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An annual program of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, UUSC Solidarity Sunday is a day of learning, commitment, and support for human rights. This year, we’re focusing on UUSC’s long history of defying fascism and promoting international justice — a legacy that reverberates in our own time.

The worship service that closes our annual assembly will be livestreamed from 10:00 to 11:30 am. We are also streaming the singing before the worship service at 9:30 am. Please join us for any part of the Sunday experience – singing, worship, or both. This is open to all, not only delegates or registered assembly attendees, so this is a great way to get a sense of what General Assembly is like if you are considering attending one day!

There can be no discussion about the birth of Juneteenth without us first understanding the birth of Texas. After exploring this history, Mattye Reymont will discuss why Juneteenth is not only a day to be celebrated by Blacks, but by all Americans.

Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen is the senior minister of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, in Midtown. He is a Visiting Fellow with Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and studied at Meadville Lombard and later at Harvard. He offers his thoughts this morning on ways of conceiving of the divine. You can watch this service on-line here: https://www.youtube.com/live/vKY6mHJ8vUs

Rebecca “Artie” Throop reflects on what art has taught them about mistakes: how to make better mistakes, enjoying the process, and showing others imperfections. Artie grew up in this congregation and is the child of David and Kathy Throop. After studying Religion and Studio at Rice University, they were working as a Bicycle Mechanic and as the Young Adult Ministry Intern at First Houston. This fall, they will be attending Harvard Divinity School on their path to becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister. To watch the service on-line: https://www.youtube.com/live/lBGuTcU6WrI

It’s back to school! And even for those of us who have left those days behind, it may still be a time to shift modes, even if it’s still feeling pretty summery. Come receive blessings on your transition, whatever that may be, with special blessings for our students. To watch this service on-line go to: https://www.youtube.com/live/Cbc0O9G9asY

People thought that Walt Whitman, the iconic American poet who wrote Leaves of Grass, was weird, but he was the very model of a modern Unitarian…back in 1855.  What made him ahead of his time?  And what makes us proud models of Unitarian Universalism in our unbalanced society today? How are we the vanguard for attitudes and a way of life that hopefully will look mainstream in the future?

Bay Area UU is the sponsoring congregation for Catherine Vance in her journey toward ministry.  She is an interfaith chaplain for the UTMB Hospital System and just completed her Master of Divinity at Iliff School in Denver and a two-year  internship at the UU Fellowship of Galveston. She will bravely appear before the UU “mighty fine” ministerial fellowshipping committee this fall.

You can watch this service on-line at: https://www.youtube.com/live/xgQZiR5_TJo

Bring your beloved animal companions—or a photo of them—for a special Blessing of the Animals. Whether furry, feathered, scaled, or otherwise wonderfully unique, all are welcome! Rev. Katie will offer a blessing as we celebrate the joy, comfort, and companionship our animal friends bring to our lives. Use this link to watch the service on-line: https://www.youtube.com/live/1wbExELeSck

Worship is a spiritual practice performed in community. Even over distances of time and space there is a joining together for a time in order to anchor us and reorient us as interdependent and woven together. With various beliefs and commitments we come together to find direction and remember our place in the web of life. To view the service on-line: https://www.youtube.com/live/KQ222UJ1u5s