First Universalist Church

The dream has been alive for years – Beloved Community. A place, a people, a moment in time when we might truly be, as our Visionary Goal proclaims, “a multi-racial, multicultural, and intergenerational faith community of mutual caring and support where people bring all of who they are and welcome each other with joy. Our sense of who we are as a community of faith is ever expanding.” What does it mean to belong to that Beloved Community, and what will be required of us as we unlearn soul-killing patterns of oppression and practice liberating, life-sustaining ways? What does it mean to belong to this Beloved Community? Music for Gathering- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (:19) Words of Welcome- Rev. Arif Mamdani (3:42) Call to Worship- To Be of Use by Marge Piercy- Lóre Stevens (16:18) Story for All Ages- Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout (18:26) Prayer and Meditation- Rev. Arif Mamdani (26:11) Practice of Giving- Rev. Jen Crow (33:28) Celebrating Rev. Jen's Ten Years- Rev. Sara Smalley and the Team (37:17) Message- Belonging