June 15, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa Romantum Schwartz
A Sermon for Father’s Day, 2008
On this Father’s Day Rev. Lisa reflects on the non-material things our dads leave us, those dreams and debts we carry for them long after their passing.
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June 8, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz
Ragtime is one of those purely American arts, and it’s so straightforwardly accessible that you don’t need to know anything about music to enjoy it. Rev. Lisa Schwartz is just be back from playing at the Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, Missouri, and she shares a little of that old raggedy music by Joplin, Morton, Adams, and others.
Listen to: Raggedy Rev
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May 18, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz
When the Unitarians and Universalists merged in 1961, they brought together over a century of diligent work for racial justice. In 1965 a UU minister, James Reeb, was martyred in Selma, one of many UU ministers and lay leaders who had joined Dr. Martin Luther King on the front lines of the battle for civil rights. Yet in 1969 Unitarian Universalism was almost destroyed by a conflict that led most of the black delegates to General Assembly, along with many white supporters, to walk out in protest. Many of the African Americans who were part of our fledgling denomination never returned, and our organization has never completely healed from the wounds. Rev. Lisa Schwartz explores the historic triumphs and tragedies, and envision where we might go from here.
Listen to the sermon: Wilderness Journey
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March 11, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz
The Unitarian Julia Ward Howe (the author of the famous poem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”) saw first-hand the devastating impact of the Civil War on the bodies and minds of soldiers, on the economy, and on the very fabric of society. She was an adamant anti-war crusader and feminist who believed that women had the power and the responsibility to shape society at the political level. In the hopes that women could unite to bring about peaceful solutions to international and domestic conflict, Julia Ward Howe proclaimed Mother’s Day in 1870.
Listen to: Arise, Women of this Day!
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May 4th, 2008 — by Dr. Judith Steinle Sasser, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka
Presented at the 9:00 a.m. service
Today is a glorious day of Celebration for Unitarian Universalists here at the Topeka Fellowship!!! We are honoring our Seniors in High School as they prepare to graduate.
In addition to the seniors, we pause to celebrate and honor a fine group of volunteers within our Fellowship. They are literally the construction engineers who have built the bridge, across which our seniors travel today. They are our religious education teachers; the ones who minister tirelessly to our children and youth every week. Many of them have been teaching since our seniors first came to this Fellowship.
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