This summer offered us a chance to appreciate water by its lack. Dry and smoky, many of us are ready for fall. We’ll begin with our annual water service. Bring water from somewhere you’ve been, or that has some meaning for you, or just from home. We’ll have water to pour into our common bowl, too. We’ll sing, bless, be blessed, and remember the gift of water in our lives.
Labor Day reminds us of what was fought for as unions were formed. Bread and Roses in particular calls us to make both bodily sustenance and beauty possible. We’ll consider what it looks like today.
The habits of school starting in late summer or early fall follow many of us through our lives. In that spirit, we’ll have a service to celebrate beginning again as we come into fall. Students (of any age!) are invited to bring along a backpack or similar object that represents the new year to be blessed. We’ll consider what it takes to begin again and again and again.
These are key words for our congregation. We’ll reflect on all four and the part they play in our life together and in the world.
One of our hymns says “even to question truly is an answer” and we’ll take up a practice in many UU congregations: the Question Box service. You get the chance to write down a question that you have wondered about, and Linda will answer as many as she can during the time allotted for the sermon. Other questions may become sermons later, so don’t hesitate to ask!
Where did the concept of sin and salvation come from? Does it have meaning for us now? Let’s look at the sin of separation – from each other, our community, the world – and how our UU Faith Tradition can save us.
Where did we come from and where are we going? Unitarianism and Universalism both have impacted the world for hundreds of years. This sermon will look at our origins, our impact on the world and our role in what at times appears to be a frightening future. It will explore how to live UU principles as a noun rather than as an adjective.
Join Rev. Tandi Rogers for a reflection about our bodies.
We celebrate Pride with songs and poetry and reflections about who we belong to and who belongs to us. A glitter blessing will round out our service.
An invitation to explore, discover, awe, marvel and mystery! Beginner’s minds most welcome! What do you believe is the greatest freedom? How do you experience freedom and liberation? How do UU Principles and Sources serve as the perfect context for a “freedom and liberation” movement? How can the latest findings in neuroscience, positive psychology, and mindfulness science achieve harmonious integration with the UU Gospel for health and well-being? Come, come, come as you are . . .
