Memory and Meaning: From Decoration Day to Memorial Day (05/17)
All are welcome!
Speaker: Rev Gordon Clay Bailey
Hosts: Pastor AJ and Rev Angela
During this service we will explore the history of Memorial Day, once known as Decoration Day, and its roots in communal acts of remembrance following the Civil War. We reflect on how memory itself is an act of interdependence and how honoring the lives and sacrifices of others calls us into deeper responsibility for the present. In remembering together, we renew our commitment to a more just and peaceful world.
The Sunday Experience
All are invited on Sunday evening at 4:30 pm for welcome and hospitality as we gather for our evening Service. Our Service begins at 5:00 pm and lasts approximately one hour after which all are invited to enjoy conversation and refreshments.
- 4:30 pm – Welcome and Hospitality
- 5:00 pm – Evening Service (ZOOM Opens)
- 6:00 pm – Refreshments and Continuing Conversations
More About our 3rd Sunday TMT/UURJ Community Celebration
Third Sunday Full Community Celebrations are BIPOC led collaborative services including SpeulvedaUU in Southern California, UUs for Racial Justice in Denver, and the online sanctuary of The Mountain Top UU
Online & In-person Gatherings
This multi-platform service has two in-person gathering locations and inclusive Zoom participation uniting all communities.
Following the service, all are invited to stay for The Mountain Top UU and UUs for Racial Justice community conversations. We offer extended check-ins and breakout rooms for both BIPOC-identified and White allied siblings, creating safe spaces for deeper dialogue, shared learning, and meaningful community connection.
Come as you are, your voice, your presence, and your spirit are needed and welcome.
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