Speaker: Rev. Stephen Robinson

Stephen Robinson is originally from Carrollton, Georgia and has lived in Columbia, SC since 2004. He is the Clinical Pastoral Education Program Manager for Prisma Health Midlands and Chaplaincy Manager for Prisma Health Hospice and Community. Stephen has been an ACPE Certified Educator since 2008, and an ordained minister since 1994. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA and his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He is an ordained minister and a chaplain endorsed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association.

Water Communion

Once a year, we are asked to bring a small amount of water from some place that is special to us.  As we add this water to a communal vessel, we have an opportunity to briefly explain what this water symbolizes.

The Vulnerable Art of Celebration

Being vulnerable often gets limited to sharing pain and sadness. Sharing our joy and celebrating ourselves requires vulnerability as well. We must be intentional about setting aside a space for celebration in our lives. In our service, we will celebrate the academic year that’s wrapping up soon for our students and educators at the UUCC.

Mother’s Day-International Day of Contemplation on Gun Violence

Mother’s Day-International Day of Contemplation on Gun Violence” We will join congregations around the country in setting aside Mother’s Day as a national day of contemplation and prayer on gun violence. Using the work of historian Adam Winkler, we will take an honest look at the history of gun control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mru_q1V-UF4  

Nurturing Possibility and Creativity

Nurturing Possibility and Creativity” The enemies of ambivalence and apathy can often paralyze us in our personal lives and in the life of our faith community. Using the work of Rosamund Stone Zander, we will explore together how to nurture possibility and creativity in our lives.