Joseph Bednarik serves as the Pulpit Assistant at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend, Washington. He retired from Copper Canyon Press, a literary publisher dedicated to poetry. He speaks regularly at Unitarian Universalist congregations in the Salish Sea region, and recently published a slender book of his Sunday morning talks called Invited to Speak.
“What’s up, Friend? It’s your BA! Would love to check in to see how things are going. Please give me a call when you’re available! Love yah!” This Sunday we give our Better Angel a call, for a much needed heart-to-heart…. Read Order of Service here
The human heart is a vast and nuanced arena of compassion, deep feelings, love, warmth, justice and fairness–the unique muscle that beats from inside the womb until the moment we die. And then there is the giant lizard Godzilla. This Sunday–in the midst of our Stewardship Campaign–we image a meeting between the two. Order of … Continue reading Godzilla v. Your Generous Heart
On-Site in Chapman Hall and Live-Streamed at www.euuc.org, and the EUUC YouTube Channel
SUNDAY SERVICES ARE HELD AT 10:00 A.M. IN PERSON & ONLINE (EUUC.ORG and YOUTUBE) “You’re in the middle of nowhere,” the bartender said. Then a young farmer sat down, ordered a burger and a beer, and within minutes a conversation between strangers turned very deep. This Sunday we consider our various nowheres and the cosmic time we … Continue reading Cosmic Time in the Middle of Nowhere
SUNDAY SERVICES ARE HELD AT 10:00 A.M. IN PERSON & ONLINE (EUUC.ORG and YOUTUBE) In his poem “Revenge,” Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali imagines meeting the man who killed his father, and what form his revenge will take. This Sunday we join Taha as he confronts and considers one of humanity’s most intense and corrosive … Continue reading Revenge
You can watch the service live at this link The proverb goes like this: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.” As we consider (or ignore!) resolutions for the coming year, this New Year’s Eve sermon explores our ever-present second best time, and the lives we … Continue reading Second Best Time
On-Site at EUUC at 10 a.m. Available for replay at EUUC Facebook page, here at www.euuc.org and the EUUC YouTube Channel Video of the Service
The great American writer Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” Choosing “right words” can also be a spiritual practice to help create a more just and inclusive world. This Sunday we explore … Continue reading Deadline or Due Date?
When asked to submit an artifact for an exhibit called “Stranger Than Kindness,” musician Warren Ellis offered a piece of gum once chewed by Nina Simone. Ellis had taken the gum off Simone’s piano after a 1999 concert, wrapped it in her concert towel, and in the ensuing decades the gum transformed from an odd … Continue reading Nina Simone’s Gum: Stranger than Kindness
