Lou Snead is a retired Presbyterian minister who is currently functioning as the Coordinator for SGUUF’s Social Justice Action Team. He is on the Board of Prosper Georgetown, a local living wage initiative, as well as serving on the Courageous Conversations Planning Team, an interfaith racial equity and justice group here in Georgetown, Texas.
Through the ages spiritual communities have often celebrated the experience of rebirth and renewal of life. The most ancient celebrations were focused on the rebirth of Nature with the coming of springtime. In the third century, Christians instituted a celebration of the renewal of life in the belief about the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Spiritual communities … Continue reading Online Service – When Easter Becomes More Than Chocolate Bunny Rabbits and Colorful Eggs
One of the seven principles of the Unitarian Universalist tradition is “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” In this service, Rev. Lou Snead will explore the challenges we face today in honoring this principle when we are living in an age filled with misinformation and disinformation in our civic and social interactions. … Continue reading Online Service – 4th Principle: Truth
As we move into a new year we are confronted with the sobering reality that our nation faces a number of “enemies” today that challenge our commitments to live on the basis of love, compassion, and justice. The Covid-19 virus continues to represent a formidable enemy to our nation’s health, our economy, and our communities … Continue reading Online Service – Loving Our Enemies
In the service for August 16, Rev. Lou Snead will explore the challenges that our current health, economic, and social crises have created in this unprecedented time. What are we discovering about ourselves as we live through a pandemic, an economic disaster for essential workers, and the social upheaval over racial justice and equity issues, … Continue reading Online Service – Imagining Freedom
Many ethical decisions we face today confront us with competing and apparently conflicting values. Issues like abortion, euthanasia, and immigration policies make “either/or” alternatives difficult for our shared social moral consciousness. Nevertheless, spiritually minded people continue to make affirmations and pledges to live in the world on the basis of compassion, trust, and justice. Rev. … Continue reading Do No Harm
On this day Rev. Lou Snead will be addressing the topic -”Reviving Great Expectations” as a reflection on our nation’s annual celebration of Labor Day. Rev. Snead will suggest that, despite the enormous advances in technologies and standards of living over the past two centuries, not much has changed since the time when Charles Dickens … Continue reading Reviving Great Expectations
In the coming months San Gabriel UU Fellowship will enter a transition period with an interim minister and the opportunity to consider new directions in ministry. Transitions in leadership provide every congregation with occasions to think about the purpose and mission of a faith community. In his sermon on June 9th, Rev. Snead will invite … Continue reading What Kind of Church Are You Looking For?
SGUUF Riders embarked on a journey last October to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, following the 54-mile trail as led by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 21-25, 1965. These riders will share their personal reflections of their journey and the congregation will “experience” the trip through video and photo presentations. Please join us for … Continue reading Riding the Freedom Trail: A Civil Rights Journey
We are invited to reflect on our culture’s beliefs and attitudes about work as as we prepare to recognize our National Labor Day. While America has long valued a strong work ethic, many of us struggle to keep our identity and our estimates of personal worth separate from our vocations, our jobs, and what we … Continue reading On Measuring Our Net Worth
Lou will invite our congregation to join him in exploring the difficult spiritual practice of confessing our sins as a means for social redemption and healing. He will explore the value the Christian religious tradition has placed on the notion that one’s ability to acknowledge our failures and mistakes is essential to obtaining forgiveness and … Continue reading To Err May Be Human; Acknowledging Our Failures Is The Challenge
