First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans
@firstuuneworleans.bsky.social
A vibrant, multigenerational, justice-oriented UU congregation in New Orleans. Sunday services at 10:30 in Rayne Memorial Chapel at 3900 St. Charles uptown.
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Sunday Worship Service
December 21, 2025
University Gathering & Livestream — 11:15 a.m.
“Choosing Hope in Surprising Ways”
www.puuc.org
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #CLTChurch #Charlotte #CharlotteNC #salisburync #welcomingcongregation
December 21, 2025
University Gathering & Livestream — 11:15 a.m.
“Choosing Hope in Surprising Ways”
www.puuc.org
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #CLTChurch #Charlotte #CharlotteNC #salisburync #welcomingcongregation
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sunday Worship Service
December 21, 2025
University Gathering & Livestream — 11:15 a.m.
“Choosing Hope in Surprising Ways”
www.puuc.org
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #CLTChurch #Charlotte #CharlotteNC #salisburync #welcomingcongregation
December 21, 2025
University Gathering & Livestream — 11:15 a.m.
“Choosing Hope in Surprising Ways”
www.puuc.org
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #CLTChurch #Charlotte #CharlotteNC #salisburync #welcomingcongregation
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3/ THEN we are told that heaven’s choir sees this as glorious and proclaims it as good news for all people.
THEN the first ones to receive that good news are those at the very bottom of the social hierarchy.
That is as political a story as you’re going to get.
THEN the first ones to receive that good news are those at the very bottom of the social hierarchy.
That is as political a story as you’re going to get.
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
3/ THEN we are told that heaven’s choir sees this as glorious and proclaims it as good news for all people.
THEN the first ones to receive that good news are those at the very bottom of the social hierarchy.
That is as political a story as you’re going to get.
THEN the first ones to receive that good news are those at the very bottom of the social hierarchy.
That is as political a story as you’re going to get.
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We are told before anything else, who is “in charge” and who appears to hold all the power.
Only THEN are we are told that God enters into this world, making a home among the very ones oppressed by the injustice of those in power.
Only THEN are we are told that God enters into this world, making a home among the very ones oppressed by the injustice of those in power.
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are told before anything else, who is “in charge” and who appears to hold all the power.
Only THEN are we are told that God enters into this world, making a home among the very ones oppressed by the injustice of those in power.
Only THEN are we are told that God enters into this world, making a home among the very ones oppressed by the injustice of those in power.
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4/ You can’t “keep Christ in Christmas” if you’re going to reject Christ’s politics.
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
4/ You can’t “keep Christ in Christmas” if you’re going to reject Christ’s politics.
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A reminder to those who believe “Christmas shouldn’t be political”…the Gospel Christmas Eve begins not with Joseph, Mary, angels or shepherds but with Caesar Augustus and Quirinius the governor of Syria.
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A reminder to those who believe “Christmas shouldn’t be political”…the Gospel Christmas Eve begins not with Joseph, Mary, angels or shepherds but with Caesar Augustus and Quirinius the governor of Syria.
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
Christ wasn’t born into a vacuum but into a real political system affecting real people. /1
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We are now celebrating the 13th anniversary of what will no doubt be the most lasting legacy of my ministry.
The 2012 creation of this Downton Abbey Christmas tree meme.
I guess it’s too late for copyright?
The 2012 creation of this Downton Abbey Christmas tree meme.
I guess it’s too late for copyright?
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are now celebrating the 13th anniversary of what will no doubt be the most lasting legacy of my ministry.
The 2012 creation of this Downton Abbey Christmas tree meme.
I guess it’s too late for copyright?
The 2012 creation of this Downton Abbey Christmas tree meme.
I guess it’s too late for copyright?
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11/ Christ asks for nothing from us at Christmas, except to receive all that he’s come to give - himself .
And the greatest gift we have to offer anyone else is the same: ourselves.
Our time.
Our service.
Our empathy.
Our friendship.
Our gratitude to those who share themselves with us.
And the greatest gift we have to offer anyone else is the same: ourselves.
Our time.
Our service.
Our empathy.
Our friendship.
Our gratitude to those who share themselves with us.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
11/ Christ asks for nothing from us at Christmas, except to receive all that he’s come to give - himself .
And the greatest gift we have to offer anyone else is the same: ourselves.
Our time.
Our service.
Our empathy.
Our friendship.
Our gratitude to those who share themselves with us.
And the greatest gift we have to offer anyone else is the same: ourselves.
Our time.
Our service.
Our empathy.
Our friendship.
Our gratitude to those who share themselves with us.
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8/ And when I got to Bernie, he grasped my hand and said “I haven’t helped put a crèche together since my Sunday School days. And your homily…God making a home amongst the outcasts and the powerless…that meant. A lot. All my favourite carols! I’m so grateful.”
