f5 Radical Generosity at First Unitarian centers in a continual call for us all to cultivate compassion. How does our faith’s call for extravagant amounts of love impact how we think about generosity? Join us for a joyful, playful take on abundance and the power of community.

Music: Susan Peck and Beth Elliot

]]> Radical Generosity at First Unitarian centers in a continual call for us all to cultivate compassion. How does our faith’s call for extravagant amounts of love impact how we think about generosity? Join us for a joyful, playful take on abundance and the power of community.

Music: Susan Peck and Beth Elliot

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4523 298 full September 28, 2025: “Our Interconnections with the Animal World” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell September 28, 2025: “Our Interconnections with the Animal World” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-28-2025-our-interconnections-with-the-animal-world-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-28-2025-our-interconnections-with-the-animal-world-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:58:16 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/603eb8d3-9c7d-3b37-9efb-de5a93791bee Author Robin Wall Kimmerer states “Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” In this Sunday message, Rev. Stacey will explore the joys and gifts of our animal world.

We will also have our Backpack Blessing this Sunday for children and adults alike. Every child and youth should bring their backpack, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to bring something that symbolizes their work for a blessing. 

Music:Chalice Choir

]]> Author Robin Wall Kimmerer states “Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” In this Sunday message, Rev. Stacey will explore the joys and gifts of our animal world.

We will also have our Backpack Blessing this Sunday for children and adults alike. Every child and youth should bring their backpack, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to bring something that symbolizes their work for a blessing. 

Music:Chalice Choir

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4278 297 full September 21, 2025: “Wanna Know A Secret?” The Rev. Beth Elliot September 21, 2025: “Wanna Know A Secret?” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-21-2025-wanna-know-a-secret-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-21-2025-wanna-know-a-secret-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:55:37 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/60ca142b-5f02-3975-8ffd-722d43e21332 What are the differences between confidentiality and secrecy? Why is one virtuous and the other a very big problem?

Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> What are the differences between confidentiality and secrecy? Why is one virtuous and the other a very big problem?

Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4454 296 full September 14, 2025: “Lilith” The Rev. Beth Elliot September 14, 2025: “Lilith” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-14-2025-lilith-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-14-2025-lilith-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:12:19 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e61314c9-93d7-31fc-bce6-f58a663d8906 Join us as we explore the mythology of Lilith and how she became a symbol of the rejection of patriarchal domination and limited gender roles. What are the implications when feminine symbols like Lilith and Eve are demonized and blamed for the sins of humankind? We will examine how these ancient stories still have influence in our culture and politics.

Music: Cantabilis (women’s chamber choir)

]]> Join us as we explore the mythology of Lilith and how she became a symbol of the rejection of patriarchal domination and limited gender roles. What are the implications when feminine symbols like Lilith and Eve are demonized and blamed for the sins of humankind? We will examine how these ancient stories still have influence in our culture and politics.

Music: Cantabilis (women’s chamber choir)

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4778 295 full August 31, 2025: "Dirty Words" The Rev. Beth Elliot August 31, 2025: "Dirty Words" The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-31-2025-dirty-words-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-31-2025-dirty-words-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:19:47 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/adcbbc7e-9ed9-3cb7-b33c-298ade9e4cf9 What is taboo and why? There is value in examining our resistance, our disgust, and our rebellion. I swear. 

Music: Spare Parts, our contemporary worship band

]]> What is taboo and why? There is value in examining our resistance, our disgust, and our rebellion. I swear. 

Music: Spare Parts, our contemporary worship band

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4483 294 full August 24, 2025: “The Interim Period” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell August 24, 2025: “The Interim Period” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-24-2025-the-interim-period-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-24-2025-the-interim-period-the-rev-stacey-mitchell/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:54:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e99ad392-97ee-3abb-9a73-c6f65ddd98e0 Interim periods can be a dynamic and reflective time. With Rev. Stacey being here for the next years, formally known as “Interim Ministry,” what can be expected in this time period? 

Music:Lydia Clark

]]> Interim periods can be a dynamic and reflective time. With Rev. Stacey being here for the next years, formally known as “Interim Ministry,” what can be expected in this time period? 

Music:Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4606 293 full August 17, 2025: "The Wondrous, Wiggly History of UU Religious Education, and Family Ministry" August 17, 2025: "The Wondrous, Wiggly History of UU Religious Education, and Family Ministry" https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-17-2025-the-wondrous-wiggly-history-of-uu-religious-education-and-family-ministry/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-17-2025-the-wondrous-wiggly-history-of-uu-religious-education-and-family-ministry/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:55:09 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6d75de5a-f600-3a76-aca0-3061e11b2fb5 Alana Rodriguez, Director of Family Ministry

What could family ministry look like? With the many changes and shifts, how do we center joy and taking care of each other?

Music: First U Youth Kokiak Hopkins, Puck Magnusson, and Shane Magnusson with guest youth musicians Owen Mease, Josh Trujillo, and Silas Wilber.

]]> Alana Rodriguez, Director of Family Ministry

What could family ministry look like? With the many changes and shifts, how do we center joy and taking care of each other?

Music: First U Youth Kokiak Hopkins, Puck Magnusson, and Shane Magnusson with guest youth musicians Owen Mease, Josh Trujillo, and Silas Wilber.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4371 292 full August 10, 2025: “Beginnings” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell, Interim Senior Minister August 10, 2025: “Beginnings” The Rev. Stacey Mitchell, Interim Senior Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-10-2025-beginnings-the-rev-stacey-mitchell-interim-senior-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-10-2025-beginnings-the-rev-stacey-mitchell-interim-senior-minister/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:23:17 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/dd45b95e-d9a7-329d-a0be-9bd8e38e97f3 In Rev. Stacey’s first sermon at First U Albuquerque, she talks about how with new beginnings, there are new opportunities.

Music: Chamber trio: Robin Korevaar (clarinet), David Schepps (‘cello), Susan Peck (piano)

]]> In Rev. Stacey’s first sermon at First U Albuquerque, she talks about how with new beginnings, there are new opportunities.

Music: Chamber trio: Robin Korevaar (clarinet), David Schepps (‘cello), Susan Peck (piano)

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3824 291 full August 3, 2025: “St. Julian of Norwich” Rev. Erica Lea-Simka, Guest Preacher August 3, 2025: “St. Julian of Norwich” Rev. Erica Lea-Simka, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-3-2025-st-julian-of-norwich-rev-erica-lea-simka-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-3-2025-st-julian-of-norwich-rev-erica-lea-simka-guest-preacher/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:38:36 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/d7db0e73-5322-319f-a141-be503587313a St. Julian of Norwich is the author of Revelations of Divine Love, the oldest surviving book in English written by a woman. She was a deeply spiritual person and knew firsthand the power of the Divine Feminine during tumultuous times. As an anchorite, Julian was a spiritual director to her community, though her guidance lives on mystically. What wisdom does 14th century Julian have for us today in the 21st century?

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> St. Julian of Norwich is the author of Revelations of Divine Love, the oldest surviving book in English written by a woman. She was a deeply spiritual person and knew firsthand the power of the Divine Feminine during tumultuous times. As an anchorite, Julian was a spiritual director to her community, though her guidance lives on mystically. What wisdom does 14th century Julian have for us today in the 21st century?

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4182 290 full July 27, 2025: “What Feeds Our Souls?” The Rev. Beth Elliot July 27, 2025: “What Feeds Our Souls?” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-27-2025-what-feeds-our-souls-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-27-2025-what-feeds-our-souls-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:07:01 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/d980a8bc-504b-32cb-836e-c85a2891969e Even amid the most horrific of times, people have understood the value of joy. How do we stay grounded and spiritually nourished when the world is falling apart? We find whimsy, we value playfulness, and we recognize rest as resistance.  We also say goodbye to our Intern Minister and Resident, Ron Ahnen.

Music: Cantabilis (women’s chamber choir) offers uplifting, whimsical songs for feeling good.

]]> Even amid the most horrific of times, people have understood the value of joy. How do we stay grounded and spiritually nourished when the world is falling apart? We find whimsy, we value playfulness, and we recognize rest as resistance.  We also say goodbye to our Intern Minister and Resident, Ron Ahnen.

