Rev. Mark Skrabacz is our Minister. He received a BA from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley. After 25 years as a corporate officer, as well as director of social service, educational and environmental non-profit organizations, Mark was ordained as a UU Minister. He served the UU Church of the Hill Country in Kerrville for 5 years, and is now our called Minister in Georgetown. He is involved in the leadership of several organizations that affirm and promote issues of religious freedom and expression, as well as justice and equity.
For UUs, our covenantal relationship binds us together in fellowship and holds us together even when things are difficult. We are by nature covenantal communities united by the commitments and promises that we voluntarily make to each other. Being in covenant means being in right relationship with others that inspires trust and care, which move … Continue reading To Serve Humanity in Fellowship
The Founders of our Nation were not as secular as some on the left like to think, and they were not as orthodox as some on the right like to think. As a group its fair to say that they did believe that “the laws of nature and nature’s God” had endowed us with inalienable … Continue reading We the People
Joseph Campbell argues that what is required to be an adult is a willingness to undergo the mythical Journey into Heroism. Campbell tells us that our personality unfolds from birth to death on a journey of “individuation”—which is a process of becoming one’s true and whole self. For a Boy to become a Man, then … Continue reading Manhood and Fatherhood
Goethe may have been Germany’s most revered man of letters, yet he was primarily a man of deeds. As he wrote in his classic “Faust” (Chapter 1): “Enough words have been exchanged; now at last, let me see some deeds!” This truism is certainly applicable to our action-oriented Unitarian Universalist Faith Tradition and incites my … Continue reading The Price We Pay
Most religions and spiritual paths omit or obscure half of the spiritual journey. Those of us who understand this are in a position similar to women raised in Western religions and cultures, who have long suspected and known that half the story, the divine feminine, has been left out. Yet this is not coincidental. As … Continue reading Our True Nature – A Holistic View
Today we launch our first-ever Spring Pledge Drive. Talking about our financial health and survival is not necessarily my favorite topic. It’s probably not yours either. Although I imagine we’ll all agree it is a necessary and important matter of worth. I’ll do my best to speak with care and encouragement about our future and … Continue reading Owning Our Future
Common elements of our Journey of Life are contained in all the arts and sciences. What are they and what can we learn from them? Today let’s discover these elements through illustrations in literature and film. Come share this month’s Congregational Theme of Journey and let’s better the promise of our lifetimes.
In today’s world of fake news and disinformation, societal upheaval and political turmoil, how can we know what to trust? During Black History Month and as we engage our Congregational Theme of Trust, let’s examine what we can rely on? Join us for story, songs with our Family Choir, sermon and felt experience of spirited … Continue reading What Can We Trust?
Poet Albert Huffstickler wrote in The Edge of Doubt: “There is always that edge of doubt. Trust it. That’s where the new things come from…” For Unitarian Universalists there is a cutting edge in our beliefs and lives that expresses our freedom of choice. Let’s look today at how the edge of doubt can free us … Continue reading Why Trust?
Religion scholar Karen Armstrong notes that for most people their concept of God is that God is just like us, only writ large — an all powerful, all knowing, all loving, omnipresent human being — at least some kind of being. That, I’m afraid might not be large enough for God or at least might … Continue reading The Possibilities in Imagination
