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Speaker: Much of our suffering comes from trying to control what was never ours to control: other people, their choices, and circumstances beyond our reach. Drawing from Buddhist wisdom, this service explores the practice of letting go, not as resignation, but as an act of clarity and compassion. Together, we’ll reflect on how releasing our grip on what cannot be changed can open space for greater peace, acceptance, and freedom in our lives. Speaker: This is the longest day of the year–the harbinger of both the long, hot summer ahead and the beginning of the shortening of each day as we begin the inexorable march into winter. Speaker: Many adherents of the Abrahamic religions hold a belief that God, or the Divine, possesses unlimited power. This discourse will explore the many problematic implications of such a belief, especially at a time when our taking responsibility for addressing the challenges for our human and ecological communities has never been more urgent. Speaker: When empires are in decline, they often create spectacles and distractions to keep much of the citizenry from seeing the depths of debauchery to which the society has sunk. Speaker: Music has been an integral part of the Queer community for its entire history. From innuendo to bravely speaking our truths out loud; major hits to B side and forgotten references; it buoyed us along and let us know that we existed, that there IS a place for us and that me can be loved. Speaker: How I stumbled face-first into the mutual aid networks of my new home in Minneapolis, learned to help and protect my neighbors, and what it looks like going forward. Speaker: Democracy cannot survive in a post-truth society. The truth and evidence-based critical thinking matter if we are to develop the shared understanding of reality that makes beloved community possible Speaker: Democracy cannot survive increasing income equality. As the gap between the rich and poor widens so does the inequality in their political power and participation, with fewer and fewer people controlling our economic and political processes. Speaker: Karrisa feels it is her duty to her Indigenous Relatives to help create safe spaces where our people can gain knowledge together. To show that we are good allies, please wear red, especially red dresses, if at all possible. Speaker: Emergency Preparedness is vital knowledge, at home, work, and church. Being aware of your surroundings and knowing what to do in case of a medical or weather emergency or even a hostile situation can give you the confidence to save lives, including your own. We will discuss the various types of emergencies you may face here at church, what to do during those emergencies and what the EP Team is planning to make our gathering place safer for everyone. Speaker: Combining two near and dear Unitarian Universalist services, Earth Day and our flower communion, we ask everyone to bring at least one flower to share. Discussion will be on how plastic is not evil, but needs to be honored in what it offers to us as well as how we can rethink, renew, reduce, reuse, recycle, and upcycle! Speaker: In a world in which those in poverty and persons of color are much more likely to experience environmental injustice, what will it take to attain environmental justice and ensure that all persons have access to clean water, clean air, and nutritious food. Speaker: April 5 2026 – “Environmental Justice is Attainable” – – Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies In a world in which those in poverty and persons of color are much more likely to experience environmental injustice, what will it take to attain environmental justice and ensure that all persons have access to clean water, clean air, and nutritious food. Speaker: Our democracy is at its weakest point since before the passage of the Voting Rights Act. We are currently characterized as a “flawed democracy” by the Economist Democracy Index, and we are in very real danger of becoming a failed democracy as we continue our fall into authoritarianism. What can be done to bring the dry bones of our democracy back to life? Speaker: This morning’s service is in our 5th Sunday format, even though it isn’t 5th Sunday. This format features a speaker, Walter Norris, who is a docent at the Dallas Holocaust Museum and will talk to us about visiting the museum, followed by an activity – painting stones with names of children who died in the Holocaust for the Upstander Stone Project which will be returned to the project and included in the Holocaust Garden of Hope in Kingwood Texas. Stones have long been and continue to be used as historical grave markers; Jewish people bring small stones to leave on their loved ones’ gravesites, as stones are permanent (as opposed to flowers) and serve as a reminder that memories of our loved ones last forever. Speaker: Robert Arnold is a man for the moment. He provides eloquent, insightful, hopeful and sometimes angry analyses of the current state of our society. He is ‘a lot’. Apart from his on-line presence, Arnold published a book of his essays and poetry in 2025. You’ll find his writing evocative, provocative, and aligned with UU principles. Speaker: In a universe with trillions of galaxies, each with hundreds of billions of stars, we should view our lives on this pale blue dot of a planet in a solar system on the edge of our galaxy with an