In this time of both rising right-wing threats and rising criminalization, what does “safety” mean? How do we both protect and take risks for those we love?

In his speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called for US society to “rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society.” On this day, as we continue to confront racism, materialism, and militarism, we explore Dr. King’s call for this “radical revolution of values.”

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.” For livestream participants: please contact Helene … Continue reading Christmas Eve

As the longest night of the year approaches, we look for the gifts of the darkness and of the returning light.

December can be joyful, and it can also be hard. This season brings forth many feelings: this morning we make space for grief, pain, loneliness, anger, regret, and the other feelings that can get pushed aside in the cultural demand for merrymaking.

What happened before the stable? On this day, we creatively explore Christian stories of Mary, her cousin Elizabeth, and Jesus’ birth. CALLING ALL ACTORS: would you like to play a role in this week’s skit? Actors of all ages who can read aloud, please contact Rev. EB to reserve a part, and plan to come … Continue reading Silent Men, Singing Women, Holy Visits

In the waves of life, it can be hard to keep our balance. On this Sunday, we examine things that help us balance and move forward.

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 consider abortion specifically as something that supports human thriving and freedom.

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.