A Reflection by the Rev. Paul Oakley
This Wednesday evening Passover begins, the holiday when Jews around the world celebrate the ancient deliverance of their ancestors from Egypt, the narrow place, from slavery to freedom. The first two nights of Passover are the occasion … read more.
Link to the online service here: A Broken Femur… or, Saving Civilization during a Pandemic.
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REFLECTION
Dr. Ira Byock, in his book The Best Care Possible,[1] wrote:
Anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the … read more.
SERVICE AT A DISTANCE
abbreviated service offered by the Rev. Paul Oakley
March 15, 2020
This service is offered by YouTube video playlist because the Fellowship Hall is closed to reduce coronavirus transmission and vectoring.
Whole service in a three-video playlist
Opening Music: Rickie … read more.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
a sermon by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, February 2, 2020
One day last week I got in the car to run an errand right in the middle of an NPR interview with science-fiction and fantasy novelist N.K. … read more.
LOVING, ACTIVE, WELCOMING GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING
a sermon by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, January 26, 2020
In keeping with our faith and inspired by our Vision, it is the mission of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro to grow a loving, … read more.
WAR AND PEACE
a sermon by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, January 12, 2020
Last week the New York-based standup comic Alex Giampapa posted a little joke about the position America finds itself in. He wrote:
America just needs a mom to be … read more.
WINTER SOLSTICE
a sermon by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, December 22, 2019
The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere happened last night at 11:19 PM Eastern Standard Time. We’re used to holidays and other special days filling a day, like Christmas … read more.
JUSTICE AND GENEROSITY
a sermon by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, December 15, 2019
This morning we’re going to take a look at the paired words “Justice and Generosity” that come from this congregation’s Vision Statement. This is the fourth in this … read more.
INCARNATION
– THE SACRED MUNDANE AND THE MUNDANE SACRED –
an sermon for Advent II by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, December 8, 2019
When I was in seminary, my required seminar on the Christian scriptures was taught by a Presbyterian minister … read more.
ADVENT: HOPE
a sermon for Advent I, by the Reverend Paul Oakley
10:30 AM, Sunday, December 1, 2019
At this time of year in 2008, Walter and I took a trip to Germany. It had been 22 years since Marco Bergandi and Thomas Köhn … read more.
