2025 Services
"Pride Parade in Greenport"
- Our whole congregation
June 22 at 10:30 - 2:00
On June 22nd, for the third year we'll be participating in Greenport's joyful Pride Parade.
We have 2 banners to show who we are.
We all know that it is imperative at this time to support all who are targets of hate.
Hope you'll join us.
"For the Beauty of the Earth"
- Rev. Ben Bortin
June 8 at 10:30
“Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it.
The ages have been at work on it, and we can only mar it.”
So said Long Islander, Teddy Roosevelt,
when he first viewed the Grand Canyon.
We have inherited a priceless treasure, known as the planet earth.
We also have acquired the ability, alas, to mar it irreparably,
especially in this age of climate change.
Today, an invitation to safeguard and to celebrate our home, aka the earth.
Video archive of this service here:
https://youtu.be/l5QGsivgnxk
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"The Torch of Freedom"
- Rev. Ben Bortin
May 25 at 10:30
Ours is a distinctive religious approach.
Instead of a fixed theological creed, we affirm broad principles
like human dignity, free inquiry, respect for differences,
the search for truth, ethical action, and love.
Unitarianism was officially founded in this country
two hundred years ago to the day, May 25th , 1825.
Today we will examine and celebrate some highlights of our
two hundred year history, and remind ourselves of some central
cherished values, that amid our diversity, we hold in common.
Video archive of this service here:
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"The Tools of Time and Compassion"
- Mary Ellen Tomaszewski, facilitator
May 11 at 10:30
Transcending our divisiveness are the volunteers among us
who lift the spirits of others.
Rebuilding Together Long Island is one such group,
providing home repairs related to safety or health.
Our guest speakers, Catherine & Robert Harper,
lead the team that meets the needs in our local communities.
Archive of this service can be found here:
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"Art, Expressions of the Human Spirit"
- Mary Ellen Tomaszewski, facilitator
April 27 at 10:30
Art can help us find the sacred in everyday life.
Paintings, music, lovingly prepared meals ~
Creating can heal, inspire, connect & uplift us.
Artists from within our congregation will share this service.
Archive of this service here:
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"Liberation and Hope – The Messages of Passover and Easter"
Rev. Ben Bortin
April 13 at 10:30
Both Passover & Easter have important, inspired messages for humanity
which transcend religious & chronological boundaries.
We’ll celebrate both & reflect on universal meanings
central to Judaism & Christianity respectively.
Archive of this service available here"
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On Being Lamps Unto Ourselves - A Buddhist Unitarian Universalist Path
Rev. Ben Bortin
March 23 at 10:30
Buddhism, the world’s fourth largest religion, as conceived by its founder, the Buddha,
distinctively allows for individualism, freedom, and self-discovery. Compassion is also a
centerpiece. These values are shared with Unitarian Universalism, and in fact, there are
Buddhist Unitarian Universalists.
Archive of this service here:
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Women and America,
Women and Unitarian Universalism
Rev. Ben Bortin
March 9 at 10:30
What is the state of things in this country
for a little more than half our population, namely women?
How about in our religious movement?
Included will be a presentation about an
organization helping women in need, Zonta
on Long Island and around the world.
Video archive of this service can be found here:
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"On Welcoming the Stranger"
Rev. Ben Bortin
February 23 at 10:30
Hostility toward the immigrant population in this country has led to the current irrational and fearful
policy of mass deportation. Many of us are particularly concerned about immigrant children,
and the possibility, as happened before in this country, of forced separation from their parents.
The vast majority of undocumented immigrants, far from being violent criminals, are hard-working,
tax paying residents of our society, whose aspirations are like those of their neighbors,
earning a decent living and supporting their families. Our country relies on their essential work.
But this issue is also a moral and religious one. A measure of who we are as a people hinges on
how we treat human beings, including newcomers and immigrants, and whether we offer
them the respect and dignity that is everybody's due.
Video Archive of this Service can be found here:
https://youtu.be/1OUxD4_Xv_o
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"What is this Thing Called Love"
Rev. Ben Bortin
February 9, 2025
That's what Cole Porter asked in 1929.
It's our Valentine service.
There are various examples and valid ideas about what love is.
But I'll say this much about it - it's the most joyous experience in life.
Video archive can be found here :
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"Is Unitarian Universalism a Religion?"
Rev. Ben Bortin
January 26, 2025
We have a set of cherished values and principles,
notably universal human dignity and spiritual freedom.
We are a community of fellow truth-seekers.
We try to make the world a more just and humane place,
honoring ethical deeds over creeds.
Is Unitarian Universalism also a religion?
Video archive of this service can be found here:
https://youtu.be/-aQHPZ4VQ_4
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"Dr. King's Dream - Six Decades Later"
Rev. Ben Bortin
January 12, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s inspired words and vision
about a racially just society and a world at peace
continue to shine luminously across the years.
It has been more than sixty years since
Dr. King delivered his famed “I have a Dream:” oration.
How far is our country from fulfilling that dream?
Video archive of this service ...