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Burning Coals--Wilderness Cries

Rev. Dale Lantz

What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist?  Is there some sense in which we are "being chosen" in this chaotic, challenging world of so much anger and so much suffering and despair? First U Community Minister Reverend Dale Lantz will explore these and other questions with the congregation. 

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in downtown Baltimore.  During the summer, weekly worship services are held in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall at 514 N. Charles St starting at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.  For more information, please visit our website or call the church office at 410-685-2330.

Singing in the New Year

Rev. David Carl Olson and many musical friends

A morning of telling our truth: the dreams we share and the font of inspiration that gives us hope in the New Year. Blessings, friends!

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in downtown Baltimore.  During the summer, weekly worship services are held in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall at 514 N. Charles St starting at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.  For more information, please visit our website or call the church office at 410-685-2330.

"What Matters, and Why" with Rev. Dorothy Harris

 February 7, 2016 

Rev. Dorothy Harris is the founder and pastor of the Unity Fellowship Church of Columbia, Maryland. She has participated in the leadership team of the Transgender Day of Remembrance and Pride Services held in our Sanctuary. She is a career educator, with over 30 years in higher education administration, including Dean-level roles in Academic Advising and Enrollment Management and faculty positions in English, American Studies, Women's Studies, Communication and Reading. She currently teaches Communication at Loyola University Maryland and English at area community colleges. Rev. Harris holds a BA in English, an MA in American Studies/Women’s Studies, and the JD from the University of Baltimore. She serves as a Day of Trial mediator for the District Court of Maryland.

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in downtown Baltimore.  Services are held every Sunday at 11 a.m. 

During the summer, weekly worship services are held in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall at 514 N. Charles St starting at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.  

For more information, please visit our website or call the church office at 410-685-2330.

Christmas Eve Service

December 24, 2015

Rev. David Carl Olson

Traditional (but non-traditional) Candlelight Service, with special music prepared by James Houston and our Chancel Choir; readings by the Ministerial Staff of Diana Davies and Pete Fontneau, and a message Rev. David Carl Olson. We'll sing "Stille Nacht/Silent Night" in the circle of light, and wish a blessing on each other with thanksgiving for the great gifts of life and interconnectedness.

Fifty Shades of Blue

December 13, 2015

Rev. David Carl Olson

In the time of year when spirits are “up” in a flurry of activity—and alcohol! and commercialism! and so much more!—how do we allow the “down” side of who we are? A morning of inner reflection that honors the darkening of days and even the depression that visits many of us in the winter.

Tell Me a Story: the Sacred Art of Listening

November 22, 2015

Diana K. Davies, Ministerial Intern

In the end, we are our stories, and listening - really listening -  to the stories of others is a sacred act of love. This inter-generational service will celebrate the way we learn to tell our own stories by listening to others. 

Breads of the World - We Give Thanks for this Precious Day

November 22, 2015

Rev. David Carl Olson & Pete Fontneau

An intergenerational service of Thanksgiving with special music and the sharing of bread brought to represent the diverse ethnicities of our congregation. Please bring bread to share! 

Embracing the Exile

November 15, 2015

Rev. David Carl Olson

A community of transformation reaches out to those who exist on the margins, and express a luxurious welcome to our family and the safety of our sanctuary. In the days before the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we celebrate the lives of all sorts of gender non-conforming people and their culture of daring inquiry and generous inclusion. 

Touch the Earth Lightly, Consider the Poor

November 8, 2015

Rev. David Carl Olson

Pope Francis circulated a letter to his bishops and to the wider world inviting all people to consider the earth and her future. We think about how climate change affects “the least among us,” and even us.

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in downtown Baltimore.  During the summer, weekly worship services are held in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall at 514 N. Charles St starting at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.  For more information, please visit our website or call the church office at 410-685-2330.

Wide Open Our Door

Rev. David Carl Olson                   November 16, 2014    

The Buddha’s first proclamation of the dharma was said to be, “Wide opened is the door of the deathless to all who have ears to hear. Let them send forth faith to meet it.” Such faith is proclaimed before one acquires right thought and is affirmed before life experience shows right understanding. The sangha of our community may be enhanced by our own embrace of faith in one another—even before we experience the deeper understanding that comes with a life committed to our congregation.

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore is located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in downtown Baltimore.  During the summer, weekly worship services are held in the Enoch Pratt Parish Hall at 514 N. Charles St starting at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday.  For more information, please visit our website or call the church office at 410-685-2330.