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Our Soul Matters theme for April is “Joy.” Our service this week will celebrate the joy of remembering members and friends we lost during the COVID pandemic. It may seem paradoxical to look for joy in such tragic loss, but time and gentle, joyful remembrance can replace sorrow. In remembering the connections we shared with … Continue reading The Joy of Remembrance
The ministry theme for April is Joy and our spiritual practice is to bring joy into the world. This begs a question: how do we “bring joy” when we aren’t joyous? How can we be authentic to ourselves and embody something we don’t necessarily feel? Come to explore through story and song. Then stay after … Continue reading Put Something In
The Christian holiday Easter (and the pagan festival it originates from) are celebrations of rebirth and life. They are also holidays of joy – joy in a faith that death is not the final end. Can we also find a sense of joy when thinking about our mortality? What can the joy of Easter teach … Continue reading The Joy of Easter
Eminent psychiatrist and author, George Vaillant, observes in Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith that “It is so much easier to sing of joy than to talk about it.” In keeping with April 2025’s Soul Matters theme, The Practice of Joy, this year’s UU Troubadours service will feature music expressing joy and celebrate the … Continue reading Sing for Joy: UU Troubadours Sunday 2025