appropriate amount of humility while embracing and treasuring the gift of experience that we all enjoy. What will it mean for us when we soon definitively discover that we are not alone and that the cosmos is teeming with life? We are not the center of the universe as so many past generations thought, but our lives and communities are nevertheless still important and possess inherent worth on this world that is our only home. Speaker: In his sermon “The Name of Love,” Rev. T. J. FitzGerald reflects on on Martin Luther King Jr.’s message for us in troubled times. Drawing from Dr. King’s teachings on agape love, nonviolence, and moral courage, this UU sermon explores what it means to live with purpose when fear, injustice, and division feel overwhelming. It looks honestly at the tension between love and resistance and why Dr. King believed real love always carries a cost. T he Rev. T. J. FitzGerald is one of the ministers at First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Speaker: Family of Choice (FOC) is made of people that provide shared values, emotional connection, and celebrations of life events. Originating in the LGBTQIA+ community primarily for people who lacked support from their Family of Origin (FOO), it has grown to encompass all who find a need for more nurturing relationships. Join us to learn how Red River UU can continue to grow to be more of a FOC. Speaker: Augustine and Aquinas were both known for claiming that “an unjust law is no law at all.” We know from the experience of humanity that legality and morality are not synonymous. Many practices have been deemed legal by societies that are clearly immoral. This discourse will explore how civil disobedience to unjust laws has been an effective catalyst for social change throughout human history.
June 28, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Morning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Opening the Hand: The Freedom of Letting Go” by Brand Kosloski
June 21, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Celebrate the Summer Solstice” by Jana Norris
June 14, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “The Problem of Omnipotence” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
June 7, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Bread and Circus” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
May 31, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Music & the LGBTQIA+ Community” – Jack Bolerjack and Brand Kosloski
May 24, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Everyone Can Do Something” by Adrian Hinman
Our speaker Adrian Hinman presenting via video
May 17, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Post-Truth Society” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
May 10, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “Income Inequality” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
May 3, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship – Today’s Discourse is “My Journey” – by Karrisa Hodge
Karrisa Hodge is President and founder of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Chahta. She has ancestry to 3 Tribal Nations from her mother and fathers’ side, but she is a Tribal member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma to honor her auntie Wanda and Ibah (ee-bah) David. As a mother of 3 and a bonus to one she strives to be a strong woman role model for her children. She does this because she knows how influential that can be. Her biggest role models and strongest women that made an impact in her life were her auntie Wanda Querterbitty and her grandmother Elsa Garcia. Karrisa believes especially in the matriarchal tribes she’s a part of, that women are life givers, leaders and influencers. Karissa feels it is her duty to her Indigenous Relatives to help create safe spaces where our people can gain knowledge, together.
April 26, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Emergency Preparedness: Necessary for Survival ” by Emergency Preparedness Team
April 19, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Would You Like Fresh or Plastic? by Rebecca Crystal
April 12, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Reflections on Ibram X. Kendi’s 'Chain of Ideas’" by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
April 5, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Environmental Justice is Attainable” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
March 29, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “The Dry Bones of Our Democracy” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
March 22, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Ways to Remember the Holocaust” by The Worship Team & Walter Norris
March 15, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Readings from Robert L. Arnold's ‘Defiance Til Death’” by George Novak
March 8, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “Cosmic Humility" by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
March 1, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “The Name of Love” Worship Team & Rev. T. J. FitzGerald, via video
February 22, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “We Gather as FOC” by Rebecca Crystal & The Rainbow Team
February 15, 2026 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pmMorning Worship - Today’s Discourse “The History of Civil Disobedience” by Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies
