Instead of our regular worship service, we will be hosting a special performance of Rev. Dennis McCarty’s SERVETUS: THE RADICAL REFORMED MUSICAL. This is a one-man show featuring original music about the life of Michael Servetus. This will be an intergenerational service, so there will be no children’s religious education. It will also be a little longer than a regular service, about 1.5 hours.

Tune in to the live stream on YouTube or join us live at the sanctuary.

Michael Servetus (1511-1553) wrote his brilliant religious treatise, “On the Errors of the
Trinity,” at age 21. His beliefs would be pretty tame today. He worshipped a loving God,
believed in human beings’ inherent worth and dignity, and followed Jesus. But his
writings were so offensive to church fathers in his own time, Reformed Church leader,
John Calvin, had him burned at the stake.

Before entering Unitarian Universalist ministry, Reverend Dennis McCarty wrote well-reviewed novels, plays, magazine articles—and many songs. Among his many books is this summer’s Unitarian Universalist hot topic: A Gadfly Report: Exploring Unitarian Universalism’s Reactionary Fringe. He wrote Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical several years ago, and is once more taking it on the road as a one-person presentation of dramatic reading and original songs. The dozen songs in Servetus range from blues to jazz to rock ’n’ roll—even some unplugged heavy metal. McCarty draws his musical inspiration from sources as various as Judas Priest, B.B. King, KPop—or even walking the ancient streets of Hill St. Genevieve, near the University of Paris.