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Being Present to the Light, Rev. Josh Pawelek, December 22, 2024

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Being Present to the Light, Rev. Josh Pawelek, December 22, 2024

This past Tuesday our Policy Board held its regular monthly meeting. As we began, Peggy Webbe, our president, invited us into a guided...

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May We Live in Peace, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Sunday, December 15, 2024

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Dec 155 min read

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May We Live in Peace, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Sunday, December 15, 2024

For decades we’ve been singing “Dona Nobis Pacem” at the end of this annual midwinter holiday music service. I suspect we will continue...

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Being Present in the Dark Season, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Dec. 8, 2024

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Dec 88 min read

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Being Present in the Dark Season, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Dec. 8, 2024

First Reflection Finding a Balance: Dark and Light At our Thanksgiving Sunday service two weeks ago, Emmy...

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I was a Stranger, and You Welcomed Me, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 10, 2024

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Nov 109 min read

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I was a Stranger, and You Welcomed Me, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 10, 2024

After last Sunday’s sermon, a far-greater-than-usual number of you called or wrote or texted to thank me for my words and to say you felt...

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America the Beautiful, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 3rd, 2024

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Nov 39 min read

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America the Beautiful, Rev. Josh Pawelek, Nov. 3rd, 2024

I am going to speak about Tuesday’s election, but perhaps less about the election and more about what the United States of America means...

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All That We Let In, Rev. Josh Pawelek, October 13, 2024

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Oct 149 min read

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All That We Let In, Rev. Josh Pawelek, October 13, 2024

“Well I don’t know where it all begins / And I don’t know where it all will end / We’re better off for all that we let in.” [1] Lyrics...

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Are You Ready? Rev. Josh Pawelek, September 29th, 2024

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Sep 308 min read

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Are You Ready? Rev. Josh Pawelek, September 29th, 2024

As you know, those of us present in the meeting house are going to conduct a fire drill as this service is ending. Zoomers: we tried very...

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Sitting at the Messianic Table, Rev. Josh Pawelek, September 15, 2024

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Sep 168 min read

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Sitting at the Messianic Table, Rev. Josh Pawelek, September 15, 2024

I shared with you earlier Jesus’ parable of the Messianic Banquet, also known as the Great Banquet, the Wedding Banquet, or the Great...

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Jul 298 min read

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Spinoza's God: Wisdom from the 1600s - Homily

Spinoza talk by MFB delivered at UUSE Sunday 7/28/24. Title “Spinoza’s God: Wisdom from the 1600’s” I was struck dumb in the year 2023...

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Jul 148 min read

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Principles and Values (Reflections on Article 2) by Rev. Josh Pawelek, July 14, 2024

Last month, Saturday, June 22nd, 2025 (or 80.2% of) delegates to the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, meeting online,...

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Jun 107 min read

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May the River Renew Us, June 9, 2024

Friends: this piece Dorothy has just played, “Deep River,” from the late 19th-/early 20th-century British composer Samuel...

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May 149 min read

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Longing to Belong: Reflections on Religious Pluralism, May 12, 2024

i can see the galaxies / take me with you honestly / leave behind the color fleet / be my feet, be my feet—lyrics from Luke Harper’s...

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Shine, by Rev. Josh Pawelek, April 28, 2024

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Shine, by Rev. Josh Pawelek, April 28, 2024

A Meditation on Grace (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Where are my keys? I gotta go. I gotta go. Have you seen my keys? Did you look on the key hook...

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Apr 149 min read

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Interdependence in Three Parts by Rev. Josh Pawelek

First Part: Interdependence as a Fact of Life Our ministry theme for April is interdependence. This term has been capturing the spiritual...

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Apr 24 min read

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Shine On Me: An Easter Homily by Rev. Josh Pawelek

Thank you choir! It's o good to have you singing on this Easter morning. “Shine on me!” This is a beautiful, bluesy, uplifting piece from...

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Mar 249 min read

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On Donkeys, Palms and Money-Changers: A Meditation for Palm Sunday by Rev. Josh Pawelek

In the Christian liturgical year, today is Palm Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as a humble king, five days before...

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Mar 188 min read

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Good Transformation: Roots and Wings, by Rev. Josh Pawelek

Earlier I shared words from the late Rev. Elizabeth Tarbox, one of my favorite Unitarian Universalist spiritual writers. She says, “Here...

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Mar 58 min read

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Love is the Spirit of this Church, by Rev. Josh Pawelek

“Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in...

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Feb 48 min read

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Some Things Are Worth Praying For by the Rev. Josh Pawelek

During my sabbatical I twice had the opportunity to visit Hanover, PA, my mother’s birthplace, the town where she grew up—about 40 minutes s

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Oct 23, 20231 min read

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Sermon - Seasons of Love - Rev Aaron Miller - Pastor Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford

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