The Joy Sermon Series: Glimpses Into Our Present and Hope for the Future


Glimpses Into Our Present and Hope for the Future

Come, Come, Whoever You Are . . . and be present with our children and youth in their Wildflower experience. For a time in this service, we will have the joy to move into this sometimes invisible part of our church life. Piaf Azul, our Director of Religious Education, our children and youth RE staff, Solveij Rosa Praxis and Laura Miller and our children and youth will engage us in their process of spiritual growth and transformation. Paolo Freire says education “is an act of love and thus an act of courage” and in the word of Bernice Johnson Reagan in Ella’s Song “They [young people] have the courage where we fail” our hope lies “when the reins are in the hands of the young, who dare to run against the storm.” Come build relationships with our youth, children and CYRE staff and be held in a container of love and possibility by our guest worship leader, Simone Monique Barnes.

Simone Monique Barnes is the guest speaker and service leader at Wildflower UU Church, Austin, TX, on Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11:45 am Central Time. In this series, Simone focuses on topics and actions that keep us grounded and centered on joy, including tools to help us find our way back to our center when life pulls us in a different direction.

To me young people come first
They have the courage where we fail
And if I can but shed some light as they carry us through the gale

“Ella’s Song” performed by Sweet Honey in the Rock

Save the date for Simone’s upcoming sermons at Wildflower:

  • September 24, 2023
  • October 15, 2023
  • November 19, 2023
  • December 17, 2023

Attend in-person or on Zoom

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