I titled today’s service “Remembering Anzac Day”, purposely. It disturbs me to see or hear references to “celebrating” Anzac Day, when I believe it should always be a day of mourning for all those who died so futilely at Gallipoli, and all the others whether they returned or not, who have gone off to war from New Zealand.
The 24th April, the day before Anzac Day is the anniversary of the death of my father, Bror Muller, who died in 1967. This talk is really about my father’s experiences during the Second World War as an enemy alien and, in his words, 100% committed pacifist. I’ll also talk about how those experiences affected his life after the war, and the impact on his family, or at least on me, growing up in the 1950s and 60s.
The Flower Communion is a concept developed in 1923 by Norbert Capek, founder of the modern Unitarian Church in Transylvania. Taking part reminds us that we each have something unique to contribute to our ‘Union’/community.
How does “You are responsible for discerning your spiritual path” become “Whatever you think, believe or feel is what the religion is”? Based on an article by Rev. Peter C. Boullata, formerly minister of First Parish in Lexington, a UU church in Massachusetts USA.