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Livestreamed at 10:30 Theme of the Month Creativity. Imagination and creativity may be humanity’s greatest strength, maybe even more than love. Creativity may require more faith than love as we face a daunting future for all life on this planet. Yet, we rarely give creativity the space it needs to lean into its massive storehouse of … Continue reading “Blank Paper: Imagining a New Way”
Livestreamed at 10:30 Our Theme of the Month is Welcome. All religious denominations are experiencing a decrease in attendance, and church membership is dropping. Have churches and religious institutions become irrelevant?
Livestreamed at 10:30 Our Theme of the Month is Welcome, so how do we hold space in our community that invites engaging conversation for all ages and identities?
Livestreamed at 10:30 Our Theme of the Month is Welcome. Let us welcome each other in this multigenerational worship as we ease back into the routine of fall. Let us welcome each other with genuine curiosity and intention of expanding our experiences. We will engage in our annual Ingathering Water Ritual, please bring a small sample … Continue reading “Ingathering: The Fragility and Strength of Hospitality,”
Livestreamed at 10:30 It can be a shock to experience strong opinions and disagreements escalating when we believe we’re in a Covenantal faith. In our Unitarian Universalist values-based faith, we have a variety of visions and bring a spectrum of experiences to support those visions. And, we have a long history of bumping into each other, … Continue reading “Contentious, Cranky and Beloved: Why Can’t We Just Get Along?”
Livestreamed at 10:30 This is the annual Sunday when I welcome written questions from those in attendance or like to plan ahead and email them to me. A wide variety of topics is welcome, particularly around UU theology, dogs and tea. I hold the right to defer to actual experts. Please submit your questions to me … Continue reading “Question Box Sunday”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Happiness is slippery; funny at best and a tormentor at worst. As we face the summer, the demand for happiness is like the sun beating down on our eager faces; can we make reservations and get confirmation that we’ve booked happiness for our vacation?
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Today is the 100th anniversary of the “Flower Ceremony,” created by Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Capek in Prague. We’ll celebrate its history and impact on our community and ask what meaning does it continue to hold for UU’s all over the world? A Multigenerational Service
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Is there a way to heal the wounds left in the rift where the soldiers died? Is there a way to train the warrior to lean into forces more powerful and beautiful than all the bullets in the world? Let us mark Memorial Day with our broken hearts as peace eludes the … Continue reading “Brave and Courageous Love for Warriors”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am The Unitarian Universalist Association is considering a serious re-write of the Seven Principles, our public covenant stating our values in the form or Principles. The current new version puts love at the center of our UU covenant, held together by Interdependence, Pluralism, Justice, Transformation, Generosity and Equity. The new version also … Continue reading “What if Love is at the Center of All We Are and Do?”
Marathon Sunday Livestreamed at 10:30 am Let us take a moment to appreciate, and celebrate even, the body that bears our potential to give and sustain this world. The Theme of the Month is Beauty, do you feel the beauty you bear in this world?
