Abby will look at questions of how to be a pacifist when fighting seems the right option, is “good war” an oxymoron? Readings will include In Flanders Fields and a section from the Hebrew Scriptures where Abby’s name sake (Abigail) is featured – Abigail is the only woman in the Hebrew Scriptures who is described … Continue reading War and Peace
What if we believed the truth: every body is beautiful and good? This Sunday, we practice appreciation for our bodies.
Unitarian Universalists have long declared unequivocally that we support every person’s right to make decisions about their own bodies and reproductive health, including the choice to seek abortion care. On this Sunday, we fortify ourselves for upholding reproductive justice as religious people.
How do you express care for those you love? How do you recieve rest and care? On this Sunday, we talk about burnout, stress, and the limitations of “self-care”.
Czech Unitarians created the Flower Ceremony in the 1920s. Join us this Sunday as we honor both the spring and the beauty of our diversity in this ritual.Bring a flower to church! Zoom participants are invited to pick up a flower on the church steps Sunday afternoon. (An open-table communion will follow the worship service)
Easter Services at 7 and 11 AM Bust out your florals and Easter bonnets or come as you are to celebrate on Easter morning. All are invited to a contemplative early morning service at 7 AM in the church graveyard! The whole community gathers together at 11 AM for our Sunday morning service in honor … Continue reading Easter
The Jewish holiday of Passover, celebrated later this month, commemorates the story of Exodus, of the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt into freedom in the promised land. On this Sunday, we tell a part of the story and consider the tools of liberation.
Prayer, meditation, walking, journaling, chanting, yoga…all these can be spiritual practices. On this Sunday, we explore individual spiritual practices and their role in shaping us toward the life we want to lead.
Compassion for others is a key virtue of the world’s religious traditions. But we sometimes neglect its corollary: compassion for ourselves. This Sunday, we revisit the concept of self-compassion.
