Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. The power struggles waged by White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism are played out on bodies: women’s bodies, trans bodies, disabled bodies, Black, Indigenous, and of Color bodies… On the anniversary of Roe v Wade, we consider how besieged bodies can also be sites of beauty, courage, and joy, and … Continue reading “Brave and Besieged Bodies”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This multigenerational service will feature a blessing of the animals and a memorial for all those animals who have passed through our lives, blessing them in incalculable ways. Well-behaved and fully vaccinated pets are welcome but should be contained in an appropriate carrier or kept on a leash at … Continue reading “In Gratitude for the Animals”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. In a time of war and upheaval, how can we find peace through the practice of gratitude? On this Sunday before Trans Day of Remembrance, we also pause to remember the precious trans lives lost this past year due to hatred and violence.
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. It is said that at this time of year, as we move into a time of cold and long, dark nights, the veil between the living and the dead becomes thin and it becomes easier to communicate with those who have passed from this life. Many cultures build shrines … Continue reading “When the Veil Is Thin: Remembering the Dead”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This week, we continue to wonder about the significance of quiet courage for our own lives. Throughout history, some people have been pushed out of the spotlight because they weren’t the “right kind of person” to play a starring role. But some of us never wanted the spotlight to … Continue reading “Quiet Courage” (Part Two)
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This service is co-created with the Radical Welcoming Team in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day. We celebrate the many quiet and not-at-all-quiet, courageous ways 2SLGBTQIA+ people live their authentic lives. Your name is not a song you will sing under your breath. Your pronouns … Continue reading “Your Life” — Coming Out Sunday
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Jewish scripture tells of the time when Moses first received the Ten Commandments but shattered the tablets upon which they were written when he saw his people worshipping an idol. Those broken pieces were placed in the Ark, along with the second set of (unbroken) tablets. But why? What … Continue reading “Holy, Broken Pieces”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. “There have always been ghosts in the machine. Random segments of code, that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even the nature of what we might call the soul. Why is it that when some robots are … Continue reading “Ghosts in the Machine: AI and Unitarian Universalism”
Throughout the church year, our 8th graders and up have been participating in a Coming of Age program, where they learn more about Unitarian Universalist history and beliefs. They spend the year working on a personal credo statement, and they will be sharing their credo statements with the congregation during this special worship service for … Continue reading Coming of Age
The first Flower Ceremony was held in Prague, in June 1923, led by Rev. Norbert Čapek. For decades, this beloved tradition and its powerful history have provided meaning to hundreds of UU congregations. In this ceremony, everyone in the congregation brings a flower. Each person places a flower on the altar or in a shared vase. The congregation … Continue reading 100 Years of Flower Ceremony
