The UU tradition of the Flower Ceremony began in 1923 with Norbert Fabian Čapek (CHA-pek), the Czech founder of the Prague Unitarian congregation, which at that time was becoming the largest Unitarian church in the world. The ritual symbolized the people’s unity by gathering many flowers together in one vase or basket. Please bring a … Continue reading Flower Ceremony
What do we want to tell the generations ahead? What do we want to remind ourselves of in the year to come about our deep love for the earth and our shared desire that all living species thrive? We’ll borrow from a set of letters developed by UU ministers from Colorado’s Front Range and add … Continue reading Love Letters to the Future
It’s sometimes said that the solution to despair about the world is to find a small way to make a difference for the better. In the same vein, as our justice-making efforts call us to challenge systems of oppression, we can find spiritual grounding and sustenance in our roots. Rev. Monica will share about the … Continue reading When Justice Starts with Just Us
I think we need to reframe our dialogue as we venture out into the larger world. To get the best possible results from a discussion with those whose opinions differ from yours your best opening is a question. Specifically a question that is not confrontational, but which indicates a true desire for understanding. Let’s talk … Continue reading Talking to Conservatives
Join us on May 5th for a special service full of music. We will be singing our favorite hymns and learning a bit about each of them.
This Sunday Rev. Tandi Rogers will explore practicing covenant. What if we stopped thinking about covenant as a set of rules or agreements (noun) and thought about it as a process (verb)? Covenant as a holy agreement that helps us live into being an interdependent community larger than our self. Rev. Tandi Rogers was ordained … Continue reading Practicing Covenant
What if the urgency of the climate crisis, paradoxically, calls for an end to protest and a deepening of attention to our relations? As human beings, we live with great dependence and vulnerability. And yet we also long for independence. Between independence and dependence in our relations, perhaps there is a third way. It’s one … Continue reading The Middle Way of Interdependence
During this service we will welcome New Members and following the service there will be a welcome luncheon in the Social Hall. This luncheon is limited to our new members, board of trustees and membership committee so that all can get acquainted.
Our services are offered in multi-platform. You can attend in-person OR you can also attend via our online Zoom option. Online: Join us for worship service via Zoom Webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84755311106?pwd=bmpQblllOVNoUjdpUm5oVHk5cWx2dz09 Webinar ID: 847 5531 1106, Password: 253 By Phone: You can also listen on your phone by dialing 253-215-8782 with Webinar ID: 847 5531 … Continue reading Sermon on the Amount
“Something Judges Us, Something Accepts Us” “You are perfect the way you are … and you could use a little improvement,” writes Japanese Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki. This sermon, given at the University Unitarian Church of Seattle, WA on July 9, 2023, explores our interior sense of being both judged and accepted. (This pre-recorded sermon … Continue reading Something Judges Us, Something Accepts Us
