UUSLO Rev. Rod Richards

One of the things that a multi-generational community provides is the opportunity for renewal through interaction with people across many different ages.

I don't pretend to know exactly what poet, Walt Whitman meant when he wrote, "I contain multitudes," but I am sometimes struck by the multitude of memories that each of us hold in our minds and hearts.

Immortal love, forever full, forever flowing free.

A congregation brings together many different perspectives, preferences, and perceptions. This is a community which explicitly embraces pluralism...with all its gifts and challenges.

Busy intersections caused some amount of anxiety when I was a child, if not for me, certainly for my parents. They warned me to be careful. As we consider "intersectionality" in a wider context, that may still be good advice.

Earth Day Service
The 2nd century bishop, Iranaeus, said, "the glory of God is the human being fully alive." In this sermon, I will be looking at how, from a Christian perspective, the human being fully alive is the whole planet (cosmos?) fully alive.

Reverend Caroline "Caro" Hall

...has lived in Los Osos for over 30 years with her wife, Jill, whom she first met at Findhorn, a spiritual community in Scotland. She has been an Episcopal priest for 20 years, during which time she worked for full LGBTQ inclusion in the international church, locally helped to found and lead People of Faith for Justice, and has worked for environmental justice. Caro seeks to live lightly on the planet in harmony with all beings who are working for the highest good.