For the last few years, we’ve blessed backpacks (or briefcases, or work bags) at the start of the fall. This year with a variety of ways of going to school and going to work, we’re blessing more than that. Join with Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth, Nancy Slocum, and Rev. Linda Hart, for a service full of blessings.
Our annual Water Service goes online this year, led by Erien Babcock and our Infinite CUUPS, our pagan group. Join us as we begin our church year, and celebrate and affirm our community.
It is suggested that we should speak the truth in love, a challenging task in these days of alternate facts and fake news. Rev. Linda shares a version of a longer talk she gave for a (virtual) conference in the UK.
Please join us for worship service via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82318384686?pwd=MjVXY2dIUGlDRGRubUJicE5KdWhlUT09
Password: 253
You can also listen on your phone by dialing 253-215-8782 with Webinar ID: 823 1838 4686 to hear the worship service.
Hurricanes and wildfires, protests, shootings, and a still surging pandemic. It can feel like we’re living in the end times. This Sunday service offers a time to acknowledge our sadness, anger, and loss. Though it feels dire, all is not lost. We also speak the words of hope that live alongside the chaos.
How we act into the world is the real way we show the world what UUs really are. So what does that mean for us?
Transformations, part two: what happens when we get comfortable again?
The musical Hamilton has been a phenomenon since it opened. Now it’s more widely available to the public and getting wider view. It’s not without its problems, though. This reflection is on history and the present and what our faith calls us to.
Is “Blue Boat Home” by Peter Mayer one of your favorite songs to sing with our congregation? Enjoy this special service of music with Peter Mayer from Sunday, August 2.
Minnesota’s Peter Mayer has been singing and songwriting full-time for over 20 years, performing in venues across the United States and beyond. He writes songs for a small planet–songs that celebrate life on earth and the mysterious and wondrous fact of our existence–songs about the vast cosmos that surrounds us and how we are a part of it all. He also writes songs about dress hats, pumpkins and pajamas, and even love and freight trains just like a good folk musician should. His music has been performed by artists like Kathy Mattea, David Wilcox, Claudia Schmidt, Anne Hills, Priscilla Herdman, Darryl Purpose, Billy Jonas, and Ronny Cox, to name a few. His work has been included in song books, church hymnals, and folk radio playlists across the country. Peter has eleven albums to his credit, and has sold over 100,000 of them. He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife and two daughters. Learn more about Peter Mayer and his music at https://www.petermayer.net/
We’re still living into the new normal. What will that be? What will it look like a year from now. Join Rev. Linda in reflecting on how we engage in *transformation* and not just recreating what has gone before.
Join us for a sermon where you will be challenged to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. This service will question the views of the dominant culture and the existing systemic structures that have created the pent up rage that led to multi-cultural, multi-generational protests across this nation.
Please join us for worship service via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82318384686?pwd=MjVXY2dIUGlDRGRubUJicE5KdWhlUT09
Password: 253
You can also listen on your phone by dialing 253-215-8782 with Webinar ID: 823 1838 4686 to hear the worship service.
