Service in-person or via YouTube Author Parker Palmer writes that self-love “is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have…” As we continue our monthly theme of love, we will consider the importance of not only caring for ourselves, but also demonstrating radical, exquisite, beautiful, and powerful … Continue reading Tending the Garden
Service in-person or via YouTube As a living tradition, Unitarian Universalism calls us to review and renew the things that are most important to us. Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws outline our 7 (now 8) Principles and our 6 Sources. Our UUA bylaws require that we review Article II every 15 years … Continue reading Love at Our Center
Service in-person or via YouTube Last Sunday, January 22nd, was the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. As people of faith Unitarian Universalists have expressed a commitment to Reproductive Justice. But what does Reproductive Justice look like in a post-Roe world? How do we live our faith and commitment to building a world … Continue reading Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe World
Service in-person or via YouTube Typically, when we use a song in worship, the sheet music is purchased from the composer – allowing the composer to benefit financially from our use of their work. However, many of the hymns in our hymnal and many songs we sing come originally from the enslaved African people brought … Continue reading Spiritual Reparations: A Multigenerational Worship Service
Service via ZOOM ONLY Join Rev. Laura on New Year’s Day at 10:00 am for a *virtual only* gathering on Zoom. Get cozy, bring your coffee or hot cocoa and your favorite poem, and we will spend some quiet time together after the busy holiday season. Helpful links: Click to watch the service on our … Continue reading Pajamas and Poetry: A Virtual New Year’s Day Gathering
Service in-person or via YouTube Join us at 5:00 pm for a traditional Christmas Eve service of readings, carols, and candlelight. You are invited to stay after the service for hot cider and cookies. Helpful links: Click to watch the service on our YouTube channel Click to view the order of service Click for more … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Service in-person or via YouTube The quiet Advent season of expectant waiting seems so opposite of our current culture of holiday hustle and bustle. Join Rev. Laura for a contemplative, centering service to guide and ground us through our busy days. Helpful links: Click to watch the service on our YouTube channel Click to view … Continue reading Wonder & Waiting
Service in-person or via YouTube Bread is the symbol of sustenance. On this day, we gather to give thanks in community and celebrate the bounty, and to acknowledge all those whose labor makes our celebrations possible. Helpful links: Click to watch the service on our YouTube channel Click to view the order of service Click … Continue reading Bread Communion
Service in-person or via YouTube Continuing on our monthly theme of change, Rev. Laura will focus on social change and, particularly, the inner work that needs to happen to create sustained and meaningful change. Drawing on the work of adrienne maree brown and Emergent Strategy, we will consider the resources we have in our own bodies … Continue reading Change-Makers and Change-Shapers
Service in-person or via YouTube As we begin November’s monthly theme of “change,” Rev. Laura will reflect on author Octavia Butler’s assertion that “God is Change.” Drawing on Process Theology and a hearty dose of playfulness, we will engage in reflections on God, love, and change. Helpful links: Click to watch the service on our … Continue reading Playing with the God of Change