And I felt my own eyes welling up…
And I felt my own eyes welling up…
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
8/ And when I got to Bernie, he grasped my hand and said “I haven’t helped put a crèche together since my Sunday School days. And your homily…God making a home amongst the outcasts and the powerless…that meant. A lot. All my favourite carols! I’m so grateful.”
And I felt my own eyes welling up…
And I felt my own eyes welling up…
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3/ I prayed a little prayer, asking Jesus to give me the grace of seeing some spark of light in the darkness of emotional numbness and physical exhaustion.
During the service, a man in a wheelchair was given the figure of Baby Jesus to place in the crèche as we sang “O Come All Ye Faithful”.
During the service, a man in a wheelchair was given the figure of Baby Jesus to place in the crèche as we sang “O Come All Ye Faithful”.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
3/ I prayed a little prayer, asking Jesus to give me the grace of seeing some spark of light in the darkness of emotional numbness and physical exhaustion.
During the service, a man in a wheelchair was given the figure of Baby Jesus to place in the crèche as we sang “O Come All Ye Faithful”.
During the service, a man in a wheelchair was given the figure of Baby Jesus to place in the crèche as we sang “O Come All Ye Faithful”.
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2/ Despite the annual stress and busyness of the season, I’ve always maintained a sense of the joy and anticipation of Christmas…but not this year.
And I wondered how I was going to get through not only the Retirement Home service but Lesson and Carols on Sunday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
And I wondered how I was going to get through not only the Retirement Home service but Lesson and Carols on Sunday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2/ Despite the annual stress and busyness of the season, I’ve always maintained a sense of the joy and anticipation of Christmas…but not this year.
And I wondered how I was going to get through not only the Retirement Home service but Lesson and Carols on Sunday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
And I wondered how I was going to get through not only the Retirement Home service but Lesson and Carols on Sunday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Woke up feeling very worn down. The “Christmas Crazy”, which often hits as soon as Advent begins, has stayed away until now. I would have just had a “work from home” day but I had the Christmas Eucharist at a retirement homes and I couldn’t disappoint them.
As I drove there I felt so depressed../1
As I drove there I felt so depressed../1
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Woke up feeling very worn down. The “Christmas Crazy”, which often hits as soon as Advent begins, has stayed away until now. I would have just had a “work from home” day but I had the Christmas Eucharist at a retirement homes and I couldn’t disappoint them.
As I drove there I felt so depressed../1
As I drove there I felt so depressed../1
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Let’s celebrate the sermons that lit a spark this year! Which 2025 sermon do you wish everyone could experience—the one you still think about, the one you send to friends because it hits the mark? Share your favorites and feel free to tag folks or share links if you have them, too!
#UU #BestOf2025
#UU #BestOf2025
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Let’s celebrate the sermons that lit a spark this year! Which 2025 sermon do you wish everyone could experience—the one you still think about, the one you send to friends because it hits the mark? Share your favorites and feel free to tag folks or share links if you have them, too!
#UU #BestOf2025
#UU #BestOf2025
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Did you know Unitarians and Universalists helped shape what we now think of as “the holidays” in the U.S.? 🎄
This UU In Good Faith blog post explores the surprising history—and the values behind it. Discover the story: https://bit.ly/44CNde1
#UU #Holidays
This UU In Good Faith blog post explores the surprising history—and the values behind it. Discover the story: https://bit.ly/44CNde1
#UU #Holidays
How Unitarians and Universalists Helped to Invent "The Holidays" in the U.S.
How Unitarians and Universalists Helped to Invent the Holidays in the U.S.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Did you know Unitarians and Universalists helped shape what we now think of as “the holidays” in the U.S.? 🎄
This UU In Good Faith blog post explores the surprising history—and the values behind it. Discover the story: https://bit.ly/44CNde1
#UU #Holidays
This UU In Good Faith blog post explores the surprising history—and the values behind it. Discover the story: https://bit.ly/44CNde1
#UU #Holidays
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Wisdom, help us turn away the tide of tyranny that unjustly persecutes those seeking safety, family, and to make a good home #morningprayer #chalicelighting #uu #lasposadas
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wisdom, help us turn away the tide of tyranny that unjustly persecutes those seeking safety, family, and to make a good home #morningprayer #chalicelighting #uu #lasposadas
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Wisdom, may we shelter the persecuted and protect the vulnerable, knowing this is what it means to love our neighbor as we love ourselves #eveningprayer #chaliceextinguishing #uu #lasposadas
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wisdom, may we shelter the persecuted and protect the vulnerable, knowing this is what it means to love our neighbor as we love ourselves #eveningprayer #chaliceextinguishing #uu #lasposadas
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The Texas #UU Justice Ministry is well on the way to funding the expansion of their important legislative ministry work, but they could use your help to reach the goal this week: www.faithify.org/campaign/543...
