{"id":137382,"date":"2023-03-27T13:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=137382"},"modified":"2023-03-27T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:04:05","slug":"liturgy-the-earth-work-of-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/liturgy-the-earth-work-of-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Liturgy: The (Earth) Work of the People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1255\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-137382-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=137382-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2023-03-26_Litergy.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Rev. Sara Green<br \/>March 26, 2023<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">There are many interpretations about what we are supposed to be doing as a church &#8211; rituals, building community and justice, are just a few. Liturgy, sometimes interpreted as the work of the people, calls us to make micro experiments in beloved community creation. Let&#8217;s explore how our care of land and collaboration with the planet helps us to dig deeper into our mission in our communities.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Chalice Lighting<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">This is the flame we hold in our hearts as we strive for justice for everyone. This is the light we shine upon systems of oppression until they are no more. This is the warmth that we share with one another as our struggle becomes our salvation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Call to Worship<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Excerp from &#8220;Evidence&#8221;<br \/>by Alexis Pauline Gumbs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Affirming Our Mission <\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Meditation Reading<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Excerpt for &#8220;Being Black&#8221;<br \/>by Angel Kyodo Williams<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Sermon<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Text of this sermon is not yet available.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/category\/sermons\/indexes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SERMON INDEX<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Most sermons during the past 23 years are available online through this website. Click on the index link above to find tables of all sermons for each year listed by date (newest to oldest) with topic and speaker. Click on a topic to go to that sermon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PODCASTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Podcasts of this and other sermons are also available for free on iTunes. You can find them by clicking on the podcast link above or copying and pasting this link. https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above. Rev. Sara GreenMarch 26, 2023First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org There are many interpretations about what we are supposed to be doing as a church &#8211; rituals, building community and justice, are just a few. 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