Music: Cantabilis (women’s chamber choir) offers uplifting, whimsical songs for feeling good.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4723 289 full July 20, 2025: “Answer the Call” Ron Ahnen, Ministerial Resident July 20, 2025: “Answer the Call” Ron Ahnen, Ministerial Resident https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-20-2025-answer-the-call-ron-ahnen-ministerial-resident/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-20-2025-answer-the-call-ron-ahnen-ministerial-resident/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:23:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/5daa980c-c98b-38fa-85d9-6f41fee9c77f How does our spiritual journey call us to live our values? How can we support each other’s spiritual callings in our multi-religious faith?

Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> How does our spiritual journey call us to live our values? How can we support each other’s spiritual callings in our multi-religious faith?

Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4457 288 full July 6, 2025: “Join the Justice Choir!” Susan Peck & Vance Bass July 6, 2025: “Join the Justice Choir!” Susan Peck & Vance Bass https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-6-2025-join-the-justice-choir-susan-peck-vance-bass/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-6-2025-join-the-justice-choir-susan-peck-vance-bass/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:30:58 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/ddb23907-ba04-37aa-adae-3922d4a3ecfc “Where are all the new protest songs?” They’re everywhere, just not on the local AM radio stations like they were in the 60s. Also, what protest music are we missing due to cultural blinders? Susan Peck and Vance Bass will lead a service full of justice and union songs, with old familiars and new songs from thriving song circle communities.

Music: Susan and Vance share protest songs old and new, in the tradition of making good (musical) trouble. 

]]> “Where are all the new protest songs?” They’re everywhere, just not on the local AM radio stations like they were in the 60s. Also, what protest music are we missing due to cultural blinders? Susan Peck and Vance Bass will lead a service full of justice and union songs, with old familiars and new songs from thriving song circle communities.

Music: Susan and Vance share protest songs old and new, in the tradition of making good (musical) trouble. 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4367 287 full June 29, 2025: "Eudaimonia" The Rev. Beth Elliot June 29, 2025: "Eudaimonia" The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-29-2025-eudaimonia-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-29-2025-eudaimonia-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:16:50 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/218806ea-b22f-3a24-bee7-9f8b8c268ee8 We live in a culture that puts a lot of emphasis on being happy, but should that be our goal? Eudaimonia is an ancient idea that provides a way of living that doesn't chase fleeting emotion or temporary gratification but instead focuses on deep relationships, creativity, and meaning. Let's explore the idea of eudaimonia and how it promotes a more robust idea of human flourishing.

Music: Lydia Clark

Prayer:Troublemakers Blessing

]]> We live in a culture that puts a lot of emphasis on being happy, but should that be our goal? Eudaimonia is an ancient idea that provides a way of living that doesn't chase fleeting emotion or temporary gratification but instead focuses on deep relationships, creativity, and meaning. Let's explore the idea of eudaimonia and how it promotes a more robust idea of human flourishing.

Music: Lydia Clark

Prayer:Troublemakers Blessing

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4332 286 full June 22, 2025: “Dreaming Beyond Leviathan” Kelsey Atherton, Guest Preacher June 22, 2025: “Dreaming Beyond Leviathan” Kelsey Atherton, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-22-2025-dreaming-beyond-leviathan-kelsey-atherton-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-22-2025-dreaming-beyond-leviathan-kelsey-atherton-guest-preacher/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:13:40 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/05ff0e10-3a2a-3b20-8f54-4c471cf00a17 What it means to not just imagine an end to nightmares, but to ground our dreams of better tomorrows.

Music: Special guests Rusty Nelson and Sue Young, with Susan Peck.

]]> What it means to not just imagine an end to nightmares, but to ground our dreams of better tomorrows.

Music: Special guests Rusty Nelson and Sue Young, with Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3918 285 full June 15, 2025: “Freedom from Old Constraints” The Rev. Beth Elliot June 15, 2025: “Freedom from Old Constraints” The Rev. Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-15-2025-freedom-from-old-constraints-the-rev-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-15-2025-freedom-from-old-constraints-the-rev-beth-elliot/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:09:22 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/0c1b50eb-5340-30dd-be15-8948c7695f57 Untangling ourselves from old systems of oppression can feel daunting, but it is actually liberating. Music: Susan Peck and Laura Bartolucci

]]> Untangling ourselves from old systems of oppression can feel daunting, but it is actually liberating.
Music: Susan Peck and Laura Bartolucci

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4843 284 full June 8, 2025: “Good Trouble”  Ron Ahnen, Ministerial Resident June 8, 2025: “Good Trouble”  Ron Ahnen, Ministerial Resident https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-8-2025-good-trouble-%c2%a0%c2%a0ron-ahnen-ministerial-resident/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-8-2025-good-trouble-%c2%a0%c2%a0ron-ahnen-ministerial-resident/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:07:10 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/30d230b7-1be0-330f-b23f-0502aa24e56d A quarter of the way through the 21st century, how are we doing on anti-racist efforts in our community, state, and country? How can we overcome anti-DEI policies to live out our values of racial justice? Music: Susan Peck with Rodney Bowe and Clarissa Crowe.

]]> A quarter of the way through the 21st century, how are we doing on anti-racist efforts in our community, state, and country? How can we overcome anti-DEI policies to live out our values of racial justice?
Music: Susan Peck with Rodney Bowe and Clarissa Crowe.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4458 283 full June 1: “A Parting Blessing” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren June 1: “A Parting Blessing” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-1-a-parting-blessing-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-1-a-parting-blessing-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:30:19 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/12df6761-f292-3769-8d86-0d8877632232 A special service marking the last day of Rev. Angela’s fifteen-year ministry with First Unitarian. Join us for great music, gratitude, and words of blessing and farewell.

Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck, with Lydia Clark, Vance Bass, and Chris Paul

]]> A special service marking the last day of Rev. Angela’s fifteen-year ministry with First Unitarian. Join us for great music, gratitude, and words of blessing and farewell.

Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck, with Lydia Clark, Vance Bass, and Chris Paul

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4214 282 full May 11, 2025: “Mother Universe” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister May 11, 2025: “Mother Universe” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-11-2025-mother-universe-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-11-2025-mother-universe-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/#comments Tue, 13 May 2025 11:49:08 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/63c6cd30-98fb-3932-9a83-a367bd286bbc A poetic and pictoral exploration of how “mother” is expressed in the universe.

Music: Women’s chamber group, songs for Mother’s Day

]]> A poetic and pictoral exploration of how “mother” is expressed in the universe.

Music: Women’s chamber group, songs for Mother’s Day

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4854 281 full May 4, 2025: “Imagining Beloved Community” Sara Wofford, Guest Preacher May 4, 2025: “Imagining Beloved Community” Sara Wofford, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-4-2025-imagining-beloved-community-sara-wofford-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-4-2025-imagining-beloved-community-sara-wofford-guest-preacher/#comments Tue, 06 May 2025 11:13:07 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/ef06b44e-7de6-3296-b1aa-1984ab0fcfc5 Can you imagine what it looks like to be in Beloved Community? If we can imagine it together, we can create it together. We will look at Pagan teachings about community and what magic has to do with turning imagination into reality. We will also engage in our traditional Clay and Water Blessing.

Music: Ad hoc choir will lead chants for Beltane and Earth Day, including an original “Blessing Chant” composed by Susan Peck

]]> Can you imagine what it looks like to be in Beloved Community? If we can imagine it together, we can create it together. We will look at Pagan teachings about community and what magic has to do with turning imagination into reality. We will also engage in our traditional Clay and Water Blessing.

Music: Ad hoc choir will lead chants for Beltane and Earth Day, including an original “Blessing Chant” composed by Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4491 280 full April 27, 2025: Coming of Age April 27, 2025: Coming of Age https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-27-2025-coming-of-age/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-27-2025-coming-of-age/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:29:17 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/8a5391fd-9cf2-33a3-bd81-e8500617bdf5 Like many other faith traditions, Unitarian Universalists celebrate our youth as they move from childhood into adulthood. Our youth will share homilies and music in this annual favorite.

]]> Like many other faith traditions, Unitarian Universalists celebrate our youth as they move from childhood into adulthood. Our youth will share homilies and music in this annual favorite.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3919 279 full April 20, 2024: “Easter Sunday: Release the Gophers” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren April 20, 2024: “Easter Sunday: Release the Gophers” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-20-2024-easter-sunday-release-the-gophers-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-20-2024-easter-sunday-release-the-gophers-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:35:27 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/92e2e06b-9ec4-31bd-b313-30331f1111b9 An Easter sermon of hope during a challenging time in our congregation, community, and country.

Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck; with Lydia Clark, piano and David Schepps, ‘cello

]]> An Easter sermon of hope during a challenging time in our congregation, community, and country.

Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck; with Lydia Clark, piano and David Schepps, ‘cello

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4222 278 full April 13, 2025: “A Practice of Daily, Reliable Joy” Christina Socorro Yovovich, Guest Preacher April 13, 2025: “A Practice of Daily, Reliable Joy” Christina Socorro Yovovich, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-13-2025-a-practice-of-daily-reliable-joy-christina-socorro-yovovich-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-13-2025-a-practice-of-daily-reliable-joy-christina-socorro-yovovich-guest-preacher/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:43:14 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e3be266a-4d0d-3750-b575-617b4063dbfd Perhaps you’ve met Christina. Or perhaps you’ve noticed the woman knitting during services— that’s her! For Christina, knitting, spinning, and other fiber arts are a daily practice that bring a reliable joy. This joy is a powerful tool that helps her to stay grounded as she navigates mental health issues including PTSD, and all the challenges that living in the world brings. She will discuss the importance of having your own practice of daily, reliable joy. Christina is a member of First U and an essayist.

You can find links to her published works at https://christinasocorroyovovich.com/.

Music: Spare Parts, our contemporary worship band

]]> Perhaps you’ve met Christina. Or perhaps you’ve noticed the woman knitting during services— that’s her! For Christina, knitting, spinning, and other fiber arts are a daily practice that bring a reliable joy. This joy is a powerful tool that helps her to stay grounded as she navigates mental health issues including PTSD, and all the challenges that living in the world brings. She will discuss the importance of having your own practice of daily, reliable joy. Christina is a member of First U and an essayist.

You can find links to her published works at https://christinasocorroyovovich.com/.

Music: Spare Parts, our contemporary worship band

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4294 277 full April 6, 2025: “The Practice of Joy” Cathryn McGill, Guest Preacher April 6, 2025: “The Practice of Joy” Cathryn McGill, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-6-2025-the-practice-of-joy-cathryn-mcgill-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-6-2025-the-practice-of-joy-cathryn-mcgill-guest-preacher/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:45:40 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/4df9cd14-a26e-3775-87b4-7f96376e97ff Friend of First U—and the Executive Director of the NM Black Leadership Council—returns to our pulpit to kick off a month of “JOY” as a spiritual practice.

Music: Bassist Rodney Bowe joins Lydia Clark to celebrate joy in resistance.

]]> Friend of First U—and the Executive Director of the NM Black Leadership Council—returns to our pulpit to kick off a month of “JOY” as a spiritual practice.

Music: Bassist Rodney Bowe joins Lydia Clark to celebrate joy in resistance.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4953 276 full March 30, 2025: “Being Safe” The Rev. Christine Robinson, Minister Emerita March 30, 2025: “Being Safe” The Rev. Christine Robinson, Minister Emerita https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-30-2025-being-safe-the-rev-christine-robinson-minister-emerita/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-30-2025-being-safe-the-rev-christine-robinson-minister-emerita/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:17:37 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/91668c67-8ec9-3140-a06a-68c101bfb5d8 We want to be safe. We want our loved ones to be safe. We want our streets and schools and congregations to be safe. We want to think the food we buy is safe. Of course we do. Is it possible? Is it even always good? And how do we live well in a world that feels increasingly unsafe?

The Rev. Christine Robinson was the minister of this congregation from 1988-2017.

Music: Gamelan Encantada, Jenny DeBouzek, director, with Lydia Clark.

 

]]> We want to be safe. We want our loved ones to be safe. We want our streets and schools and congregations to be safe. We want to think the food we buy is safe. Of course we do. Is it possible? Is it even always good? And how do we live well in a world that feels increasingly unsafe?

The Rev. Christine Robinson was the minister of this congregation from 1988-2017.

Music: Gamelan Encantada, Jenny DeBouzek, director, with Lydia Clark.

 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4057 275 full March 23, 2025: “The Incandescent Hope of Progressive Religion” March 23, 2025: “The Incandescent Hope of Progressive Religion” https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-23-2025-the-incandescent-hope-of-progressive-religion/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-23-2025-the-incandescent-hope-of-progressive-religion/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:06:27 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/b706e5a9-fcb0-307c-97c7-cf6d0c42fbcd  Chloe Koren, Guest Preacher

Too often, when a person needs religion in their life, the place they find offers darkness couched as hope. Now, more than ever, progressive religion needs to shine where it can be seen. Chloe Koren is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is also the wife of our Senior Minister!

]]>  Chloe Koren, Guest Preacher

Too often, when a person needs religion in their life, the place they find offers darkness couched as hope. Now, more than ever, progressive religion needs to shine where it can be seen. Chloe Koren is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is also the wife of our Senior Minister!

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4146 274 full March 16, 2025: “A Steady Flame: How to Be Trustworthy” Beth Elliot, Guest Preacher March 16, 2025: “A Steady Flame: How to Be Trustworthy” Beth Elliot, Guest Preacher https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-16-2025-a-steady-flame-how-to-be-trustworthy-beth-elliot-guest-preacher/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-16-2025-a-steady-flame-how-to-be-trustworthy-beth-elliot-guest-preacher/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:20:38 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/ce6f8570-82ea-3eb9-999f-3bc8e8fa25ca Let’s reflect on what makes us trustworthy and why it is a vital spiritual practice in these chaotic times.

Music: Special guest Reggie Harris, a singer-songwriter, storyteller and world-renowned song-leader who is a powerful interpreter of the global music narrative. 

]]> Let’s reflect on what makes us trustworthy and why it is a vital spiritual practice in these chaotic times.

Music: Special guest Reggie Harris, a singer-songwriter, storyteller and world-renowned song-leader who is a powerful interpreter of the global music narrative. 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3853 273 full March 9, 2025: “Trusting the Process” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren March 9, 2025: “Trusting the Process” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-9-2025-trusting-the-process-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-9-2025-trusting-the-process-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:42:09 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/4fd7c910-be79-3f8b-a6cb-7e5dd929581a Rainer Maria Rilke said, “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves... like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now.” A sermon about change, growth, and trusting the process.

Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> Rainer Maria Rilke said, “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves... like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now.” A sermon about change, growth, and trusting the process.

Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3729 272 full March 2, 2025: “Trust & Social Justice” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister March 2, 2025: “Trust & Social Justice” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-2-2025-trust-social-justice-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-2-2025-trust-social-justice-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:09:03 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/18ed4fb8-cf5d-371c-9f6e-cd5c3f35eb63 How can we maintain civic trust in a way that continues to cultivate social justice? How do we re-commit ourselves to collective action when civic trust is broken? Music: Chalice Choir, with Susan Peck.

]]> How can we maintain civic trust in a way that continues to cultivate social justice? How do we re-commit ourselves to collective action when civic trust is broken?
Music: Chalice Choir, with Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4811 271 full February 16, 2025: “The Good Old Days” The Rev. Christine Robinson, Minister Emerita February 16, 2025: “The Good Old Days” The Rev. Christine Robinson, Minister Emerita https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-16-2025-the-good-old-days-the-rev-christine-robinson-minister-emerita/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-16-2025-the-good-old-days-the-rev-christine-robinson-minister-emerita/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:36:58 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/fbb05496-9c9d-34ad-ae3a-067a30ea7bf1 What are your good old days? Your carefree childhood? The Civil Rights years? Sweet 16? We all have good (if incomplete) memories that we go to in moments of nostalgia. We all know that the past is a great place to visit but not a great place to dwell in, and Christine has some thoughts about that.

