Speaker: Rev. Jennie Barrington

“The Shakers” (for Annual Meeting Sunday) Sermon and Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina June 4, 2017 The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister Call to Worship, by Albert Einstein:   “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.  It is the source of all true art and all…

One thing we can still honor and take to heart from the teachings of Confucius is the importance of honoring our elders and ancestors. On this, the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, join us in gleaning more insights from this ancient teacher and tradition.

In this worship service we will honor the “bridging” of our children and youth as they complete one stage of their learning and development, and move on to the next. The service will be enhanced by selections from, Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke. We will also thank our CYRE volunteers.

“After Diligent Search…” Sermon and Worship Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina Sunday, May 7th, 2017 The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister Call to Worship ― Brené Brown, from: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are “One of the greatest barriers…

“On Restitution” A Sermon and Service for Holocaust Remembrance Day for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina April 30, 2017 The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister Opening Words:  the words of Algene Ballif, in a critique of the Broadway play of, The Diary of Anne Frank: “If the diary of Anne Frank…

“The Type of Man You’d Want to Keep Alive” Sermon and Worship Service for The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina Easter Sunday April 16, 2017 The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister   Call to Worship [“Easter is…” by Richelle E. Goodrich] “Easter is… Joining in a birdsong, Eying an early sunrise, Smelling…

“Planning a Memorial Service” Worship Service for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina April 2, 2017 the Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister Call to Worship: from Adlai Stevenson’s Eulogy for Eleanor Roosevelt: “…we must say farewell.  We are always saying farewell in this world  –always standing at the edge of loss attempting…

“The Earth Laughs in Flowers” Worship Service for Flower Communion Sunday and New Members Sunday The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina March 26, 2017 The Rev. Jennie Ann Barrington, Interim Minister   Opening Words [Ralph Waldo Emerson]: “Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. …

March 25th will be the 106th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Even over a hundred years later, fair labor practices and workplace safety are still in need of attention and advocacy.