The Rev. Jennie Barrington, Interim Minister Opening Words [Chris Matthews]: “Over time, people who advance liberties tend to win the argument, whether it’s for women, African Americans, immigrants, or the gay community. In the end, America takes the side of the people looking for rights. That’s one of the wonders of this country. … Continue reading You’ve Gotta Give Them Hope
The Rev. Jennie Barrington, Interim Minister Opening Words [Terry Tempest Williams]: “I pray to the birds. I pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day—the invocations … Continue reading Some UU Views of God
the Rev. Jennie Barrington, Interim Minister Opening Words: Our opening words this morning are “gratitude, sorrow, relief, and determination.” As we think of the ways the flooding disaster could have been worse, we are grateful that it was not worse. I am grateful for our church building; for all of you here, and for … Continue reading Why We Keep Doing Church
The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister Opening Words [the words of Sophia Fahs]: “We are resolved to protect individual freedom of belief. This freedom must include the child as well as the parent. The freedom for which we stand is not freedom of belief as we please, … not freedom to evade … Continue reading To Awaken Their Wonder and Awe
[Inaugural Worship Service] the Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister SERMON: “A Holy Host of Others Standing ’round Me” Several weeks ago, I asked your wonderful Director of Religious Education, Nancie Shillington-Perez, what she would like to hear a new interim minister preach about at the start of this new interim … Continue reading A Holy Host of Others Standing ’round Me
(Rev. Jennie preaching) Inspired by the writing of physicist Richard Feynman, this sermon will explore ways science and religion do not have to be in conflict. This service is part of Evolution Weekend, sponsored by the Clergy Letter Project. Each year in February, clergy and congregations take part in Evolution Weekend by advocating for the … Continue reading Common Ground Between Religion and Science?
(Rev. Jennie preaching) Congregations across South Carolina will stand together this morning to address the moral and public-health crisis of gun violence and take steps to reduce it that don’t threaten the Second Amendment right to lawfully own guns. Last year over 1,000 congregations participated. We are proud to be part of this advocacy which is sorely needed in our … Continue reading Our Second Annual Standing Up Against Gun Violence Sunday
Regardless of the outcome of the Presidential Election, we will still be feeling some big emotions, and our nation will be in need of healing and reconciliation. The period of the Salem Witch Trials was a time when communities were divided, too, especially between those who welcomed new ideas, enterprises, and people from far off … Continue reading The Salem Witch Trials
