Sunday January 5, 2025
11:15 am – The Morning Assembly
Our Shared Values: Justice
The Rev Dr Mark Y. A. Davies, leading
We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive.
We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations, our Association, and society at large.
December 29 – A Special Holiday Sharing Service – The Congregation
Join us for a heartfelt Sharing Service, where the congregation comes together to celebrate the magic of childhood holidays. Bring your favorite stories, memories, readings, poems, or songs that capture the joy and wonder of the season. This is a beautiful opportunity to connect, reflect, and share the spirit of the holidays with one another.
Come and share the moments that make this season so special!
December 22 – Holiday Sing-Along – The Worship Team
Get into the Christmas spirit with the SonShine Sisters, Dan Althoff, Jim Holmes, and Carole Harner!
Join us for a joyful sing-along filled with favorite Christmas songs.
Bring your voice, your friends, and your holiday cheer for this delightful musical celebration.
Let’s make this season merry and bright—together!
We can’t wait to sing with you!
The Rev Mark Y. A. Davies, leading.
You may download the morning program – later in the week – here or read it below without having to download it.
Background information:
Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws mandate that Article II be reviewed every fifteen years. It has been revised numerous times over the history of the UUA. The last wholesale revision before this year happened in 1987.
About our visiting minister:
Blog: www.oneworldhouse.net
Dr. Mark Y. A. Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University. From 2009 to 2015, Dr. Davies was dean of the Petree College of Arts and Sciences and Wimberly Professor of Social Ethics at Oklahoma City University. Previously, Dr. Davies was dean of the Wimberly School of Religion at Oklahoma City University and Founding Director of the Vivian Wimberly Center for Ethics and Servant Leadership. Prior to becoming dean of the Wimberly School of Religion in 2002, he was associate dean of the Petree College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma City University and chair of the department of philosophy.
Dr. Davies has published in the areas of Boston personalism, process philosophy and ethics, and ecological ethics. He serves on the United Methodist University Senate, which is “an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church.” Dr. Davies is currently working on a project with the Interfaith Youth Core, founded by Eboo Patel, assisting United Methodist schools, colleges, and universities to develop and enhance opportunities for interfaith service, dialogue, and cooperation. He and his wife Kristin live in Edmond, OK in the United States, and they have two daughters.
Five Members:
Dan Althoff, Marla Loturco, Jana Norris, Elbert Hill, and Doug Strong
Share their Credo
We all have a foundation upon which we build our religious philosophy. It is nestled deep in our soul rather than printed in any brochure and hungers to be shared. It comes from the depth of our own thought and heart. It is the core of our individual spiritual path. The Latin word credo simply means “belief”. Astute credos marry the gifts of both intellect and spirit. Credos spur presenters to select highlights from their religious odyssey, highlight in those affirmations that sustain them the happy and hard days and nights of life. On this Credo Sunday Dan Althoff, Marla Loturco, Jana Norris, Elbert Hill, and Doug Strong will offer their credo.
The Rev Mark Y. A. Davies, leading.
You may download the morning program here or read it below without having to download it.
Background information:
LINK: Read the Full Text of the UU Shared Values Statement that Passed in June 2024.
Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws mandate that Article II be reviewed every fifteen years. It has been revised numerous times over the history of the UUA. The last wholesale revision before this year happened in 1987.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 – 11:15 am
The Original Code Talkers
Adam Brian Salazar, guest speaker
Choctaw men in WW1 transmitted messages and devised a system of communication. Within twenty-four hours after these telephone warriors began their work, the tide of the battle had turned.
About our guest speaker: My name is Adam Brian Salazar. I am the Community Liaison for the Historic Preservation Department at Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. I have been with the Nation for over 2 years. I am friendly, helpful, polite, and have a good sense of humor. I am also a dedicated father to two beautiful children.
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Take Courage
The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading
Often referred to as one of the four cardinal virtues, courage is the ability to persevere in the face of uncertainty and fear. Sounds like the kind of virtue that might be helpful to cultivate in times like these!
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Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecologihttps://redriveruu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TMP-11-17-v.1.pdfcal Ethics and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University. He is the Executive Director of the Leadership, Education, and Development (LEaD) Hub North America of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church and an Oklahoma Humanities State Scholar. Mark has published in the areas of Boston personalism, process philosophy and ethics, and ecological ethics. Dr. Davies serves on the United Methodist University Senate, which is “an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church.” He and his wife Kristin live in Edmond, OK in the United States, and they have two daughters. The views expressed by the author in this blog do not necessarily represent the views of Oklahoma City University or the United Methodist Church.
Tension and Release: Music in Motion
Matt Meyer, leading (video message)
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Matt Meyer is a musician and community organizer who has led hundreds of services for UU congregations across the country. He has a degree in music and has studied abroad in Cuba, Ghana and Central America. Matt is a founding resident of the Lucy Stone Cooperative in Roxbury and serves as Director of Community Life for The Sanctuary Boston. Sanctuary Boston is a progressive spiritual community of vibrant worship and real connection. We're grounded in Unitarian Universalism and open to seekers of all kinds.
The F-word
The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading
For years it has been considered hyperbole to use the word “fascism” in reference to particular politicians or political movements within our society, but when politicians and their followers are using rhetoric that is identical to Hitler and Mussolini, promising to imprison their political opponents and anyone they deem “the enemy within,” and pledging to forcibly deport 11 million persons whom they call “vermin” who are “poisoning the blood of America,” then it is time to use the f-word and to do all in our power to save what is left of our democratic republic.
Download the morning program here or open it below without having to download it.
Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University. He is the Executive Director of the Leadership, Education, and Development (LEaD) Hub North America of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church and an Oklahoma Humanities State Scholar. Mark has published in the areas of Boston personalism, process philosophy and ethics, and ecological ethics. Dr. Davies serves on the United Methodist University Senate, which is “an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church.” He and his wife Kristin live in Edmond, OK in the United States, and they have two daughters. The views expressed by the author in this blog do not necessarily represent the views of Oklahoma City University or the United Methodist Church.
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