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Unto Us A Child Is Born

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Pageant Without Preparation

Join us for a non-traditional pageant of the very traditional Christmas story. The whole community will be invited to take part in this interactive and joy filled telling of Jesus’s birth. Since there’ll be a manger, we’ll need animals, so all animal costumes are encouraged. We’ll have some special opportunities for a few lucky people, too, and a possible surprise or two. Our pageant-without-preparation is a must experience holiday extravaganza!

The Call

What does it mean when we talk about a calling minister? How is that different from hiring a minister? What is the difference and why does it matter? Rev. Sarah Schurr, from the Pacific Western Region of the UUA will help us unpack what it means for us to “call” a minister at this time in our congregation’s history.

Ecology is the New Theology

Religion, Dowd claims, has always been about helping people collectively to live in “right relationship to reality.” Given today’s science-based knowledge and the magnitude of humanity’s challenges, ecology is necessarily the new theology and the interdisciplinary study of “big history” is the new Genesis. Those who fail to understand that evidence is modern-day scripture, and that the world we live in is an honorable world, betray the future in the most egregious of ways.

Once Upon a Time

Humans are unique in that we use stories to make sense of our world. Our most compelling tales are passed down and offer lessons across generations on how to be successful in life, and love, and community.

Life is feeling a bit unstable these days. Is it possible that the wisdom we need to slay the many dragons we face is all contained in the fairy tales of our youth?

Reclaiming the Story: First People Discovering the Mayflower

What happens when we reach back to our history and discover that the story we thought we knew isn’t quite what we imagined? The peaceful table with Natives and Pilgrims united in harmony reappears each year, yet we know that the story is far darker. How shall we claim and own both the light and the dark?

Why We Tell Stories

What is it about a story that captures us? Storytelling is as ancient as people are and continues to nourish and enlighten us. Story enhances our theological and philosophical reflections, increases empathy, and diminishes the distance between us in a moment. We’ll consider how all that happens.

Our Prophetic Witness

It’s an old tradition for Unitarian Universalist ministers to offer a sermon just before an election to urge participation in the democratic process and to consider our unique perspective as it relates to the times. We’ll consider our voice and our witness and cheer on our participation.

A Day of Memory

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This year again we gather to remember our beloved dead. All ages are invited to bring along a token or memento of someone who has died (a photo, a piece of jewelry, a letter). We’ll pause to share with each other and to express our gratitude and love.