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“In the Pocket” – December 14, 2025

Dec 15, 2025

Rev. Sophia preaching, with Kyle Belmont, Charlyn Bethell, Michael Collins, Missy Shay, Guy Urban, and the Hand in Hand Hospice Choir! 

Unitarian Universalists place an enormous amount of value on celebrating the kaleidoscope of diverse belief in our communities. This Sunday we will take time to consider when and how a personal search for meaning began to emerge in our faith, and open our hearts to the awe-inspiring beauty of the multitudes. We will also light our third Advent Candle and mark the first night of Hanukkah. See you Sunday!

Reading: from the book Person/Planet, written by Theodore Rozak:

You and I… we meet as strangers, each carrying a mystery within us.

I cannot say who you are, I may never know you completely.

But I trust that you are a person in your own right, possessed of a beauty and value that are the Earth’s richest treasures.

So I make this promise to you: I will impose no identities upon you, but will invite you to become yourself without shame or fear.

I will hold open a space for you in the world and defend your right to fill it with an authentic vocation.

For as long as your search takes, you have my loyalty.

Reverend Sophia Lyons
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Rev. Sophia is committed to radical welcome and spreading the good news that is our bold Unitarian Universalist faith. Some of her areas of interest include interfaith partnerships, addictions ministry, spiritual direction, and working towards collective liberation for all. Rev. Sophia aspires to live her life and fulfill her ministry guided by spiritual seeking, big love, and the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism.

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