Sunday June 21, 2026 10:30am
Presenter: Rev. Ayliah Cannon
Service Description:
Today we celebrate Fathers Day! And we celebrate LGBTQIA Pride! When Joseph bestowed a coat of many colors on Jacob, what he was really bestowing was a spiritual power that none could take away. When Gilbert Baker fathered the Rainbow Pride in 1978, he had a vision of many people with different identities all coming together in unity and strength. He saw different marginalized communities united under one "coat of many colors." The number of stripes in color got smaller for several years, then it blossomed with many new variations, but it still represented the spiritual power of coming together in kinship and celebration as one unified community. Throughout history, many Unitarian Universalist fathers have passed on spiritual power to their children. Let us consider to whom we shall pass our Rainbow Flag of power to.
About Rev. Ayliah Cannon
Rev. Ayliah has been ordained in a Druid tradition since 2011, and has served Unitarian Universalist congregations for the past twelve years, leading worship services on a variety of topics at churches across Florida and Delaware, where she currently resides with her partner Jamey, of 13 years, one dog, and two cats. She has taught workshops on many Unitarian Universalist and pagan areas of interest and enjoys singing and competitive ballroom dancing. In 2025, when the country started facing renewed threats of oppression, she enrolled at Starr King Seminary School so she could achieve her Masters of Divinity and become credentialed as a UU minister to better serve communities in need.
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