As the New Year approaches we are bombarded with messages about resolutions and invitations to change ourselves. But maybe in this uncertain time what we really need is to embrace who we are already. Come join us for a service about loving and appreciating the people that we are.
Join us for our traditional service of lessons, carols, and candlelight. The service traditionally concludes with the electric lights turned off, and then congregation lighting their candles from one common source, passing the flame down the pews, “sharing the Christmas light” with each other as we sing “Silent Night.”
As the longest night of the year approaches, we look for the gifts of the darkness and of the returning light.
In one story of Jesus’ birth, shepherds are the first to visit. But what about the sheep? This Sunday’s semi-rehearsed and interactive version of the story, featuring our youngest congregants, has one answer.
Direct experiences of transcending mystery and wonder are primary sources of Unitarian Universalist inspiration. This month’s theme is “Awe,” and on this Sunday we explore the experiences that draw us into awe, mystery, and wonder.
Sometimes in life we find ourselves in a period of waiting, where something longed for is not happening. We may even feel stuck. Sometimes history feels stuck too. This service we will reflect on the story of the Buddha and the Greek concept of Kairos, or the right moment. An open-table Christian Communion follows the […]
We begin exploring the shared UU value of equity this Sunday. As UUs, we declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion. We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.
Often in UU churches we struggle with our relationship to the land our churches sit upon. Though we work to acknowledge the land, we don’t always follow through with indigenous solidarity. This hurts our chance at fully belonging while recognizing the complications of any home. Come explore these complications in worship and what it takes […]
In the wake of this week’s election, we gather to mourn, to sing, to pray, and to recommit to upholding the truth that every person is inherently worthy.
This is a time of year when many wisdom traditions and cultures honor and remember those who have died. At this service we will remember those in our community who have died in the last year, as well as ritually honor our other beloved dead. An open-table Christian Communion follows the service; all are welcome.
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