Wanna laugh on Sundays?

Liz James, the founder of the UU Hysterical Society, has been touring Canada and the United States for two years, offering humour and story based worship services. The Laugh-on-Sundays package includes her two most popular services, including:

The UU Hysterical Society: The Service

What do you do when the life you imagined for yourself is stuck in committee? This service is the story of the creation of the UU Hysterical Society--a 300,000 person UU community on Facebook. It’s a humour and story based service about feeling lost, finding yourself, and UU-ism outside the box.

My Muzungu Eyes Are Improving

This is a service packed with poingant moments and funny stories. There are cows. There are lion attacks. And, there is one of the most compelling stories in modern Unitarian Universalism... about UU Minister Rev Mwibutsa Ndagijimana’s imprisonment, the movement to get him released, and the founding of Flaming Chalice International. But, seriously… It’s also quite funny.

Both services come with a story for all ages and a full recording of the main message, as well as helpful materials for planning the rest of the service. The Muzungu eyes one has recorded elements for literally the entire service, which means you can download it and have it ready, and finally fulfill the dream of “we have a service on deck in case of emergencies”.

And there’s more! Also included in the package are helpful resources for congregations still doing Multiplatform worship, including funny zoom slides (you are responsible for your own theology and your own mute button!) and one of our favourite products…

The “In case of emergency” sheet sits on your pulpit, and just waits patiently for some moment when there is a minor catastrophe with the tech, and your service leader has no idea what to do… It’s an impromptu, read-on-demand worship element with a bit of humour that turns what might be an awkward pause into a meaningful shared moment.

And, best of all, all proceeds of the package go to support outside-the-box UU communities and projects, including (but not limited to) the UU Hysterical Society!

Note: It was hard to price this offering. Costs for an in person preacher are typically in the hundreds of dollars. We have decided on fifty dollars for both services, but are aware that even that amount is a lot for some congregations. If you cannot pay, use the contact form on our website to be in touch, and we will send you an offer code for an amount that works for your congregation.