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
I am forgetful. Sometimes I forget really important things. We’ll talk about remembering what’s really important. 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 including wearing high-quality face masks. Children are welcome … Continue reading The Possibility of Community
Blessing is part of our everyday language – someone sneezes and we say ‘bless you!’ – someone does something sweet or kind (or perhaps naïve) and we say ‘oh, bless him’. But what does it mean, to bless? And how might we adopt a practice of blessing in our everyday lives? Rev. Dr. Jane Blackall … Continue reading To Bless and Be Blessed
Everyone is welcome to take part in our annual sharing of water to celebrate the beginning of the church year. We’ll share music, tell stories, and remember where we’ve been over the summer. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, OR you can also attend via our online Zoom option. … Continue reading Water Service
Labor Day always feels like the start of something new. Even those who’ve been out of school for a long time can experience the change of the seasons. We’ll look at a story a little sideways to find some insight for these days. This Sunday we will have a multi-platform service. You can attend in-person, … Continue reading Mrs. Noah
Every now and then I am asked about how we can be a church if we don’t all believe the same thing. “We need not think alike to love alike” is a saying included our hymnal, a saying attributed to Francis David (the Transylvanian Unitarian Bishop) is just part of how it works. Come along … Continue reading Singing Together
Unfashionable? Sure. Obstinate? You bet. And yet tales of optimism (“hopepunk”) are increasingly winning against stories of doom (“grimdark”). Which stories will help us create a better world? 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 … Continue reading Hopepunk: essential tales of optimism
One of the frequent misconceptions about Unitarian Universalists is that we can believe whatever we want. It’s never been true. We’ll explore what belief can mean for UUs. 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 … Continue reading Whatever We Want
Among Unitarian Universalism’s six sources is a reference to teachings that “warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.” What might this mean? Perhaps Richard Rohr’s A Lever and A Place To Stand, which makes use of Archimedes’ lever principle in its call for integrated action and contemplation, is an example of such a … Continue reading Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the world
In the face of ecological heartache, how do we hold both grief and love together in a way that connects us to nature’s wisdom? Join us as we explore this question through the earth’s rhythms, seasons and cycles of life. As an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Rev. Alviar’s unique call is to expand the welcome … Continue reading Listening to Water’s Wisdom
