Through the destruction and the devastation, something enduring resides within us that cannot be stamped out by bigotry, greed, or exploitation. No matter how much injustice we face and the burdens we carry, there will always be movement. There will always be music. There will always be dancing.
From this inner well, we sing, pray, resist, rejoice, dream, and rebuild—because our liberation is bound up together, and our spirits are uncontainable. Let us gather to remind one another of our sources of courage, joy, and power.
Join DRUUMM for our 2025 Public Worship with guest preacher, the Rev. Joan Javier-Duval of Vermont, and Dr. Jolie Rocke, our musical artist based in Texas. Rev. Christina Shu of California is our liturgist. This event is open to all.
If your congregation or community is interested in becoming a SPONSOR, please complete our Sponsorship Form. Sponsors commit to a pledge or offering in 2025 and will receive a recording of the worship service that may be used at a later date.
OUR WORSHIP TEAM
The Rev. Joan Javier-Duval (she/her) has served as Minister of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, VT since 2015, is a member of DRUUMM, and previously served on the APIC Steering Committee. She finds great fulfillment in the deeply relational nature of both parish ministry and organizing for social change in a small community. Joan will always join a line dance at any party, and she is happy to be skiing on mountains and through forests this winter with her spouse and eleven year-old child.
Dr. Jolie Rocke is the Director of Music & the Arts at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston. With a deep passion for using the arts to uplift and heal, she shares her vocal talents and inspires creativity in many forms. A renowned professional singer across a variety of genres, Jolie also serves as a Lecturer of Music at Prairie View A&M University. She is the founder of HBCU Arts, an initiative dedicated to preserving culture by promoting entrepreneurial growth and amplifying the creative expressions of students, alumni, and faculty from historically Black colleges and universities.
Rev. Christina Shu is a long-time DRUUMM leader who served on our Chaplain Team. She is a Lead Interfaith Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai who offers compassionate support across diverse faiths, specializing in palliative care, grief, and long-term illness. A board-certified chaplain, she advances spiritual care research and education. She holds a B.A. from Stanford and an M.Div. from Harvard. Her ministerial journey has included work in urban chaplaincy, university spiritual care, and hospital settings across the country.