Music: Lydia Clark, with Irene Fetherston, violin, and Lauren Harris, flute 

]]> What are your good old days? Your carefree childhood? The Civil Rights years? Sweet 16? We all have good (if incomplete) memories that we go to in moments of nostalgia. We all know that the past is a great place to visit but not a great place to dwell in, and Christine has some thoughts about that.

Music: Lydia Clark, with Irene Fetherston, violin, and Lauren Harris, flute 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4669 269 full February 9, 2025: "Eulogies" The Ministers and Spare Parts February 9, 2025: "Eulogies" The Ministers and Spare Parts https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-9-2025-eulogies-the-ministers-and-spare-parts/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-9-2025-eulogies-the-ministers-and-spare-parts/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:41:57 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/9aa8eab2-e39a-3300-8017-3da49c566958 Eulogies is our annual service celebrating the people who passed in the last year who had an impact on us, but who might be lesser-known. Our house band, Spare Parts, will be sharing songs by musicians we lost in 2024.

]]> Eulogies is our annual service celebrating the people who passed in the last year who had an impact on us, but who might be lesser-known. Our house band, Spare Parts, will be sharing songs by musicians we lost in 2024.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4689 268 full February 2, 2025: "Our UU Theologies" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren February 2, 2025: "Our UU Theologies" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-2-2025-our-uu-theologies-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-2-2025-our-uu-theologies-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:18:53 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/dc2f45f1-3b03-3740-bb62-ca71eac35f18 Each Sunday, our Order of Service includes the words, “During worship, we may speak of God, mystery, the spirit of life, love, or the ground of being. Our membership includes atheists, agnostics, and believers in many kinds of divinity. Whoever you are, wherever you are on your spiritual journey, welcome...” How do we do it? And why do we call it “worship?” Music: Lydia Clark

]]> Each Sunday, our Order of Service includes the words, “During worship, we may speak of God, mystery, the spirit of life, love, or the ground of being. Our membership includes atheists, agnostics, and believers in many kinds of divinity. Whoever you are, wherever you are on your spiritual journey, welcome...” How do we do it? And why do we call it “worship?”
Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4420 267 full January 26, 2025: "Our Stories, Ourselves" Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister January 26, 2025: "Our Stories, Ourselves" Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-26-2025-our-stories-ourselves-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-26-2025-our-stories-ourselves-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:16:08 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/142872cd-c9e0-3ab8-9afe-02621d6edd95 Stories help and limit our ability to understand ourselves; how do our past stories affect how we see ourselves today Music: Nicia Rae, piano and Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck

]]> Stories help and limit our ability to understand ourselves; how do our past stories affect how we see ourselves today
Music: Nicia Rae, piano and Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4747 266 full January 12, 2025: "Best Foot Forward" EmmaLia Mariner, Board of Directors January 12, 2025: "Best Foot Forward" EmmaLia Mariner, Board of Directors https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-12-2025-best-foot-forward-emmalia-mariner-board-of-directors/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-12-2025-best-foot-forward-emmalia-mariner-board-of-directors/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:10:13 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/71104ff3-ed82-317c-8a76-5f32ba4a6ec1 Our Board of Directors will share information with the congregation about what to expect for this transitional year, and how we can all put our “best foot forward” in 2025. Music: Susan Peck & Vance Bass

]]> Our Board of Directors will share information with the congregation about what to expect for this transitional year, and how we can all put our “best foot forward” in 2025.
Music: Susan Peck & Vance Bass

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3647 264 full January 5, 2025: “Religion vs. Myth” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren January 5, 2025: “Religion vs. Myth” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-5-2025-religion-vs-myth-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-5-2025-religion-vs-myth-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:05:42 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/841451eb-c253-3653-b0c2-af119b9051ee Why do ancient Greek and Roman gods belong to “mythology,” while other gods belong to “religion?” What’s the difference? And if someone says all religion is myth, should UUs get mad? Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> Why do ancient Greek and Roman gods belong to “mythology,” while other gods belong to “religion?” What’s the difference? And if someone says all religion is myth, should UUs get mad?
Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4185 263 full December 15, 2024: "Community & Purpose" The Rev. Jane Davis,  Affiliate Minister December 15, 2024: "Community & Purpose" The Rev. Jane Davis,  Affiliate Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-15-2024-community-purpose-the-rev-jane-davis%c2%a0-affiliate-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-15-2024-community-purpose-the-rev-jane-davis%c2%a0-affiliate-minister/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:02:45 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/f7a976b2-9f19-3f7f-978d-c8f30f7ad67d How can our community service be grounded in Unitarian Universalist fellowship? Music: Hymn singing with Susan Peck 

]]> How can our community service be grounded in Unitarian Universalist fellowship?
Music: Hymn singing with Susan Peck 

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3977 261 full December 8, 2024: "Sacred Seasons” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren December 8, 2024: "Sacred Seasons” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-8-2024-sacred-seasons-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-8-2024-sacred-seasons-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:58:36 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/cc6a4149-bc64-3e13-bdc4-8fd9b842b4a3 The holy is present in each season of life, offering us a source of comfort and trust. Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, special guest Doug Cowan, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> The holy is present in each season of life, offering us a source of comfort and trust.
Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, special guest Doug Cowan, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4541 260 full November 17, 2024: "How We Heal" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren November 17, 2024: "How We Heal" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-17-2024-how-we-heal-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-17-2024-how-we-heal-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:06:04 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/ce766473-8c6d-3fc1-b82b-5f5efaca29d6 How does healing happen? What do personal healing and collective healing have in common?

Music: Chalice Choir, with youth trio featuring Puck Magnusson, Carson Mayo, and Emi Shadowspeaker

]]> How does healing happen? What do personal healing and collective healing have in common?

Music: Chalice Choir, with youth trio featuring Puck Magnusson, Carson Mayo, and Emi Shadowspeaker

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4057 258 full November 10, 2024: "Now What?" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren November 10, 2024: "Now What?" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-10-2024-now-what-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-10-2024-now-what-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:34:59 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/7ce7bf57-c78c-36f7-810e-5b466f4eb388 It has been a very difficult week. In the aftermath of the election, what do we do now? Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, Susan Peck, Celia Yapita

]]> It has been a very difficult week. In the aftermath of the election, what do we do now?
Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, Susan Peck, Celia Yapita

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4264 257 full October 27, 2024: “Listening for Truth” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister October 27, 2024: “Listening for Truth” Ron Ahnen, Intern Minister https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-27-2024-listening-for-truth-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-27-2024-listening-for-truth-ron-ahnen-intern-minister/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:11:19 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/8715e932-565c-36aa-86ed-7a3dfcb069f1 Our multi-religious approach to religion and faith provides many possibilities to understand ourselves and our place in this life. Listening with deep intention to our inner voice allows us to discover our personal wisdom and truth. Yet truths emanate from both our lived experiences and the shared experiences of others. We explore ways of deep listening in our search for truth and meaning.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> Our multi-religious approach to religion and faith provides many possibilities to understand ourselves and our place in this life. Listening with deep intention to our inner voice allows us to discover our personal wisdom and truth. Yet truths emanate from both our lived experiences and the shared experiences of others. We explore ways of deep listening in our search for truth and meaning.

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4506 255 full October 20, 2024 "The Light of the Soul of the World Is Everywhere" Sister Joan Brown October 20, 2024 "The Light of the Soul of the World Is Everywhere" Sister Joan Brown https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-20-2024-the-light-of-the-soul-of-the-world-is-everywhere-sister-joan-brown/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-20-2024-the-light-of-the-soul-of-the-world-is-everywhere-sister-joan-brown/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:45:16 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/336f01fb-f05e-3820-850b-cbf23d57b315 With so many headlines and heartbreaking notes around hurricanes, floods, fires, and the intersectionality of justice concerns we care about related to climate change and environment, we are invited to explore light within the darkness. If we believe that our work is Loving the World we must hold the All of it. We must pay attention in new ways and in deeper levels. We are "refugia" in this stormy moment. There is great beauty and tender joy in holding the suffering of our current realities. We are not living in a challenging Era - we are Living into a New Era that is challenging our Loving.

