Rev. Roger Bertschausen

January 21-22: "Awakening Conscience #3: Where Do We Go from Here?" by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen 

We'll shift our focus from Unitarian Universalism to our Fellowship and to our individual lives: How can we translate an internal commitment to anti-racism and multiculturalism into action in our Fellowship and in our lives beyond these walls?   

January 28-29: "Awakening Conscience #4: Jim Crow Segregation Is Alive and Well--in Our Prisons!" by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen 

Our prison system is a striking example of how racism can become institutionalized and perpetuated.  How did this happen?  What does it mean?  What can we do to end Jim Crow in our prison system? 

February 4-5: “Failure or Perhaps An Open Window?” by Karon Sandberg 

I spent a lot of time in my youth trying hard to avoid failure.  Even as a young adult, I often navigated my life to avoid things that might cause me to experience failure.  Now in middle age I have begun to see failure much differently, as a teacher, as an opportunity and even a muse. Failing at something often creates a transition, a change of path or plans.  How can we embrace failure as a wise teacher who may really be opening a new window?  

February 11-12: “Wells We Did Not Dig” by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen & Jason Seymour, Interim Assistant Minister
Each time we come to the Fellowship, we stand upon a strong foundation, a foundation that was laid for us by the foresight and generosity of many who came before us. Our Fellowship foundation is physical and theological; it gives us a place to meet, and it tells us stories of who we are and where we have been. For those of us who are here today, what will our legacy be? What foundation will we leave for those who come next?

February 18-19: “Grief--One Year Later" by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen
It's been a little over a year since my mother died. I'll reflect on the challenges and learnings from my journey through grief.

February 25-26: "A Sympathetic View of the Trinity" by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen
Anti-Trinitarianism runs deep in our Unitarian history. I want to depart from this tradition and take a sympathetic look at the Trinity.

March 3-4: Sermon by the Rev. Amy DeLong
The Rev. Amy DeLong is a United Methodist minister. She was put on trial by the Methodist Church for violating church policy by being in a sexual relationship with a person of the same gender, and of officiating at a same-sex marriage. She was declared innocent of the first charge due to insufficient evidence, and convicted of the second charge. Her penalty was a 20 day suspension. She'll reflect on her experience.