Attacks on abortion, attacks on trans kids and their parents, and more are looming. What does it mean to have bodily autonomy? We’ll explore the political landscape that’s emerging and what our response can be. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. A limited number of people can register to attend in person, OR … Continue reading Our Bodies, Our Selves
The housing crisis in Tacoma is not going away anytime soon. Learn how we can best support our unhoused neighbors by hearing directly from folks who have experienced the homelessness crisis first-hand. Join us in conversation with our guest speaker, Jay Worley, from the Lived Experience Coalition. The LEC is a community organization of unhoused … Continue reading Voices from the Street
How do we let go of the things which are dragging us down and make room more beauty in our lives? Is it as simple as swapping old for new, and are there some principles which might help us? Drawing inspiration from a 1980s UK Saturday morning kids TV show, Rev. Ant will talk about … Continue reading Beauty for Ashes
Dr. Kate Bowler has wandered through some of the most difficult life events imaginable. After several years of trying to have a baby, she succeeds, and then is diagnosed with stage IV cancer. In September of that year she was told that she’d be dead by the next June. Now more than a decade later … Continue reading A Quarter Turn from God
The Unitarian Universalist Association has as a part of its bylaws a section called “Principles and Purposes.” The current statement was created in 1982-1983, and we’re in the midst of a process to re-imagine what belongs in that section. We’ll look at the history of belief and statements of faith in our history and what … Continue reading Principles, Purposes, and Possibilities
As UU’s, we draw from many sources to help us make meaning of the realities we face in the present day. As we collectively emerge from the trials of a global pandemic, are there any lessons from the Christian story of Jesus’s resurrection that might help to inform our re-emergence back into the world? Rev. … Continue reading Readying to Rise
Kevin Brockmeier’s short story “The Human Soul as a Rube Goldberg Device: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story” leads us into a reflection on what we chose, what is given to us, and what it all means. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. A limited number of people can register to attend in … Continue reading What We Choose
I’m not a morning person. It takes me a bit to wake up and get out of bed. I’m like that literally and metaphorically, maybe even spiritually. Here we are in a Waking Up Time. It’s Spring. Mask mandates are lifted in many parts of our county, and yet we’re still committed to wearing high … Continue reading Awakening from Liminality
As UUs, we are called to recognize the inherent worth and dignity of all people, including our unhoused neighbors. Most of us want to reduce – or eliminate – the numbers of unhoused and unsheltered people living on the street. But our goals can be hindered by confusion over the causes of homelessness and who … Continue reading Safe Shelter for All
A synonym for faith is trust. To believe in something. To rely on something. What do you rely upon? What can you trust? On Sunday, March 20, we will have a multi-platform service. A limited number of people can register to attend in person, OR folks can still attend via our online Zoom option. … Continue reading Renewing Faith