Our Pulpit Guest this Sunday is Joan Brown, a Franciscan Sister from the Rochester, MN community, who is living and working in Albuquerque, where she serves as the Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light (NM IPL). NM IPL is part of a national faith-based organization working to address climate justice.

Music: Chalice Choir, with Nicia Rae and Susan Peck

]]> With so many headlines and heartbreaking notes around hurricanes, floods, fires, and the intersectionality of justice concerns we care about related to climate change and environment, we are invited to explore light within the darkness. If we believe that our work is Loving the World we must hold the All of it. We must pay attention in new ways and in deeper levels. We are "refugia" in this stormy moment. There is great beauty and tender joy in holding the suffering of our current realities. We are not living in a challenging Era - we are Living into a New Era that is challenging our Loving.

Our Pulpit Guest this Sunday is Joan Brown, a Franciscan Sister from the Rochester, MN community, who is living and working in Albuquerque, where she serves as the Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light (NM IPL). NM IPL is part of a national faith-based organization working to address climate justice.

Music: Chalice Choir, with Nicia Rae and Susan Peck

]]> Sunday, October 6, 2024: "Reproductive Freedom By Any Means Necessary” Rev. Erika Ferguson Sunday, October 6, 2024: "Reproductive Freedom By Any Means Necessary” Rev. Erika Ferguson https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/sunday-october-6-2024-reproductive-freedom-by-any-means-necessary-rev-erika-ferguson/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/sunday-october-6-2024-reproductive-freedom-by-any-means-necessary-rev-erika-ferguson/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:43:10 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/5719c1b4-5cef-3470-a1ee-c744aaae97d1 What does it mean to live for reproductive freedom? How can we use the strength of our convictions to move forward in faith for reproductive freedom, and what would it look like to lean into what is necessary? Today’s talk will focus on three ways we can advance reproductive freedom. Hint it has to do with - Clarity, Willingness and Possibility!

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> What does it mean to live for reproductive freedom? How can we use the strength of our convictions to move forward in faith for reproductive freedom, and what would it look like to lean into what is necessary? Today’s talk will focus on three ways we can advance reproductive freedom. Hint it has to do with - Clarity, Willingness and Possibility!

Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4928 252 full September 29, 2024: "Dreamings on Our 75th Anniversary" Beth Elliot September 29, 2024: "Dreamings on Our 75th Anniversary" Beth Elliot https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-29-2024-dreamings-on-our-75th-anniversary-beth-elliot/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-29-2024-dreamings-on-our-75th-anniversary-beth-elliot/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:43:00 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/3efabce3-5e2f-30aa-96b4-ba8dee967d77 Former First U staff member and now minister Beth Elliot preaches on our dreams for the future of First Unitarian.  Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck and accompanied by Nicia Rae on piano.

]]> Former First U staff member and now minister Beth Elliot preaches on our dreams for the future of First Unitarian. 
Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck and accompanied by Nicia Rae on piano.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4689 251 full September 22, 2024: "Moving from 'Othering'" Rev. Randy Granger September 22, 2024: "Moving from 'Othering'" Rev. Randy Granger https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-22-2024-moving-from-othering-rev-randy-granger/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-22-2024-moving-from-othering-rev-randy-granger/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:54:12 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6f87aebd-7b54-3ed1-9d97-86345aeca878 Our pulpit guest series continues with Reverend Randy Granger—a professional musician, storyteller, workshop facilitator, educator, and licensed massage therapist—speaking about moving from "Othering" towards understanding differences in our world's rich tapestry. Healing through hearing each other's stories, stories of grace and transformation. We will also have our Backpack Blessing today for children and adults alike. Bring your backpack, bag, or other symbol of your learning or work to the service. Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> Our pulpit guest series continues with Reverend Randy Granger—a professional musician, storyteller, workshop facilitator, educator, and licensed massage therapist—speaking about moving from "Othering" towards understanding differences in our world's rich tapestry. Healing through hearing each other's stories, stories of grace and transformation.
We will also have our Backpack Blessing today for children and adults alike. Bring your backpack, bag, or other symbol of your learning or work to the service.
Music: Lydia Clark and Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4375 250 full September 15, 2024: “Reflecting On Our Reflection” The Rev. Jane Davis and Carissa McGee September 15, 2024: “Reflecting On Our Reflection” The Rev. Jane Davis and Carissa McGee https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-15-2024-reflecting-on-our-reflection-the-rev-jane-davis-and-carissa-mcgee/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-15-2024-reflecting-on-our-reflection-the-rev-jane-davis-and-carissa-mcgee/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:33:05 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6b2c00c8-6819-3910-89e6-c26314b9936b You are not your thoughts. You are so much more than the fleeting thoughts you experience, and the world is more than what we see; reflection can help put self and the world into perspective. Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, Tania Hopkins, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, and Susan Peck.

]]> You are not your thoughts. You are so much more than the fleeting thoughts you experience, and the world is more than what we see; reflection can help put self and the world into perspective.
Music: Spare Parts: Vance Bass, Tania Hopkins, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, and Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4830 249 full September 8, 2024: “Building Bridges: From Conflict to Community” Cathryn McGill September 8, 2024: “Building Bridges: From Conflict to Community” Cathryn McGill https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-8-2024-building-bridges-from-conflict-to-community-cathryn-mcgill/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/september-8-2024-building-bridges-from-conflict-to-community-cathryn-mcgill/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:42:25 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/37c2cf53-272e-3344-86bc-94fc884d03c9 Community Leader and performer Cathryn McGill joins us with a sermon that explores our personal responsibility to overcome conflict and confront biases. It calls for both individual and collective efforts to foster understanding, unity, and connection, emphasizing that building bridges within our communities is essential to transforming division into harmony. Music: Cathryn McGill will be joined by John Mangel on piano and Lydia Clark.

]]> Community Leader and performer Cathryn McGill joins us with a sermon that explores our personal responsibility to overcome conflict and confront biases. It calls for both individual and collective efforts to foster understanding, unity, and connection, emphasizing that building bridges within our communities is essential to transforming division into harmony.
Music: Cathryn McGill will be joined by John Mangel on piano and Lydia Clark.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4816 248 full August 25, 2024: "A Stone of Hope" Rev. Erica Lea-Simka August 25, 2024: "A Stone of Hope" Rev. Erica Lea-Simka https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-25-2024-a-stone-of-hope-rev-erica-lea-simka/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-25-2024-a-stone-of-hope-rev-erica-lea-simka/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:08:01 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/f7192844-66b9-37ed-8ffd-d353e49793a3 The sabbatical guest preacher program continues with Rev. Erica Lea-Simka of the Albuquerque Mennonite Church. August 28, 2024 will be the 61st anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech- I Have A Dream. In these times of global unrest and interpersonal uncertainties, it is extra challenging to "hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope". How might Elijah's Dark Night of the Soul in 1 Kings 19:4-9, MLK's vision in his 1963 speech, and our own wisdom help move us as communities of faith and consciousness toward deeper spiritual centering? Music: Michael Mandrell and Susan Peck

]]> The sabbatical guest preacher program continues with Rev. Erica Lea-Simka of the Albuquerque Mennonite Church.
August 28, 2024 will be the 61st anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech- I Have A Dream. In these times of global unrest and interpersonal uncertainties, it is extra challenging to "hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope". How might Elijah's Dark Night of the Soul in 1 Kings 19:4-9, MLK's vision in his 1963 speech, and our own wisdom help move us as communities of faith and consciousness toward deeper spiritual centering?
Music: Michael Mandrell and Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3756 246 full August 18, 2024: Rabbi Celia Surget "Here We Are/We Are Here" August 18, 2024: Rabbi Celia Surget "Here We Are/We Are Here" https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-18-2024-rabbi-celia-surget-here-we-arewe-are-here/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/august-18-2024-rabbi-celia-surget-here-we-arewe-are-here/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:40:16 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6541c8d1-0afd-3e7d-a409-0af7857f2291 The sabbatical guest preacher program commences with Rabbi Celia Surget of Albuquerque’s Congregation Albert.

