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
The theme for March is Renewing Faith, and this service explores where and how we find faith. We’ll have a special Time for All Ages with songleader Lea Morris on the Parable of the Spoons. Online on Zoom: Join us for worship service via Zoom Webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84755311106?pwd=bmpQblllOVNoUjdpUm5oVHk5cWx2dz09 Webinar ID: 847 5531 1106, Password: 253 You can … Continue reading Stumbling on the Miraculous
Embodied, engaging, multi-gen worship service focusing on a parable of interdependence and unity. Waters cascade together, while maintaining their individual sources, combining to bring nutrients, gifts, and give life to something much larger. A story of interweaving while also affirming one’s essence and culture; It is a story central to Unitarian Universalism, then and now. … Continue reading Weaving Waters
This Sunday will be Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth Nancy Slocum’s last Sunday with us. As we say goodbye to her, we’ll celebrate her ministry with us and reflect on the role of religious explorations for our community. Online on Zoom: Join us for worship service via Zoom Webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84755311106?pwd=bmpQblllOVNoUjdpUm5oVHk5cWx2dz09 Webinar ID: … Continue reading Celebrating Religious Exploration
Jane Hirchfield was asked to describe Zen Buddhism. “Everything changes” was the first of three phrases that she offered in response. Rev Linda explores all three phrases and considers how they help us through late winter as we wait for spring. Online on Zoom: Join us for worship service via Zoom Webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84755311106?pwd=bmpQblllOVNoUjdpUm5oVHk5cWx2dz09 Webinar ID: … Continue reading Everything Changes
Join Rev. Joe for insights into a journey many of us share these days — working two or more seemingly unrelated jobs in order to make ends meet. While it may sound wearisome to serve as both a minister and a bus driver, Rev. Joe will share how serving as an essential worker illuminates your … Continue reading A Route to Enlightenment
Being Unitarian Universalist means that we each discern what is most true for ourselves. Some might claim that this is a kind of anything goes religion because of that. It won’t surprise you to know that there’s a different way to understand the idea of personal convictions. Come to find out what it is. If … Continue reading Conviction
