In this time of celebrations and new beginnings, we’ll honor our youth who are graduating from high school and moving on to new adventures. And we’ll warmly welcome those individuals who have decided that UUCR is their spiritual home. Katie McQuage-Loukas will share her thoughts with us as she, too, marks a transition –from UUCR’s … Continue reading New Member Sunday/Bridging
We don’t always like to talk about how the sausage gets made, so we often forget that the necessary work of meetings and committees is the foundation that allows us to be together on Sunday morning. The work of building real community is sometimes messy and rarely glamorous. But it is always sacred work. Let … Continue reading The Holy Work of Building Community
May Day, known in the Celtic calendar as Beltane, is the traditional celebration of birth and the promise of spring. Did you know that it is also celebrated round the world as International Workers’ Day, celebrating the labor of many? We’ll observe both on this Sunday, given that labor is an important part not only … Continue reading Let the Beauty We Love Be What We Do
For many Unitarian Universalists, Earth Day is a holy day, one that reminds us of the wonder and beauty of this world. For Earth Day, we honor our place in the world, and open ourselves to wonder, for that sense of awe is what gives us strength and hope to work for a better future. … Continue reading Rooted and Reaching – Earth Day for All Ages
Our Universalist forebears preached that a loving God could hold us all, that no one would be left behind. That older Universalism could hold the whole world, but still claimed a monopoly on truth. Today we express our Universalism through our acknowledgement of the web of life, and in our commitment to the worth and … Continue reading A Contemporary Universalism
Facts speak to the head, but stories speak directly to the heart. How can Unitarian Universalists find meaning in the Christmas narrative? The idea of a divine being choosing to be human, to live among us – and not just any of us, but the poorest of us — is compelling. Mary’s song reveals what … Continue reading To Cast Down the Mighty and Lift Up the Humble
Join our virtual service at 10:00 am on UUCR’s YouTube channel. Unitarian Universalism claims to honor a variety of sources of wisdom, from great humanist thinkers to the religions of the world. But we do not always treat all our sources as equal in significance and value, and we do not always honor the integrity … Continue reading Life Giving Sources of Faith
Join our virtual service at 10:00 am on UUCR’s YouTube channel. We know that we are bound together, mutually dependent in our connections. We know that means liberation is not a solitary endeavor. Seeing justice work as something performed for others misses this point. We all have some skin in the game, and this understanding … Continue reading None Are Free Until All Are Free
