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West Chester, PA 19382
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Weâve come a long way to be together, you and me. Do you remember that song? Probably not â itâs okay if you donât. We only sang it once here, at our ingathering service last September. Itâs a song for coming together: Itâs been a mighty distance, dangerous journey to be here. And weâll stay … Continue reading Beloved Community
Call to Worship: Do not leave yourself at the door, when you come in to this community â enter with your longing, your joy, your rage, your grieving, your identity, your entire self. Come with all of who you are â and know that you are loved. Come in kindness and be whole. Let us … Continue reading Being Kind in an Unkind Age
Come into this sacred space. Leave nothing behind. Bring your love and your heartbreak, your fear and your defiance, your grieving and your dreaming. Come with your entire self. In this community you are worthy, and you are enough, and you are a blessing. Come, and be whole. When I was twenty years old, I … Continue reading Times Like These
Iâm afraid I have an irritating habit. Honestly, I have several, as Iâm sure some of you know (and most of the rest of you will soon), but in particular I have an irritating social media habit. I correct people on Facebook. I know, I know. Nobody posts to social media with the hope of … Continue reading Truth
âSearch Beyondâ Rev. Dan Schatz July 14, 2024Â Banjo Paterson was the king of the Australian Bush poets. Now, even if you were unaware that Australian Bush poetry is a thing, you might have heard Paterson most famous work, the unofficial national anthem of Australia, âWaltzing Matilda.â He was the king of the Bush poets … Continue reading Search Beyond
âLove and Justiceâ Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester April 28, 2024 In the early 2000s, this country began turning toward justice for same sex couples. Vermont had legalized civil unions not long before. Unitarian Universalist ministers across the country preached sermons in support of marriage equality. Mine was called âFreedom to Love.â … Continue reading Love and Justice
The More Things Change April 7, 2024 Rev. Dan Schatz Come into this hour of transformation. Come into this community that is never complete. Come into this life that invites you to discovery. Come in and be welcome. Let us enter into worship together. Reading: âI Call That Church Free,” by James Luther Adams, excerpted I … Continue reading The More Things Change
Listen to the Morning March 31, 2024 Rev. Dan Schatz “Every now and then I hear mothers talking about â well really bragging about how well their babies sleep, and their children sleep. They sleep all night, and sleep until 7 or 8 oâclock in the morning, and I listen to those tales with just … Continue reading Listen to the Morning
The Interdependent Web by Rev. Dan Schatz March 17, 2024Â When I was a Latin American Studies student in Austin, Texas, I used to attend services at the First Unitarian Church, a few miles up the road from my apartment. There was one guy in the congregation who would stand out in any crowd. His … Continue reading The Interdependent Web
Gifts of Spirit by Rev. Dan Schatz February 5, 2024 Itâs nice to get some good weather, isnât it? Yesterday I went out and just let the sunshine soak in â it was such a relief after too many cold and soggy days. I was thinking about the hymn we sang earlier, âFor all that … Continue reading Gifts of Spirit
 