Our Sunday service, Rev Linda reflected on the 50th anniversary of the shootings at Kent State University starting with words by Rev. Barbara Child. Rev. Child was an English professor at Kent State that year and was on the Commons when the shots rang out. The text of Rev Linda’s homily is here. If you … Continue reading Goodies from the May 3 Worship Service
Our service was music filled! Emma’s Revolution offered us their beautiful songs, and Sandy and Pat told stories about each that make the day even more special. Click on the link above to listen to more of what they have to offer, to purchase their music for your ongoing delight, and see what other online resources … Continue reading Goodies from Worship on April 26 — Singing for Our Lives
This morning’s service had some wonderful music included. Our first song was written by Rev. Thomas Mikelson and has a beautiful tune. Rev. Linda received word this morning that Rev. Mikelson died in the night after living with Alzheimer’s disease. When contacted by a member of our congregation about using his words, his wife declared … Continue reading Goodies from Worship – April 19, 2020
We are right around a month into sheltering in place. The shift from our usual life in the congregation has been abrupt and disorienting, but I think we are finding our way. Have you been to our online worship services? We are still gathering on Sundays at 10:30 a.m., and everyone is welcome to come … Continue reading News and Updates from Rev. Linda
Our Easter service featured music not usually associated with Easter. We began with a beloved song — “Blue Boat Home”. While we missed the sweetness of all our voices joined together, we got to watch the lovely images that flowed behind the song (sung by composer Peter Mayer) created by the Unitarian Universalist Church of … Continue reading Worship Goodies from April 12 “Grief and Hope”
Beloveds, A student once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead what she considered to be the first sign that a culture had become civilized. You might rightly think that it would be something like a tool for sowing seed, or a fishhook, but Mead replied that it was a healed femur bone. A break in that mighty … Continue reading Hart to Hearts for March 25, 2020
There are lessons that we have to learn over and over again. Many of them aren’t all that hard, but they don’t take the first, second or seventh or eighth time. Some of those lessons we never get completely right, or forget too easily and shake our heads when we learn them again and again. … Continue reading Abundance and Generosity: A Homily
Last Sunday we continued to learn about how to make an online community for worship. This time the sanctuary was without worshippers. Only our Intern Minister, Erien Babcock, Cindy Hackett, our Board Member, and I were in the room. Honestly, it felt empty and a little sad, but we were so focused on getting everything … Continue reading Worship and More: Find Us Online
Yesterday as I walked our black Lab Cooper, I found myself tuned into the beauty around the apartment complex where we live. There was a small globe of moss that had fallen off a nearby tree, seafoam green on the deep green grass. Hyacinths were blooming next to the mailboxes. The ornamental cherry trees were … Continue reading We’ll Get Through This Together: Update on Worship and Gatherings
This Sunday, we’re offering the opportunity to participate in worship via a virtual environment this week. This plan is our best wisdom at this time, given public health recommendations for Pierce County, Breck Lebegue (who has been encouraging our safer habits), guidance from the Pacific Western UUA Region, and our care for the well-being of … Continue reading Updates About Sunday, March 8 Worship Service
