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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Nov 39 min read
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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Oct 149 min read
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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Sep 308 min read
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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Sep 168 min read
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
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
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
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
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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Apr 2910 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sermon - Seasons of Love - Rev Aaron Miller - Pastor Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford
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Oct 15, 20233 min read
Warning Signs of Domestic Abuse
By Madeliene Cahill From: “Protecting our Women and Girls” October 15, 2023, Sunday Service Here’s what I want you to know: Irrational...
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Oct 1, 20237 min read
A Liberating, Liberal Faith
Rev. Josh Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society East Manchester, CT October 1, 2023 During our offering Mary played ‘Adagio Cantabile’...
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Sep 16, 20238 min read
Sweetness Everywhere
Rev. Josh M. Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society: East Manchester, CT September 17, 2023 Our ministry theme for September is welcome,...
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