Title: “On Ugly”

Worship Leaders: Rev. Margalie Belizaire / music director, Aubrey Connelly-Candelario with the Chalice Choir / Tamara Musni / Cammie Horne / Jeffri Moore / Bev Alig / Craig Alig

“Uglification is what happens when we choose to perceive or portray other people as ugly for a purpose. Maybe we’re uglifying other people to make ourselves feel better. Maybe we’re uglifying other people because we’ve been taught these certain standards or ways that their bodies are configured, or the ways that they have desires or exist in the world is wrong. It’s when we choose to perceive someone as ugly, as monstrous, as bad.” Vanessa Rochelle Lewis. Let’s explore together.