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UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church

We are curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, but aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. We have a track record of standing on the side of love, justice, and peace. We have radical roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people: we think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything. Visit us at https://www.uuman.org

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00:24:30

Ingathering Water Communion

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/08/07

"Peace, joy, love, tears, strength? It's all in there." After a summer's break, Rev. Dave Dunn and worship associate Mandi Winders lead this service to begin a new year at UUMAN, connecting one another through our annual Water Communion. Along with a wondering time story for all ages, you'll hear from four points on the compass as we recommit to ministry (thanks to our President, and current Program Council Chair), and charge the water vessel. All musical accompaniment by Alex

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00:36:02

Trickster Makes This World Go Round

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/31

"Balancing or taming our hungers is necessary to reduce the drain we are having on this earth, and it puts Trickster's energy in its place." Lay speaker Donna Melcher takes us on a deep dive into the role of the Trickster, who lives among us and has been here for as long as our species has walked the earth. While it's known by many names, its constant throughout history has been to appeal to our collective and individual hunger. Musical accompaniment, sound effects, vocal

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00:10:45

Bonus Episode: The President Speaks Out

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/28

"People DO find us. I've always believed that if more people knew about UUMAN, our values, our unique brand of no-dogma spirituality, that many more would come and join us." Mike Chambers shares his vision of the Board President's role in accomplishing such worthy goals, reports relatively good news about UU membership trends, and talks about his past work as VP focusing on UUMAN safety and security policies. He also points us to some artistic endeavors to which we might wish to

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00:25:13

We Are Each of Us Angels With Only One Wing

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/24

This week's service focuses on the importance of friendship. Our lay speaker Megan Curtis advises us to expand our sense of "what is 'a friend'," and to "find friends in whatever form they come." Worship associate: David Kroeber. Musical accompaniment and original music, including "Ascent," written and performed by John Pruitt, copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay.UUMAN is a welcoming congregation

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00:17:38

The UUMAN Treasurer on Her Role and Where the Money...

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/23

The first of a six-part series of interviews with the newly elected UUMAN Board, we start with Jennifer Phillippi, who discusses what the Treasurer does, and what her experience and background brings to the role. Plus musings on Unitarian Universalists' skepticism, enneagrams, and fire dancing. Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit better. You can learn more about us by visiting

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00:34:41

Expanding Liberty

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/17

Individual liberty is sometimes criticized as selfish, a failed doctrine, failing to prioritize community. However, the recent Supreme Court decision ending abortion as an individual right, now subject to legislative control, has led many of us to take a fresh look at the value of personal liberty. As Unitarian Universalists, can we continue to side with love and protect individual liberty? Are these two critical components in conflict with one another? "Freedom, Hope, and Courage", and

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00:26:27

So Long, Farewell and Goodbye

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/09

"Even though changes are coming, we can find happiness together." So preaches Randy Blasch, whose life changes will be taking him away. Whether it's a major relocation, or additions (subtractions?) to UU principles and sources, or gun safety laws, changes are fraught with difficulty yet, in the words of David Bowie, we have to "turn to face the changes." Plus morning announcements from Worship Associate Greg Waggoner. "Because I'm Here," "Because of What

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00:24:20

The Beautiful Questions

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/07/03

For this week's service, our lay speaker Dwana Bush channels David Whyte who said, "a beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it as it does by having it answered. And before you know it, you will find yourself actually shaping a different life, meeting different people, finding conversations that are leading you in those directions that you wouldn’t even have seen before.” Original musical interludes performed and composed by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All

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00:28:22

A New Song for "My People"

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/06/26

What does it mean to identify as a Southern white person in today’s world? Especially if your family history goes way back, racism is not just prevalent, it is part of the song we have sung for centuries. Explore the spiritual and emotional journey of making reparations for slavery in an old Southern family and what it takes for us all to ‘sing a New song of the South’, for our sweet homes in the southland. Accompanied by a symphony of songbirds, and original music by John Pruitt. Copyright 2023

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00:25:27

The Gift of a Flawed Father

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/06/19

Merri Beth Stevens intertwines personal stories with just enough science and technology to allow us to grasp "the immense flexibility of the father's brain." Listen and learn to better understand what fathers, and father figures, do to us fellow humans (and in MB's case, how they compel us to take risks.)Along with a road trip with a Stuckey's pecan log roll reward, instructions on how to play "Quaker", and what a father's faults and failures mean to us now.Plus