Even the Rabbis of the Talmud agreed- it can be difficult to live in community- as individual members, we often risk facing the challenge of not being truly seen, of feeling (or being) ostracized, and yet… they also acknowledge that there is power and strength when we take the time to look at each other, acknowledge each other and hold each other accountable. Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck ]]> The sabbatical guest preacher program commences with Rabbi Celia Surget of Albuquerque’s Congregation Albert.

Even the Rabbis of the Talmud agreed- it can be difficult to live in community- as individual members, we often risk facing the challenge of not being truly seen, of feeling (or being) ostracized, and yet… they also acknowledge that there is power and strength when we take the time to look at each other, acknowledge each other and hold each other accountable.
Music: Lydia Clark & Susan Peck ]]> uuabqvoice false No 4331 245 full July 28, 2024: “Refuge” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren July 28, 2024: “Refuge” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-28-2024-refuge-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-28-2024-refuge-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:31:06 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/8bdf7847-b79d-336d-8d20-239dbae2f8b4 Places of refuge are important for nurturing our spiritual lives. But what counts as one, and where do we find it? This is Angela’s last Sunday in the pulpit before her sabbatical. She will return November 3.  Music: Guest musicians Sue Young and Rusty Nelson

]]> Places of refuge are important for nurturing our spiritual lives. But what counts as one, and where do we find it? This is Angela’s last Sunday in the pulpit before her sabbatical. She will return November 3. 
Music: Guest musicians Sue Young and Rusty Nelson

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3285 242 full July 21, 2024: "Reincarnation" July 21, 2024: "Reincarnation" https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-21-2024-reincarnation/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-21-2024-reincarnation/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:02:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/26a526eb-f1b9-317c-8cc9-08407ea1c6cf What happens after death? We don’t know for sure, but many people believe in reincarnation (including a surprisingly high number of Christians!) Let’s explore this ancient idea. Music: Spare Parts, with Laura Bartolucci, Vance Bass, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, and Susan Peck.

]]> What happens after death? We don’t know for sure, but many people believe in reincarnation (including a surprisingly high number of Christians!) Let’s explore this ancient idea.
Music: Spare Parts, with Laura Bartolucci, Vance Bass, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, and Susan Peck.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4258 241 full July 7, 2024: "Our Spiritual History" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren & The Rev. Christine Robinson July 7, 2024: "Our Spiritual History" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren & The Rev. Christine Robinson https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-7-2024-our-spiritual-history-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren-the-rev-christine-robinson/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/july-7-2024-our-spiritual-history-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren-the-rev-christine-robinson/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:55:56 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/81d1ec0d-70df-3d41-8870-2cec90ea9ac3 We each have spiritual autobiographies or stories of the spiritual influences and growth that have shaped us. So does the church itself! Our Minister Emerita the Rev. Christine Robinson will join Angela in the pulpit today to tell that story. Music: Lydia Clark

]]> We each have spiritual autobiographies or stories of the spiritual influences and growth that have shaped us. So does the church itself! Our Minister Emerita the Rev. Christine Robinson will join Angela in the pulpit today to tell that story.
Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4367 239 full June 30, 2024: "The Good News Is..." The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren June 30, 2024: "The Good News Is..." The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-30-2024-the-good-news-is-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-30-2024-the-good-news-is-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:54:33 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/f04aebaa-d9c5-3545-888b-40c6c0545a85 Have you heard the good news? There are great things happening in the world. They don’t make the headlines as often as the bad stuff. Come and be lifted as Angela preaches “the good news” today. Music: Susan Peck

]]> Have you heard the good news? There are great things happening in the world. They don’t make the headlines as often as the bad stuff. Come and be lifted as Angela preaches “the good news” today.
Music: Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4283 238 full June 23, 2024: Healing Sound Bath with Lydia Clark June 23, 2024: Healing Sound Bath with Lydia Clark https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-23-2024-healing-sound-bath-with-lydia-clark/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-23-2024-healing-sound-bath-with-lydia-clark/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:37:40 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/a3b2bd69-4230-3071-b80f-85682c13886e Healing Sound Bath with Lydia Clark

]]> Healing Sound Bath with Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3527 237 full June 9, 2024: "Living Passionately" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren June 9, 2024: "Living Passionately" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-9-2024-living-passionately-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-9-2024-living-passionately-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:29:15 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/01087221-01aa-307e-a955-817ecc903643 On this Pride weekend, a sermon for everyone who dreams of embracing courage, vulnerability, playfulness, and self-expression. Music: Susan Peck

]]> On this Pride weekend, a sermon for everyone who dreams of embracing courage, vulnerability, playfulness, and self-expression.
Music: Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4703 235 full June 2, 2024: "Bridging" UU Youth, The Ministers, and Alana Rodriguez June 2, 2024: "Bridging" UU Youth, The Ministers, and Alana Rodriguez https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-2-2024-bridging-uu-youth-the-ministers-and-alana-rodriguez/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/june-2-2024-bridging-uu-youth-the-ministers-and-alana-rodriguez/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:41:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/064f111f-d8e1-3c9a-8a86-eb8214992be3 Some of the most important things we can do for our youth to support them into adulthood are to keep them connected to Unitarian Universalism, and to continue to minister to them as they become adults. Our Bridging Ceremony celebrates this important transition and reminds the congregation of our commitments to our youth. We will honor Yony Mostoller and Evan Sadek. We will also celebrate Founders Day! Music: UU Youth Band

]]> Some of the most important things we can do for our youth to support them into adulthood are to keep them connected to Unitarian Universalism, and to continue to minister to them as they become adults. Our Bridging Ceremony celebrates this important transition and reminds the congregation of our commitments to our youth. We will honor Yony Mostoller and Evan Sadek. We will also celebrate Founders Day!
Music: UU Youth Band

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4133 234 full May 12, 2024: "The Names of God” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren May 12, 2024: "The Names of God” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-12-2024-the-names-of-god-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/may-12-2024-the-names-of-god-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Mon, 13 May 2024 19:47:52 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6c2281cf-1d76-3c2f-bead-da5e285c8f6e There are countless names for the Ultimate or Divine. Let’s explore some! How do they help us understand existence? In what ways are they true? Music: Chalice Choir

]]> There are countless names for the Ultimate or Divine. Let’s explore some! How do they help us understand existence? In what ways are they true?
Music: Chalice Choir

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4654 232 full April 28, 2024: ““Disobedience” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren April 28, 2024: ““Disobedience” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-28-2024-disobedience-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-28-2024-disobedience-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:28:06 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/fb616b71-6ed7-3dbc-b190-7af0ca147ef0 Sometimes we have to break a few rules. Good thing there are so many good role models!

]]> Sometimes we have to break a few rules. Good thing there are so many good role models!

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4541 230 full April 14, 2024: "How We Change" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren April 14, 2024: "How We Change" The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-14-2024-how-we-change-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-14-2024-how-we-change-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:25:21 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/d40eb674-4373-3c75-aff5-3c48bb1a9b04 How does change happen in a person’s life? How much change is possible? A sermon about the spiritual and the psychological. Music: Lydia Clark

]]> How does change happen in a person’s life? How much change is possible? A sermon about the spiritual and the psychological.
Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3608 228 full April 7, 2024: “Calling All Holy Troublemakers” Heather Vickery, UU Service Committee April 7, 2024: “Calling All Holy Troublemakers” Heather Vickery, UU Service Committee https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-7-2024-calling-all-holy-troublemakers-heather-vickery-uu-service-committee/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/april-7-2024-calling-all-holy-troublemakers-heather-vickery-uu-service-committee/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:46:47 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/447f0e14-65d4-3a86-9dfe-f6c20ba115ea As many of you know, our trans and gender expansive beloveds are under attack and being criminalized in many US states right now. This is so serious that they fit the criteria to be designated as internally displaced people (IDPs) by the United Nations. This isn’t the first time fascism has reared its ugly head, and we at UUSC know how to respond. UUSC has been dedicated to aiding people being targeted by fascism since our founding in 1940. Our faith calls us to make holy trouble for the powers that would deny anyone’s full humanity and divinity. Join us, holy troublemakers, now is the time!

