Counting Blessings
As we enter full force into the holiday season, we pause to remember what is constant and good in our lives.
Archives: Services
Oh, We Give Thanks
Ministerial Intern Erien Babcock ends her year with us on November 30. In this service we give thanks for her gifts to us through this year and hear from her too. A special time in the life of our congregation!
And Is To Be Respected As Such
The legacy of John Murray as the first Universalist Military Chaplain and why this legacy and heritage matters to us in this modern era.
To Infinity and Beyond
Charting our future is in the living of our values. What might that look like?
The Highest Calling of Your Heart
John Lewis in the essay published on the day of his funeral called us to follow the highest calling of our hearts. As the election arrives this week, what does that mean?
Remembering
Our annual service for remembering those in our lives who have died.
In the Detours
It’s been over 6 months of detours. What do we find when the path changes?
Fall Into Peace
How do our mental state and feelings impact our whole self? Erien Babcock, Ministerial Intern, leads us in an exploration of our mental and emotional work as it aligns with the rolling into the end of the Earth-Centered religious year. Relax and do some work with your emotional and mental preparation in cycle with the earth, and explore a bit about Samhain and our relationships with our Ancestors.
Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth, shares a Time for All Ages showing connections between Halloween and Samhain, as well as our seasonal shifts, roots of harvest traditions, and the axial tilt of the earth.
Who is Saved?
Two hundred and fifty years ago on October 30, John Murray preached the first Universalist sermon in the United States, and went on to spread the gospel of universal salvation throughout the US. Hear about the miracle story of his arrival, reflect on the history of Universalism as it has changed over time, and what it means today. Rev. Dr. Linda A. Hart shares this message.
In our Time for All Ages, Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth, shares reflections about Universalism and our interconnected world.
And Then There Were Eight
The Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles in their current state may or may not address anti-racism and systemic oppression depending on how they are interpreted. Where does Unitarian Universalism draw from when it comes time to do the work?
Erik Halseth is a seminarian studying remotely in the MDiv program at Starr King School for the Ministry and living in Southern California. Busy with raising his young son, he occasionally gets a moment to jot down a poem here or there. While studying long ago in the Writing and Literature program at UC Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies, he swore he’d never be a poet.