Author Ross Gay decided to spend a year writing a daily essay about the delights he found in his life. A collection of them were published this year, and in one essay he distinguishes between delight and joy and poses the question of what joy is made of. We’ll explore joy in our lives. Please … Continue reading What If That Is Joy?
Join in our annual Flower Service in which we celebrate community, the coming of spring, and the resilience of the human spirit. Send a picture of yourself with flowers by Wednesday, June 2, so we can see each other’s beautiful faces and appreciate the gifts of the coming summer. Please join us for worship service via … Continue reading Flower Service
We think of the hard sciences — chemistry and physics — as being culturally neutral. Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a black, agender woman physicist, tackles the cultural implications of the world of physics and what it means to be a scientist. We’ll explore her reflections and examine the boxes that we inhabit, too. Please join us … Continue reading Outside the Box
How are you doing? I mean, really? Fifteen months of hunkering down and navigating the risks and losses of the pandemic have left many people exhausted and adrift. Is there anything we can do? The answer is “yes” and we’ll explore how to take care. Please join us for worship service via Zoom at: Webinar … Continue reading Keep Breathing!
What would it mean to put a Black Lives Matter banner on our building? This service is an invitation into conversation around that question. Members of the Widening the Circle Implementation Team share meaningful personal stories providing ways of thinking about systemic racism and how we can be the change we wish to see. The … Continue reading Sowing Seeds of Change
Pema Chödrön teaches Buddhist practice and philosophy. We explore some of the central features of her teachings as we consider our families.
As our time of isolation continues, we probably will experience grief: from the loss of face to face community, people we love who are dying, fractured relationships, all of it. We need a place to hold our grief. This service offers some perspective and a brief ritual for acknowledging our losses. Music from our worship … Continue reading Talking to Grief
“When something big cracks your life, there is a kind of poetry that spills out.” ~ Abigail Bengson Lots of big cracks have opened over the last year and more. We consider the poetry that has spilled out, and “The Keep Going Song” that Abigail Bengson sings with her husband Shaun.
The UUA created a beautiful worship service as a part of Side with Love’s program as it led up to Valentine’s Day. We’re sharing it this week as our service. It is a compelling, diverse worship, with a variety of voices, stirring music, and an important message. Please join us for worship service via Zoom … Continue reading Side with Love
Celebrating our beloved community, our work in our community, and exploring our covenants through stories and images as we conclude our stewardship campaign — our worship service recording from Sunday, April 11.
