UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church

Our memories are integrated with sensations of the experience: sights, smells, tastes, touch... and sounds. Our lay leader David Kroebel focuses this service on how the music we listen to creates a distinct time capsule for what is going on in one's life at the moment. In David's case, with the help of "mail-order music clubs (remember those?"), then cassette copying, and then ri...

Yes, in the "story for all ages", she did all the work. But in our real lives, do we want to eat alone, while others have nothing to eat? When we examine the ways we are connected to others, we will most often find that it is where we work, where we serve, and where we share that we feel connected. Beyond the parable of the Little Red Hen, this service is also about building that connect...

You kinda had to be there. It's very omnidirectional microphonage audio, not the greatest (possibly the worst) quality of this podcast series. However, it does feature Dave Dunn's original harmonica stylings, highlights from several past services as read and interpreted by a cast of several, and the best efforts of Audacity's "noise reduction" effect to make it tolerable in y...

"An emergent entity, created out of chaotic, complex interactions within particles, can exert a causal force downward on the components themselves." Got that? No? Maybe you'll need to listen to the rest and then you'll understand. Maybe. "Inner Peace" and "The Beauty that Surrounds Us" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved. Intro and outro backg...

"Mother's Day is not easy, no matter who you are or what your circumstances are." But today's guest speaker Randy Blasch tries to sort it out for us. Along with the sermon, there are announcements, original music selections, and perhaps the most all-inclusive benediction you'll hear all year, courtesy of worship associate Sasha Greyenbuhl. Choir direction and piano accompanim...

These rites of passage include a children dedication ceremony, individual faith statements, props to the Our Whole Lives (OWL) program, and the annual bridging ceremony, from the care of our Religious Exploration team into young adulthood. Also, it may or may not be dusty in here, nor are we crying, it's likely you're crying.  Choir direction and piano accompaniment by Alex Pietsch. "...

Join us as we rescue and honor our elder's stories. Choir direction by Alex Pietsch. "From Fire to Dust" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit better. You can learn more about us by visiting our website at www. UUMAN.o...

For today's service, hear a Universalist parable about a loving father, a drunken son, and a flaming pit. And learn how the term "Unitarian" was deployed as an insult at heretical thinkers, some of whom died for their beliefs. That is, until on May 5, 1819, when Rev. William Ellery Channing, the leader of the liberal Congregationalists split with the conservative Congregationalists,...

Join UUMAN's Earth Ministry, and our guest speaker, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light 's Rosaleen Xiong, in a recognition of the upcoming Earth Day. This lay led service, features some splendid comedy (wait for it!) and the literally deadly serious naming of names among various US Presidents who have been either halfway-decent on the environment, and, well, pretty horrible. Of the latter,...

Along with the 100th anniversary of the original Flower Communion by Unitarian martyr Norbert Capek, this week's service features a re-dedication of a sacred space. Beautiful (and sonically boom-y) UUMAN Sanctuary is open for activities again. "Spring Has Sprung" and "Intricacies of the Flowers" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved. Intro and outro backgroun...

How does one achieve enlightenment? In the Zen tradition, this path of enlightenment is often represented by the Ox-Herding Pictures. What are they? One of the pictures is blank? What could this mean? Can we even make sense of these? What do they call upon us to do? This episode includes a guided meditation by Amanda Bralley. "A Woodsprite's Zen" and "Finding Center" by Ale...

This existential question has been posed, and answered, by theologians and philosophers throughout thousands of years of human history. For example, if one believes in the Big Bang theory: So who made the big bang? Also: Why posit a question about something, this "colorless infinity", you know nothing about? We'll try to arrive at an answer via the questions of pre-schoolers, and fun...

"We are Gen Z." Learn from our UUMAN Youth, who created and delivered this service. Find out how they feel about the world around them: The pressures of social networking, what's been done to our blue boat home, and what they're going to have to do for their own children in a few years. One thing's for sure: "How much time humanity has on earth is uncertain...Gen Z's...

"This might be one of the tougher sermons I've ever had to put together," Rev. Dave warns, and as you listen, you'll know why: The answer to the question posed in the sermon title is, often, "no." We somehow permit (just to pick two of many examples) child labor laws to go unenforced, and for-profit prisons. But the good news is, we can say "yes" more often if we can somehow work with "7.8 billion...

Join us for a world of ways to understand how the proposed Article II Study Commission helps us think about ourselves as individuals, and ourselves as a congregation with a specific mission and vision. Are these values that we share? What does interdependence truly mean? What happens to things that don’t transform? What happens when we lack generosity? Along with Rev. Dave's and Worship Associate...

Join us and learn about avoiding toxic positivity and instead, using validating statements in support of those who are hurting. Along with the usual slices of life and music we share at UUMAN in Roswell, GA. Piano accompaniment and choir direction by Alex Pietsch. "Can't Help But Wonder" and "I Love Us" composed by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at...

Aside from the fascinating, and ultimately tragic, true story of Francis David and Transylvania's too-brief period of mandated religious tolerance, this episode includes: New Member inductions; Our Music Director's Round Tuit awards; and an unforgettable Pet Eulogy. Along with the usual announcements ("Cake!") and fabulous musical accompaniment. And as a bonus: If you listen to Rev. Dave's sermon,...

Listeners this week find that they've been surreptitiously exposed to a "sermon on the amount" (yes, that's a very old minister's joke, as Rev. Dave acknowledges) Worship Associate David Kroeber also provides announcements and readings. Piano accompaniment by Alex Pietsch. "My Heart's Emotion" and "Time Traveler" composed by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moo...

This week's service audio focuses on those three shared values put forth the by the Article II Study Commission. Thinking about ourselves as individuals, and ourselves as a congregation with a specific Mission and Vision, are these values that we share? Listen as well to hear a not-too-silly skit, and the usual announcements (and some unfortunate audio buzz from the imperfect audio system that the...

Most of us would say we live with the intention to love. Oh, but then comes the practice of if! Can we "practice" a kind of love that is so large, so fierce, that it can stand the fire of anger, frustration, judgement and perhaps most challenging our inertia? This is often a very personal challenge in our relationships and it is our faith’s challenge at this time of political and societal divisive...

Throughout our history as Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists, we have had principles and sources. Our current principles and sources are the result of numerous reimaginings across this history. We are being asked to reimagine. How will we respond? UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit better. You can learn more about us by...

We’ve passed 350 ppm concentration of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere…and the numbers continue to rise! But we’re not finished yet. How can we be leaders and exemplars in reversing this trend? We're also shaped by our efforts to improve our circumstances (and avoid broken bones). "Earth's Dance" and "December's Cold Night" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2022. Music performed by Alex Pietsch. Background...

"Whew. It's been a week."  Rev. Kim Palmer provides a post-election reflection on compassion in polarized times. Choir direction and piano accompaniment by Alex Pietsch. "Still We Rise" and "Journey On" composed by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2022. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bi...

For all the acknowledged heroes and martyrs in Unitarian Universalism's history, if one is willing to make an honest effort to learn more, one can find what Rev. Dave refers to as a "flip side." Prominent people, who self identified as Unitarians or Universalists, some of them very powerful elected officials, who made people's lives more miserable through their misuse of power. And thus the questi...

We remember those who have passed over the course of the year and how they have shaped our lives in ways we could not have imagined. Also, a goofy skit about our big auction/fundraiser being held this weekend because that's how we roll. Piano accompaniment and choir direction by Alex Pietsch. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank yo...