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00:26:22

Soundtracking A Life

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/06/12

Our memories are integrated with sensations of the experience: sights, smells, tastes, touch... and sounds. Our lay leader David Kroebel focuses this service on how the music we listen to creates a distinct time capsule for what is going on in one's life at the moment. In David's case, with the help of "mail-order music clubs (remember those?"), then cassette copying, and then ripping and duplicating, into the digital streaming world and intensely curated Spotify playlists. Each

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00:25:43

What We Need to Consider Concerning the Little Red Hen

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/06/05

Yes, in the "story for all ages", she did all the work. But in our real lives, do we want to eat alone, while others have nothing to eat? When we examine the ways we are connected to others, we will most often find that it is where we work, where we serve, and where we share that we feel connected. Beyond the parable of the Little Red Hen, this service is also about building that connection more deeply, and includes our Worship Associate's reflection on "Belonging and

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00:14:36

Hembree Park Service

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/05/28

You kinda had to be there. It's very omnidirectional microphonage audio, not the greatest (possibly the worst) quality of this podcast series. However, it does feature Dave Dunn's original harmonica stylings, highlights from several past services as read and interpreted by a cast of several, and the best efforts of Audacity's "noise reduction" effect to make it tolerable in your ears.We'll be back inside the Sanctuary next week with audio from the usual YouTube sources,

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00:26:49

The Quandary of Emergence

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/05/24

"An emergent entity, created out of chaotic, complex interactions within particles, can exert a causal force downward on the components themselves." Got that? No? Maybe you'll need to listen to the rest and then you'll understand. Maybe. "Inner Peace" and "The Beauty that Surrounds Us" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay.UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time

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00:23:07

Mother's Day

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/05/15

"Mother's Day is not easy, no matter who you are or what your circumstances are." But today's guest speaker Randy Blasch tries to sort it out for us. Along with the sermon, there are announcements, original music selections, and perhaps the most all-inclusive benediction you'll hear all year, courtesy of worship associate Sasha Greyenbuhl. Choir direction and piano accompaniment by Alex Pietsch. "Letter to Heaven" and ""My Mother's Love" by Alex

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00:41:00

Rites of Passage

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/05/08

These rites of passage include a children dedication ceremony, individual faith statements, props to the Our Whole Lives (OWL) program, and the annual bridging ceremony, from the care of our Religious Exploration team into young adulthood. Also, it may or may not be dusty in here, nor are we crying, it's likely you're crying. Choir direction and piano accompaniment by Alex Pietsch. "In My Bones" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.Intro and outro background music

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00:33:41

Celebrating Our Elders

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/05/01

Join us as we rescue and honor our elder's stories. Choir direction by Alex Pietsch. "From Fire to Dust" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit better. You can learn more about us by visiting our website at www.UUMAN.orgUnitarian Universalism is a religion based on seven moral principles which promote the inherent worth

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00:35:03

Channing Holiday Service

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/04/24

For today's service, hear a Universalist parable about a loving father, a drunken son, and a flaming pit. And learn how the term "Unitarian" was deployed as an insult at heretical thinkers, some of whom died for their beliefs. That is, until on May 5, 1819, when Rev. William Ellery Channing, the leader of the liberal Congregationalists split with the conservative Congregationalists, planted a stake in the ground, raised a flag, and declared "we ARE Unitarians." Along with the

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00:46:51

Reach Outside the Circle (Earth Day)

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/04/17

Join UUMAN's Earth Ministry, and our guest speaker, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light's Rosaleen Xiong, in a recognition of the upcoming Earth Day. This lay led service, features some splendid comedy (wait for it!) and the literally deadly serious naming of names among various US Presidents who have been either halfway-decent on the environment, and, well, pretty horrible. Of the latter, it should surprise nobody to learn that the worst offender's name rhymes with "Schmonald

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00:36:45

Flower Communion and Sanctuary Re-Dedication

UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North Church ·

2023/04/10

Along with the 100th anniversary of the original Flower Communion by Unitarian martyr Norbert Capek, this week's service features a re-dedication of a sacred space. Beautiful (and sonically boom-y) UUMAN Sanctuary is open for activities again. "Spring Has Sprung" and "Intricacies of the Flowers" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay. UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time

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