by Rev. Nancy Pellegrini

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel states, “There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord. Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, … Continue reading Sabbath, More Than Just Rest

How do we find sustenance and hope amidst the difficult challenges of life?  Rev. Pellegrini will explore the 121st Psalm, her experience as a hospital chaplain, and Sabra Field’s artwork in examining this question. Rev. Nancy Bird Pellegrini received her Master of Divinity Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC and was ordained as a Unitarian … Continue reading I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

On this Palm Sunday, we will explore the historical context of the life of Jesus.  We will look at how his message about living in community through forgiveness, healing, and acceptance threatened the Roman Empire.  We will examine how Jesus was a champion of the disinherited, as described by Howard Thurman, and set an example … Continue reading Jesus the Revolutionary

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We have inherited a large house, a great ‘world house’ in which we have to live together—black and white, Easterner and Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu.”  We will examine Dr. King’s vision of the beloved community and explore what it means for Unitarian Universalism today.