Sanctuary

"Confessions of a Church Lady" by Polly Noel - First UU member, Polly Noel, will reflect on her experiences and perspectives from living a (mostly) churched life, including her last 30+ years at First UU San Antonio.  The sermon will also incorporate the latest research on the psychological and health benefits of affiliation with a […]

"Older, Maybe Wiser?" by the Retired UU Women's Group - Aging! A subject we tend to avoid talking or even thinking about until it suddenly (or so it seems) confronts us. Do we resist it, deny it, embrace it? Perhaps at times all of these responses emerge. In her introduction to her collection of essays, […]

"The Transient & Permanent of First UU" by Rev. Nell Newton - Ministers are always only on loan. Even if you get to keep them for five or fifteen years, they are transient. So, what is permanent in a congregation? As we say goodbye to Rev. Nell, she will ask us to look around at this […]

"Backwards Church" with Rev. Nell Newton & Bridget Laflin - Play is a fundamental way we learn to be good at being humans. Play helps us learn how to be sociable and resilient. We are very good at it when we are younger, but sometimes as we grow older, we forget how and when play […]

"Sending You Light" with guest speaker, Heather Malkawi - What do you do when your strength and courage are replaced with fear and anxiety and the world seems upside down? The Universe might be indicating that there are some big changes on the horizon. Or maybe, you simply need a nap.   Heather Malkawi is […]

"Our Church is a Prism" with Rev. Nell Newton - June is a month filled with rainbows and joy! It is a month for proclaiming our love of justice and give voice to the world we want to create together. Bending the arc of the moral universe is hard work and doing it alone is unwise. […]