Music: Sol Singers with Susan Peck. Sing justice songs with us!

Heather (she/her) is the Coordinator for Congregational Activism at the UU Service Committee and as such, works with congregations, state action networks and other groups that want to do their social justice work more effectively and faithfully. She is part of the Congregational Accompaniment Project for Asylum Seekers (CAPAS) team that matches (and supports) congregations with asylum seekers needing sponsorship and coordinates with UUSC’s frontline trans partners working to get our beloveds free and safe through the Pink Haven Coalition. Outside of her paid work, Heather co-coordinates the Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund which is part of the wider Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network in Massachusetts and is an active member of her UU church, First Parish Malden and an aspirant to UU Ministry.

]]> As many of you know, our trans and gender expansive beloveds are under attack and being criminalized in many US states right now. This is so serious that they fit the criteria to be designated as internally displaced people (IDPs) by the United Nations. This isn’t the first time fascism has reared its ugly head, and we at UUSC know how to respond. UUSC has been dedicated to aiding people being targeted by fascism since our founding in 1940. Our faith calls us to make holy trouble for the powers that would deny anyone’s full humanity and divinity. Join us, holy troublemakers, now is the time!

Music: Sol Singers with Susan Peck. Sing justice songs with us!

Heather (she/her) is the Coordinator for Congregational Activism at the UU Service Committee and as such, works with congregations, state action networks and other groups that want to do their social justice work more effectively and faithfully. She is part of the Congregational Accompaniment Project for Asylum Seekers (CAPAS) team that matches (and supports) congregations with asylum seekers needing sponsorship and coordinates with UUSC’s frontline trans partners working to get our beloveds free and safe through the Pink Haven Coalition. Outside of her paid work, Heather co-coordinates the Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund which is part of the wider Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network in Massachusetts and is an active member of her UU church, First Parish Malden and an aspirant to UU Ministry.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4189 227 full March 31, 2024: “A Hope You Can Count On” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren March 31, 2024: “A Hope You Can Count On” The Rev. Angela Herrera Koren https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-31-2024-a-hope-you-can-count-on-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-31-2024-a-hope-you-can-count-on-the-rev-angela-herrera-koren/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:43:38 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/32ac3668-0c58-390f-adf3-4d1e28fd44b6 If you wonder what hope there is, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re afraid being hopeful will only lead to disappointment, or if you think of hope as a form of wishful thinking, then this intellectually honest, nourishing sermon is especially for you. And everyone else will probably appreciate it too! With an uplifting message and an easter egg hunt for kids, this is a great day to invite new friends to try our church. Music: Lydia Clark and special guests.

]]> If you wonder what hope there is, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re afraid being hopeful will only lead to disappointment, or if you think of hope as a form of wishful thinking, then this intellectually honest, nourishing sermon is especially for you. And everyone else will probably appreciate it too! With an uplifting message and an easter egg hunt for kids, this is a great day to invite new friends to try our church.
Music: Lydia Clark and special guests.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4032 226 full March 24, 2024: "A Principled Decision" The Rev. Angela Herrera March 24, 2024: "A Principled Decision" The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-24-2024-a-principled-decision-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-24-2024-a-principled-decision-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:32:25 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/c8ab122e-83fa-3975-bcdd-70c13f35d726 In a few months UUs will have a big decision to make at our denomination’s annual general assembly: whether to transform the Seven Principles into a new kind of statement for our new era. Here’s what’s being proposed, and how our congregation can get involved. Music:Chalice Choir, Nicia Rae, piano

]]> In a few months UUs will have a big decision to make at our denomination’s annual general assembly: whether to transform the Seven Principles into a new kind of statement for our new era. Here’s what’s being proposed, and how our congregation can get involved.
Music:Chalice Choir, Nicia Rae, piano

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4871 225 full March 10, 2024: "Another Way Is Possible" The Rev. Angela Herrera March 10, 2024: "Another Way Is Possible" The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-10-2024-another-way-is-possible-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/march-10-2024-another-way-is-possible-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:19:28 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/d7787bc5-e44d-3619-8b9f-517d7449c4be In the polarized rhetoric around Israel and Palestine, each side gets dehumanized in the service of “justice.” Fathers Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, a Palestinian and an Israeli who both lost daughters to the violence, want us to know that another way is possible. Music: Lydia Clark

]]> In the polarized rhetoric around Israel and Palestine, each side gets dehumanized in the service of “justice.” Fathers Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, a Palestinian and an Israeli who both lost daughters to the violence, want us to know that another way is possible.
Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4805 223 full February 25, 2024: "Repentance and Repair" The Rev. Angela Herrera February 25, 2024: "Repentance and Repair" The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-25-2024-repentance-and-repair-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-25-2024-repentance-and-repair-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:04:28 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/5ce3d3a3-5c01-33ef-b15b-1ed400aeae96 “Repent” is a religious word with a lot of baggage. It brings to mind shame and threats of punishment. But there is another side to it: one that has to do with healing, repair, and peace. This sermon draws from the UUA’s Common Read, On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg. You can learn more about the Common Read program here. (https://www.uua.org/read) Music: Lydia Clark & Tom Godfrey

]]> “Repent” is a religious word with a lot of baggage. It brings to mind shame and threats of punishment. But there is another side to it: one that has to do with healing, repair, and peace. This sermon draws from the UUA’s Common Read, On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg. You can learn more about the Common Read program here. (https://www.uua.org/read)
Music: Lydia Clark & Tom Godfrey

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4940 221 full February 18, 2024 "Thriving Together" The Rev. Christine Robinson February 18, 2024 "Thriving Together" The Rev. Christine Robinson https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-18-2024-thriving-together-the-rev-christine-robinson/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-18-2024-thriving-together-the-rev-christine-robinson/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:48:43 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/5a447acf-4024-3796-a274-d190a5cc0d02 We all want to thrive, and what that means differs during our lifespan. There are plenty of hints and tips about that, and I have a few of my own, especially about the life stage of “retirement.” However, almost all the thinking I can dig up about thriving assumes that we can thrive all by ourselves, and I doubt that. We believe we are all connected, after all… and that would mean that we need to put some thought into how the thriving and non-thriving of others impacts us. The puppets will have some thoughts to share about thriving as well. Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck. Nicia Rae, piano.

]]> We all want to thrive, and what that means differs during our lifespan. There are plenty of hints and tips about that, and I have a few of my own, especially about the life stage of “retirement.” However, almost all the thinking I can dig up about thriving assumes that we can thrive all by ourselves, and I doubt that. We believe we are all connected, after all… and that would mean that we need to put some thought into how the thriving and non-thriving of others impacts us. The puppets will have some thoughts to share about thriving as well.
Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck. Nicia Rae, piano.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3949 220 full February 4, 2024: Eulogies – The Ministers with Kathryn Probasco and Spare Parts February 4, 2024: Eulogies – The Ministers with Kathryn Probasco and Spare Parts https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-4-2024-eulogies-%e2%80%93-the-ministers-with-kathryn-probasco-and-spare-parts/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/february-4-2024-eulogies-%e2%80%93-the-ministers-with-kathryn-probasco-and-spare-parts/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:05:43 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/f3cf58a9-7d6e-35a4-accb-94b23345d7b7 The popular, annual service dedicated to regular yet notable people who died in the last year. We’ll celebrate some of the people whose lives touched ours, even if we never knew their names. Inventors, activists, scientists and more… come for good music and good stories; leave with a spring in your step.

]]> The popular, annual service dedicated to regular yet notable people who died in the last year. We’ll celebrate some of the people whose lives touched ours, even if we never knew their names. Inventors, activists, scientists and more… come for good music and good stories; leave with a spring in your step.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 5430 218 full January 28, 2024: Question Box Sermon January 28, 2024: Question Box Sermon https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-28-2024-question-box-sermon/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-28-2024-question-box-sermon/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:29:05 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/8383df48-8c71-3671-871b-c30fafe9a21b The Rev. Angela Herrera & The Rev. Bob LaVallee

You’ve got questions, and we’ve got... well, we’ll do our best! Today the ministers draw your questions out of a hat.

