Worship Service 9:30am &11:30am

January 11th
The Spirit of Justice
Rev. Kirk Loadman-Copeland
Martin Luther King, Jr said, “A religion that ends with the individual, ends.” I would add that social justice that is not grounded spiritually will eventually collapse upon itself of hubris, arrogance, marginalization, irrelevance, or burnout. This is to say that both the ends and means matter, as well as the motivation for the work and the compassion for the context, the compassion for both ally and adversary. In the spirit of justice, we will invoke the spirit of Adin Ballou (1803 to 1890), a Universalist minister whose book, Christian Non-Resistance, influenced both Tolstoy and Gandhi.

Community Forum 9:30am

January 11th
“Eyes on the Prize”
 Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and Unitarian Universalists
 with Mimzy Tackney-Moen
We will begin by asking folks to share a word or image they associate with MLK and Selma.  Then we will show about 45 minutes of “Eyes on the Prize,” an outstanding six-hour PBS video on the history of the Civil Rights Movement, of which the Unitarian-Universalist Association was a co-producer.  We will watch segment on Selma, and part of Dr. King's eulogy of James Reeb, revealing the powerful connection between Dr. King, UU's, and the Civil Rights movement.  The material covers Rev. James Reeb and Viola Liuso, UUs who died as a result of their activism.  The section on Selma and the Pettis Bridge raises lots of issues concerning activism and non-violent protest as well as setting the context of the murders of Reeb and Liuso.  Ms. Tackney-Moen will then lead a discussion of the film.  She will also encourage our participation in the MLK Marade next week as a way of honoring not only Dr. King but also our UU Principles and those who died standing up for those principles.