In an article in the Atlantic, Albert Brooks makes a distinction between hope and optimism and reflects upon what helps us face difficult circumstances. What gets us through? This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, OR you can also attend via our online Zoom option. Our current in-person gathering guidelines … Continue reading Hope or Optimism?
We’re joining Saltwater UU Congregation for worship this morning. In person worship will be a watch party, online participants can log in with the Saltwater Zoom link. Elisabeth says “Change is haaaard for most of us, including me. Leadership theorist Ronald Heifetz teaches that this is because all change begins with loss. And loss can … Continue reading “Can We Be More Like Nurse Logs?”
Our congregation voted in May 2020 to be part of Tacoma Pierce County Safe Parking and our team of volunteers have put in hours of work welcoming and connecting with guests. Come Sunday to hear stories of the work they’ve been doing as part of our shared ministry. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform … Continue reading Stories from Safe Parking
The last time that the UUA did a major revision of our Principles and Sources was in 1984. Though there have been discussions about them and some small changes made, they’ve stayed mostly the same. Over the last several years, a commission has been working to think about what kind of change might we helpful, … Continue reading Principles, Purposes, and Process
The fifth UU Principle is “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” Harking back to a tradition in Unitarian churches in New England, we’ll reflect upon the importance of using our voice, especially in elections. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. … Continue reading The Democratic Process
The last Sunday in October is often our celebration of All Souls, a time to remember and speak the names of those we have loved who have died. We’ll celebrate again with a ritual for both home and sanctuary. Those at home are invited to gather a candle, and some water. Everyone is invited to … Continue reading Reaching Beyond the Veil
William Shatner had a chance to go to Space on a SpaceX mission that took him out of the Earth’s atmosphere. Rather than feeling exhilaration, he only felt sadness. Where is that final frontier? This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, OR you can also attend via our online Zoom … Continue reading The Final Frontier?
What is the point of congregational community? Why get up on a Sunday morning to gather together with other people at all? Why not stay in bed? James Croft, Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis (one of the few congregations for people without traditional religious faith) argues that congregations provide three important and … Continue reading Belonging, Becoming, and Beyond: Why Congregational Community is Important
We know that stories help us live our lives. We visit some old friends and see what they can tell us for this time. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, OR you can also attend via our online Zoom option. Those attending in-person will follow our in-person gathering guidelines … Continue reading More Pooh, Less Rabbit
Poet Stanley Kuntz writes, “How shall the heart be reconciled to its feast of losses?” We explore the difference between being broken apart and being broken open. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, OR you can also attend via our online Zoom option. Those attending in-person will follow our … Continue reading The Feast of Losses