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Texas #UU Justice Ministry is well on the way to funding the expansion of their important legislative ministry work, but they could use your help to reach the goal this week: www.faithify.org/campaign/543...
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or maybe you'd like to help stop cold winter wind blasting through drafty windows at First #Universalist Church in Essex, MA: www.faithify.org/campaign/556...
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
or maybe you'd like to help stop cold winter wind blasting through drafty windows at First #Universalist Church in Essex, MA: www.faithify.org/campaign/556...
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Perhaps you want to help feed people, support Third #Unitarian in Chicago's Mayfield Community Pantry: www.faithify.org/campaign/549...
Support Mayfield Community Pantry on Chicago's West Side - Faithify, UU Crowdfunding
Our Community Pantry is open to everyone in our Austin community. Help us reach our $4,000 goal to support families on Chicago's west side.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Perhaps you want to help feed people, support Third #Unitarian in Chicago's Mayfield Community Pantry: www.faithify.org/campaign/549...
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"Wherever the agents appear, even when they lean idly, chatting, we see the cold threat of violence and the fragility of freedom. And in the brave crowds who gather to confront them, scrambling their illusion of total control, we see the power of solidarity..."
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
War at Home
A record of ICE’s assault on immigrants and the people’s resistance.
hammerandhope.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Wherever the agents appear, even when they lean idly, chatting, we see the cold threat of violence and the fragility of freedom. And in the brave crowds who gather to confront them, scrambling their illusion of total control, we see the power of solidarity..."
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
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Part 1: 🐖 Remaining calm and acting with purpose will help us spread knowledge rather than chaos and fear.
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Join the New Orleans DSA at:
bit.ly/504DSA-JOIN 🔗 in bio
#neworleans #abolishice #resist #leftist #progressive
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Join the New Orleans DSA at:
bit.ly/504DSA-JOIN 🔗 in bio
#neworleans #abolishice #resist #leftist #progressive
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Part 1: 🐖 Remaining calm and acting with purpose will help us spread knowledge rather than chaos and fear.
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Join the New Orleans DSA at:
bit.ly/504DSA-JOIN 🔗 in bio
#neworleans #abolishice #resist #leftist #progressive
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Join the New Orleans DSA at:
bit.ly/504DSA-JOIN 🔗 in bio
#neworleans #abolishice #resist #leftist #progressive
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Part 2:
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Part 2:
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Shout out to the team in Olympia with some of their recent banners. Keep up the great work!
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Shout out to the team in Olympia with some of their recent banners. Keep up the great work!
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“I continue to write because I have been inspired by Palestinian writers who shared stories, in fiction and memoirs, since the Nakba,” she said. “Through them, I got to know Palestine. And, hopefully, through us, you will get to know and experience Gaza.” - S. Abulebda to @truthout.org
Last year, I covered Read Palestine Week and stories of Gazan writers resisting Israel's genocide. Something to read from the archives. 🇵🇸
“My Pen Is My Weapon Against the Occupation”: Palestinian Writers Resist Israel’s Genocide
“Read Palestine Week” frames reading and learning about Palestine as acts of solidarity against Israel’s genocide.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“I continue to write because I have been inspired by Palestinian writers who shared stories, in fiction and memoirs, since the Nakba,” she said. “Through them, I got to know Palestine. And, hopefully, through us, you will get to know and experience Gaza.” - S. Abulebda to @truthout.org
Help us support our immigrant neighbors #ICEoutofNOLA #ImmigrantsAreWelcomeHere #uuSky #UUfaith #UnitarianUniversalist
1st UU Church of New Orleans is partnering with a nearby church to support families impacted by the heightened presence of ICE. The most urgent need is assistance for folks sheltering in place. 100% of funds raised go directly to families to pay rent & utilities.
#uuSky #UU
gofund.me/d01ef07b5
#uuSky #UU
gofund.me/d01ef07b5
Donate to Urgent Aid for New Orleans Area Families, organized by President FUUNO
First Unitarian Univaralist Church of New Orleans is partnering with a church… President FUUNO needs your support for Urgent Aid for New Orleans Area Families
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December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Help us support our immigrant neighbors #ICEoutofNOLA #ImmigrantsAreWelcomeHere #uuSky #UUfaith #UnitarianUniversalist
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Four #UnitarianUniversalist congregations and two #UU organizations are funding their projects on faithify.org today!
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Four #UnitarianUniversalist congregations and two #UU organizations are funding their projects on faithify.org today!