Community: What does Community mean to you?

Our service on Sunday, 13th September, 2020 was conducted by John Hall, a member of our Unitarian Community in Adelaide.
John's address this morning is especially relevant to us as a Unitarian Church Community working its way through the challenges of Covid-19. It's all about "Community" and what it means to each of us.
Humans - generally - are social beings who need to belong -  thereby aspiring to achieve something greater than themselves. As individuals accepted as members into a community, we each gain a sense of identity. However this acceptance comes at a price. It requires commitment to common, shared community goals and values. It also requires trust and a preparedness to enter into caring relationships with other members. Such a commitment is likely to ensure the successful achievement of external and long-term goals. Lack of commitment will lead to cultism and a community's early demise. However, "therein lies the rub". Communities also need to grow. This required members to value and embrace the diversity of insights and talents within a community framework of shared values and beliefs.
To illustrate the need for diversity, John also reads a poem by The UU Minister of the Ventura Church Community - Rev Dana Worsnop - "I want to be with people...".

Listen on!

You might also like to paste the following link to the Ventura UU Community into your browser: https://unitarianuniversalistventura.org.