What do flowers mean? Nothing in and of themselves, but when we give them to Mom on Mother’s Day, or share them together in Flower Communion, they become something more — signs and symbols of love, of individuality, of community, of connection. Join us in sharing Flower Communion, by bringing a flower with you to … Continue reading “Flowers as Signs and Symbols”
Unitarian Universalists have mixed feelings about Easter. We don’t expect people to rise from the dead. Still, in this season in this hemisphere, we’re surrounded by evidence of rebirth. Let’s join in a multi-generational service to celebrate the natural cycle of life, death and rebirth! We’ll include welcoming of new members. Direct link to service.
The Annual Youth Sunday service is where our high school youth group takes over the worship service for the week! This year, the youth have chosen as their topic, “The Antidote to Fascism is Joy and Community.” Our youth will explore the ways that joy and community building feels especially important in the times we’re … Continue reading “The Antidote to Fascism is Joy and Community”
Estrangement in families is increasingly common, and devastating for all involved. What’s more, the political climate isn’t helping. How do we navigate our personal issues and find peace? Direct link to service.
Join us this Sunday as we explore the ties between mindfulness and love. This service will explore how we balance wisdom and compassion, work on ourselves and work in the world. We will have opportunities to engage in activities around mindful love after the service in Daniel Hall. Direct link to service.
Whatever the result of Tuesday’s election (and even if we don’t know it!), we know that to have real democracy — deliberative democracy rather than competitive democracy — we need to reweave the threads of civic engagement. How do we bring our UU values to the table as we strive to deepen democracy in our … Continue reading “It Ain’t Over: The Practices of Deepening Democracy”
On Sunday, November 3, we will reflect on the power of memory to shape our lives and guide us forward. How do we honor the wisdom of those who came before us? What role does memory play in helping us face the challenges of today with courage and hope? Drawing inspiration from figures like Norbert Čapek, … Continue reading “Seeds of Memory, Acts of Hope”
Once again, this service will feature a water ceremony. In this ceremony, everyone brings a small container of water that represents a journey (real or symbolic) they’ve taken over the summer. It might be water from a trip to the ocean, or from a favorite fishing hole. It might be rainwater collected after a storm, … Continue reading “Ingathering and Water Ceremony” Celebrating the Beginning of the New Church Year!
Not the monarch kind of King, bare with me…. We are in a struggle for saving Democracy from its possible post-modern growing pains. David Brooks writes in the Opinion Section of the New York Times, “The task… is to build a new cultural consensus that is democratic but also morally coherent. My guess, and it … Continue reading “We Need a New King”
The last several years of pandemic and social polarization have exposed frayed places and holes in the fabric of church-business-as-usual. This is true across congregations and faith traditions. Though shared ministry existed before these times, it has emerged as a powerful antidote to congregational and denominational splintering. However, our cultural norms (Western and UU) and … Continue reading “When Hope is Hard to Find, We Take Care of Us: Shared Ministry as Mutual Aid”
