Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee, she/her pronouns, recently retired from the Northlake UU Church in Kirkland, WA. Prior to ministry, she worked as a Nurse Practitioner for 30 years on Indian Reservations, public health clinics and in the Veterans Administration health services. She is also trained as a Community Organizer, and has been active in social justice work for decades.
Rev. Nancy attended the Starr King School for the Ministry graduating in 2018. She did her internship at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock in New York, and has served our faith tradition as President of the Starr King Graduate Association, Vice-President of the UU Women’s Federation and currently serves as Chair of the UU Commission on Social Witness.( Source – Starr-King School for Ministry )
We may engage with the concepts of abolition as political or social systems, but there are theological and spiritual challenges that can change our faith and challenge our practices. We will look at coercion and punishment and their relationship to UU theology today. Read Order of Service here
These days we are learning more and more that we are not working in silos, but that the liberation of each of us is connected to all of us, and all of us are connected through our commitment to loving the world into wholeness. As we talk about collective liberation we will talk about our … Continue reading Centering Love: Collective Liberation
We are living in times of great transformation and transition. This is liminal time, where we are waiting to see how we emerge, and how our society will be transformed. This sermon will explore what liminal time looks like, and what work we do to emerge in new ways. Read Order of Service here
Our experience of the world is influenced by the stories we tell. When we tell stories of our beliefs or of events, they become the framework for how we understand ourselves and others. We will explore the power of stories and the choices we make as we tell stories. Read Order of Service here
For Easter we will celebrate this special day with a time of reflection on why Easter is special, and offer our own UU way of honoring it by sharing our flower communion. Everyone is encouraged to bring a flower, or more than one, to share in our community bouquet. Read Order of Service here
All of us have faults, cracks and broken places. These can be growth areas that make us stronger, healthier and more beautiful. Rev. Nancy will talk about this and relate it to her lifetime artistry as a potter. General Order of Services On-Site in Chapman Hall and Live-Streamed at www.euuc.org, and the EUUC YouTube Channel
We each need someone to tell our stories to, and someone to listen to them. This is part of the work of our faith community. How do we encounter each other in ways that nourish, heal and deepen each of us? Come explore this path we walk together. On-Site in Chapman Hall and Live-Streamed at www.euuc.org, and the EUUC … Continue reading Encountering Others: The purpose of religious community