Music: Susan Peck

]]> The Rev. Angela Herrera & The Rev. Bob LaVallee

You’ve got questions, and we’ve got... well, we’ll do our best! Today the ministers draw your questions out of a hat.

Music: Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4349 217 full January 21, 2024: “A Liberating Love” The Rev. Angela Herrera January 21, 2024: “A Liberating Love” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-21-2024-a-liberating-love-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-21-2024-a-liberating-love-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:31:05 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/c550ef88-142d-32c1-83bf-1f9324ce6c2c Love is a liberating gift, but it doesn’t come for free. A sermon about what love—especially self-love—asks of us. We’ll also collect questions today for next week’s “Question Box” sermon. Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck. Nicia Rae, piano. Anthems include O Love by Elaine Hagenberg, and Show Us How to Love by Mark Miller

]]> Love is a liberating gift, but it doesn’t come for free. A sermon about what love—especially self-love—asks of us. We’ll also collect questions today for next week’s “Question Box” sermon.
Music: Chalice Choir, directed by Susan Peck. Nicia Rae, piano. Anthems include O Love by Elaine Hagenberg, and Show Us How to Love by Mark Miller

]]> uuabqvoice false No 5346 216 full January 7, 2024 Sunday Worship: “Spiritual Autobiography, Part II” The Rev. Angela Herrera January 7, 2024 Sunday Worship: “Spiritual Autobiography, Part II” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-7-2024-sunday-worship-spiritual-autobiography-part-ii-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/january-7-2024-sunday-worship-spiritual-autobiography-part-ii-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:28:33 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/6795101b-e980-39f0-b04c-1f7ae769c40e UU ministers, like other UUs, sometimes have “both/and” religious identities: Buddhist-UU, Christian-UU, Hindu-UU … But how does that work? Angela will share her personal spiritual story, and what it means that she has begun to identify as UU and Jewish. Music: Spare Parts, with Vance Bass, Laura Bartolucci, Jayson Capps, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> UU ministers, like other UUs, sometimes have “both/and” religious identities: Buddhist-UU, Christian-UU, Hindu-UU … But how does that work? Angela will share her personal spiritual story, and what it means that she has begun to identify as UU and Jewish.
Music: Spare Parts, with Vance Bass, Laura Bartolucci, Jayson Capps, Keith Morris, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4503 214 full December 31, 2023: Sound Healing December 31, 2023: Sound Healing https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-31-2023-sound-healing/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-31-2023-sound-healing/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:42:02 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/16a92a16-0345-33a2-9605-2768c60d0cb1 A special and unusual in-person service, featuring sound healing with our own staff musician, Lydia Clark, and her brother, Mark Clark, percussionist. Join Lydia, Mark, and Rev. Bob LaVallee for a peaceful morning filled with instrumental sounds.

]]> A special and unusual in-person service, featuring sound healing with our own staff musician, Lydia Clark, and her brother, Mark Clark, percussionist. Join Lydia, Mark, and Rev. Bob LaVallee for a peaceful morning filled with instrumental sounds.

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3734 213 full December 17, 2023 Sunday Worship: “Solstice” The Rev. Angela Herrera December 17, 2023 Sunday Worship: “Solstice” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-17-2023-sunday-worship%c2%a0-solstice-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-17-2023-sunday-worship%c2%a0-solstice-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:14:47 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/5322b290-4da7-3f21-b5de-7cc7fec6ffb6 At this time of year, there are so many winter holidays, so many twinkling lights. But the oldest tradition of all—one that has been largely lost in mainstream US culture—is celebrating the winter solstice. Music: Chalice Choir

]]> At this time of year, there are so many winter holidays, so many twinkling lights. But the oldest tradition of all—one that has been largely lost in mainstream US culture—is celebrating the winter solstice.
Music: Chalice Choir

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4204 212 full December 10, 2023: “Religious Experience” The Rev. Angela Herrera December 10, 2023: “Religious Experience” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-10-2023-religious-experience-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/december-10-2023-religious-experience-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:57:51 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/786eaee8-5d4f-322c-afc2-c21d7f5cb249 One of the sources of UU faith is “the direct experience of transcending mystery and wonder.” What does that mean? How do you know if you’ve had one?

Music: Lydia Clark, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> One of the sources of UU faith is “the direct experience of transcending mystery and wonder.” What does that mean? How do you know if you’ve had one?

Music: Lydia Clark, Chris Paul, Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4740 211 full November 26, 2023 Sunday Worship “Experience, Strength, and Hope” The Rev. Jane Davis November 26, 2023 Sunday Worship “Experience, Strength, and Hope” The Rev. Jane Davis https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-26-2023-sunday-worship-experience-strength-and-hope-the-rev-jane-davis/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-26-2023-sunday-worship-experience-strength-and-hope-the-rev-jane-davis/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2023 11:17:53 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/2f9de555-5930-30ce-80da-0e2b7df2510f Early in life, we are taught to share our material possessions, and to share the spotlight—giving everyone a chance to be seen. However, it is not until we have experienced struggles and challenges that we learn to share our humanity. Music: Susan Peck

]]> Early in life, we are taught to share our material possessions, and to share the spotlight—giving everyone a chance to be seen. However, it is not until we have experienced struggles and challenges that we learn to share our humanity.
Music: Susan Peck

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3628 209 full November 12, 2023 Sunday Worship ”Gifted” The Rev. Angela Herrera November 12, 2023 Sunday Worship ”Gifted” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-12-2023-sunday-worship-gifted-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/november-12-2023-sunday-worship-gifted-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:43:13 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/9c2d79bb-2729-30d8-ab3b-e862e9b2d850 Every day, we receive from the earth and her creatures, and from the labors of our fellow humans. The commodity economy does not encourage us to think of these things as gifts. Yet doing so is both life-changing and soul satisfying. Music: Lydia Clark

]]> Every day, we receive from the earth and her creatures, and from the labors of our fellow humans. The commodity economy does not encourage us to think of these things as gifts. Yet doing so is both life-changing and soul satisfying.
Music: Lydia Clark

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3681 207 full October 22, 2023 Sunday Worship “Demons” The Rev. Angela Herrera October 22, 2023 Sunday Worship “Demons” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-22-2023-sunday-worship-demons-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-22-2023-sunday-worship-demons-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:58:35 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/99010bc4-0e2a-35b8-bc33-f7f3b8215757 Here’s something we don’t talk about much at First U. Where did the idea of demons come from? What do they do? And are they real? Music: Spare Parts

]]> Here’s something we don’t talk about much at First U. Where did the idea of demons come from? What do they do? And are they real?
Music: Spare Parts

]]> uuabqvoice false No 3836 204 full October 15, 2023 Sunday Worship “How to Cast a Spell” The Rev. Angela Herrera October 15, 2023 Sunday Worship “How to Cast a Spell” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-15-2023-sunday-worship-how-to-cast-a-spell-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-15-2023-sunday-worship-how-to-cast-a-spell-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2023 11:53:48 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/df2a5de1-9105-3c38-9450-46e1826bca1b Just in time for Halloween, a sermon about magic and the mysterious power of words. From the archive, this sermon was originally preached in 2013. Music: Rafe Pearlman

]]> Just in time for Halloween, a sermon about magic and the mysterious power of words. From the archive, this sermon was originally preached in 2013.
Music: Rafe Pearlman

]]> uuabqvoice false No 4429 203 full October 8, 2023 Sunday Worship “The Salem Witch Trials” The Rev. Angela Herrera October 8, 2023 Sunday Worship “The Salem Witch Trials” The Rev. Angela Herrera https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-8-2023-sunday-worship-the-salem-witch-trials-the-rev-angela-herrera/ https://uuabqvoice.podbean.com/e/october-8-2023-sunday-worship-the-salem-witch-trials-the-rev-angela-herrera/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:59:45 -0700 uuabqvoice.podbean.com/54635f89-1f2b-3f28-a55c-67e775cfb1e5 The phrase “witch hunt” has been used in the news by certain politicians lately and, well, that’s pretty ironic. Here’s why. Music: Lydia Clark

]]> The phrase “witch hunt” has been used in the news by certain politicians lately and, well, that’s pretty ironic. Here’s why.
Music: Lydia Clark

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