“Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We areaccountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritualdiscipline of Love.” So says our denomination’s new statement of values; this service explores what we mean by “Love.”
Misconceptions, misattributions, and mistakes: this Sunday we explore a few things we UUs commonly get wrong in our search for wisdom and spiritual guidance, and why it matters.
How and when do our values call us into risk-taking? On this Sunday we examine risk, justice, and safety.
How do we sustain ourselves as a congregation–spiritually and financially–through these times? On this Sunday, we talk about pledging money to the church as well as other ways to support each other.
This month’s theme is justice. Our UU value of justice says “we work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive. We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations, our Association, and society at large.”
On this Sunday, we talk about friendship, vulnerability, and welcoming new people into community. Please note that masks are required; kN95s are available if you need one.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke often of the fundamental interconnectedness of all people. On this Sunday, we read from his last book, and remember that “whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.
Interdependence. We honor the interdependent web of all existence. With reverence for thegreat web of life and with humility, we acknowledge our place in it.We covenant to protect Earth and all beings from exploitation. We will create and nurturesustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality and justice. We will work to repair harmand damaged relationships.
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.
