Unitarian Universalists are unique; instead of uniting behind a single creed or statement of belief, we instead unite as a covenental community. Covenant means “to come together by making a promise.” We will discuss the context of covenental relationships and why being one can create a model to change the world.
Trust is a hard thing, sometimes. Endless sayings and aphorisms tell us that trust, once broken, can never be made whole again. But if that’s true, how then shall we proceed? What makes it possible to stitch back together a cloth that has been torn or a bowl that has been dropped? Where do we … Continue reading That’s How the Light Gets In
How would you design a spaceship to carry people to another star?
Dr. Daniel Heath teaches at Pacific Lutheran University, and led students through a semester long process of considering how to make that happen using current technology. He will share their process and discuss the implications for our world today.
After the service, stay to discuss the implications for our world today. Our youth group will be selling pizza as a fund raiser for a scholarship fund to attend Cons.
Although a mathematician by training, Daniel “deej” Heath has interests in many areas in and out of science. An early pioneer in the maker movement, he builds or makes many of his own tools and furniture.
This was, however, his first attempt to build a starship.
The consistent forecast for this weekend indicates a large snowfall. We are cancelling our Sunday worship service to ensure that our members and employees stay safe. We will be updating our Facebook page and our website with more information as the week progresses and the snow continues. Stay safe and warm!
Today’s conversations often fall back onto the subject of “racism” or “white privilege.” What if we were asked this question: “How has your life been shaped by your race?” That is definitely something that would give us pause to reflect. Yet the answer to that question should give us some insight into our world. When we cannot adequately express what it means to be white, it would be impossible to know what it means to not be white, but a person of color. Let’s talk about White Fragility and some of the myths about racism that are a part of church life.
Shel Silverstein epically wrote, “Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS, . . . the IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS, . . . then listen close to me: ANYTHING can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.”
We’ll consider the possible.
And not to be missed is the debut of TUU Sees, our very own house band! The TUU Sees formed in December, and this ensemble performs well-known music from yesteryear and encourages audience participation and spontaneous displays of exuberance.
Piano/Guitar: Andy Callender;
Bass Guitar/Piano: Breck Lebegue;
Keyboards/Percussion: John Hargis
Throughout the centuries since Europeans colonized North America, there have been intertwining movements advocating racism and anti-racism. As we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights movement of the last century, we’ll explore what anti-racism is and what it might look like today.
Mike Yoder, the Executive Director of Associated Ministries is in our pulpit this morning. He’ll share about the essential work of AM, and the world-healing, life-changing they’re doing to address homelessness in Pierce County.
You are invited to join in a worship adventure featuring the Western Christian tradition of Epiphany and the possibilities it offers for living deeply Universalist lives!
Before we can set sail to new adventures, we need to cast off the lines that have been tethering us safely to the dock. What do you want to let go of before heading into 2019?
